Staff Writer
The Mira Costa track and field team beat Palos Verdes on Wednesday in its first Bay League meet.
The Costa girls team won the 4×100-meter relay, finishing with a time of 51.64 seconds. Senior Juliana Loiola also placed first in the 100 and 300-meter hurdles.
“They were good, and the competition was intense,” Loiola said.
Costa also racked up points when the girls won the 4×400-meter relay. Senior Alison Bartak and sophomore Myan Elrington placed first in the high jump and triple jump, respectively. The girls finished the meet with senior captain Chelsea Tatum winning discus.
“It was a nice way to start the track season,” Bartak said.
Senior Robert McMahon placed the boys ahead, taking first place in the 110-meter hurdles. Senior PJ Onusconich followed, taking first in the 400-meter dash and 300-meter hurdles.
“Although I came in first, my times were not my best,” Onusconich said.
Senior Niko Pappas placed first in the two-mile run for the Mustangs. In field events, junior Peter Yaskowitz won the high jump at 5’8.” Senior Chris Fong won the long jump and triple jump, and senior Akira Isaac followed close in second for both events.
“Field events sealed the win for us in the end,” Isaac said.
Seniors Khalil Sonko placed first in boys discus and Brandon Mills won shot put, sealing the final points.
Costa competes again today at Cerritos College at 4:30 p.m.
“Improvement is important so, it’s always nice to see people advancing in their event,” Onusconich said.
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