Updated at 10:26 a.m., Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Amescua places ninth in track meet after runners fall
Advertiser Staff
Baldwin High School's Joey Amescua finished in ninth place in the boys 800-meter run at the Golden West Invitational on Sunday in Sacramento, Calif.Amescua, the state 800 champion, finished in a time of 2:00.60. On the last lap, several runners fell in front of him. Amescua avoided the group, but lost his rhythm.
Amescua, who will be a senior in the fall, ran a personal best 1:53.64 at the Arcadia (Calif.) Invitational on April 7.
Joseph Franklin of Florida's Godby High School won in 1:51.30.
