{"id":305176,"date":"2026-05-08T00:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T00:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/305176\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T00:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T00:57:11","slug":"over-100-long-beach-athletes-prepping-for-cif-ss-track-prelims-the562-org","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/305176\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 100 Long Beach Athletes Prepping For CIF-SS Track Prelims \u2013 The562.org"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The562\u2019s cross country and track &amp; field coverage is sponsored by Joe Carlson &amp; Debbie Hughes.<\/p>\n<p>More than 100 Long Beach entries from five different local high schools will compete in Saturday\u2019s CIF Southern Section Track and Field prelims, most of them in the Trabuco Hills Division 1 prelim (as well as a group in Division 4 at Carpinteria High). The top qualifiers in each event will move on to the following weekend\u2019s CIF-SS Finals, to be held May 16 at Moorpark High.<\/p>\n<p>Long Beach Poly and Wilson are both defending Division 1 champions looking to repeat and the Jackrabbits (44 entries) and Bruins (30 entries) are two of the most well-represented programs in the CIF-SS. Here\u2019s the full list of Long Beach entrants into the prelims:<\/p>\n<p>Long Beach Poly (Division 1; 44 entries)<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 4\u00d7100 relay, 1st<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 4\u00d7100 relay, 3rd<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 1600: Sienna Young, 37th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 100 Hurdles: Kadence Bain, 4th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 110 Hurdles: Lynnox Newton, 2nd<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 110 Hurdles: Armon Bly, 7th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 400: Aliyah Stokes, 5th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 400: Arianna Thomas, 9th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 400: Aurya Beatty, 16th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 400: Noah Smith, 2nd<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 400: Jaylen McNeil, 6th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 400: Isaiah Jones, 7th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 100: Aniyah Brooks, 9th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 100: Brooklyn Lee, 19th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 100: Malachi Dawson, 25th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 800: Laila Kirk, 2nd<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 800: Darieon Shufford, 19th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 300 Hurdles: Kadence Bain, 2nd<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 300 Hurdles: Lynnox Newton, 4th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 300 Hurdles: Armon Bly, 5th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 300 Hurdles: Kingston Pierre, 11th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 200: Aniyah Brooks, 8th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 200: Aurya Beatty, 11th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 200: Malachi Dawson, 9th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 200: Noah Smith, 13th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 200: Steven Hunter, 17th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 4\u00d7400, 2nd<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 4\u00d7400, 1st<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 High Jump: Cynthia Mercado, 6th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Pole Vault: Avery Ejercito, 26th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Pole Vault: Kylee Jordan Clark, 27th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Long Jump: Zayla Ridley, 7th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Triple Jump: Zayla Ridley, 26th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Shot Put: Jayla Biggers, 24th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Discus: Kennedy McCall, 26th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 High Jump: Jamez Velez-Cadena, 27th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 Pole Vault: Drew Bethea, 32nd<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 Long Jump: Khalen Shepherd, 11th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 Long Jump: Jaydin Lawrence, 17th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 Triple Jump: Khalen Shepherd, 15th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 Shot Put: Jephte Tchami, 3rd<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 Shot Put: Daniel Hall, 30th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 Discus: Jephte Tchami, 6th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 Discus: Daniel Hall, 27th<\/p>\n<p>Wilson (Division 1; 30 entries)<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 4\u00d7100, 2nd<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 4\u00d7100, 11th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 1600: Ashlei Aguayo, 40th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 100 Hurdles: Saniah Varnado, 8th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 100 Hurdles: Asia Islam, 16th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 110 Hurdles: Kaleb Coombs, 24th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 400: Clara Adams, 1st<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 400: Saniah Varnado, 2nd<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 400: Brooklyn Fowler, 3rd<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 400: Brooke Blue, 4th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 400: Kaedyn Burroughs, 1st<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 400: Dillon Varnado, 8th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 800: Shirayah Lewis-Williams, 3rd<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 800: Riley Jones, 5th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 800: Kimani Tindal, 7th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 800: Jordan Kincherlow, 11th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 300 Hurdles: Saniah Varnado, 1st<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 200: Clara Adams, 1st<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 3200: Nadia Mejia, 11th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 3200: Audrey Buckley, 13th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 3200: Avery Errecart, 16th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 3200: Tommy Pincherli, 37th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 3200: Angel Wilson, 50th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 4\u00d7400, 1st<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 4\u00d7400, 2nd<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Pole Vault: Hannah Turnorf, 12th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Triple Jump: Journii Spencer, 1st<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Shot Put: Jordan Jefferson, 31st<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 Long Jump: Jeremiah Murphy, 9th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 Triple Jump: Adrian Mendez, 44th<\/p>\n<p>Millikan (Division 1; 15 entries)<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 4\u00d7100, 7th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 4\u00d7100, 36th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 1600: Amberly McDowell, 31st<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 1600: Aiden Ransom, 28th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 1600: Evan Sailor, 30th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 1600: Brandon Hinojosa-Garcia, 36th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 100: Jaela Brown, 17th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 800: Bryce Cobabe, 14th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 300 Hurdles: Aubrey Hutcherson, 13th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 200: Jaela Brown, 9th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 4\u00d7400, 9th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 High Jump: Penelope Cleven, 14th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Discus: Ellie Carr, 21st<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 Shot Put: Cesar Gomez, 36th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 Discus: Cesar Gomez, 32nd<\/p>\n<p>Lakewood (Division 1; 6 entries)<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 400: Kai Embree, 14th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 High Jump: Djai Verdun, 20th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Shot Put: Kasey-Rian Henson, 8th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Discus: Kasey-Rian Henson, 25th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 High Jump: Marqice Simmons, 23rd<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 High Jump: Andre Clayton, 35th<\/p>\n<p>St. Anthony (Division 4: 10 entries)<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 4\u00d7100, 15th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 4\u00d7100, 19th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 400: Joshua Ogbebor, 13th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 100: Laila Hughes, 10th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 100: Riley Woodson, 27th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 200: Laila Hughes, 29th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 200: Joshua Ogbebor, 20th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Long Jump: Riley Woodson, 9th<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Triple Jump: Quinn Bell, 25th<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 High Jump: Esten Wilson, 9th<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The562\u2019s cross country and track &amp; 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