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It was quite a day for plenty of San Bernardino County athletes at the CIF-SS Division 2 track and field prelims on Saturday at Moorpark High School. The top nine in most events qualified for the CIF-SS FInals, which will be next Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College.

Here is a list of all the county D2 qualifiers, organized by school:

As requested by several people, here are the Citrus Belt League Track and Field Finals Results from Redlands High on Thursday.
I have listed all of the times and marks I know qualify for CIF. Winners automatically qualify, 2nd and 3rd if they meet standard and at-large if they meet another standard.
I don't know what division each school is in, so I'm going with the Division 1 standard to determine who qualifies for the CIF-SS Prelims among 2nd and 3rd place finishers.

The "U.S. Top 100 Elite Performances" according to dyestatcal.com, are:
Redlands' Margaux Jones in the 100 meters (11.82 seconds) and in the long jump (19-7, in the prelims, although her 19-2 in the finals also was "elite"). REV's Connor Vigil ran a 1:53.83 time in the 800 meters, although that was in the Prelims and he ran slower in the finals. Likewise for Redlands' Walter Jones, who went 24-5 1/2 in the long jump prelims, which was elite. His finals mark was not considered "elite."

All of the below should be CIF qualifiers:
Event 1 GIRLS 4x100 Meter Relay

There were some great performances on Thursday at the San Andreas League track finals at San Gorgonio.
Pacific's Quincy Ross (100 and 200), San Gorgonio's Ryan Rittenhouse (1600 and 3200) and San Gorgonio's Ryan Hunter-Simms (shot and discus) each won multiple individual events on the boys side. My apologies to Quincy Ross, who was not mentioned in my story that is in Friday's paper. I think it was at least initially announced that Ross did not win one of those two races, but once I looked at the results (too late) I realized he's listed as winning both.
On the girls side, Cajon's Haley Sanner (100 hurdles and 300 hurdles) and Ayana Gales (long jump and triple jump) as well as Pacific's Gabriela Maldonado (800, 1600, and 3200) took home multiple events.
Hunter-Simms set a new

Arrowhead Christian Academy is looking to fill varsity head-coaching jobs in boys and girls tennis, coed cross country and track and field, according to athletic director Richard Yaross. Interested parties can contact Yaross at 909-793-0601, ext. 185.

BOYS
100: Davonte Stewart (Miller) 10.80;
400: Joshua Narcisse (Silverado) 48.20;
800: Ezekiel Glass (Silverado) 1:52.99;
1,600: Luis Gutierrez (Rancho Cucamonga) 4:11.23;
3,200: Paul Ross (Claremont) 9:04.18;
110 HH: Devon Blackmon (Summit) 14.27;
4x100 relay: Colony 41.65;
4x400 relay: Silverado 3:17.62;
HJ: Miles Poullard (Colony) 6-11;
LJ: Marquise Cherry (Diamond Ranch) 23-3.25;
TJ: Kylvens Delaunay (Claremont) 48-10, Jaelen Spencer (Sultana) 47-4.5, Donte Deayon (Summit) 46-6;
SP: Ryan Hunter-Simms (San Gorgonio) 192-5.

GIRLS
100: Brea Buchanan (Ayala) 11.95;
200: Kelly Rhines (Los Osos) 24.16;
400: Vanessa Jones (Etiwanda) 53.83;
100 H: Jordie Munford (Rancho Cucamonga) 13.83, Buchanan (Ayala) 13.94, Shanice Stewart (Carter) 14.36;
300H: Munford (Rancho Cucamonga) 41.91;
4x100 relay: Los Osos 47.09;
HJ: Rachel McCoy (Miller) 5-7;
LJ: Ashlie Curenton (Silverado) 18-4.5.

Here are the athletes that made it through to the Masters meet, which will be held Friday starting at 4:30 p.m. at Cerritos College in Norwalk.

