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Rosedale midde-schooler Gabriel Gaeta wins state hurdles race
By: David Gaeta
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Tue Jul 15, 2008 15:11:47 PDT
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Rosedale 7th grader Gabriel Gaeta won first place in the Midget boys’ 80-meter hurdles race at the California State Games July 12 in Vista, Calif.
Gaeta’s winning time of 13.20 seconds was a personal best for the Bakersfield native. He competed in a field of 16 hurdlers in the 11- and 12-year-old boys’ division, edging out the second-place finisher (13.21) in a photo finish.
The California State Games win caps a successful track season for Gaeta, who will attend Freedom Middle School this year. Competing in the North Bakersfield Recreation and Parks District track program this spring, Gaeta won the 80-meter hurdles race at the Valley School Championships May 17 at Buchanan High School in Clovis, Calif. In addition, he won the 80-meter hurdles race at the Kern County Track and Field Championships May 10 at Liberty High School in Bakersfield.
The 12-year-old hurdler is coached by Freedom Middle School teacher David Brown and Frontier High School track and field coach David Gaeta.
California State Games is a statewide amateur sports event that draws thousands of athletes who participate in Olympic-style competition. Held yearly in the San Diego area to encourage youth to become actively involved in athletics, the California State Games is a community-based member of the United States Olympic Committee.
