California high school sophomore Clara Adams crossed the finish line, winning the 400-meter State competition. However, a celebration involving her dad and a fire extinguisher stripped her of her championship title, with Adamas feeling “robbed.”

According to The Mercury News, the incident occurred during the night of Saturday, May 31. During the state high school championships, Adams, a North Salinas High sophomore, won the 400-meter competition and proceeded to celebrate with her father.

While stepping away from the track, Adams received a fire extinguisher from her father, David. Then, she blasted her shoes with the extinguisher’s retardant spray.

“I told Clara, ‘You’re on fire,'” David told the outlet. “She did not do it in front of her opponents. She wasn’t disrespecting anyone.”

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