Sailors runner feels no pain

"I was feeling pretty relaxed, I didn't feel like there was any pressure on me," said Taylor, whose goal is to become the CIF state champion in both events. "If all goes well, I could do it."

Also qualifying for the Newport Harbor boys was Carson Hedrick in the high jump with a first-place mark of 6-0; and Chase Nelsen in the 400 with a first-place time of 52.31.

For the Newport Harbor girls, who also took third place, junior Jessica Robson qualified for CIF in three events. Robson took first place in the high jump with a mark of 5-2, second in the 100 hurdles with a time of 16.182 and third place in the long jump at 16-5.75.

Other CIF qualifiers for Newport Harbor included Allison Stokke, who set a Sea View League record in the pole vault with a first-place height of 13-0; Taylor Bryson, who took third in the 1,600 at 5:09.21; Whitney Blue, who finished third in the 3,200 with a time of 11:15.09; Laura Clayton with third place finishes in both the 100 hurdles and the triple jump; and Cassidy Gayner, who had a second-place time of 47.63 in the 300 hurdles.