Santa Barbara High multi-sport phenom Malachi Johnston capped off a stellar track-and-field career with an eighth-place finish at the CIF State Championship Meet in Clovis on Saturday.
Johnston posted a mark of 57' 0.75" for the second-best throw of his career. He achieved his personal record of 57' 5" a week earlier at the Masters Meet.
In the storied history of Santa Barbara High track and field, Johnston—who is committed to Cal Poly for football—owns the school's third-best mark in the shot put, trailing only Sam Cunningham in 1969 and Noah Cetti in 2018.