Southern Section divisional track finals

Foothill junior Victoria Rische clears the bar at 11 feet 9 inches on her way to first place in the Division 2 pole vault at the Southern Section track and field finals Saturday at Cerritos College.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Rio Mesa junior Cameron Roach edges past Colony senior Shane McKissick to help the Spartans win the 400-meter relay race during the Southern Section Division 2 finals on Saturday at Cerritos College.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Dos Pueblos senior Marina Plesons warms up with other competitors before the pole vault competition Saturday at the Southern Section track and field divisional finals at Cerritos College.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Competitors prepare to make the first handoff during the Division 2 girls’ 400-meter relay race on Saturday at the Southern Section track and field finals at Cerritos College.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Yucaipa senior Jordan Morris tumbles over a hurdle as Summit senior Devon Blackmon leads the way in the 110-meter high hurdles on Saturday in the Southern Section Division 2 track and field finals at Cerritos College.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

El Toro senior Adam Bragg can’t clear the pole-vault bar at 16 feet 9 inches during the Southern Section Division 1 track and field finals Saturday at Cerritos College. Bragg would still win the competition with a clearance of 16-3.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Covina senior Remontay McClain pulls ahead of the competition en route to a win in the 100-meter dash during the Southern Section Division 3 track and field finals Saturday at Cerritos College.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Fellow athletes peek through a fence to watch the boys’ 800-meter race during the Southern Section track and field divisional finals at Cerritos College on Saturday.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)