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PRESS DEMOCRAT'S Sports Department
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BOYS 2011 ALL-EMPIRE TRACK & FIELD
Athlete of the Year
Luis Luna
11, Piner
As Piner track coach Luis Rosales watched his star distance runner stick a record-breaking time in the
3,200 meters at the state meet in Fresno, he thought of how close it came to never happening.
Luna was so sick for the NBL league meet that Rosales wasn’t sure if he’d make it to school that day.
Luna bowed out of his second-best event, the 1,600 — he had the best time in the Empire in that one,
too — but managed to qualify in the 3,200.
No one was surprised when Luna later qualified for state, but his performance there was startling; he
crossed in 8:55.43, easily best in Redwood Empire history. Luna finished sixth, but would have been
state champion almost anywhere outside of California.
Rosales couldn’t have been prouder.
“The biggest assets he brings to the team are one, leadership, and two, just being a good person. If
a guy breaks nine minutes, Luis is the first to congratulate him.”
— Phil Barber, The Press Democrat
FIRST TEAM
Paul Carol, Maria Carrillo, junior
Caleb Cunha, Fort Bragg, senior
Nick DeSoto, Rancho Cotate, junior
Titui Gomes, St. Helena, junior
Andrew Kozel, Healdsburg, sophomore
Adam Lundquist, Casa Grande, junior
Quentin Mendoza, Montgomery, senior
Gary Randolph, Healdsburg, senior
Trevor Samandra, Montgomery, senior
Jemal Williams, Sonoma Academy, senior
SECOND TEAM
Brian Bradley, Clear Lake, senior
Randall Brown, Cardinal Newman, senior
Aaron Dhuyvetter, Ukiah, senior
David Forman, Rancho Cotate, sophomore
Dantae Garcia, Maria Carrillo, sophomore
Dante Hay, Maria Carrillo, freshman
Greg Maggioncalda, Sonoma Valley, sophomore
Mariano Malvino, Montgomery, senior
Aidan O’Donnell, Analy, senior
Brycen Poarch, Casa Grande, sophomore
COACH OF THE YEAR
Jenean Bingham, Healdsburg