To absolutely nobody’s surprise Long Beach athletes are taking over in Clovis at the CIF State Track & Field Meet.  Friday was the qualifiers for Saturday’s finals, and of the 21 Long Beach individuals or relay teams competing on Friday, 17 advanced to competition on Saturday, including all 10 of Poly’s entrants (Millikan was 4-6 and Wilson 3-5).  The excellent performance from top to bottom by the Jackrabbits puts their girls’ team in good position to win a second straight state championship on Saturday, and tenth in the history of the program.  Long Beach athletes qualified for 9 of the 20 track events, and three of the twelve field events.

Unfortunately, due to broadcasting expense, this year’s championship won’t be televised on Fox Sports West, but some measure of the drama can be obtained by watching the live results roll in, which you can do by clicking this link.  The team championships will be decided by a cumulative point total at the end of the day.

Below is a complete listing of when the events are scheduled, with events that Jackrabbits, Rams, or Bruins will be competed in bolded—we’ve noted high qualifying marks (ie, events Long Beach teams should place high in).  Again, click this link for live scoring—we’ll also post a few updates Saturday evening.

SATURDAY TRACK FINALS

6:00            Girls 400m Relay     Poly qualified second; Wilson also qualified

6:10            Boys 400m Relay     Poly qualified second

6:21            Girls 1600m Run

6:32            Boys 1600m Run

6:49            Girls 100m Hurdles     Poly’s Melia Cox qualified

7:00            Boys 110m Hurdles

7:11            Girls 400m Dash     Poly’s Akawkaw Ndipagbor qualified first

7:20            Boys 400m Dash

7:31            Girls 100m Dash

7:40            Boys 100m Dash

7:50            Girls 800m Run     Millikan’s Paisley Pettway qualified second; Poly’s Neausha Logan qualified fourth

8:00            Boys 800m Run           

8:12            Girls 300m Hurdles     Wilson’s Nyjah Cousar qualified third

8:22            Boys 300m Hurdles     Millikan’s Jon Sanders qualified second           

8:30            Girls 200m Dash           

8:38            Boys 200m Dash           

8:46            Girls 3200m Run           

9:03            Boys 3200m Run           

9:28            Girls 1600m Relay     Poly qualified first

9:38            Boys 1600m Relay     Millikan qualified first

SATURDAY FIELD FINALS

Boys Discus            4:30 p.m.

Girls Shot Put            4:30 p.m.

Boys High Jump            5:00 p.m.

Boys Long Jump            5:00 p.m.

Girls Triple Jump            5:00 p.m.     Poly’s Melia Cox and Tara Richmond both qualified

Boys Pole Vault            5:15 p.m.

Boys Shot Put            6:30 p.m.

Girls Discus            6:30 p.m.

Girls High Jump            7:00 p.m.     Poly’s Tara Richmond and Millikan’s Ashley Smith tied for the top mark; Poly’s Alexus Dalton also qualified

Girls Long Jump            7:00 p.m.     Wilson’s Fabrina Espinoza qualified

Boys Triple Jump            7:00 p.m.

Girls Pole Vault            7:15 p.m.