Track & Field: Adekayode, Miller win City long jump

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Kevin Adekayode of Chatsworth and Kierra Miller of Carson won the boys’ and girls’ long jump events at the City Section Championships in Lake Balboa.

Adekayode, a senior for the Chancellors, leaped 21 feet, nine inches to edge Dorsey’s Marcus Eggleston, who was second with a distance of 21-8 1/4. Esston Al-Uqdah of Crenshaw was third in 21-5.

Miller, a junior for the Colts, jumped 17-6 3/4 on her first attempt and was never caught. Palisades sophomore Kendall Gustafson was second in 17-4 3/4 and Hannah Lopez was third at 16-0.

-- Steve Galluzzo