LIONS CLAIM THRILLING DMR CROWN AT ARCADIA: The @jserra.tfxc quartet of senior Chloe Elbaz, senior Maya Woolforde, senior Mireya Hardman, and freshman Maya Pawlowicz emerged with a down-to-the-wire triumph in the Invitational Girls Distance Medley Relay race to highlight the final day of action at the 2026 Arcadia Invitational on Saturday at Arcadia High School.
Elbaz, who placed fourth in the seeded 800m race earlier in the evening session with a time of 2:09.86, jumpstarted the Lions’ effort with a 1200m opening leg clocking of 3:38.27 that pushed the team into first place as she passed the stick over to Woolforde.
Woolforde sprinted to a 57.58 400m split before turning the race baton over to Hardman for the 800m portion of the relay.
Hardman powered around the track in her two-laps in a time of 2:19.99 to set the stage for a dramatic 1600m anchor leg for Pawlowicz.
The impressive first-year harrier faced a stiff challenge from the anchor runner from Cathedral Catholic, who closed the race gap through the first two laps and moved into first place with 600m left in the race.
Pawlowicz drafted in second place as the runners made their final turn before coming down the home stretch in the final 100 meters, but timed one final burst expertly to pull ahead of the Cathedral Catholic anchor runner and hold off a late challenge from the Oaks Christian anchor on the outside.
Pawlowicz’s 4:56.60 split carried her across the line to seal the Lions’ win in a time of 11:52.42, with Oaks Christian taking second in 11:52.76.
Seniors Alden Morales, J.P. De Santos, Jack Burnett, and Luke Friedl joined forces in the invitational Boys Distance Medley race and produced a time of 10:20.10 to earn a sixth place result against a field of 24 teams.
Earlier, Morales turned in a seasonal best of 1:52.23 to secure sixth place in the invitational Boys 800m race.
Junior Reese Holley turned in a time of 4:54.04 in the invitational Girls Mile race to place eighth.
Senior Helena Reuter cleared 11 feet, 11 inches in the invitational Girls Pole Vault competition, which earned her ninth place.
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