Santa Margarita pole vaulter Kaitlyn Merritt produced several spectacular achievements that brought her national notoriety during the 2013 track and field season.
But the 16-year-old gymnast-turned-track star refused to let the attention distract...

With the 2013 season coming to a close, here is a look at the final county leaderboard of the season.
*Only fully automated times are considered for the county leaderboard.
*Times and Marks represented have been submitted and verified by OC Varsity...

GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Kaitlyn Merritt, Santa Margarita
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GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD COACH OF THE YEAR
Rick Martinez, Mater Dei
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Danielle Darden (Aliso Niguel,...

The Orange County Athletic Directors Association named Colby Lindholm of JSerra and Max Redfield of Mission Viejo its female and male athletes of the year for the 2012-13 school year.
Lindholm was a standout in cross country and track and field. She...

The Mater Dei girls track and field team entered the 2013 season with hopes of building on the success it had enjoyed the past two seasons.
Through the steady and knowledgeable leadership of Coach Rick Martinez, the Monarchs were once again one of...

In a county filled with some of the best track and field athletes in the state, no one scaled to higher heights of achievement during the 2013 season than Santa Margarita sophomore pole vaulter Kaitlyn Merritt.
Merritt rewrote county, state and...