Long Beach Poly Triples Pleasure
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Long Beach Poly, which won the boys’ state track and field championship and was co-winner of the girls’ state title, is the first school to have won three state championships in a single school year.
The Jackrabbits, who also won the boys’ cross-country title, topped the record of two state championships set by Stockton High in basketball and swimming in 1921-22. That mark was tied 13 times.
Long Beach Poly has won seven boys’ and five girls’ state track championships and has won a record-tying 16 state titles overall.
Berkeley High has also won 16 state championships.
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Angela Williams of Chino, who won the 100 and 200 meters and long jump at the state championships last Saturday, will compete in the USA Track & Field Junior championships at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville on June 26-27.
The meet will yield the U.S. team for the World Junior championships in Annecy, France, July 28-Aug. 2.
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