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Laney Captures Elusive Title While
Tigers Continue Streak!!!
5/23/10
For the last few years of this decade, Laney
College had been reaching for the elusive State Track & Field Championship
title. However, they always seemed to be the bridesmaid rather than the bride.
Yet, this year, Laney would not be denied as dominating performances in the
sprints and jumps gave them the decisive edge in bringing home the
championship crown.
Lenore Moreno (10) leads a pack of Mountie women in the early stages of the
10k. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
Orange Coast's Liana Fuentes in the pole vault. (photo, courtesy of Dean
Lofgren)
In the beginning, however, Mt. SAC got things
started off well as they scored big points in the women’s 10k. With strong
winds whipping through the stadium, Lenore Moreno, the favorite, took control
of the race early, and went on to win, never being seriously challenged.
Teammates Jaasmin Pina, and Mallory Celaya finished 3rd and 7th
to give the Lady Mounties 18 early points. The next day, the Mounties would
add to that total as Celaya would go on to take the victory in the women’s
steeplechase.
The first water jump of the women's steeplechase. (photo, courtesy of
Dean Lofgren)
The next event would find Sacramento getting into
the mix as they took the women’s 400 meter relay. Mt. SAC, taking 4th,
would add more points to their coffers. Glendale, who would bring its powerful
distance corps scored big points in the women’s 1500, with standout, Rosa Del
Toro winning the race.
The Sacramento 400 relay team on it's way to victory. (photo,
courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
Tracee Van Der Wyk of Pasadena and Rosa Del Toro of Glendale lead in the
early stages of the 1500. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
Sacramento would add more points in the women’s
100 meter hurdles as they grabbed a 2nd place spot behind winner
Shakina Phillips of LA Southwest. Two-time defending champion, Cerritos
College would not be left out either, as they placed 1-2 in the women’s 400
meters, led by freshman, Tanisha Hawkins.
Laney's Shanae Roach (center) winning the 200 meters. (photo,
courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
Laney, would begin its charge in the women’s 100
meters as they placed 1st, 2nd and 7th , led
by the victory of Lauryn Newson, who took the race in a time of 11.60. This
was added to an outstanding showing in the long jump, as Newson led a 1st,
5th and 8th place finish. Newson would continue to be a
powerful force as she also scored in the high jump.
American River, who would also play a major part
in the days events, scored points with a victory in the women’s pole vault by
Jenna Yowell. The northern onslaught continued as Sacramento added more points
in the women’s hammer in which they took 2nd and 7th
place behind winner, Angel Togafau of Golden West. Sacramento also won the
high jump with the blue ribbon performance of Susan Jackson. American River
would quickly respond with a victory in the women’s 400 meter hurdles by
Ashley Frazier.
Laney, however, would cement the victory with a
1-2-6 performance in the women’s 200, led by Shanae Roach and Lauryn Newson,
defeating 400 meter champion, Tanisha Hawkins of Cerritos.
The final handoff of the women's 1600 meter relay. (photo, courtesy of Dean
Lofgren)
Mt. SAC and Glendale would later comeback to score
big points in the women’s 5000, which was won by Lenore Moreno, followed by
Glendale’s Karen Rosas and Rosa Del Toro. Cerritos’ would finish the
competition with a victory in the women’s 1600 meter relay. However, it was
Laney’s day as they took the title with a score of 82 points. They were
followed by Sacramento who scored 61 points with American River and Cerritos
tying for 3rd with 60 points each. Glendale would finish 5th,
Mt. SAC 6th, Orange Coast finished 7th, Riverside was 8th,
Moorpark placed 9th and West LA finished 10th.
Corey Honeycutt of Canyons (5) leads the women's 800 on her way to victory.
(photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
Other championship performances were turned in by
Sara Nichols of Butte in the javelin and decathlon, Samantha Gutierrez of
Riverside in the discus, Luseane Makanesi of Fullerton in the shot put,
Starasia Childs of West LA in the triple jump and Corey Honeycutt of College
of the Canyons in the 800.
The men’s competition featured the heavily favored
Riverside squad as they had taken the Southern California Championship in
impressive fashion. Riverside would not disappoint as they would go on to win
their third consecutive title.
Cody Allen of Sacramento getting ready to launch the javelin. (photo,
courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
The Tigers proved to be anything but a one
dimensional team as they grabbed points in almost every facet of the days
events. Riverside scored in the javelin and hammer, and won the long jump with
a tremendous leap of 25’ 5.75” by Chris Bernard. They also placed 6th
in the pole vault, which was won by Saddleback’s Chris Jennings. The night
before, Jeff Pelarde placed 3rd in the 10k behind winner David
Sanchez of College of Sequoias,
The momentum for the Tigers did not slow down as
Saturday’s running events got started as they won the men’s 4 x 100. However,
Riverside’s early success did not discourage other teams who were going to
fight them tooth and nail for every point.
Ray Stewart of Merritt and Marcus Pope of Mt. SAC hit the first hurdle of
the 110 high hurdles. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
Sacramento, displayed it’s sprinting prowess,
placing 2nd in the men’s 4 x 100 relay. Sacramento would also
garner points in the field events as well, with the victory of Cody Allen in
the men’s javelin with a throw of 206’5”. This was accompanied by a victory in
the men’s high jump by freshman Ray Nikzat.
Cerritos College, last year’s state runner-up,
showed it’s power in the middle distance events as freshman Gabriel Hilbert
took the 1500 meter title. That was quickly followed by a 2nd place
finish by Ameer Webb in the men’s 100, finishing behind champion Tavion Burke
of Antelope Valley, who thrilled the hometown crowd.
Gabriel Hilbert of Cerritos (10) sprints towards the finish of the men's
1500 with Richard Zarazua (3) and David Cardona (12) giving chase.
(photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
Riverside, once again, countered with a victory by
Marquis Pilchur who won the 400. Sacramento would also pick up much needed
points with the third place finish of Brandon Dawson.
