Tustin

Coach: Shad Vickers (second year).

1996: 4-1 league dual-meet record. Golden West League finals champion.

Key returners: Brian Cameron, Sr., 1,600; Tom Coffey, Sr., 1,600; Dominique DeGrammont, Sr., 100, 110 HH, 300 IH; Lester DeRaad, Sr., HJ, TJ; DeShaun Foster, Jr., 100, 200, TJ; Leo Gordillo, So., 1,600, 3,200; Martin Kuklinski, Sr., 1,600, 3,200; C.J. Marciales, Jr., 3,200; Dante Maxey, Sr., 400, LJ.

Key newcomers: Corey Alston, Jr., SP, DT; Steve Sua, Sr., SP, DT; Shane Vickers, Sr., 110 HH, 300 IH, 400; David Wilford, Sr., SP, DT.

Outlook: The Tillers have won the two Golden West League titles and look to be a lock for a third straight, but they have their eyes on a Southern Section title. DeGrammont, fourth in the state meet in the 110-meter high hurdles last spring, has the nation’s fifth-fastest time in the event for a returning athlete. Coffey, Gordillo, Marciales and Smith teamed to lead the Tillers to their first Orange County title in cross-country. Vickers, a talented sprinter who transferred from Villa Park, is Shad’s younger brother.