WHAT: 93rd CIF California State Track and Field Championships
WHEN: Friday (trials) and Saturday (finals)
WHERE: Buchanan High School, Clovis
START TIMES: Trials (field events, 3 p.m.; running events, 5 p.m.), finals (4:30 and 6 p.m.).
NATIONAL LEADERSBoys200 - Remontay McClain (Covina) 20.68;
1600 - Jantzen Oshier (Trabuco Hills) 4:04.24;
110 hurdles - Johnathan Cabral (Agoura) 13.43;
300 hurdles – Johnathan Cabral (Agoura) 36.19;
Long jump – Marquise Lee (Serra-Gardena) 24-8.
Girls100 hurdles – Melia Cox (Long Beach Poly) 13.34;
300 hurdles – Melia Cox (Long Beach Poly) 40.94;
400 relay – Long Beach Poly 45.04;
Triple jump – Ciarra Brewer (James Logan) 42-9.
RETURNING CHAMPIONSBoys100 – Romontay McClain (Covina) 10.45;
200 – McClain (Covina) 20.85;
110 hurdles – Johnathan Cabral (Agoura) 13.54;
1600 – Elias Gedyon (Loyola) 4:21.12;
3200 – Sam Pons (South Pasadena) 8:55.40;
LJ – Niko Di Martino (Oaks Christian) 23-10½;
TJ - Javon Cunningham (Enterprise) 50-8¼;
Girls400 – Chizmere Ezumah (Serra) 52.97;
800 – Amy Weissenbach (Harvard-Westlake) 2:07.52;
3200 – Molly Grabill (Rancho Bernardo) 10:20.25;
LJ – Jenna Prandini (Clovis) 20-5¾;
TJ – Prandini (Clovis) 42-7¼;
Discus – Alex Collatz (Stockdale) 170-9.
CLOVIS, Calif. – Will it reign or will it rain?
That is the prevailing question heading into the prestigious 93rd annual CIF California State Track and Field Champions presented by Farmers at beautiful Veterans Stadium on the campus of Buchanan High School.
Clovis senior and Oregon-bound Jenna
Prandini hopes to thrill local fans
again.
Photo by Kirby Lee
The duo of local girl Jenna Prandini (
Clovis) and
Covina sprinter Romantay McClain will attempt to pull off rare doubles for the second straight year and both own the top qualifying marks in their events.
Nine others will attempt to repeat as champions at what is considered one of the top prep sporting events in the state and the country.
The only possibility to rain on this parade is untimely and unseasonable moisture, which is forecast for Saturday's finals. At this point it is a 50-50 proposition for light showers.
A sure bet is for national leading marks to drop. Nine events will feature the top times or distances from Californians including two each by dominating hurdlers Johnathan Cabral
(Agoura) and Melia Cox
(Long Beach Poly).
Don't be surprised if others not already in the national lead – like Poly's Akawkaw Ndipagbor,
St. Mary's-Berkeley 100-meter hurdler Trinity Wilson,
Harvard-Westlake-North Hollywood's Amy Weissenbach (800) and
Arcadia 3200-runner Ammar Moussa – wind up as the country's best in 2011.
Here are the Top 5 storylines heading into what promises to be another sizzling meet.
