Clara Adams, a North Salinas High School sprinter, was disqualified from the CIF State Championships after celebrating her ...

The moment that 16-year-old Clara Adams’ CIF State Championship dreams went up in smoke was captured on video.

As a California high school track and field controversy erupted over a fire extinguisher celebration on Saturday, the man who ...

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 ...

The CIF disqualified her for "unsportsmanlike" behavior after she sprayed her shoes with a fire extinguisher. Clara and her supporters say the punishment is unfair and disproportionate.

paid homage to a celebration made famous by American sprint icon Maurice Greene by taking a fire extinguisher from her father and spraying her spikes after winning the 400-meter event Saturday.

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 ...

Following the race, she went over to where her father and coach were standing to retrieve a small fire extinguisher. Adams then brought the fire extinguisher to an area near the track and sprayed ...

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.