Southern Section track championships
Santa Margarita junior pole vaulter Claire Hawkins fails to clear this attempt at 12-6 in the Southern Section Division III meet Saturday at Cerritos College. She eventually cleared the height to win the event and qualify for next week’s Masters meet. (Rob Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Fountain Valley junior Kyle Middlebrooks, left, edges Rancho Cucamonga senior Terence Abrams to win the Southern Section Division I boys’ 100 meters on Saturday at Cerritos College. (Rob Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Long Beach Poly sophomore Akawka Ndipagbor strains to cross the finish line as she wins the Southern Section Division I girls’ 400 meters on Saturday at Cerritos College. (Rob Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Elsinore senior
Rio Mesa sophomore Alexsia Droughn catches her breath as she wins the Southern Section Division II girls’ 200 meters on Saturday at Cerritos College. (Rob Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Loyola sophomore Elias Gedyon has a slight lead on Edison junior Matt McElroy, right, and North
Edgar Panford of Cajon lifts off in the Southern Section Division I boys’ long jump competition on Saturday at Cerritos College. Panford would finish fourth at 22-6 3/4. (Rob Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
La Sierra senior Reggie Wyatt clears a hurdle early in the Southern Section Division I boys’oys 300-meter intermediate hurdles on Saturday at Cerritos College. Wyatt would win the race in 46.45 seconds. (Rob Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Rancho Verde’s Ruben Danielsen leads the pack midway through the Southern Section Division I boys’ 800 meters on Saturday at Cerritos College. He would win the race in 1:53.79. (Rob Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
