{"id":206060,"date":"2026-03-05T19:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/206060\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T19:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:46:10","slug":"wilson-track-and-field-celebrates-third-straight-state-title-new-partnership-press-telegram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/206060\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilson track and field celebrates third straight state title, new partnership \u2013 Press Telegram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Long Beach Wilson girls track team held a championship...\" class=\"size-article_inline\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LPT-L-HSTF-WILSON-0306-04.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Long Beach Wilson girls track team held a championship ring ceremony on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, to honor returning student-athletes that helped win the program\u2019s third consecutive CIF State team title. (Photo by John W. Davis)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Long Beach Wilson girls track team held a championship...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LPT-L-HSTF-WILSON-0306-05-1.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LPT-L-HSTF-WILSON-0306-05-1.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Long Beach Wilson girls track team held a championship ring ceremony on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, to honor returning student-athletes that helped win the program\u2019s third consecutive CIF State team title. (Photo by John W. Davis)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Long Beach Wilson girls track team held a championship...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LPT-L-HSTF-WILSON-0306-06.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LPT-L-HSTF-WILSON-0306-06.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Long Beach Wilson girls track team held a championship ring ceremony on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, to honor returning student-athletes that helped win the program\u2019s third consecutive CIF State team title. The Bruins are aiming to win the program\u2019s fourth straight title this season. (Photo by John W. Davis)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Long Beach Wilson track coach Shannon Fisher displays his 2025...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LPT-L-HSTF-WILSON-0306-07.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LPT-L-HSTF-WILSON-0306-07.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Long Beach Wilson track coach Shannon Fisher displays his 2025 California girls track and field coach of the year award that he received from the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (Photo by: John W. Davis, SCNG Contributor)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Long Beach Wilson girls track team held a championship...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LPT-L-HSTF-WILSON-0306-02.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LPT-L-HSTF-WILSON-0306-02.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Long Beach Wilson girls track team held a championship ring ceremony on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, to honor returning student-athletes that helped win the program\u2019s third consecutive CIF State team title. (Photo by John W. Davis)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Two-time Olympic gold medalist Vernon Norwood, a New Balance sponsored...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LPT-L-HSTF-WILSON-0306-09.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LPT-L-HSTF-WILSON-0306-09.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Two-time Olympic gold medalist Vernon Norwood, a New Balance sponsored athlete, attended the unveiling of the company\u2019s new shoe and apparel partnership with the Wilson High School track and field program in Long Beach, CA on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (Photo by John W. Davis,)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 6<\/p>\n<p>The Long Beach Wilson girls track team held a championship ring ceremony on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, to honor returning student-athletes that helped win the program\u2019s third consecutive CIF State team title. (Photo by John W. Davis)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>LONG BEACH \u2014 When she was a wide-eyed freshman, Long Beach Wilson sprinter Brooke Blue, who is now a senior, said she did not know what she was getting herself into.<\/p>\n<p>However, Blue quickly realized her own and the team\u2019s elite potential.<\/p>\n<p>That potential has translated into a historic reality. The Bruins have won three straight CIF state titles but she knows four would be even better.<\/p>\n<p>The Wilson girls track team held a championship ring ceremony Tuesday and is aiming to win a record fourth consecutive CIF State title this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019re doing something great, people will just get in your way and try whatever they can to mess it up,\u201d Blue said. \u201cSo just knowing that that\u2019s going to happen and we have to block all that out and just stay positive and stay on track.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Blue, who helped Wilson win state titles as a freshman, sophomore and junior, signed to run Division I track at UNLV in November.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Long Beach Wilson senior sprinter Brooke Blue on her team\u2019s goal of winning a historic fourth straight CIF State title. <\/p>\n<p>Blue talks about helping win state titles as a freshman, sophomore and junior. <\/p>\n<p>Blue signed to run DI track at UNLV. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cbuguw6TXW\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/cbuguw6TXW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnwdavis\/status\/2029615392986116287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the champion recognition ceremony was also an opportunity for New Balance to announce a new apparel partnership with the Wilson track and field program.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson coach Shannon Fisher said the partnership is a positive reflection of the program\u2019s state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe program represents the institution of Wilson in a bright light,\u201d Fisher explained. \u201cIf you shine bright enough, people will see you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fisher was also recognized as the 2025 California girls track and field coach of the year by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. He won the same award for the 2024 season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt means that we\u2019re being seen not just in the state but across the country,\u201d Fisher said.<\/p>\n<p>The pursuit of a fourth straight state title between now and May 30 is not lost on Fisher.<\/p>\n<p>However, he said the Bruins will remain steadfast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to take work,\u201d Fisher explained. \u201cWe work hard. It\u2019s hard to beat somebody who outworks you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Long Beach Wilson track coach Shannon Fisher on how a New Balance partnership is a positive reflection of the program\u2019s status as an elite hs track and field program. <\/p>\n<p>Fisher also talks about what it is going to take for the girls team to win a 4th straight CIF State title. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t41DYByNYg\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/t41DYByNYg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnwdavis\/status\/2029616886607228964?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New Balance donated more than $100,000 in gear to dozens of student-athletes, including spikes, training shoes, uniforms and warm-ups, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson is the only high school track and field program on the West Coast with a New Balance partnership.<\/p>\n<p>Also attending the ceremony Tuesday was two-time Olympic gold medalist Vernon Norwood, a 400-meter specialist.\u00a0Norwood has been sponsored by New Balance since 2015 after starring at LSU. He recently moved to Southern California to train under coach Joanna Hayes at UCLA ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUs getting involved with high school kids and the youth,\u201d Norwood said, \u201cI think that is very important because the youth is our future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Vernon Norwood on New Balance\u2019s partnership with Long Beach Wilson High School.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Vernon400m?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Vernon400m<\/a> also discusses his recent move to Los Angeles to train with coach Joanna Hayes at ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nBAia7x91M\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/nBAia7x91M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnwdavis\/status\/2029619198109061170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Long Beach Wilson girls track team held a championship ring ceremony on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":206061,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[7,5479,2044,33214,131,133,132,137,127],"class_list":["post-206060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-california","tag-high-school-all-sports","tag-high-school-sports","tag-high-school-track","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news","tag-los-angeles-county","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206060\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}