There are always surprises on the first day of the CIF State Championships. Some are pleasant, when athletes or teams perform beyond expectations; other times, the result is disappointment or heartbreak. In both cases, the face of the overall meet is reshaped by the noteworthy events on Friday, and it's worth taking the time to analyze how the competition has been changed.
We've worked through all the results, identified everything that jumped out at us as being important, and separated them into three categories that anyone with championship experience will find familiar:
The Good - The Bad - The Ugly
More CIF State Meet Coverage
- Live Results via Record Timing
- Meet Page (results from previous years)
- Schedule
- Performance List
- Previews: Running Events - Field Events - Team Scoring
- Virtual Meets: Pre-Meet - After Prelims