Tavion Burke of Antelope Valley wins the men's 100. (photo, courtesy
of Dean Lofgren)
Cerritos, would immediately counter again with a
1-2 finish in the men’s 800 as Torion Bailey would successfully defend his
title just beating teammate Daniel King. Mt. SAC, who would also be a factor,
received a boost by the victory of Marcus Pilchur, who overcame a fall in the
110 high hurdles earlier in the day, to take 400 meter hurdles. Cerritos would
also score another 10 points in the 200 meters as Webb avenged his loss in the
100 to win the 200 meters.
Riverside's Marquis Pilchur charges down the final 100 meters of the men's
400. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
Riverside, however, put an exclamation point on
their three-peat as they won the men 1600 meter relay in a very close contest,
defeating Sacramento and Cerritos with only a mere half second separating the
top three teams.
Riverside would accumulate a total of 94 points to
win going away. Sacramento would place 2nd, Cerritos would take 3rd,
Mt. SAC would place 4th, Moorpark placed 5th, American
River placed 6th, Antelope Valley would place 7th, El
Camino placed 8th, Fresno would be 9th and Saddleback
would place 10th.
The final handoff of the men's 1600 meter relay. (photo, courtesy of
Dean Lofgren)
Other championship performances were turned in by
David Cardona of El Camino in the 5k, Aaron Victorian of San Jose in the
decathlon, Ray Stewart of Merrit who defended his title in the 110 high
hurdles, Mark Frazier who won maybe the wildest steeplechase race in state
history, Chris Yates of Golden West in the shot put, and Nate Moses in the
discus.
Results
Mt. SAC & Riverside Bring Home So Cal
Championship Crowns
5/15/10
The Mt. SAC women and the Riverside men captured Southern California
Championships this past Saturday at Saddleback College. Both schools were able
to score in variety events which allowed them to grab enough points for them
to bring home titles.
Larissa Davis of Riverside and Mallory Celaya of Mt. SAC in the
steeplechase. (photo courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
In the women’s competition, Mt. SAC held up against stiff challenges from
two time defending champion, Cerritos College. Mt. SAC drew first blood in the
women’s 10k which was held the week before. Distance star, Lenore Moreno ran
away with the title, setting a new So Cal Championships record with a time of
35:38.97. Her teammate, Mallory Celaya placed 2nd with another
Mountie, Jaasmin Pina placing 4th, giving Mt. SAC huge points.
Sade Williams of Cerritos and Shale Garland of El Camino in the 400.
(photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
Mt. SAC also picked up a good amount of points in the steeplechase with
Celaya finishing second to Riverside’s Larissa Davis as well as the Mountie
team finishing 2nd
in the 400 relay, to winner, West LA.
Corey Honeycutt of Canyons and Danielle Lowe of Trade Tech power to the end
of the women's 800. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
Cerritos fought back with some outstanding performances in the field
events, including a 2nd place finish by Cyntrail Pierce in the long
jump. West Los Angeles, not to be outdone, took top honors in that event, with
Starasia Childs taking the title with her teammates placing 5th and
6th overall. Childs would also win the triple jump.
El Camino's Kara Kalmar gets ready for another attempt in the pole vault.
(photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
Orange Coast, who would place 4th in the team standings, also
started to make their presence known as they picked up serious points in the
women’s pole vault, led by the victory of Audrey Crouse, who defeated El Camino’s
Kara Kalmar.
Tracee Van Der Wyk leading the women's 1500. (photo, courtesy of Dean
Lofgren)
Mt. SAC would gain more points in the women’s 100 meters finishing 2nd
, 4th and 5th, led by Uchechi Anunkor who grabbed the 2nd
spot behind Glendale’s sprint standout, Samantha Bogatz. However, Cerritos
would have as impressive a showing in the 400 meters as they placed 1st,
4th and 5th led by Sade Williams. Orange Coast also kept
themselves in the race with a 2nd and 3rd place finish
behind Pasadena’s Tracee Van Der Wyk in the 1500.
However, it would be the Mounties day as Lenore Moreno, won the 5000 meters
with teammate Celaya taking 7th, effectively putting Mt. SAC in
the lead for good. Despite a Cerritos win in the women’s 1600 meter relay, the
Mounties would take the championship.
Other championship performances were turned in by LA Southwest’s Shakina
Phillips in the 100 meter hurdles, Fullerton’s Ashley Jsames in the 400 meter
hurdles. College of the Canyons, Corey Honeycutt in the 800 meters,
Riverside’s Larissa Davis in the steeplechase, Saddleback’s Meagan Johnson in
the high jump, Fullerton’s Luseane Makanesi in the shot put, Riverside’s
Samantha Gutierrez in the discus and javelin, and Moorpark’s Jane Swenson in the hammer throw.
Southwestern's Dahir Mohammed in the steeplechase. (photo, courtesy
of Dean Lofgren)
In the men’s competition, Riverside was able to defend its championship by
also combining points in a multitude of events, which was enough to give them
the 2010 title.
Marquis Pilchur of Riverside leading his team to a victory in the 1600
meter relay. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
Things started well for the Tigers as Jeff Pelarde won the men’s 10k,
defeating a very solid field that gave his team 10 points. Riverside started
out the next competition in solid fashion as well with a 2nd place
finish in the men’s 400 meter relay placing just behind West LA who had earlier
taken the women’s competition in that same event just a few minutes before.
Saddleback's Ray Lian shows off his winning form in the javelin.
(photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
Cerritos, who would place third overall in the team competition, got into
the act with the fantastic performance of Ameer Webb who won the 100 meters in
a time of 10.37. Webb would come back later in the day to win the 200 meters
in a time of 20.7.
From left to right, Southwestern's Elliot Taylor, Cerritos' Ameer Webb and
Antelope Valley's Tavion Burke in the men's 100. (photo, courtesy of
Dean Lofgren)
Mt. SAC, the 2nd place team finisher flexed its muscle in
several events, but especially shined in the hurdles. Led by star Marcus Pope,
Mt. SAC went 1-2 in the 110 high hurdles and then Pope would return to take
top honors in the 400 meter hurdles as well.
