Track and field: Mahoney continues to dominate distance events

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Saugus freshman Kaylin Mahoney dominated the 1,600 meters at the Southern Section-Toyota Division I preliminaries, then she turned her attention to the 3,200 and did the same thing.

Mahoney pulled away from Crescenta Valley senior Claire Collison over the last 300 meters and clocked a meet-best time of 10 minutes 41.93 seconds. Collison finished in 10:47.41.

Mahoney’s best time of the season is 10:31.86, which she ran at the Arcadia Invitational. It was the state’s fifth-best time coming into the day. She looks as if she’s going to be a great talent over the next few years.

Alexandra Dunne, a San Clemente junior, dominated her heat and ran a 10:49.39 to qualify third.

-- Martin Henderson