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Bobcats send five track athletes to NCAA Championships

TXST TRACK AND FIELD Five Bobcat track athletes punched their ticket to Eugene, Oregon to compete at the NCAA National Track Meet after qualifying at the NCAA West Regionals in Texas A&M. The first Bobcat to qualify for the national track meet was junior Chris Preddie. Competing in the long jump after taking first place […]

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Five Bobcat track athletes punched their ticket to Eugene, Oregon to compete at the NCAA National Track Meet after qualifying at the NCAA West Regionals in Texas A&M.

The first Bobcat to qualify for the national track meet was junior Chris Preddie. Competing in the long jump after taking first place in conference, Preddie placed second at regionals with a jump 26-3 ½ and qualified for nationals.

However, Preddie’s week was not done yet. The junior later competed in the triple jump on Friday where he finished in 11th place with a jump of 52-3 ¼.

Preddie qualified for the NCAA National Outdoor Meet for the second time in his career after qualifying during his freshman season where he finished 14th. Preddie also became just the second ever male track athlete to advance to nationals in two different events and the first since Brian Veal in 2005 who also qualified for nationals in both the long jump and triple jump.

Joining Preddie is the throwing duo of sophomore Lara Roberts and junior Melanie Duron. Roberts, who took first place in the hammer throw at conference, placed fourth overall to advance towards nationals with a throw of 215-3. This is the second year in a row Roberts has qualified for the national meet, qualifying as a freshman where she placed 14th.

Duron, who took first place in the shot put at conference, placed ninth with a throw of 5411 and punched her ticket to nationals for the first time in outdoor. Duron had also qualified for the NCAA Indoor National Track Meet earlier this year.

Rounding out the week was the high jumping duo of senior Kason O’Riley and junior Aiden Hayes.

After finishing in 1st and 2nd place at the conference meet, O’Riley finished in a four-way tie for first place, jumping 7-1 ½. Hayes finished in fifth place, also jumping 7-1 ½ as both teammates qualified for nationals.

Hayes and O’Riley are the first Texas State male track athletes to both qualify for the national meet in the same event in the same season.

The NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships are scheduled to start Wednesday, June 11 and will run through Saturday. The event will be broadcast on ESPN2 and ESPNU. cmcwilliams @sanmarcosrecord.com Twitter: @ColtonBMc

Junior Chris Preddie qualified for the NCAA Outdoor National Track & Field Championships in both the long jump and triple jump. Preddie is the first male Texas State track athlete since Brian Veal in 2005 to qualify for nationals in two different events in the same season. Photo submitted by Texas State Athletics

Above left, junior Melanie Duron finished in ninth place to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the shot put. Duron also qualified for the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in the shot put earlier in the season. Above right, sophomore Lara Roberts took fourth place in the hammer throw to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. This is the second consecutive season Roberts has qualified for nationals in the hammer throw. Photo submitted by Texas State Athletics

Senior Kason O’Riley and junior Aiden Hayes both qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the high jump. O’Riley finished tied for first place. Photo submitted by Texas State Athletics



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About Town Redondo: Home invasion, arrests; ocean water polo, Post Office upgrade

About Town Redondo: Home invasion, arrests; ocean water polo, Post Office upgrade – Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine Skip to content Police catch, arrest home invasion suspects Responding to a pre-6 a.m. disconnected 911 call about someone pointing a gun at another inside a car Aug. 17, Redondo […]

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Police catch, arrest home invasion suspects

Responding to a pre-6 a.m. disconnected 911 call about someone pointing a gun at another inside a car Aug. 17, Redondo Beach Police officers tracked the report to the 1900 block of Matthews Avenue. 

Officers canvassed the area, learning that two residents had been victims of a home invasion, and the suspects fled on foot just before police arrived. Officers gave chase and took the two men into custody without incident. 

Jesus Velez, 31, from Rochester, New York and Draven Luna, 21, Queens, New York, were arrested and charged with robbery, burglary and kidnapping. Bail for each was set at $100,000.

RBPD detectives now prepare to present the case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

The two victims were treated at the scene by the Redondo Beach Fire Department and taken to a hospital, listed in stable condition. Their identities were withheld as the RBPD investigates the specific circumstances and motives of the incident.

Detectives believe there are no outstanding suspects, and no further threat to the community. 

Anyone with information regarding the alleged crime is asked to contact RBPD Detective Coates at (310) 379-2477, ext. 3506.

 

King Harbor ocean water polo tournament coming; boat parade route expands

Ocean water polo in King Harbor will debut Sept. 20. A tournament with up to 10 teams, including at least two women’s, is set for a demonstration which may become an annual event.

Earlier this year, a water polo club approached Redondo Beach Mayor Jim Light about the idea, following a previous attempt at such an event by Redondo Beach Firefighter Grant Currie. 

The Sept. 20 tournament is meant as a proof-of concept, said the mayor, the idea being to approve a long-term event. Currie and Vedran Kaluderovic – City Councilmember Paige Kaluderovic’s husband, a longtime water polo player – are working together to organize the brackets.

Courts will be set up in the water between Riviera Mexican Grill and California Surf Club, a short-term location to take advantage of better spectator vantage points, before the proposed boat ramp goes in at the spot. Courts in the future are slated to be near the Joe’s Crab Shack site.

Ocean water polo is established in Europe but rare in the United States. 

“We’re trying to activate the waterfront,” said City Councilman Chadwick Castle. “We want to draw more people down so we can all use and enjoy it.”

In addition, King Harbor Yacht Club’s “Holiday Boat Parade” will have a new route in December, to go closer to the Pier and the corner by Riviera Mexican Cantina, to make it more spectator-friendly. 

“This is the only parade we have in Redondo Beach,” Castle said.

 

Post Office upgrades sorting and delivery center

The U.S. Postal Service has announced an update to the Redondo Beach Sorting and Delivery Center, to aid in operational precision and improve service performance.

“These new, state-of-the-art facilities will help make the Postal Service more efficient, more capable and more competitive for the future,” said Brian Cuellar, Redondo Beach Postmaster. “The investments we’ve made here represent more than just an upgrade; they represent a commitment to our employees, our customers and the future of the Postal Service.”

The modernized, local sorting and delivery center is one of 111 recently launched across the country, as part of a $19 billion investment to revitalize USPS processing, transportation and delivery networks. ER