Track and field: Poly leads girls’ 1,600 relay; Wilson fails to advance

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Long Beach Poly and Rancho Cucamonga were the only girls’ 1,600-relay teams that broke the 3:50 barrier as they finished 1-2 in the Division I race of the Southern Section-Toyota Championships at Mt. SAC on Saturday.

Poly clocked 3:43.57, almost four seconds slower than it ran at the Penn Relays on April 24 to set the state standard this season.

One of Poly’s primary rivals failed to advance. Long Beach Wilson, which had the third-fastest time in the state and 10th in the nation coming into the day at 3:44.97, encountered problems and finished seventh in the Division I race at 3:55.14, missing the field for the Masters meet by 3.15 seconds.

Other division winners were Woodbridge in Division II, San Luis Obispo in Division III, and St. Mary’s Academy in Division IV.

Girls 1,600-meter relay teams advancing to Friday’s Masters meet:

1. Long Beach Poly, Div. I, 3:43.57
2. Rancho Cucamonga, Div. I, 3:48.71
3. Woodbridge, Div. II, 3:50.58
4. San Luis Obispo, Div. III, 3:51.28
5. Rancho Verde, Div. I, 3:51.52
6. North Torrance, Div. II, 3:51.62
7. St. Mary’s Academy, Div. IV, 3:52.12
8. Etiwanda, Div. I, 3:52.57
9. Santa Margarita, Div. III, 3:52.98

-- Martin Henderson

-- Editor Bob: For complete Southern Section divisonal championship results, check here.