Academic honorees selected

The Newport Harbor High boys track and field team earned the highest

ranking among Newport-Mesa schools while Estancia’s boys volleyball

team wasn’t far behind among those receiving CIF Southern Section

Academic Awards.

Newport’s boys track team finished second with a cumulative

grade-point average of 3.403 for schools with enrollment of more than

1,500.

The Estancia boys volleyball team GPA of 3.465 was third among

schools with enrollment of 1,499 or fewer.

Several Sailor teams in various sports placed. Programs honored

are: boys golf (fourth, 3.341), baseball (seventh, 3.129), boys

swimming (eighth, 3.336), boys water polo (ninth, 3.305), softball

(10th, 3.289), boys basketball (12th, 3.129), girls cross country

(15th, 3.478), girls golf (17th, 3.250), girls tennis (18th, 3.417),

girls swimming (21st, 3.260), and girls volleyball (32nd, 3.182).

Costa Mesa teams were recognized in girls water polo (27th,

3.204), boys tennis (28th, 3.015), girls tennis (35th, 3.162) and

girls volleyball (38th, 3.043) for schools with fewer than 1,500

students.

Costa Mesa named seniors Jeff Waldron and Jackie Havens as its

male and female Student-Athletes of the Year after they both have

maintained a 4.0 GPA over the last three years, while taking college

preparatory courses.

Waldron was named first-team All-Golden West League in basketball

and football this season and is an outfielder on the Mustangs’

baseball team.

Havens played four years on Mesa’s girls volleyball team, earning

first-team all-league laurels her junior and senior seasons.

CIF issues the honor for seniors who have maintained at least a

3.5 GPA while taking college prep courses the previous three years.

Winners must have at least one varsity letter and participate in

extracurricular activities, such as music, dance and service

projects.

Team awards are given to Southern Section member schools in 23

sports. Winning schools must have maintained at least a cumulative

3.0 GPA for the first semester of the 2004-05 year.

The highest GPA in each sport determines the winner.