Fourteen team members of the Twentynine Palms High School Track and Field team traveled to Ventura County Saturday to face some of the top talent in the state and nation in the CIF Preliminary meet held at Carpinteria High School. Stacy Holmes led the girls’ 4-by-400 meter relay to a sixth place finish in their heat. David Haney earned a second place in his heat in the 100 meters and Zach Kanlong ran a personal best time of 4:36 in the 1600 meters, for a top 20 finish. Jessey Brocar and Wyatt Giannini ran their fastest splits in the 4-by-400 meter relay to lead the boys to a third place heat finish. East Central University-bound Noel Figueroa ran a 10:02 3200 meters for a seventh place heat finish. Two athletes advanced to CIF Finals meet in Mount San Antonio College, seniors Marcus Chestnut and Diante Aiken. Chestnut finished third overall in the triple jump. Aiken qualified in three events: the high jump, 300-meters hurdles, and the top time in the 110-meters high hurdles. The pair will head to Mount San Antonio College this Saturday.
