Athletes put on a show at state
📸 Eric Taylor
Kids from all over the state of California descended on the Fresno area and fans of track and field flocked to Buchanan High in Clovis to watch the 2024 CIF State Championships.
From 10th grader Brandon Arrington running a 10.27 100m dash in one of Friday's prelims to Sadie Engelhardt dropping the baton in the 4x800m relay and still coming back to help Valencia win Saturday night the 2024 state meet kept fans on the edge of their seats.
Acalanes senior Trevor Rogers came to the state meet #1 in the Long Jump and left state with the gold medal (24'3").
Bishop O'Dowd's Brandon Rush picked the state meet to really step his game up. Friday Rush busted out a 48'1" 1/4 to qualify 2nd for Saturday's triple jump final where he won with leap of 47'5".
Pittsburg High's 4x100m came into the state meet with little fanfare. They dusted off the track with a season best 40.77 winning just ahead of Long Beach Poly (40.8).
Campolindo shot putter Pinkie Schnayer has done ballet, played Varsity football and made it to state in the discus and shot put.
Schnayer, a senior won thr shot put with a toss of 47'3"3/4 to beat out Notre Dame-Sherman Oaks Aja Johnsons 46'8"3/4.
Brandon Arrington Jr. out of San Diego's Mt Miguel backed up his 10.27 with a 10.33 to win the 100m dash final before sprinting 20.55 to win the 200m dash later that evening.
