La Cañada and St. Francis high schools, Flintridge Prep and Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy were represented by standout individuals at the CIF Southern Section Division III and IV finals at Moorpark High School on May 11.
LA CAÑADA
In the girls’ Division III track competitions, Katelyn Matarese finished second in the 800-meter race, clocking a personal record of 2 minutes, 10.73 seconds. Maya DeBrouwer finished third in both the 1,600 and 3,200 events, posting times of 4:54.88 and 10:36.15, respectively. Sarina Parks placed fifth in the 400 with a time of 57.04, while Brittany Rivas was sixth in the 300 hurdles with a time of 47.17.
In the girls’ Division III field events, Erin Makhanian clinched first place in the pole vault with a personal record of 12 feet, 7 inches. Katie McGuinness was second in the high jump with a personal best of 5-6, while also placing third in the long jump event with a distance of 18-3 1/4.
In the boys’ Division III competitions, Jamie Saunders set a new PR after finishing sixth in the 400 with a time of 49.52.
ST. FRANCIS
In the boys’ Division III competitions, Luke Metcalf placed seventh in the 800 with a school record time of 1:56.01. In the 3,200 race, Samuel Franco finished second with a PR time of 8:56.64, while Auge Martin was third with a PR time of 9:06.14. Niko D’Angora finished sixth and set a PR in the high jump with a height of 6-2.
FLINTRIDGE PREP
In the girls’ Division IV competitions, Scarlett Coombes placed fifth in both the 100 and 200 races, finishing with a time of 12.10 and a personal-record time of 24.98, respectively.
In the boys’ Division IV competitions, Kevin Martinez was sixth in the 300-meter hurdles, clocking in with a PR of 41.79.
FLINTRIDGE SACRED HEART
In the girls’ Division IV competitions, Paige Perkins finished sixth in the 1,600 with a time of 5:20.26.
First published in the May 16 print issue of the Outlook Valley Sun.
