AHS Senior Paul Magana points to his winning 22 feet,8 ¾ inch score that made him OC’s triple jump champion.

Anaheim High’s Boy’s Track & Field team won their first out right Orange League Track Championship in 30 years.  They won five dual meets and had an incredible finish yesterday (5/5/16) beating Valley High 168.50 to 163.  The meet was held at Century High.  The complete results are listed below.

Anaheim – 168.50

Valley – 163

Savanna – 37.50

Century – 35

Katella – 33

Magnolia – 17

The big scorers for Anaheim were – Orange League Track and Field MVP – Paul Magana.  Paul won all three jumps (6’0 in the high, 21′ 8 in the long’ 43′ in the triple) and took 2nd in the 100.

Octavio Moreno won both hurdles and took 2nd in both relays – 15.68 in the 110’s; 40.24 in the 330’s.

Luis Marquez won the shot put and discus; Matt Avalos won the 100 in 11.29, 2nd in the 200 and was on both 2nd place relays; Kentrell Dorsey won the 400 in 51.42 and was on both relays; Dalton Aviles won the 2 mile, took 2nd in the mile with a 4:36 and 4th in the 800; and Danny Gonzalez took 3rd in all three distance races.

The team also scratched and clawed for some 4th, 5th and 6th places to assist with the scoring.  Head Coach Brian Castelli said “it was a rather gutsy performance as we have injured athletes, newcomers and multiple four-event competitiors.”

The event winners move on to the CIF Prelims May 14 at Trabuco Hills High.

Another important accomplishment for this year’s undefeated Anaheim High Track and Field Team is the fact that one athlete set two new school records.

Paul Magana broke his own school record in the triple jump by 5 inches when he jumped 45 feet, 10.25 inches at the Orange County Track and Field Championships held April 23, 2016 at Mission Viejo High School. Magana first broke the AHS triple jump record April 2 at The Trabuco Hills Invitational. His jump of 45’ 4” smashed the record of 42′ 7″ set by Quincy Johnson in 2006. With his jump, Magana was crowned OC’s triple jump champion!

Magana also placed 3rd in the boys’ varsity long jump at the Trabuco Hills meet and broke a second school record of 22 feet, 6.5 inches previously held by Rueben Droughns.  Magana jumped 22 feet, 8 ¾ inches.