Cuesta Women's Track & Field was edged out of a title by a powerhouse Moorpark by only 14 points, 151.5 to 137.5. The Raiders, who won twice as many events as the Cougars, 6-to-3, became the fourth different team to claim the WSC Crown, since Cuesta halted West Los Angeles's four-year run in 2021. Returning State Place Winners Savannah Shoemaker and Elle Casselman combined with Freshman Harper Clark to lead the Cougars' scoring. Shoemaker competed all over the meet. She had previously earned 2nd place in the Heptathlon (3,988 pts) and shared a title in the 4x 400 Relay (4:08.09), while adding Second Place in Javelin (103-6), a pair of 4th places in the High Jump (4-9) and Shot Put (33-3), as well as 5th in the Shot Put (33-3). Casselman joined Shoemaker on the relay, but also added an individual title in the 800-meters (2:21.81) and 6th in the Metric Mile (4:55.03). Clark finished one spot behind Shoemaker in 3rd place for the Javelin (99-0), but also took the Bronze in the Hammer (104-9) and Shot Put (34-11), before earning Runner-up in the Discus (110-5).
The Cougars a few more points from reigning Cuesta Record Holders Madeline Scovil and Grace Gutierrez. Scovil won her specialty, the Triple Jump (37-3.75), and took 3rd in the Long Jump (17-4.75), while Gutierrez went vertical with a Runner-up finish in the High Jump (5-3). Freshman Rian Huffman and Brinley Ewen rounded out the Cougars' top scorers. Huffman picked up a pair of Bronzes in the High (5-1) and Triple Jumps (33-1.75), while Ewen was the Runner-up, just ahead of Casselman, in the 1,500 (5:03.96), but dropped to 6th in the 10K (42:17.21), when an official momentarily called the race, a lap early causing several harriers to slow down or stop. The stoppage also caused Summer Gelman to drop to 8th in the 10K (43:37.34), but she made up for it by scoring in the Steeplechase (13:01.09).
Cuesta Women's Track & Field travels to Cerritos this Friday for the 2024 CCCAA Regional Preliminary Meet.
Elle Casselman (800m)- Champion
Madeline Scovil (Triple Jump)- Champion
Savannah Shoemaker, Kiana Marie Lambert, Elle Casselman, Taylor Jones (4x400 Relay)- Champion
Savannah Shoemaker (Heptathlon)- 2nd Place
Grace Gutierrez (High Jump)- 2nd Place
Savannah Shoemaker (Javelin)- 2nd Place
Harper Clark (Discus)- 2nd Place
Brinley Ewen (1500m)- 2nd Place
Rian Huffman (High Jump)- 3rd Place
Madeline Scovil (Long Jump)- 3rd Place
Rian Huffman (Triple Jump)- 3rd Place
Harper Clark (Shot Put)- 3rd Place
Harper Clark (Hammer)- 3rd Place
Harper Clark (Javelin)- 3rd Place
Savannah Shoemaker (100 Hurdles)- 4th Place
Savannah Shoemaker (High Jump)- 4th Place
Savannah Shoemaker (Shot Put)- 5th Place
Kiana Marie Lambert, Taylor Jones, Lexington Brewer, Madeline Scovil (4x100 Relay)- 5th Place