Moorpark's Kenny Sugishita in the men's discus. (photo, courtesy of Dean
Lofgren)
Cerritos would fight back with a 1st, 5th and 6th
place finish in the 800 led by defending state champion, Torion Bailey who took
the title. Riverside and Mt. SAC would also add to their point coffers with a
1-2 finish in the men 1600 meter relay.
The men's 5000 field early in the race. (photo, courtesy of Dean
Lofgren)
However, Riverside ability to score in multiple places including a 3rd
and 4th place finish in the men’s 200 and wins in the long and
triple jumps by Chris Bernard coupled with Marquis Pilchur's victory in the 400, proved too much
for the rest of the field as the Tigers won the championship.
Other championship performances were turned in by Saddleback’s AB Shaheen
and Ray Lian in the hammer and javelin, Moorpark’s Kenneth Sugishita in the discus and shot put, Cuesta’s Craig Van Leeuwen in the pole
vault, David Cardona of El Camino in the 1500, Stephen Scrafford of Santa
Barbara in the 5000, and Southwestern’s Dahir Mohammed in the steeplechase.
Results --
Individual
Team
The OEC Championships Provided Some
Memorable Moments
Ashley Jsames 100 and 400 meter hurdles OEC
champion. (photo, courtesy of Gina Bevec)
Luseane Makanesi of Fullerton winning the
discus. (photo, courtesy of Gina Bevec)
In what was remembered as was one of the best
long jump competitions in OEC Championship history, the long jumpers from the
various teams gathered together in a moment of solidarity. (photo,
courtesy of Gina Bevec.
Foothill Conference
Championships Go To Cuyamaca and Southwestern
The Foothill Men’s
Conference Title was won by Cuyamaca and the women’s title went to
Southwestern as teams contested the Foothill Conference Championships at San Diego Mesa College
this past week.
The men's 100 meter final barrels down the track. (photo, courtesy of
Mark Covert)
The men’s competition was
close all day long with Cuyamaca just edging their San Diego County rival
Southwestern by a mere a seven points. Antelope Valley finished third, only
23 points back, with San Bernardino finishing 1 point behind them.
Antelope Valley's Pedro Zaragoza in the men's
5000. (photo, courtesy of Mark Covert)
Antelope Valley scored big
in the sprints, finishing first and third in the 100, led by Tavion Burke with
a great race of 10.43. Burke would win the 200 as well. AVC was
also able to take top honors in the 400 relay.
The first leg of the men's 1600 relay gets
ready for the exchange. (photo, courtesy of Mark Covert)
Southwestern was led by
Dahir Mohammed who won the 10k and placed third in the 5k. They also received solid
performances from Eliot Taylor in the 200 and Niko Salazar in the 400 meter
hurdles.
However, Cuyamaca was able
to pick up game changing points in the throws, finishing 1st, 3rd,
4th, and 5th in the hammer led by Derek Harrebornee.
This combined with a 2nd place finish in the javelin by Stephen
Rubio and a solid 2nd place performance in the high hurdles by
James Rollings, was enough to give them the win.
The women's 4 x 100 relay takes off from the
start. (photo, courtesy of Mark Covert)
In the women’s competition,
Southwestern used strong performances in the distance events, especially by
standout, Tanya Valenzuela, to parlay enough points to win the meet.
Antelope Valley received
points in the sprints due to victories by Portia Bell who won the 100 and 200
meters as well as gaining victories in both the 400 and 1600 meter relay
events. Middle distance runner Anaiz Ortiz, also contributed with a victory in the 1500
meters.
The women's 1500 meters completes the first lap.
(photo, courtesy of Mark Covert)
Cuyamaca, used its
signature throwing prowess to get into the act by dominating the shot put and hammer
with the stellar performance by Paula Saavedra as well as the
javelin and discus by Chelsea Staub.
Yet, Southwestern’s
consistency in the jumps, led by Britni Coleman and the early victory of in the
steeplechase by Tanya Valenzuela was enough to put them over the top.
Other notable performances
were turned in by Chaffey’s Mareka Clark who won the triple jump, Palomar’s
Adrianna Paz who won the long jump and San Diego Mesa’s Niki Nova who won the
800.
Results
Mt. SAC Sweeps the South
Coast Conference Championships
5/30/10
The Mt. SAC men’s and
women’s squads both took home conference titles at the South Coast Conference
Championships that were held this past week at Mt. SAC. The SCC, which always
proves to be a tough conference, was highlighted by some outstanding
performances throughout the day.
Gabriel Hilbert winning the 1500 meters.
(photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
In the men’s competition,
the battle between Mt. SAC and Cerritos was quite close for most of the meet.
Cerritos’ Gabriel Hilbert helped get things going for the Falcons as he
defeated El Camino’s David Cardona in a close race to take the 1500 meters in a
time of 3:55. Hilbert would later come back to win the 800 as well.
Mt. SAC's Marquis Pope clears another hurdle
on his way to another win. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
The Falcons also struck
hard in the sprints, with Ameer Webb taking both the 100 in a wind-aided
time of 10.26 and 200 meter races. His teammate, Juan Tapia won the 400
meters as well, leading a 1-2 finish by the Falcons.
Sprint standout, Ameer Webb wins the 200
meters. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
However, Mt. SAC had
outstanding performances that shot them to the lead, especially in the hurdle
events. In the 110 high hurdles, standout Marcus Pope led a 1 through 4
sweep of the race, winning in a time of 14.01. In the 400 meter hurdles, Pope
repeated his winning ways taking the race in a time of 52.70. The
Mounties also fortified their winning efforts with a 1 through 6 sweep in the
pole vault, which was won by the winning vault of Jordan Alviso, who cleared 16
feet even. This coupled with a 1-2 finish in the high jump, led by
outstanding jumper Justin Bethea, proved to be too much as the Mounties won
the title.
LA Trade Tech's Danielle Low wins the women's
800 meters. (photo, courtesy of Geoff Skarr)
Other outstanding
performances were turned in by Pasadena’s Ernesto Rodriguez who won the
steeplechase, El Camino’s David Cardona who won the 5k, El Camino’s Jose
Lezama who won the 10k and Cerritos’ Sony Theodate who won the shot put.
