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Five Moore League schools were represented at the CIF track & field finals at Moorpark High School on Saturday, including an athlete from each of Cabrillo, Lakewood, and Jordan.
Cabrillo senior Lauren Farr started the meet off in the Division 3 girls’ shot put, where she placed second with a 36-6 on her third attempt. It wasn’t a PR for Farr but it was the best she’s done at CIF after competing last year.
“I feel like I’ve been doing this since freshman year trying to get to CIF and get first, and second place is really good,” Farr said.
Farr carries it as an honor to be the only athlete from Cabrillo competing at CIF finals and says that she’s happy to represent.
“At Cabrillo, going to CIF is a big deal,” she said. “It feels good to be appreciated and I feel really happy when I get to school and everyone gives me congratulations. I never really get that so I always feel happy. I wasn’t only doing this for myself but also for the people at Cabrillo.”
Amaya Rice competed in both the girls’ Division 1 100m and 200m for Lakewood. Rice had a solid finish out of Lane 1 in the 100m with an 11.91, just fourth-hundredths of a second off of her personal-best.
Rice also finished third in the 200m with a 24.21. She was the top finisher out of Long Beach just two weeks after becoming the 200m Moore League champion. She was just nine-hundredths off of that personal-record set at league finals.
Jordan’s Armani Johnson ran in the girls’ Division 2 100m and finished in sixth place with a 12.27. She ran the exact same time a week ago at the prelims.
