Southern Section Masters Meet: Clara Adams helps Long Beach Wilson break records
Southern Section athletes shined during the Masters Meet on Saturday, setting the stage for the upcoming state championship track and field meet.
Clara Adams rounds the first turn on her way to setting a Southern Section record in the 400 meters in 51. 98 on Saturday. (Steve Galluzzo / For The Times) Clara Adams expected to win the 400-meter dash Saturday in the Southern Section Masters Meet at Moorpark High.
The Long Beach Wilson junior not only won, she broke the section record, circling the track in 51. 98 seconds. “To be honest, I did not expect a 51 today ...
that was my end goal and I got it before state,” said Adams, who topped the previous mark [set by Norco’s Shae Anderson in 2017] by one hundredth of a second. “It says a lot about my training and teammates who push me in practice every day. I’m ecstatic.
” Even better than breaking a section record is breaking a state record and Adams was smiling wider several hours later after she and teammates Brooke Blue, Brooklyn Fowler and Saniah Varnado did just that by clocking 3:33. 83 in the 4x400 relay to obliterate the time of 3:35. 49 set by Moore League rival Long Beach Poly in 2004.
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