Mt. SAC's Linda Rueff gets ready to launch
the shot. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren
In the women’s competition,
Mt. SAC was able dominate several distance events, including, standout
performances of star runner Lenore Moreno in the 5 and 10k races to put them
firmly on top.
El Camino's Kara Kalmar clears the bar on her
way to victory in the women's pole vault. (photo, courtesy of Dean
Lofgren)
Cerritos, the defending
champion, fought hard with winning performance by Tanisha Hawkins in the 200
and Sade Williams in the 400, yet, the Lady Mounties fought back with a win in
the 100 meters by Uchechi Anunkor.
The women's 1500 lines up on the starting
line. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
In the jumps, Mt. SAC got a
winning performance by Jasmine Carter in the triple jump. Cerritos countered
with victories in the triple jump by Cyntrail Pierce and the high jump by
Audrea Stovall. However, Mt. SAC piled up the points in the distance events
as well as sweeping the discus, leading to a comfortable victory.
Lenore Moreno on her way to another victory
in the women's 5k. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
Other outstanding
performances were turned in by Pasadena’s Tracee Van Der Wyk who won the 1500,
LA Southwest’s Shakina Phillips, who won both hurdle races, Cerritos’ Janay
Tillet who won the shot put, Mt. SAC’s Mallory Celaya who won the
steeplechase, and El Camino’s Kara Kalmar who won the pole vault.
El Camino's Shale Garland and Cerritos'
Cyntrail Pierce. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
Results
Moorpark Wins the Men’s
Title While West LA Takes the Women’s Crown at WSC Championships
4/30/10
Relying on the strength of
their powerful throws program, the Moorpark men took home the Western States
Title, while West LA's sprint prowess allowed them to gain control and
eventually take the women’s crown in a very hard fought and close team
competitions.
In the men’s competition,
Moorpark led by Ken Sugishita and Curtis Hodge dominated the shot, discus and
hammer giving Moorpark huge points. In addition, Moorpark also garnered
points in the 5000 and 10,000 with solid performances by Isidore Herrera.
West LA, fought back with some strong showings in the sprints.
Kevin Ally won the men’s 100 in a quick 10.62 seconds and his teammate
Lentrail Hicks took 2nd in the 200.
Cuesta, who placed 3rd
overall, got into the act as well, with their signature event, the pole
vault. Led by Craig Van Leeuwen with an outstanding vault of 17’ 1”, Cuesta
took 4 of the top 5 spots to gain big time points. Cuesta also took 1-2 in
the 1500 which was won by Oscar Pena.
Other notable performances
were turned in by Bakersfield’s Ryan Taylor who won the men’s 400, West LA’s
Anthony Riley who won the 800, and Stephen Scrafford of Santa Barbara who won
the 5k and 10k.
The women’s competition was
highlighted by a true battle between West LA and Glendale. Glendale, which
has had one of the dominant distance programs in the state, also was able to
challenge West LA in the sprints, behind the outstanding running of Samantha
Bogatz.
Bogatz took the 100 and 200
meter titles. This combined with the outstanding running of Rosa Del Toro, who
won the 1500 and took 2nd in the 5000, and Nina Moore who won the
10k, provided Glendale with coveted points.
However, West LA was able
to counter with a victory in the 1600 meter relay, a 1-2-3 sweep in the long
jump won by Donetta Rye, a 1-2 performance in the triple jump, and a 1-2
finish in the 100 hurdles, led by Starasia Childs, was enough to give West LA
the title.
Other outstanding
performances were turned in by Glendale’s Angelina Gonzalez who won the
steeplechase, Sara Pizzo of Cuesta who won the pole vault, and Corey Honeycutt
of Canyons who won the 800
Results
ResultsOCC
and Riverside Take Title at the OEC Championships
4/30/10
The Orange Coast women and
the Riverside men won their conference titles at the Orange Empire Conference
Championships held this past week. The number 2 ranked Riverside men and the
number 1 ranked OCC women displayed well rounded teams that were able to
provide ample points to grab championships.
The OCC women used their
signature strength in the distances winning every single middle distance and
long distance event with the exception of the steeplechase. Kimone Hewitt
took the 800, Sara Toberty won the 1500 and 10k, and Maggie McDuffee won the
5k piling up the points for the Lady Pirates.
A tandem of Riverside runners lead the men's
5000. (photo, courtesy of Jim McCarron)
Riverside battled back with
victories in the 100 and 200 meters led by Jazmine Weatherspoon and Kierra
Auguster respectively. Lady Tiger Zina Bascom won the triple jump and
teammate Samantha Gutierrez won the javelin, to keep Riverside in the hunt.
However, So Cal Heptathlon
Champ Liana Fuentes was a one woman wrecking crew as she added major points
winning the long jump, the 100 meter hurdles, long jump, and placing 2nd
in the javelin, which proved to be too much for any other team to overcome.
Other notable performances
were turned in by the Fullerton woman’s 4 x 100 relay team, Riverside’s
Samantha Gutierrez in the javelin, Riverside’s Larissa Davis who won the
steeplechase, Fullertons’s Ashley Jsames who won the 400 hurdles and
Saddleback’s Meagan Johnson who won the high jump.
In the men’s competition,
Riverside won every single event from the 100 meters to the 10,000 meters and
both relays to leave little doubt who was the top men’s program in the Orange
Empire Conference. Behind sprinting stars Duke Greer and Marquis Pilchur, the
Riverside men racked up huge points going 1-2-3 in the 100 and 1-2 in the
400. In the mid-distances, the Tigers Alberto Camacho won the 800 and the
1500 while teammate Jeff Pelarde won the 5k and 10k. The only distance event
not taken by the Tigers was the men’s steeplechase won by OCC’s Eric Dyson.
