Local athlete chooses college
Jason Grant Castellucci
Our Lady of Malibu senior Jason Grant Castellucci is one of eight student-athletes being honored by Chaminade College Preparatory High School for signing an NCAA National Letter of Intent to play his sport in college.
Castellucci will attend Bridgewater State University in Boston to pursue his major in business and play football as a running back.
Castellucci led his football team, the Eagles, in the 2004-05 season to its first victory over Notre Dame in 12 years.
He is the son of John and Linda Castellucci, 27-year residents of Malibu.
MHS track and field stars shine at meets
The Malibu High School boys and girls varsity track and field teams scored big in their first league meet against archrival Oaks Christian last Wednesday on Malibu’s home turf.
Senior Sabrina Foster pole vaulted to nine feet, six inches, besting all comers in her heat. Newcomer junior Brianna Sachs won the 100-meter run with a time of 14.05 seconds. Junior Brittany Saul sprinted to a close second behind Sachs at 14.27.
Other victories came from sophomore Emani Truluck, who finished the 200-meter hurdles in 27.7 seconds. She also won the 300-meter hurdles at 49 seconds and the 200-meter run at 27.7 seconds
Sophomore Alexa Galarze won the 400-meter run at 1:13:42.
Sophomore Becki Ottusch, recovering from leg and hip injuries, came in second at 5:51:58 on the 1,600-meter run. Saul earned a respectable second place in the 200-meter run at 29.85 seconds.
Junior Stopher Eldridge, considered the fastest male at Malibu High, had three victories. He pole vaulted to 11 feet, six inches, ran the 300-meter hurdles in 48.96 seconds and sprinted the 110-meter hurdles in 16.89 sec.
Senior Daniel Nemirovski won his first heat in his track career in the 1,600-meter run, with a 5:15:19. He also placed second in the 800-meter run with a 2:24:32. Senior Robert Woods, a favorite in the short distance, finished second in the 200-meter run with a time of 22.89 seconds.
The junior varsity athletes ran fierce competition in the 1,600-meter run, with sophomore Cameron Burrell earning second place at 5:15:17 and freshmen Charlie Westcott and Hunter Wolfson running 5:41:59 and 6:12:19 respectively. In the 300-meter hurdles, sophomore Nick Burrell came in second at 49:50 seconds.
The track and field teams also competed on Saturday at the Tri-County Invitational Championships at Oak Park High School
Senior Sabrina Foster clinched her second victory in pole vaulting, clearing nine feet, nine inches. The diminutive athlete/honor student competed against students from schools throughout Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. She never cleared higher than nine feet last year.
“Sabrina has been working hard all summer on vaulting, working with a coach from UCLA,” said head coach John Cary. “She can probably go to 10 feet.” Her dedication paid off with a win and a medal.
Senior Robert Woods won the 400-meter dash and ran a close second in the 200-meter sprint. For the freshman/sophomore heats in the 300-meter hurdles, sophomore Nick Burrell placed second at 47:48 seconds and sophomore Emani Truluck sailed over the hurdles in 16.02 seconds in the 100-meter race.
Malibu High competed in another home league meet against Santa Clara and Santa Paula High Schools after The Malibu Times went to print. The school will compete in the Russell Cup Invitational on April 15 in Carpinteria.