BOYS
100: Davonte Stewart, Miller - 10.51; Aaron Price-Johnson, Los Osos - 10.68.
200: Stewart, Miller - 20.89
800: Ezekiel Glass, Silverado - 1:51.90
1,600: Luis Gutierrez, Rancho Cucamonga - 4:11.34
110 hurdles: Devon Blackmon, Summit - 13.88; Donte Deayon, Summit - 14.55
400 relay: Colony 41.67
Long jump: Andre Moore-Sharp, Redlands East Valley - 21-11.25
Triple jump: Jaelen Spencer, Sultana - 50-2.25; Oreluwa Adegoke, Los Osos - 45-8; Deayon, Summit - 45-6; Moore-Sharp, REV - 45-2.25
High jump: Miles Poullard, Colony - 6-8; Adegoke, Los Osos - 6-4
Discus: Ryan Simms-Hunter, San Gorgonio - 180-5; Joel Vizcarra, Don Lugo - 168-3.

GIRLS
100: Brea Buchanan, Ayala - 11.74
200: Kelly Rhines, Los Osos - 24.37
400: Vanessa Jones, Etiwanda - 54.98
100 hurdles: Buchanan, Ayala - 13.90; Jordie Munford, Rancho Cucamonga - 14.06; Shanice Stewart, Carter - 14.25
300 hurdles: Munford, Rancho Cucamonga - 42.12; Ifeoma Onumonu, Los Osos - 42.17; Haley Sanner, Cajon - 43.14
400 relay: Los Osos 46.74; Cajon 47.58
1,600 relay: Los Osos 3:51.89
Long jump: Kira Moreland, Los Osos - 20-0.5; Ashlie Curenton, Silverado - 19-10.75, Stewart, Carter - 18-3.25
High jump: Rachel McCoy, Miller - 5-6; Kateline Borchmann, Granite Hills - 5-6
Discus: Ashley Alma, Ontario - 129-11

Local qualifiers from today's D1 prelims at Trabuco Hills HS for the CIF finals, which will be held next Saturday at Cerritos College.

BOYS
100: Davonte Stewart (Miller) 10.70, Aaron Price-Johnson (Los Osos) 10.90, DiShawn Sanders (Etiwanda) 10.92
200: Stewart (Miller) 21.07, Laijon White (Rancho Cucamonga) 21.77
400: Joshua Narcisse (Silverado) 48.09, White (Rancho Cucamonga) 48.35, Chance Peterson (REV) 48.72
800: Ezekiel Glass (Silverado) 1:52.40, Luis Gutierrez (Rancho Cucamonga) 1:54.63 1,600: Gutierrez (Rancho Cucamonga) 4:15.39, Tyler Dutchover (Yucaipa) 4:18.65 110HH: Devon Blackmon (Summit) 14.55, Jordan Morris (Yucaipa) 14.60, Daniel Dowdy (REV) 14.98, Donte Deayon (Summit) 14.85
300H: Deayon (Summit) 38.90, Eric Shufford (Miller) 39.12
4x100 relay: Redlands East Valley 42.55, Rancho Cucamonga 42.28, Silverado 42.62 4x400 relay: Rancho Cucamonga 3:21.59, 7. Silverado 3:21.59
HJ: Oreluwa Adegoke (Los Osos) 6-4, Shufford (Miller) 6-2, William Solomon (Los Osos) 6-2
LJ: Andre Moore-Sharp (REV) 21-8
TJ: Adegoke (Los Osos) 46-.75, Moore-Sharp (REV) 45-5.25, Deayon (Summit) 44-6.75
PV: Charlie Langwasser (Chino Hills) 14-3
SP: John Siliga (Redlands) 53-8.5
DT: Ryan Hunter-Simms (San Gorgonio) 170-2, Julian Ambrosine (Diamond Bar) 165-11.

