{"id":311107,"date":"2026-05-12T00:17:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T00:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/311107\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T00:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T00:17:08","slug":"nearly-50-long-beach-athletes-prep-for-cif-ss-track-and-field-finals-the562-org","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/311107\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly 50 Long Beach Athletes Prep For CIF-SS Track and Field Finals \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>As always, Long Beach will be well-represented at this weekend\u2019s CIF Southern Section Track and Field Finals, which will take place at Moorpark High on Saturday. A total of 45 Long Beach entries will compete at the meet after qualifying at last weekend\u2019s CIF-SS prelims held at Trabuco Hills High and Carpinteria High.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Long Beach Poly leads the way with 22 entries, backed up by 19 from Wilson, plus another four from Millikan<\/p>\n<p>The Jackrabbits and Bruins won last year\u2019s CIF-SS Division 1 boys\u2019 and girls\u2019 team championships, respectively, and will be among the favorites to contend for team championships once again.<\/p>\n<p>The full results from last weekend are listed below with the qualifiers for the Finals highlighted in bold.<\/p>\n<p>Long Beach Poly (Division 1; 22 entries)<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 4\u00d7100 relay, 1st, 46.65<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 4\u00d7100 relay, 2nd, 41.13<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 1600: Sienna Young, 38th, 5:29.33<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 100 Hurdles: Kadence Bain, 1st, 14.18<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 110 Hurdles: Lynnox Newton, 2nd, 13.98<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 110 Hurdles: Armon Bly, 3rd, 14.51<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 400: Aliyah Stokes, 7th, 56.02<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 400: Arianna Thomas, 15th, 57.93<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 400: Aurya Beatty, 21st, 58.73,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 400: Noah Smith, 2nd, 47.55<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 400: Jaylen McNeil, 8th, 48.90<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 400: Isaiah Jones, 16th, 49.68<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 100: Aniyah Brooks, 2nd, 11.82<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 100: Brooklyn Lee, 11th, 12.20<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 100: Malachi Dawson, 44th, 17.01<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 800: Laila Kirk, 2nd, 2:10.20<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 800: Darieon Shufford, 7th, 1:53.84<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 300 Hurdles: Kadence Bain, 1st, 42.61<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 300 Hurdles: Lynnox Newton, 5th, 38.68<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 300 Hurdles: Armon Bly, 8th, 38.93<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 300 Hurdles: Kingston Pierre, 9th, 39.11<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 200: Aniyah Brooks, 4th, 24.42<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 200: Aurya Beatty, 12th, 24.99<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 200: Noah Smith, 10th, 21.66<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 200: Steven Hunter, 14th, 21.79<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 4\u00d7800, 13th, 9:52.66<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 4\u00d7400, 1st, 3:49.47<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 4\u00d7400, 2nd, 3:15.94<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 High Jump: Cynthia Mercado, 15th, 5-0<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Pole Vault: Avery Ejercito, 21st, 9-6<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Pole Vault: Kylee Jordan Clark, 21st, 9-6<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Long Jump: Zayla Ridley, 6th, 16-10<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Triple Jump: Zayla Ridley, 17th, 34-6<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Shot Put: Jayla Biggers, 11th, 34-1<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Discus: Kennedy McCall, 28th, 101-1<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 High Jump: Jamez Velez-Cadena, NH<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 Pole Vault: Drew Bethea, NH<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 Long Jump: Jaydin Lawrence, 4th, 22-8.75<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 Long Jump: Khalen Shepherd, 5th, 22-8<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 Triple Jump: Khalen Shepherd, 28th, 41-6.5<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 Shot Put: Jephte Tchami, 6th, 54-7<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 Shot Put: Daniel Hall, 19th, 49-4.5<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 Discus: Jephte Tchami, 11th, 154-3<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 Discus: Daniel Hall, FOUL<\/p>\n<p>Wilson (Division 1; 17 entries)<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 4\u00d7100, 2nd, 46.85<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 4\u00d7100, 7th, 41.45<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 1600: Ashlei