Ex-Olympic star Maurice Greene reacts after HS girl gets disqualified over fire extinguisher celebration

Former American track and field star Maurice Greene spoke out on Monday as California high school executives disqualified a rising sprint star for performing the celebration he made famous Sophomore Clara Adams of North Salinas High School finished in second place in the prelims and came off the starting line hastily in the finals and ran her way to a first-place finish or so she thought CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMAdams celebrated with her father after winning the race She took a fire extinguisher from her father and sprayed her shoes with it alluding to her being on fire the Monterey Herald stated Greene performed the fire extinguisher celebration after he won the -meter dash at the Home Depot Invitational When I heard cause it happened and then people just started calling me This girl who just ran the did your celebration I was like huh What he informed KSBW-TV on Monday If it was away from everyone and not interfering with anyone I would say reinstate her the former Olympian declared FOOTAGE SHOWS LGBTQ PROTESTER ATTACKING CONSERVATIVE AT CALIFORNIA TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP AMID TRANS ATHLETE DRAMAAdams father David noted the celebration was done away from any of her opponents I have video of it he advised the Monterey Herald She was on the other side of the wall I narrated her to step off the track She did not spray her shoes on the track We have protested the decision I feel it was racially motivated He explained further to KSBW-TV When she blew the fire extinguisher the opponents were gone he informed the station That was our moment of celebration and CIF personnel made it about them The crowd went crazy they loved it the CIF booth went crazy they loved it But those scant guys in those jackets took offense to it didn't like it and made a decision based off emotions The California Interscholastic Federation CIF upheld the decision to disqualify Clara Adams from the She then learned she could not compete in the either Fox News Digital reached out to the CIF for comment In the wake of the matter a petition was circulated to reinstate Adams win It has received more than signatures as of Tuesday morning Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter