She sprayed her cleats with a fire extinguisher, which the CIF found 'unsportsmanlike." Clara was paying homage to an Olympian who did the same thing in 2004. SALINAS, Calif. - Attorneys and NAACP ...

"When she blew the fire extinguisher, the opponents were gone," David Adams, Clara's father, said. "That was our moment of celebration, and CIF officials made it about them. The crowd went crazy ...

A California high-school sprinter was stripped of the state title after an "unsportsmanlike" celebration with a fire extinguisher, according to the Los Angeles Times. Clara Adams, a 16-year-old ...

KSBW/Youtube A California high school athlete was disqualified and stripped of her gold medal after she celebrated on the track with a fire extinguisher. Clara Adams, a sophomore sprinter from ...

A California high school track star who was disqualified after she took a fire extinguisher to her cleats to celebrate her state title win has turned the unfortunate event into a lucrative one.

But Adams is not the state champion. She was stripped of that title after she used a fire extinguisher to spray her cleats while on the field inside the track moments after the race.

Adams, a sprinter from North Salinas High School in Salinas, California paid homage to a celebration made famous by American sprint icon Maurice Greene by taking a fire extinguisher from her ...

fire extinguisher demonstrations, truck and engine tours and a kids coloring contest. The event allows the community to meet local firefighters and learn safety tips while having fun.

CLOVIS, Calif. – A high school track and field sprinter in California was stripped of her state title for an “unsportsmanlike” celebration with a fire extinguisher after winning the race.

Clara Adams, a student at North Salinas High School, California, was stripped of her title and disqualified from competition after celebrating her track victory by spraying a fire extinguisher on her ...