Aguayo, DNS<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 100 Hurdles: Saniah Varnado, 4th, 14.42<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 100 Hurdles: Asia Islam, 11th, 15.17<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 110 Hurdles: Kaleb Coombs, 15th, 15.41<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 400: Brooklyn Fowler, 1st, 54.60<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 400: Brooke Blue, 2nd, 55.13<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 400: Saniah Varnado, 3rd, 55.15<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 400: Clara Adams, 4th, 55.15<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 400: Kaedyn Burroughs, 1st, 47.18<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 400: Dillon Varnado, 11th, 49.36<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 800: Shirayah Lewis-Williams, 6th, 2:11.11<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 800: Riley Jones, 8th, 2:12.94<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 800: Kimani Tindal, 14th, 2:15.46<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 800: Jordan Kincherlow, 5th, 1:53.20<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 300 Hurdles: Saniah Varnado, 2nd, 42.72<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 200: Clara Adams, 1st, 23.47<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 4\u00d7800, 2nd, 9:23.73<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 4\u00d7800, 4th, 7:53.26<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 3200: Nadia Mejia, 10th, 11:03.57<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 3200: Avery Errecart, 11th, 11:06.71<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 3200: Audrey Buckley, 21st, 11:25.26<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 3200: Tommy Pincherli, 36th, 10:02.91<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 3200: Angel Wilson, DNS<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 4\u00d7400, 4th, 3:51.85<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 4\u00d7400, 1st, 3:15.92<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Pole Vault: Hannah Turnorf, 10th, 10-6<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Triple Jump: Journii Spencer, 1st, 37-6.5<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Shot Put: Jordan Jefferson, 25th, 31-6<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 Long Jump: Jeremiah Murphy, 7th, 22-4.75<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 Triple Jump: Adrian Mendez, 42nd, 38-3.75<\/p>\n<p>Millikan (Division 1; 4 entries)<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 4\u00d7100, 9th, 48.07<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 4\u00d7100, 32nd, 43.37<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 1600: Amberly McDowell, 31st, 5:20.31<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 1600: Evan Sailor, 35th, 4:28.07<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 1600: Brandon Hinojosa-Garcia, 38th, 4:28.68<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 1600: Aiden Ransom, DNS<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 100: Jaela Brown, 1st, 11.79<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 800: Bryce Cobabe, 14th, 1:55.48<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 300 Hurdles: Aubrey Hutcherson, 7th, 44.55<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 200: Jaela Brown, 8th, 24.56<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 4\u00d7800, 18th, 10:04.24<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 4\u00d7400, 10th, 4:01.48<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 High Jump: Penelope Cleven, 15th, 5-0<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Discus: Ellie Carr, 6th, 116-6<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 Shot Put: Cesar Gomez, 27th, 46-6.5<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 Discus: Cesar Gomez, 24th, 136-3<\/p>\n<p>Lakewood (Division 1; 0 entries)<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 400: Kai Embree, 14th, 57.62<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 High Jump: Djai Verdun, NH<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Shot Put: Kasey-Rian Henson, 10th, 34-1.5<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Discus: Kasey-Rian Henson, 26th, 102-10<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 High Jump: Marqice Simmons, 28th, 5-10<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 High Jump: Andre Clayton, 28th, 5-10<\/p>\n<p>St. Anthony (Division 4: 0 entries)<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 4\u00d7100, 10th, 50.67<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 4\u00d7100, 14th, 44.29<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 400: Joshua Ogbebor, 17th, 51.98<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 100: Laila Hughes, 22nd, 12.71<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 100: Riley Woodson, 34th, 13.17<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 200: Laila Hughes, 31st, 26.53<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 200: Joshua Ogbebor, 25th, 23.05<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Long Jump: Riley Woodson, 17th, 14-9.25<\/p>\n<p>Girls\u2019 Triple Jump: Quinn Bell, 14th, 31-10.25<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 High Jump: Esten Wilson, 19th, 5-9<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The562\u2019s cross country and track &amp; 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