Live broadcast of the 2019 CIF-SS Masters girls 1600-meter state qualifying race. Aubrey Suarez wins in 4:45.04, with Fatima Cortes second at 4:45.41. The top six finishers automatically qualify, including several underclassmen.
Girls 1600 state qualifier, 4:52.84. Outstanding group here. We got some people who will move on, that's for sure. Top 6 automatic, and then you can meet a standard under 4:52.84. In athletes, Maureen McCurdy, Foothill Tech. In 1, 2, Dalia Prias, MiraCosta 9th grader. In 3, Chloe Arriaga, Isis Diaz, Sierra Canyon, in 4. 5, Mariana Griffiths, 6th in this competition last year, 1:49.42. In 6th, Fiona Hawkins, 10th grader, Newberry Park. 7th, Anna Hadley, outstanding 9th grader. And any 9th grader that's in this field has to be very good. Canyon, Anna, Whitney Valente, junior at Brea Olinda, number 8. Fatima Cortes was 1st last year, 1:46.71. 3rd, 10, Jacqueline Duarte would be 9th at 4:51.42. In 11th, Aubrey Suarez, 4th, 4:47.83. I'm gonna have to pick outstanding 10th grader, Mia Barnett, 7th last year as a 9th grader, 4:50.58. Kerdi, Freas, Arriaga, Diaz, Griffiths, Hawkins, Hadley, Valente, Cortes, Duarte, Suarez, and Barnett. Vea Barnett has moved in there. 72.1 on the opening 400. Very contentious field. Ariaga and Barnett go 1-2.
Nice job, girls!
Barnett takes over the lead.
Okay, this is the state automatic qualifying night of 14 feet 9 inches. We have multiple—
remember that state qualifier was 452.84. We want to stay on that pace, and we have some girls that are certainly capable of holding on to the qualifier. 227.0, 75 seconds. On the second 400, Barnett and Suarez. Suarez takes over. Adriana Mayfield. Suarez, Barnett, and Cortes.
Hey, go be with it! Go be with it! Go do it now! Your time! Top 6, make a move! Make a move, Whit!
Pace of the main event, we're going to qualify people on that state qualifier at 4:52. Suarez, Barnett in second. Cortes in third, moving into second.
¡Qué raro! ¡Soria Sin Cortés! They're all right there! They're all right there! Close the door!
Cortes takes over.
Come on, win!
Come on, win!
Drive!
Down the straightaway. Oh, great finish here. Suarez and Cortez are batting for third. Lloydy up for third. Excellent job by Mitch Gonzalez, as usual. Suarez, 4:45.04. Cortes, 4:45.41. Duarte, 4:50.46. Barnett, 4:50.61. Hadley— there's a 9th grader for you right there— Hadley at 4:51.01. Arriaga would be next at 4:51.39. At large, Frias, MiraCosta for the Mustangs. 451. 47 does what you want to do. Guanapá Diaz, 454.
