Calabasas junior takes gold in 11.54 seconds
* at Buchanan High School in Clovis.
Calabasas junior Malia Rainey won the CIF state 100 meter title in 11.54 seconds. Three of her teammates also placed in the top five, continuing a sprinting dominance that began at the Southern Section Masters Meet.
* at Buchanan High School in Clovis.
Rainey was the top qualifier heading into the finals, running 11.54 in the preliminary round on Friday, according to the Los Angeles Times.
"I love my teammates, but today I had to focus on me. It was all about getting the win," Rainey said after the race, according to the Times. "Seeing my name up at the top made me so happy."
Rainey was not alone on the podium. Three of her Calabasas teammates finished just behind her in the same event.
The results meant Calabasas sprinters took three of the top five spots in the girls 100 meters at the state meet.
The state results were an extension of a dominant showing at the CIF Southern Section Masters Meet the week before at Moorpark High School, according to the Ventura County Star.
At the Masters Meet, Calabasas sprinters finished 1-2-3 in the girls 100 meters:
Olivia Kirk also placed second in the 200 meters at the Masters Meet, running 23.54 seconds.
The Calabasas girls 4x100-meter relay team did not advance to the state finals. The Coyotes dropped the baton during the Southern Section finals and failed to qualify, according to the Los Angeles Times.
That left Rosary Academy's relay team — featuring Maliyah Collins on the anchor leg — to represent the area. Rosary qualified for the state finals in 45.13 seconds and went on to win the event on Saturday, finishing in 44.87 seconds, a full second ahead of second place, according to the Times.
Rosary had set a state record of 44.23 seconds at the Arcadia Invitational in April, but lost to Canyon Country one week later at the Mt. SAC Relays.
"It's different not having Calabasas here. Now we've got to push ourselves," Rosary sprint coach Jon Gilmer said at the state prelims, according to the Times.
The results highlight the depth of Calabasas' sprint program. Four individual qualifiers from the Coyotes advanced to state finals in the 100 meters alone, and Rainey's state title caps a season that saw her lead the team from the Masters Meet through the state championships.
Rainey, Sproles, Scoggins, and Kirk all return next season, setting up another loaded year for Calabasas track and field.
This article was generated with AI assistance.