SACRAMENTO – There’s no high school event that rivals the CIF State Track and Field Championships. While section championships are impressive, they consist of teams from just a limited area and division.
For the state track finals, there are no divisions, no sections. It’s the best of the best.
And that’s what makes Friday’s preliminary performances at Hughes Stadium by Davis High School’s Lauren Guerrieri and Chelsea Reilly even that more significant. Guerrieri was first among 25 of the state’s best in the girls discus with a top throw of 150 feet, 3 inches. Maybe typical for the senior, the throw came in the third and final round.
Reilly was even more of a surprise, taking first in the prelims of the girls 1,600 with a time of 4 minutes, 50.89 seconds. Reilly has run three of the best races of her prep career in the last three weeks and she may have one more left in the tank. Reilly’s heat featured defending state champ Christine Babcock of Woodbridge. The only disappointing part of the race was not seeing Oak Ridge’s Alex Kosinski, who severely injured her ankle last week and wasn’t healthy enough to run.
The state finals are today. Fellow Blue Devils Laurynne Chetelat and Brendan Gregg will run in the girls and boys 3,200 finals, respectively, along with
Guerrieri and Reilly.
- Matt O'Donnell
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