Calabasas girls get the 4x100 relay win at Mt. SAC Relays
The Coyotes ran a meet record of 44.48 seconds to avenge a loss to Fullerton Rosary last week at the Arcadia Invitational.
The Calabasas 4x100 relay team of, from left, Olivia Kirk, Devyn Sproles, Malia Rainey and Marley Scoggins won at the Mt. SAC Relays on Saturday. (Steve Galluzzo / For The Times) Humble but hungry.
That was the mindset that Calabasas’ foursome took to the track at Hilmer Lodge Stadium for the Invitational girls' 4x100-meter race Saturday at the 66th annual Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut. In one of the meet’s marquee matchups, the Coyotes ran their fastest time yet — 44.
48 seconds — to set a meet record and avenge their loss to Fullerton Rosary one week earlier at the Arcadia Invitational. “Taking that ‘L’ last week gave us motivation,” senior captain Marley Scoggins said after getting her team off to a good start with a blazing first leg. “We didn’t like that feeling.
” Speed ultimately wins races, but Coyotes coach Jeff Clanagan helped the cause by changing the order of his runners in hopes of building an early lead. He flipped Scoggins and Olivia Kirk (who led off seven days earlier) while Malia Rainey and Devyn Sproles ran the second and third legs. Adding an element of surprise proved to be an effective strategy.
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