GIRLS
100: Ashlie Curenton (Silverado) 12.13
200: Curenton (Silverado) 24.62, Kelly Rhines (Los Osos) 24.33, Vanessa Jones (Etiwanda) 24.89
400: Jones (Etiwanda) 55.76
100H: Jordie Munford (Rancho Cucamonga) 14.63, Ifeoma Onumonu (Los Osos) 14.76 300H: Onumonu (Los Osos) 43.51, Munford (Rancho Cucamonga) 43.66, Paige Bushnell (Upland) 45.15
4x100 relay: Los Osos 47.40
4x400 relay: Summit 3:54.94, Los Osos 3:55.97
HJ: Rachel McCoy (Miller) 5-3, Katherine Mende (REV) 5-1
LJ: Kira Moreland (Los Osos) 19-.5, Curenton (Silverado) 17-10
SP: Erin Randolph (Yucaipa) 39-9, Destiny Parker (Summit) 38-8.25, Dameisha Wilson (San Gorgonio) 37-8.5
DT: Ashley Alama (Ontario) 129-4, Commodius Savini (Fontana) 122-3.

Miller sprinter Davonte Stewart will sign a letter of intent to run at USC at Friday at noon at Miller High School after committing to the Trojans last week according to Miller athletic director John Romagnoli. Stewart burst onto the scene during the track postseason last spring, winning both the 100 and 200-meter dashes at the CIF-SS championships and finishing second at the state meet in the 200.

Miller also saw quarterback Eric Shufford sign with Weber State last week. Shufford ran and passed for over 1,000 yards this past season in helping the Rebels tie for second place in the Citrus Belt League.

County qualifiers and top alternates for Friday's CIF-Masters Track Meet at Cerritos College in Norwalk.

BOYS
100 meters: Davonte Stewart, Miller. Alternate: Justin Harris, Upland.
200: Josh Mance, Don Lugo; Davonte Stewart, Miller
400: Josh Mance, Don Lugo; Laijon White, Rancho Cucamonga
3,200: Daniel Rosales, Apple Valley; Dustin Fay, Rim of the World
110 hurdles: Devon Blackmon, Summit; Jered Bell, Colony. Alternate: Demi Adegoke, Los Osos
300 hurdles: Darron Usher, Eisenhower
High jump: Aaron Hale, Upland; De'Marrio Brooks, San Gorgonio; Larry Roberson, Granite Hills.
Triple jump: Justin Lovingood, Summit; Jaelen Spencer, Sultana. Alternate: Jonathan Chea, Cajon

GIRLS
100 meters: Brea Buchanan, Ayala; Omunique Thomas, Carter. Alternate: Treasurie Hatten, Victor Valley
200: Alternate: Omunique Thomas, Carter
400: Vanessa Jones, Etiwanda
3,200: Alternate: Melissa Telon, Rancho Cucamonga
100 hurdles: Brea Buchanan, Ayala; Shanice Stewart, Carter
300 hurdles: Ashley Cooke, Colony; Jordie Munford, Etiwanda; Haley Sanner, Cajon. Alternate: Ke'Nya Hardge, Miller
4x100 relay: Summit, Cajon, Los Osos
4x400 relay: Colony, Etiwanda
High jump: Ashley Henry, Rancho Cucamonga
Long jump: Shanice Stewart, Carter; Ashlie Curenton, Silverado
Triple jump: Mayra Carter, Alta Loma; Jenna Nordschow, Ayala
Pole vault: Nicole Larson, Upland
Shot put: Erin Randolph, Yucaipa

The list of qualifiers for next week's CIF-SS Division I meet at Cerritos College and their qualifying performances at Saturday's D1 prelim meet at Trabuco Hills.

BOYS
100 meters: 3. Davonte Stewart (Miller) 10.59, 5. Justin Harris (Upland) 10.67.
200: 1. Stewart (Miller) 20.84, 4. Harris (Upland) 21.51, 9. Mike Newton (Colton) 21.73
400: 1. Laijon White (Rancho Cucamonga) 48.32, 6. Jimi Alde-Chester (San Gorgonio) 48.85
3,200: 9. Luis Gutierrez (Rancho Cucamonga) 9:21.30.
110 hurdles: 3. Demi Adegoke (Los Osos) 14.62
300 hurdles: 8. Fred Rosser (Silverado) 39.27, 9. Trevor Stevens (Redlands) 39.40
4x100 relay: 6. Upland 42.79
4x400 relay: 5. Upland 3:22.19
High jump: T1. De'Marrio Brooks (San Gorgonio) 6-6, T1. Aaron Hale (Upland) 6-6
Long jump: 9. Brooks (San Gorgonio) 21-6.25
Shot put: 6. James Grigorian (Diamond Bar) 54-1; 8. Jordan Thomas (Redlands) 51-9.5; 9. Ryan Simms-Hunter (San Gorgonio) 51-3
Discus: 4. Grigorian (Diamond Bar) 160-0

