Here is the list of Press-Telegram track and field athletes and relay teams competing at this week’s CIF State Championships on Friday and Saturday.
The Wilson girls track and field team is the favorite to win a fourth consecutive state team title, with 10 individual scoring opportunities, including No. 1 seeds junior sprinter Clara Adams in the 400 and junior hurdler Saniah Varnado in the 300-meter hurdles, and three relay entries.
Entry times and marks from the CIF Southern Section Meet are listed, while season bests are in parentheses.
BOYS
100 Meters
No Press-Telegram area qualifiers
200 Meters
Justin Hayes, Mayfair, Sr., 21.04 (21.04)
400 Meters
Noah Smith, Long Beach Poly, Sr., 47.17 (47.01)
800 Meters
Jordan Kincherlow, Long Beach Wilson, Sr., 1:53.07 (1:53.07)
1600 Meters
No Press-Telegram area qualifiers
3200 Meters
No Press-Telegram area qualifiers
110-Meter Hurdles
Lynnox Newton, Long Beach Poly, Sr., 13.69 (13.69)
Armon Bly, Long Beach Poly, Sr., 14.19 (14.19)
300-Meter Hurdles
No Press-Telegram area qualifiers
4×100 Relay
No Press-Telegram area qualifiers
4×400 Relay
Long Beach Poly, 3:13.77 (3:11.72)
4×800 Relay
No Press-Telegram area qualifiers
High Jump
Zion Chambers, Los Alamitos, Sr., 6-8 (6-8)
Pole Vault
No Press-Telegram area qualifiers
Shot Put
Jephte Tchami, Long Beach Poly, Sr., 58-3.5 (58-3.5)
Kymani Hollis, Warren, Sr., 57-4.5 (58-5)
Discus
No Press-Telegram area qualifiers
Long Jump
Khalen Shepherd, Long Beach Poly, Sr., 22-8.25 (22-8.25)
Triple Jump
No Press-Telegram area qualifiers
Long Beach Wilson’s Saniah Varnado, Clara Adams, Brooklyn Fowler and Brooke Blue (l-r) sweep the top four spots in the Division 1 girls 400 meters at the CIF Southern Section Track and Field Finals at Moorpark High School on Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
GIRLS
100 Meters
Dylan Nelson, St. Pius X-St. Matthias, Jr., 11.70 (11.70)
200 Meters
Clara Adams, Long Beach Wilson, Jr., 23.77 (23.38)
400 Meters
Clara Adams, Long Beach Wilson, Jr., 51.98 (51.98)
Saniah Varnado, Long Beach Wilson, Jr., 52.50 (52.50)
Brooklyn Fowler, Long Beach Wilson, So., 54.20 (54.20)
Brooke Blue, Long Beach Wilson, Sr., 54.69 (54.29)
800 Meters
Shirayah Lewis-Williams, Long Beach Wilson, Jr., 2:08.74 (2:08.74)
Laila Kirk, Long Beach Poly, Fr., 2:08.83 (2:08.83)
Riley Jones, Long Beach Wilson, Jr., 2:11.10 (2:11.10)
1600 Meters
No Press-Telegram area qualifiers
3200 Meters
No Press-Telegram area qualifiers
100-Meter Hurdles
Kadence Bain, Long Beach Poly, Jr., 13.69 (13.68)
Saniah Varnado, Long Beach Wilson, Jr., 14.18 (14.18)
300-Meter Hurdles
Saniah Varnado, Long Beach Wilson, Jr., 41.53 (41.27)
Kadence Bain, Long Beach Poly, Jr., 43.43 (42.27)
4×100 Relay
Long Beach Wilson, 46.14 (46.14)
Long Beach Poly, 46.45 (46.36)
4×400 Relay
Long Beach Wilson, 3:33.83 (3:33.83)
Long Beach Poly, 3:50.44 (3:49.47)
4×800 Relay
Long Beach Wilson, 9:06.24 (8:59.83)
High Jump
No Press-Telegram area qualifiers
Pole Vault
Cassidy Nguyen, Los Alamitos, Sr., 13-2 (13-2)
Shot Put
No Press-Telegram area qualifiers
Discus
No Press-Telegram area qualifiers
Long Jump
No Press-Telegram area qualifiers
Triple Jump
Journii Spencer, Long Beach Wilson, Sr., 39-3.75 (39-3.75)