Southern Section track championships: Braelyn Combe three-peats, other records fall
The Southern Section track and field championships featured a slew of record-setting performances on Saturday at Moorpark High.
Corona Santiago senior Braelyn Combe won her third straight 1,600-meter title at the Southern Section finals on Saturday. (Steve Galluzzo / For The Times) Braelyn Combe had an afternoon she will never forget Saturday at the Southern Section track and field finals at Moorpark High. The Corona Santiago senior cruised to victory in the 1,600 meters in 4 minutes, 41.
36 seconds to join Shannon Murikami of Saugus, Anita Siraki of Hoover and Destiny Collins of Great Oak as the only girls to win the Division I race three straight times. Combe also broke Murikami’s Division 1 record in the process. “It means everything since this region is so stacked,” said Combe, who topped Murikami’s 4:42.
50 in 2007 but was just off her personal-best 4:35. “I wanted to complete the task by winning it all three seasons. My goal was to get under the meet record so I’m happy.
I’m getting closer and closer to that 4:30 barrier. I’ve got another step next week and state will be the deepest competition of all. ” Later, Combe became the first Division 1 girl to three-peat in the 800 meters, pulling away around the final turn to win in 2:07.
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