College of San Mateo’s Ericka Dorn wins two Coast Conference track championships

”I was happy with the double,” Dorn said. “I saved my energy for Nor Cals. I’m going for a triple with the 5K.”

California Community College Athletic Association Northern California finals in all three races are Saturday at Santa Rosa Junior College.

Dorn leads the state this season at 800 meters with her CSM record, 2 minutes, 13.42 seconds — three seconds ahead of others in the North. She also paces the North region at both 1,500 meters at 4:42.73, by a 9-second margin; and 5,000 meters at 17:46.68, by 12 seconds.

Carmel Mendez-Grassia was an upset winner in the 110 meter hurdles. The freshman from Woodside got out of the blocks first and extended his lead over the hurdles to win in a personal best 15.59 seconds.

“Once I had the lead, I didn’t want to let it go,” Mendez-Grassia said.

Mendez-Grassia also was third in the 400 hurdles with another personal record, 57.60.

Luka Sebisanovic had the best in high jumping performances to give the Bulldogs a field event crown. The San Mateo graduate and Foster City resident cleared the winning height of 6-feet, 6 3/4 inches on his first attempt to defeat Oliver Ottmar of Monterey Peninsula, who needed a third try to get over that mark.

Sebisanovic was perfect on the day until the bar was raised to 6-8 3/4, which neither athlete cleared in the damp weather.

“I’d like to jump 2.05 this year,” said Sebisanovic, realizing that’s where his top Northern California opposition stands this season.

Three Nor Cal athletes have cleared that height. He will meet them on Friday at noon in the Nor Cal championships. Sebisanovic jumped a personal record of 6-8 the previous week to win the open division at the statewide Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa. He shares the No. 4 Nor Cal and No. 8 state ranking with that mark. His best last year as a senior at San Mateo was 6-6.

In men’s field events for CSM, javelin favorite Evan Usher (Woodside) settled for third place at 162-6. He, however, comes into Friday’s Nor Cal finals ranked second in the region at 172-1. Usher placed second in the discus throw at 149-4, where he ranks No. 3 at 151-6 going into Saturday’s region finals.

He was fourth in the shot put (46-7 1/2), just behind teammate and San Mateo grad Nasir Shabazz (46-9 3/4), who ranks second at 51-5 1/2.

Cal Adasiewicz (Woodside) took third in the pole vault (13-9 3/4) for the Bulldogs. Sean Milburn (St. Ignatius) was fourth in the triple jump (42-0) and sixth in the long jump (20-6 1/2) for CSM.

Kona Jane Dascoscos placed third in the women’s shot put at 34-9.

On the track, Westmoor grad Ariel Perez was third with personal records in both the women’s 100 meters hurdles (15.97) and 400 hurdles (1:07.10) for CSM. Arianna Hathorne (Oceana) took third in the 100 meters (12.54) and fourth in the 200 (26.70). Both athletes advanced to Friday’s Nor Cal prelims.

Hartnell won the men’s team championship, scoring 239 points, with San Mateo third (109). The Panthers also took the women’s title (219). CSM placed fifth (64).