California State Track and Field Championship: Running Events Preview

CIF State Championships
Albert Caruana

Girls 100 Meter Hurdles


Favorite: Kaylah Robinson (NCS) 13.45
Leading Contenders: Jurnee Woodward Vacaville (SJS) 13.52, Tara Davis Agoura (SS) 13.62 and Mecca McGlaston Dublin (NCS) 13.85
State Meet Record: Vashti Thomas Mt. Pleasant (CCS) 13.03 2007

Last year's state meet final resulted in two very fast times and a very controversial finish. Mecca McGlaston Dublin (NCS) was the defending champion and despite running must faster than the previous season, she finished 2nd to Jasmyne Graham E. Roosevelt (SS) following contact after the final hurdle. McGlaston is back for a 2nd state championship this year but she has been slowed by an injury. Kaylah Robinson El Cerrito (NCS) won the NCS title with a CA #1 13.45. Jurnee Woodward Vacaville (SJS) has the 2nd fastest time in the state and breezed through her section final unchallenged. Tara Davis Agoura (SS) won the SS Masters Meet with a season best 13.62 and has a lifetime best 13.48 from last year's state trials.

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles


Favorite: Koty Burton La Quinta (SS) 13.81
Leading Contenders: Joseph Anderson Upland (SS) 13.67w & Deion Lightfoot-Shelton Kimball (SJS) 13.87
State Meet Record: Kevin Craddock James Logan (NCS) 13.39 2004

A large number of finalists from last year's state meet are back chasing their first state crown. 2nd place finisher Joseph Anderson Upland (SS) will be aiming squarely at first place but will need to get by Koty Burton La Quinta (SS) who defeated him by .02. Deion Lightfoot-Shelton Kimball (SJS) won the SJS Masters Meet in a new personal best 13.87 and does have state meet experience. The other contenders will be the next best Southern Section hurdlers, Jasher Dorsey Colony (SS) and Khalil Dorsey Colony (SS) and section champions Sam Schubert San Lorenzo Valley (CCS) and Jonathan Harvey De La Salle (NCS).



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