{"id":342729,"date":"2026-06-02T09:46:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T09:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/342729\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T09:46:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T09:46:33","slug":"cif-state-track-wilson-girls-four-peat-as-state-champions-in-dominant-fashion-the562-org","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/342729\/","title":{"rendered":"CIF State Track: Wilson Girls Four-Peat as State Champions in Dominant Fashion \u2013 The562.org"},"content":{"rendered":"

The562\u2019s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by Joe Carlson & Debbie Hughes.<\/p>\n

The562\u2019s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009.<\/a><\/p>\n

From the Arcadia Invitational and the Moore League Finals to the CIF Championships and everything in between, Wilson logs plenty of miles over the course of a long season\u2014but celebrating a state championship at the end of it never gets tiring.<\/p>\n

The Bruins earned that right once again in historic fashion this year, winning their fourth consecutive state championship Saturday at the CIF State Finals at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Clovis. Wilson finished with a school-record 70 team points, tying for the third-highest total in state history and finishing more than double ahead of runner-up Santiago Corona which scored 30.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor as long as I\u2019ve been here, this is probably No. 1,\u201d said Wilson co-coach Shannon Fisher of the championship. \u201cWhen we have kids come in wanting to work hard and carry on the legacy at this school, it never gets tiring winning these state championships. These girls come in wanting to be like the ones before them, and it never gets old watching that legacy grow.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Bruins broke two school records while collecting four gold medals and seven podium finishes, becoming just the second girls\u2019 team in California history to win four consecutive state championships after leaguemates Long Beach Poly\u2019s did it from 2008-11. No girls\u2019 or boys\u2019 team has ever won five consecutive state championships.<\/p>\n

The feat wouldn\u2019t have been possible if not for Wilson\u2019s 4\u00d7400 relay team of Clara Adams, Brooke Blue, Brooklyn Fowler and Saniah Varnado, which set a national-record at Masters last week and concluded Saturday with another first place finish. Between their relay win and their individual wins, the four combined to score 53 of Wilson\u2019s 70 points, which in itself would\u2019ve been a new school-record for the Bruins.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey come in and do their little TikToks, but once that\u2019s over and we get on the track, those girls work,\u201d Fisher said of the quartet. \u201cThey put in the work and they don\u2019t take runs off. We have young girls coming in and pushing the older girls, so having that middle-distance group that can all train together\u2014it\u2019s almost like a track meet every day at practice. That\u2019s what prepares them to come out here and do what they do.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Bruins claimed 23 of those 70 points in the girls\u2019 400m race alone, where three members of that national record-setting 4×400 relay team were competing. Adams took home gold in 52.28, while junior Varnado finished second in 52.98 and Fowler placed fourth in 54.41.<\/p>\n

Adams crossed the finish line first in the girls\u2019 400m state final last year before being disqualified following a celebration on the infield. One year later, the North Salinas transfer earned her redemption by officially claiming the state title. She then added a second gold medal in the girls\u2019 200m with a 23.40 come-from-behind victory, eventually finishing the night with three gold medals and her first team state championship.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the first time in my career that I can genuinely say I have no words,\u201d said a speechless Adams after her perfect meet. \u201cNo words can explain how I\u2019m feeling right now. I\u2019m ecstatic, I\u2019m happy, and I\u2019m just so full of joy. I\u2019m so proud of myself and my whole team\u2014they\u2019re my family, and it\u2019s such a blessing to be a part of this four-peat with them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adams wasn\u2019t the only Bruin to continue her huge day at the state meet after the 400m, as Varnado also captured an individual state championship in the girls\u2019 300m hurdles with a blistering 39.95. The junior overcame contact with the first hurdle and managed to break Olympic gold medalist Lashinda Demus\u2019 Wilson school record of 39.98, which had stood since 2001.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CIF State Track & Field Championships 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

The Wilson Bruins made history at the 2026 CIF State Track & Field Championships as the girls’ program claimed their fourth consecutive state title with a dominant performance up in Clovis.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was shocked about that,\u201d Varnado said. \u201cI was just trying to execute my race and listen to what the coaches were telling me. I knocked over a hurdle, but I just had to get back focused because I was not going out like that. After the last 100 meters, I was just in shock after looking at the time. I was at a loss for words.\u201d<\/p>\n

Demus weighed in on Varnado\u2019s record-breaking performance via The562\u2019s Instagram, congratulating the junior following her individual state championship.<\/p>\n

\u201cTruly honored!!!\u201d Demus commented. \u201cIt is well deserved! She went after it like a true dog!!!\u201d<\/p>\n

Wilson\u2019s Brooklyn Fowler also competed in three races, beginning with the girls\u2019 4x100m relay. The Bruins finished sixth in 46.58 with a quartet made up entirely of underclassmen, as Fowler and fellow sophomore Kayla Brown teamed up with freshmen London Welch and Jayda Cigar-Dingle.<\/p>\n

The Bruins also received a podium finish from their lone field athlete, Journii Spencer, who placed third in the triple jump with a top mark of 40 feet on her second attempt. The jump set a new personal best for the Fullerton commit in the final meet of her high school career, earning Wilson six more valuable\u00a0 points.<\/p>\n

Wilson had one other individual competitor in the girls\u2019 800m in Shirayah Lewis-Williams, who finished seventh in 2:08.99. Lewis-Williams also anchored Wilson\u2019s 4×800 relay team, joining Kennedy Bryant, Riley Jones and Kimani Tindal in a third-place finish with a time of 8:53.37.<\/p>\n

The title was Wilson\u2019s sixth girls\u2019 state championship, while the Bruins\u2019 70 points tied Long Beach Poly\u2019s 2014 total for the third-highest score ever by a girls\u2019 team at the state finals. The Jackrabbits hold the top two spots, including the state record of 80 points set in 2004.<\/p>\n

Results:<\/p>\n

Girls\u2019 4x100m: 6th, 46.58, (London Welch, Brooklyn Fowler, Jayda Cigar Dingle, Kayla Brown)<\/p>\n

Girls\u2019 400m: Clara Adams, 1st, 52.28<\/p>\n

Girls\u2019 400m: Saniah Varnado, 2nd, 52.98<\/p>\n

Girls\u2019 400m: Brooklyn Fowler, 4th, 54.41<\/p>\n

Girls\u2019 800m: Shirayah Lewis-Williams, 7th, 2:08.99<\/p>\n

Girls\u2019 300m Hurdles: Saniah Varnado, 1st, 39.95<\/p>\n

Girls\u2019 200m: Clara Adams, 1st, 23.40<\/p>\n

Girls\u2019 4x800m: 3rd, 8:53.37, (Kennedy Bryant, Riley Jones, Kimani Tindal and Shirayah Lewis Williams)<\/p>\n

Girls\u2019 4x400m: 1st, 3:36.17, (Brooke Blue, Brooklyn Fowler, Clara Adams, Saniah Varnado)<\/p>\n

Girls\u2019 Triple Jump: Journii Spencer, 3rd 40′ 0″<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The562\u2019s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by Joe Carlson & Debbie Hughes. The562\u2019s coverage…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":342730,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-342729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342729","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=342729"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342729\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/342730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=342729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=342729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=342729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}