Other notable performances
were turned in by Saddleback’s Nick Jennings who won the pole vault, OCC’s
Donovan Toban who won the long jump, Fullerton’s Kenneth McGee who won the
triple jump and Saddleback’s AB Shaheen who won the hammer.
Results
The So Cal Hep/Dec Championships
Sends the First Athletes to State in 2010!!!
4/15/10
The Southern California Heptathlon and Decathlon
Championships were held at Cerritos College last week, sending the first
qualifiers to this year's State College Championships, which will be held at
Antelope Valley College.
The women's top finishers at the So Cal Heptathlon Championships.
(photo, courtesy of Gary Gaudet)
In the women's heptathlon, Orange Coast's Liana
Fuentes had a series of dominating performances, winning an extraordinary six different events to defeat closest
finisher Aundrea Stovall of Cerritos by a score of 4949 to 4327. Fuentes
OCC teammate, Kathryn Karkut placed third. Other state qualifiers
included 4th place finisher, Gayeshia Robinson of West LA and Mt. SAC's Nikki
Cooper and Robin Hannah who placed 5th and 6th respectively.
The top finishers of the men's decathlon at
the So Cal Decathlon Championships. (photo, courtesy of Gary Gaudet)
In the men's decathlon, the competition was much
closer as Mt. SAC's Mark Horist defeated runner-up Mario Wright of College of
the Canyons by a score of 6332 to 6178. Horist scored big points in the
throws, including the top performances of the day in the discus in javelin to
pull out the victory. Other state qualifiers included, third place
finisher Keegan Cooke of Orange Coast, 4th place finisher, Michael Hollis of
Cuesta, 5th place finisher, Coulton Grandbouche of Fullerton and 6th place
finisher, Zack Kitterman of Riverside.
Results
The Mt. SAC Invitational is a
Factory for Top State Marks
4/10/10
Riverside and Sacramento City in the women's
4 x 100. (photo, courtesy of Thom Hunt)
On a beautiful sunny day, the Mt. SAC
Invitational provided the perfect setting for hot performances. A total
of 15 state leading marks were turned in as some of the top teams from both
regions of the state were in attendance.
Riverside takes on American River in the
men's 4 x 400. (photo, courtesy of Thom Hunt)
In the 400 meter relays, Cerritos College
grabbed both men's and women's races winning going away in the women's race
and breaking the tape after Sacramento City dropped the baton on the final
exchange.
Pasadena' Tracee Van Der Wyk on her way to
victory in the women's 1500. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
In the middle distances, Pasadena' Tracee Van
Der Wyk continued to show that she would be a force to reckon with come state
championship time as she defeated a very strong field which included Allison
Gonzalez of College of the Sequoias and Lenore Moreno of Mt. SAC. In the
men's race, David Cardona outkicked LA Trade Tech's Pedro De Alba for the
victory.
David Cardona of El Camino out-kicks LA Trade
Tech's Pedro De Alba in the men's 1500. (photo, courtesy of Dean
Lofgren)
In the women's 800, Riverside's Casey Candelaria
won the race in a very strong time of 2:16. In the men's 800, Torion
Bailey of Cerritos looks to be rounding into shape to defend his state title
winning the race in 1:53.
In the sprints, Samantha Tansil of Sacramento
was victorious in the women's 100 defeating Mt. SAC's Uchechi Anunkor, she
would also win the women's 200. In the highly anticipated men's race,
Cerritos' Ameer Webb won in a state leading mark of 10.45. He would
later go on to run another state leading mark in the 200 of 20.83.
Moorpark's Jane Swenson gets ready to launch the
shot put. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
In the hurdle races, Merrit's outstanding
athlete Ray Stewart won the 110 highs in a time of 14.0 The women's 100
hurdles was won by another northerner, Sacramento's Alisa Jenkins.
The field events also produced many shining
moments. Saddleback's AB Shaheed defeated Moorpark's Curtis Hodge by a single
inch in the men's hammer with an outstanding throw of 173' 4".
Moorpark's Jane Swenson won the women's hammer with a throw of 163' even.
Susan Jackson of Sacramento, the winner of the
women's high jump. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
The men's high jump produced some dramatics as
Ray Nikzat of Sacramento defeated Mt. SAC's Justin Bethea and another
Sacramento athlete, Michael Souza with a leap of 6' 8". The women's
competition was won in a landslide by state leader Susan Jackson who won with
a tremendous effort of 5' 9.25".
Nick Jennings clears the bar in the men's pole
vault. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
Other outstanding field event marks were turned
in the pole vault. Saddleback's Nick Jennings wowed the crowd as he won
the competition with state leading vault of 17' 1". The
women's competition was one by Glendale of Arizona athlete, Christy Carmody,
with a vault of 11' 6".
The field in the women's 5000 in the early
stages of the race. (photo, courtesy of Thom Hunt)
Results
Teams Get Chance to Preview the
Site of State Meet
4/3/10
Antelope Valley College will serve as this years
state meet location. Unveiling a sparkling new multi-million dollar
facility, Antelope Valley gave the colleges a test run of their new digs this
past Saturday at the AVC Invitational.
The weather hovered in the low 70's with some
winds and the new facility showed itself to be a tremendous stage that would
serve the state championships very well in May.
Francisco Quijada of Glendale leads his
teammate Jonathan Alpizar through the water jump in the steeplechase.
(photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
The events opened in the traditional way, with
the 4 x 100 meters. In the women's race, West LA took top honors,
defeating Glendale with a strong time of 48.13. In the men's competition
Ventura won the blue ribbon winning the race in a time of 42.19
Antelope Valley's Pedro Zaragoza on his way
to victory in the men's 5000. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
The women's 1500 matched some top competitors,
including Glendale's outstanding sophomore, Rosa Del Toro and Pasadena's
Tracee Van Der Wyk. The Pasadena runner proved to be the best of the day
and she went onto win the race. In the men's competition, David Cardona
of El Camino showed that why he was one of the state leaders in that event
winning the race in a time of 3:58.61.
