SALINAS – An interview with CNN is slated for Saturday. TMZ has also reached out to Clara Adams. Fox News in New York interviewed the North Salinas high school sprinter Wednesday. And former NFL all-pro defensive back Pac Man Jones spoke with her on Thursday.
Humbled by all the attention and support she has received since being stripped of her California Interscholastic Federation state track and field 400-meter title on Saturday, Adams said Thursday she just wants her title reinstated.
“This attention has helped me, has exposed me as an athlete,” Adams said. “But at the same time, I’d love to get my title back. If I had known a celebration with my dad would get me disqualified, I wouldn’t have done it.”
Almost immediately after winning Saturday’s race in Clovis, Adams took a fire extin