Quran Clayton Jr. highlights the list of CIF-SS Masters qualifiers from the High Desert
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Quran Clayton Jr. had a field day at the CIF-Southern Section Track and Field Division Finals on Saturday afternoon, May 17.
The sophomore competed in three events at Moorpark High School and brought home two Division 1 medals. He qualified for next week’s CIF-SS Masters Meet in all three events.
Clayton took first place in the 110-meter hurdles with a mark of 13.89 seconds, edging out Long Beach Poly’s Lynnox Newton’s time of 14.09 seconds. At last week’s prelims, Clayton posted a time of 14.13 seconds, a hair behind Newton.
Running alongside Jordan Spencer, Tony ShropShire III, and Jaylen Gooden, they combined for a time of 41.32 seconds to claim first place in the 4x100 relay. The Bulldogs topped Temecula Valley’s time of 41.48 seconds.
Clayton also qualified for the Masters in the 100-meter dash, coming in second place with a mark of 10.55 seconds, just behind Rancho Cucamonga’s Rodney Simmons’ time of 10.36 seconds.
The CIF-SS Masters will also be held at Moorpark High School on May 24. Three other local athletes qualified, including Clayton’s teammate Noah Walker.
Here’s a full list of results from local athletes at the Divisional Finals.
Adelanto 4x400 relay, Division 2
The Saints captured sixth place in the relay race with a time of 3:27.53.
Andres Lambarena, Granite Hills, Division 3
Lambarena recorded a throw of 49-7 in the shot put on his second attempt of the day to take seventh place.
Deshaun Kaeo-Kahalioumi, Apple Valley, Division 2
Kaeo-Kahalioumi qualified for the Masters in the discus, coming in second place with a throw of 162-feet-2-inches. Westlake's Lawson Grace took first place with a throw of 174-2.
Johnny Michener, Riverside Prep, Division 4
Michener recorded a throw of 42-7.50 in the shot put, which was good for eighth place.
Nikolas Blocker, Victor Valley, Division 2
Blocker competed in four events, qualifying for the Masters in one. The junior finished in third place in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.54 seconds. He finished sixth place in the 100, posting a time of 10.80 seconds. He also ran legs in both relay races. Running along with Victor Villa, Jeremiah Adams and James Thornton in the 4x100 relay, they finished seventh with a time of 42.47 seconds. In the 4x400 relay with Thornton, Adams and Javontay Williams, they came in eighth place with a time of 3:28.78.
Noah Walker, Oak Hills, Division 1
Walker qualified for the Masters in the high jump, talking second place with a mark of 6-feet-6-inches. He finished behind Ayala’s Nathaniel Baca's mark of 6-10.
Reniyah Rosborough, Victor Valley, Division 2
Rosborough competed in two events at the Divisional Finals. Her best showing came in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.35 seconds. Rosborough finished ninth in the 200 with a time of 25.92 seconds.
Ryan Merles, Silver Valley, Division 4
Merles competed in two events at the Divisional Finals. His best showing was in the triple jump as he took third place with a mark of 41-8.50. Merles also took fourth place in the high jump with a mark of six feet.
Serwaah Sarpong, Silver Valley, Division 4
Like her classmate Merles, Sarpong competed in two events at the Divisional Finals, taking eighth place in both hurdles. In the 100 hurdles, Sarpong posted a time of 16.12 seconds, and in the 300 hurdles a mark of 49.72 seconds.
Tommy Larry, Serrano, Division 2
Larry took sixth place in the triple jump, posting a mark of 41-feet-8.5-inches on his third attempt of the day.
This article originally appeared on Victorville Daily Press: Oak Hills' Clayton has a field day at the CIF-SS Track and Field Finals