El Camino's Shale Garland lands in the long
jump pit, she would win the event. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
In the 400 meters, Cerritos' Tanisha Hawkins won
in a time of 57.32 and her fellow Falcon, Laron Taylor took the men's
competition in a time of 48.50. In other sprinting events, Glendale's
outstanding sprinter, Samantha Bogatz took the women's 100 meters and won in
12.19 running into a strong headwind. In the men's 100, Cerritos' Ameer
Webb ran into that same headwind, winning in 10.85.
In the hurdle events, outstanding performances
were turned in by LA Southwest's Shakina Phillips who won the 400 hurdles and
Bakersfield's Edward Morrow who took the men's race winning in a time 54.69.
In the long distance events, Moorpark's Madeline
Stoltze won the women's race in 18:01 while in the men's edition of that same
event, hometown favorite, Pedro Zaragoza of Antelope Valley won with a time of
15:32.
In the field events, Moorpark's Shara Longbotham
won the women's high jump with a leap of 5 feet even, while James Innis of
Ventura took the men's high jump with a leap of 6 feet 6 inches.
In the women's long jump, El Camino's Shale
Garland won the long jump with a 18 feet 2 and a quarter inch mark while
Bakersfield's Tyler Thompson won the men's side with a solid jump of 23 feet 4
inches.
In the throwing events, Moorpark's throwers
seemed to rounding into fine mid season form as Kenneth Sugishita won the
men's discus. The women's side was won by Cerritos' Maria Savea.
In other throwing events, Moorpark had a 1-4 sweep of the men's hammer led by
Gabriel Acero who won the event with a outstanding throw of 167 feet and 9
inches.
Results
The RCC Open Features Top State
Contenders
3/26/10
This weekend the Riverside Tigers had a strong showing at the 5th
annual RCC Open. There were seven teams in attendance including one of the
Tiger’s top competitors for a state title, Mt. SAC. Tommy Curry (North) ran
his first track meet of the season and opened up with a victory in the 100
clocking 10.86. In the 400 meters the Tigers went 1-2 with Mark Pilcher
(Eisenhower) running a season best 47.95 and Corey Evans (Western) doing the
same in 48.60 seconds.
In
the men's mid distances, Mt. SAC 's Rafael Dominguez won the race with a 1:54
clocking. In the 1500, Pasadena's Richard Zarasua won with a strong
effort of 4:01. In the open 2 mile Johnathan Alpizar of Glendale won the
event in a time of 9:33, he was followed by Riverside's Daniel Cooper (Chino
Hills) who placed second with a time of 9:37.
In
the men's 110 high hurdles, Mt. SAC's John Harris took top honors with a fine
14.53 effort with Riverside's Cory Corder, running (Murrieta Valley) 14.81,
which was good for second place. RCC's Tony Crutchfield (North) won the 400
hurdles with a time of 56.21, and his teammate Anthony Anderson (Canyon
Springs) took second with a time of 56.83. The Tigers won both the 4x100M
(41.70) and 4x400M (3:16.13) over rival Mt. SAC.
The Tigers took the top 2 spots in the high jump with Skylarr LaCour (Rancho
Verde) taking the lead with a jump of 6’6”. In the long jump Damien Ephraim
(Fontana), who is back after a month of recovering from an injury, showed that
he will be a factor in the championships with his leap of 23’0.25) in the long
jump, which was good for 2nd place. The Tigers took the top two
spots in the Triple Jump with Curtis Wilson (Rancho Verde) winning with a jump
of 49’10.25”, which is 2nd in the state. Other fine performances in
the field events were turned in by Jordan Alviso of Mt. SAC who won the pole
vault with a mark of 16'06" and teammate Adam Bianchessi captured the javelin with a throw of 177'02".
The
Easter Relays Combines Beautiful Scenery with Great Performances
3/26/10
Without a doubt, one of the
most beautiful places to hold a track meet is at Santa Barbara City College.
With a fantastic facility literally yards away from the Pacific Ocean, the
Easter Relays offers a breathtaking view mixed with an outstanding meet.
In the women's competition,
Cerritos' Sade Williams returned to the shorter events winning the women's 100
meters. While in the middle distances, Santa Barbara's Emelie Lunden was
the first community college athlete, placing 2nd overall. In the 1500,
LA Trade Tech's Liliana Mercado was the first community college athlete, also
placing 2nd.
In the long distance events,
Santa Barbara's Samantha Dougherty took the top honors defeating Ventura's
Stephanie Ramirez.
In the field events,
impressive performances were turned in by Cerritos' Aundrea Stovall, who won
the pole vault, Leanne McCarthy, who placed 2nd in the long jump, and Cuesta's
Christine Weinreich, who won the discus.
In the men's competition, LA
Valley's Dorreyn Ester won the men's 100, while Cerritos' men's team won the 4
x 100, 4 x 200 and 4 x 400 relays.
In the middle and long
distance races, Trade Tech's Pedro De Alba was the first community college
finisher in the 1500, placing 2nd overall and Santa Barbara's Matt Organista
won the 5000. In the steeplechase, Trade Tech's Eli Canchola took the
top honors.
In the hurdles, Cerritos'
Kevin Jones had an impressive race winning the men's 400 meter hurdles while
LA Valley's Donte Gilmer placed 2nd in the 110 high hurdles.
Top performances in the
field events inlcuded Jay Ar Agapay of Allan Hancock, who won the high jump,
Cuesta's Craig Van Leeuwen, who won the pole vault and Citrus' Cameron Walker
took the long jump.
Results
The
California Relays Showcases State Leading Marks
3/19-20/10
The California Relays at
Cerritos College has been growing every year, and every year the performances
by it's competing athletes gets faster and faster. The 2010 edition was
no exception, with an astounding 11 state leading marks set over the two day
event.
In almost every facet of the
sport, athletes shined with some of the top performers in the state, from both
northern and southern California in attendance.
In the sprints, the host
school's Ameer Webb set state best in both the 100 and 200 meters running
10.62 and 21.46 respectively. He would would also help lead the Cerritos
men's team to victory in the 400 relay, also in a top state time. In the
400, American Rivers Durawn Howard set the standard with a 47.23 mark.