GIRLS
100: 8. Breja'e Washington (Cajon) 12.03; 9. Ashley Franklin (Los Osos) 12.04
200: 9. Franklin (Los Osos) 24.66
400: 2. Vanessa Jones (Etiwanda) 55.72
3,200: 5. Melissa Telon (Rancho Cucamonga) 11:00.63
100 hurdles: 6. Jordie Munford (Etiwanda) 14.43; 7. Kenya Hardge (Miller) 14.56
300 hurdles: 1. Munford (Etiwanda) 43.46, 3. Haley Sanner (Cajon) 43.75, 7. Hardge (Miller) 44.55
4x100 relay: 4. Los Osos 47.32, 6. Cajon 47.79
4x400 relay: 2. Etiwanda 3:50.45
High jump: T1. Ashley Henry (Rancho Cucamonga) 5-4, T1. Tiana Jones (Rancho Cucamonga) 5-4
Long jump: 2. Ashlie Currenton (Silverado) 18-3.25, 4. Marya Carter (Alta Loma) 17-6.25, T9. Jenika Smith (Upland) 17-2.25
Triple jump: 6. Carter (Alta Loma) 38-.75
Pole vault: 1. Nicole Larson (Upland) 11-0
Shot put: 3. Erin Randolph (Yucaipa) 40-5.5, 6. Natania Toilolo (Cajon) 38-6.5
Discus: 9. Dee De Shaefer Robinson (Etiwanda) 114-1

I received a call from Lynda Musgrove, the mother of 16-year-old San Bernardino High School junior track athlete Jermaine Musgrove, earlier today updating Jermaine's status. Musgrove is still in critical condition at Arrowhead Medical Center at Colton after collapsing during his leg of the 4x400 relay at last Wednesday's San Andreas League meet at Colton High School.

"He's doing OK," Lynda Musgrove said. "He's opening his eyes and moving his hands a bit. He's certainly not a vegetable right now. When you tell him to open his eyes, he opens them."

Lynda said that she isn't quite sure how far along Jermaine's awareness is, though stated that Jermaine's eyes followed his grandfather as his grandfather walked around his room. Jermaine's overall status and prognosis is still unclear though.

"He's showing signs, but not enough right now," Lynda said.

Lynda also made it a point to thank the communities of San Bernardino and the surrounding areas for their support of Jermaine. Besides visitors and get-well cards and posters, several area religious leaders have called for prayers for Jermaine according to Lynda.

Lynda also lauded a note written by Angelina Shelton on the Press-Enterprise's website. Here is the entry, which is published with Shelton's consent.

"I witnessed this child go down and my heart sank and left the track meet in tears. He was the same size, frame, and build as my son so it was very profound and emotional for me to see him lying there that way. The only difference was that he was wearing a SB uniform and not a Cajon uniform. While the ambulance was on site on the west side of the track, it took them about 5-6 minutes to get to the other side of the track. During this time the other coaches were giving him CPR. Upon arrival by the ambulance to him, it looked like they appeared to be using a defibrilator machine. As I saw the paramedics doing chest compressions on him (mind you for at least 20 minutes) I just prayed the blood of Jesus over him. The personnel were feverishly working on him and I just really thought about how his parents might not have known that at that moment that they're baby was down. As a mother, I was hurting for his mother, still am. I prayed to God that she would not have to bury her child while celebrating Mother's Day. I stopped one of his teammates before getting on the bus and told him to pray for his friend and he replied, "Yeah Jermaine's a cool dude, we got class together, he'll be straight." The drive home was very somber and emotional for me as I just kept praying out loud to myself for his parents, for him, for siblings if he had any. Just to let this boy live. I asked God if he's an angel that you need right now, then have mercy on his soul and give his parents the courage they'll need thru their grief. I then asked God if he's not an angel that you need right now, then give Jermaine the strength to pull thru and go home to his parents. I apologize for writing so much, but I woke up just heartbroken thinking about this child. I just hope that if his parents or family or friends read this that they take comfort in knowing that from one mother to the next your son is in my prayers and I will continue to plead the blood of Jesus over him until he is better. God bless."

