US EditionCalifornia leaders support Salinas teen track star disqualified after celebration | News Channel 3-12
- Clara Adams, a 16-year-old North Salinas High School sophomore, was disqualified and stripped of her 400-meter state championship at the CIF State Championships in 2025 due to a post-race celebration.
- Adams celebrated by extinguishing her spikes with a fire extinguisher, emulating Olympic gold medalist Maurice Greene's 2004 gesture, but there were no prior warnings or similar penalties in CIF history.
- Her celebration was not directed at competitors and occurred off the track; CIF officials deemed it unsportsmanlike, leading to her disqualification and barring her from further races and podium recognition.
- Officials from Monterey County have prepared correspondence urging CIF authorities to restore Adams’ rightful championship status, emphasizing her winning time of 53.24 seconds and her positive impact on the community; meanwhile, Adams and her advocates voiced their disappointment and indicated intentions to pursue legal remedies.
- Support from local leaders, including Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and the Monterey County Republican Party, calls for swift reinstatement, emphasizing fairness and Adams’ positive example as a youth role model in the community.
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Monterey County calls for the reinstatement of Clara Adams's Championship
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) - The Monterey County Board of Supervisors has signed a letter in support of track and field athlete Clara Adams, calling for her championship title to be reinstated. Adams was stripped of her title after a post-win celebration during the CIF State Championships after a 400-meter final. Adams was also disqualified from a 200-meter event where she ranked second. The letter is addressed to CIF Executive Director R…
Family threatens legal action after track star is disqualified over celebration paying homage to Olympian
Track star Clara Adams was disqualified by CIF officials in California for celebrating her win with a fire extinguisher -- a homage to Olympian sprinter Maurice Greene.
Family threatens legal action after track star is disqualified over celebration paying homage to Olympian | TALK! 100.7 FM
Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images (SALINAS, Calif.) — The family of a 16-year-old track star is threatening to take legal action after the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) disqualified their daughter and stripped her of her gold medal after she celebrated her win in the state final by spraying her feet with a fire extinguisher – an homage to Olympic champion Maurice Green. Clara Adams, a North Salinas High School sophomore, said tha…
News conference: Salinas track star on being disqualified for fire extinguisher incident
Oakland News Now – News conference: Salinas track star on being disqualified for fire extinguisher incident | KTVU – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. Salinas track star ... Read moreThe post News conference: Salinas track star on being disqualified for fire extinguisher incident | KTVU a…
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