Howard would also lead the Beavers to the top mark in the state in the 1600
meter relay, running an impressive 3:12.
In the mid distances, Torion
Bailey of Cerritos College, showed why he is the defending state champion in
the 800 meters, winning the race in a state best mark of 1:52.38.
However, for his top competition for the crown, he may have no further to look
then his own team, as fellow Falcon, Gabriel Hilbert, was just edged by Bailey
by a mere 2 tenths of a second.
In the long distances, East
LA's Juan Estrella ran a very strong race in the men's 10,000, as he was the
first community college athlete to finish in a time of 31:56.
In the hurdles, Marcus Pope
of Mt. SAC continued his assault on the 400 hurdles as he too won in a state
leading mark in a time of 51.63. In the field events, Cody Allen of
Sacramento took top honors in the javelin with a state best throw of 209' 5".
In the women's competition,
the impressive performances continued through the day. This started with
the amazing performance of Mt. SAC's Lenore Moreno who won the women's 5000
with another dominant performance and an amazing time of 17:13.81.
In the sprints, the Cerritos
women won the 1600 meter relay in a time of 3:52.47 which is tops in
California. Other notable marks were turned in by American Rivers Jenna
Yowell who won the pole vault with a vault of 11' 6" and her teammate, Ashley
Harrison who won the 400 meters.
Results
CCC
Athletes Perform Well at Cal State Northridge Inv.
3/14/10
The Cal State Northridge
Invitational took place this weekend, and once again, the community colleges
proved their abilities against the four year schools with several outstanding
efforts.
El Camino's Jose Lezama leads UCLA's Kent
Morikawa in the men's 1500 (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
In the men’s events, Ronald
Williams ran a very strong 400 meter hurdles, placing 2nd overall
in a time of 53.58. West Los Angeles’ team won the men’s 4 x 100 in a time of
42.39. Brian McDade, who as part of the 4 x 100, took 4th overall
in the 100, with a time of 10.83. Chaffey’s Ifeanyi Nnoruka took 5th
overall in the 400 with a mark of 49.18.
In the mid distances, El
Camino’s David Cardona placed 2nd overall with a time 1:54.87,
defeating several university athletes in the process. His teammate, Jose
Lezama, took 6th overall in the 1500, running a 3:55.44.
Moorpark’s Charlie Petrie placed 2nd in the men’s steeplechase.
Glendale's Lenore Moreno in the women's 3000.
(photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
In the field events, El
Camino’s Benjamin Woodruff placed 2nd overall. Moorpark’s Josh
McClure won the shot put and Cuesta’s Craig Van Leewen took 2nd
overall in the pole vault.
Mallory Celaya of Mt. SAC attacks the water
jump in the women's steeplechase. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
On the women’s side, Shale
Garland of El Camino, moved down in distance and placed 2nd overall
in the women’s 100 with a mark of 12.0. Glendale’s Samantha Bogatz placed 2nd
in the women’s 200 with a mark of 24.49. The mid-distances also saw a good
performance with Lenore Moreno’s 4:46 mark, which was good enough to place her
6th on the days performance list and Glendale’s Nina Moore took 4th
overall in the women’s 3000 with a 10:13.82 mark.
In the field events, West
LA’s Starasia Childs placed 4th overall in the long jump and 4th
in the triple jump.
Results
AVC win the men's competition while
Bakersfield takes the women's side at the Bakersfield Relays
3/14/10
The Bakersfield Relays were
held this past weekend, and some solid performances were turned in. The meet
was won by Antelope Valley on the men’s side, with the Bakersfield women
taking top honors in their competition.
In the men’s competition,
some of the highlight performances of the day were turned in by Tavion Burke
who won the men’s 100 and 200 in a time of 10.92 and 21.86. Kriss Knerr of
Antelope Valley won the men’s 800 meters with his teammate Pedro Zaragoza
winning the 1500.
In the field events, Mario
Wright of College of the Canyons took the men’s high jump. While defending
state long jump champion, Ryan Butts of AVC won the men’s long jump. Darien
Moore of Bakersfield won the men’s shot put.
In the women competion,
AVC’s Portia Bell took the 100 and 200 meter races. Canyon’s Corey Honeycutt
won the 400 in a solid time of 58.48 In the mid-distance, AVC’s Jewell
Marleaux won the 1500 meters.
Strong field event
performances were turned in by Bakersfield’s Chanel Reaves who won the long
jump and her teammate, Chelsea Cassulo who won the discus.
Results
Ben Brown
Invite is Highlighted by Great CCC Performances
3/6/10
The Ben Brown Invitational
at Cal State Fullerton usually provides some great marks and this year’s
edition was no different as many of the top community college athletes in the
Southern California area matched their talents against university and open
athletes.
In the women’s competition,
some outstanding marks were turned in the sprints. Mt. SAC’s Uchechi Anunkor
ran a 12.17, giving her one of the top times of the day in that event.
Cerritos’ Tanisha Hawkins and Sade Williams both ran sub 59 in the quarter,
placing them in the top 10 of the performances for that event during the
afternoon, yet, the top community college time for the 400 went to El Camino’s
Shale Garland, running a 56.91, third on their schools all time list.
In the mid distances,
Orange Coast’s Kimone Hewitt had a 2:16 clocking in the 800, placing her 4th
on the day’s list. She would later run 4:51 in the 1500 and was immediately
followed by Glendale Diane Sanchez at 4:52. However, the top time of the
community college athletes, came from Glendale’s Rosa Del Toro with an
outstanding time of 4:41. In the 5000, Mt. SAC’s Lenore Moreno continued her
tear running a 17:34.18.
Jose Lezama, braves the rain in the
men's 5000. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
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Torion Bailey of Cerritos and Miguel Ruiz of
West LA battle in the men's 800. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
In other events, Orange
Coast Liana Fuentes ran a 15.26 in the 100 hurdles, giving her the top
community college mark of the day. Riverside’s, Jessica Reeder ran 66.43 in
the 400 hurdles, placing her in the top ten of the days marks in that event.