San Bernardino High School junior track and field athlete Jermaine Musgrove remained in the intensive care unit at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton Friday, where he has remained since collapsing during the San Andreas League track and field meet Wednesday evening.

Musgrove was running the third leg of the 4x400 relay at Colton High School, the last event of the meet, at around 7 p.m. when he collapsed. Witnesses at the scene said he was attended to on site and taken by ambulance to the medical center, where he remains in critical condition according to San Bernardino Unified School District spokeswoman Linda Bardere.

"We know that he was taken to the intensive care unit right away after collasping during the event," Bardere said. "It all happened pretty quickly He was running the race and all of a sudden he collapsed."

Musgrove, who had been cleared in a preseason physical examination for athletics according to Bardere, was a replacement in the relay for another San Bernardino athlete who was injured prior to the event. His status was still critical as of 1 p.m. Friday according to a spokesperson at the medical center and Bardere, with updates being provided by the district office through Musgrove's parents and San Bernardino High School principal Sandra Rodriguez.

The district is also addressing rumors that have spread on campus due to the high-profile nature of the event.

"With the high attendance of the event, a lot of students and parents saw it occur and rumors have spread because of it," Bardere said. "We are working with principal Rodriguez to address that and prevent any inaccurate information from spreading."

The San Bernardino High School community has rallied around Musgrove, as crisis teams have been on campus helping students cope with the incident while the Cardinals track and field team and various other San Bernardino students have visited Musgrove at the hospital and have given the Musgrove family its support.

"It's an image I'll never forget," San Bernardino track and field coach John Hinkleman said. "There were 30 or 40 kids that stopped by the hospital (Thursday) to give their wishes and kids are making posters and cards and pouring their hearts out for Jermaine and his family."

The Cardinals track team postponed its team picture, set for Thursday, as well, waiting to see how Musgrove's situation plays out before rescheduling.

Eight members of the San Gorgonio track and field team will get a chance to compete in one of the more prestigious meets in the country next week, as they'll fly to Philadelphia a week from Wednesday to compete in the Penn Relays, which will take place next Thursday-Saturday at the University of Pennsylvania.

Discus throwers Monique Armon and Jasmine Johnson-McKeown will make the trip, as will runners Anthony Carradine, De Marrio Brooks, Tracy Babers, Cameron Upshire, Greg Valdivia and Jimi Alde-Chester. Carradine, Brooks, Babers and Upshire will run in the 4x100 relay while Carradine, Babers, Valdivia and Alde-Chester will run in the 4x400.

"This has been a long-term goal for us," San Gorgonio coach Ed Clark said. "We really wanted it to happen this year but we weren't sure it was possible. Between raising the money, getting verification on the standards, getting board approval and setting up travel plans, it's been quite a process."

It was a process that was approved by the school board last Tuesday, as the San G track program raised over $9,000 through concession stands at Junior All-American football camps this past summer and through revenue brought in by the Sparta Relays late last month. It was also a tough qualifying standard, as Johnson-McKeown and Armon had to finish in the top 19 in the nation just to qualify for the event - which features college and professional track athletes as well as high-schoolers.

"We had 13 athletes that we applied to get in, because you have to be approved to even qualify for this meet," Clark said. "Getting this all together and competing in a meet of this magnitude is just a special thing for this program."

And its something that Clark hopes will be a regular thing for the Spartans. Plans are already in place to run at either the Penn Relays or the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas next year. As for this year, the Spartans will take the redeye early Wednesday morning out of Ontario Interntational Airport to Philly, where they'll see the sights Thursday before competing in the discus and 400 relay Friday and the mile relay Saturday.