Glendale’s Angelina Gonzalez won the women’s steeplechase. Cerritos’ women’s 4
x 100 team placed 2nd overall and then came back to win the 4 x
400. Vivian Ibewiro of Riverside had the top community college long jump of
the day. Mt. SAC’s Jasmine Carter placed 7th overall in the triple
jump and Fullerton’s Luseane Makanesi placed 5th overall in the
shot put and 9th in the hammer.
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Kimone Hewitt of OCC in the women's 800.
(photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
In the men’s competition,
Cerritos Ameer Webb ran an outstanding time of 10.64 to place 2nd
overall in the men’s 100. Lentrail Hicks of West Los Angeles, ran a time of
22.45 placing him 7th on the 200 marks list. Riverside’s Marquis
Pilchur placed 2nd overall in the men’s 400 running a 48.23.
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Angelina Gonzalez of Glendale, winning the
women's 3000 meter steeplechase. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
In the mid-distances,
Cerritos’ Torion Bailey ran a 1:54 in the 800, good enough to place him 4th
overall for the day. El Camino’s David Cardona kept getting faster as he
clocked a 3:56 in the 1500, which was good enough to place him 6th
overall for the meet. In the 5000, El Camino’s Jose Lezama broke the 15
minute barrier, running a 14:59.
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Glendale's Rosa Del Toro ran a state leading
mark in the 1500. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
In other events, Mt. SAC’s
Marcus Pope seems to rounding into fine form running a 14.57 in the men’s 110
high hurdles. Glendale’s Jonathan Alpizar won the steeplechase, running a
9:35. The Orange Coast men placed 4th overall in the 4 x 100 relay,
while the Cerritos men placed 4th in the 4 x 400 relay.
Riverside’s Tyler Wallace placed 8th overall in the pole vault with
a 15’ 1” vault and his teammate, Chris Bernard placed 2nd overall
in the long jump with a 23’ 8.75” mark in the long jump and 2nd in
the triple jump as well with a jump of 50’ .75”.
Results
Mt. SAC
Takes Women's Competition While Cerritos Takes Advantage Of Cancelled Vault to Win on Men's Side in
Five Way Meet
2/26/10
As the weeks start to move
more into the 2010 track season, conference match ups began to heat up. Such
was the case of the South Conference five-way meet that took place at Long
Beach City College this past Friday. Some of the top teams in the Southland,
including two time defending state women’s track champions and men’s state
runner up team, Cerritos College and perennial powerhouses, Mt. SAC and El
Camino, took part. Due to the poor conditions of the pole vaulting pits, the men's and women's vault was cancelled. Cerritos was able to take advantage of the vaultless competition to defeat Mt. SAC by 16.5 points, a deficit that in most cases would have been easily made up by the strong Mountie Vaulters.
Cerritos College and Mt. SAC get ready for the
first exchange of the women's 4 x 100 relay. (photo, courtesy of John Goldman)
Things got started with the
4 x 100 relays. Cerritos College took both races in 47.23 and 41.87
respectively. That was immediately followed by the 1500’s. In the mid
distance event, Mt. SAC’s Lenore Moreno shined as she took the race in a time
of 4:50, while Cerritos’ Gabriel Hilbert outkicked El Camino’s Jose Lezama to
win the race in 4:02.28. Hilbert would come back later to win the men’s 800
as well. In the women’s 800, Pasadena’s outstanding distance runner, Tracee
Van Der Wyk won in a time of 2:21.37.
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Jose Lezama leads teammate David
Cardona in the 3000. Cardona would later win the race. (photo, courtesy of
Dean Lofgren)
In the hurdle races Mt.
SAC’s Emilio Estrada was victorious in the 110 high hurdles and LA Southwest’s
Shakina Phillips took the women’s 100 meter hurdles. Phillips would also win
the 400 meter hurdles as well. In the 100 meters, Mt. SAC took both men’s and
women’s races with Jacoby Nguyen and Secoral Yanez winning their races
respectively. In the men’s 200, Cerritos’ Kevin Avery won the men’s race
while El Camino’s sprint standout, Shale Garland won the women’s race.
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Lenore Moreno would win both the 1500 and
3000 meters. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
In the women’s 3000 meters,
Mt. SAC’s Moreno continued to dominate, easily winning her race, while El
Camino’s David Cardona came back to win the men’s race.
The men's 110 high hurdles race nears completion. (photo, courtesy of
John Goldman)
In the 4 x 400 races,
Cerritos won the women’s competition, while Mt. SAC won a thrilling men’s
competition, just edging Cerritos at the finish line.
Mt. SAC saw great success in the discus. (photo, courtesy of Dean
Lofgren)
In the field events, Mt.
SAC really shined, allowing them to pull away from Cerritos to take a
convincing victory. In the long jump, Mt. SAC’s women went 1-2-3, led by
Jasmine Carter. Carter would also win the triple jump. Her teammate, Robin
Hannah would win the high jump as well.
On the men’s side, Cerritos
did very well going 1-2 in the triple jump led by Aaron Burke and teammate De
Marshay Luckett won the high jump.
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Mt. SAC edges Cerritos in the men's 4 x 400
relay. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
In other field events Mt.
SAC’s Joel Baez won the shot put and was followed by two El Camino athletes
Jovan Beason and Jason Harrell. On the women’s side Merry Tulikihihifo won
the women’s shot put with an outstanding throw of 40 feet 1 and half inches.
Capping off the day for the Cerritos men would be Sweeney Williams javelin
victory with a throw of 175 feet. Cerritos would win the men’s competition.
Results
Riverside
Has Solid Performances Against CSULB
2/23/10
by Jim
McCarron
The Tigers had a solid
showing against the Big West power house Long Beach State. This is the 4th
annual RCC/CSULB dual and most of the running events are indoor distances
because the 49ers are in their indoor season.
In the 60 meters Kenny
Jackson of RCC won the race with a time of 6.96, and Charles Smith took a
close second with a 7.08, with Long Beach’s Nahan Alade in third with 7.10.
Mark Pichur easily won the 300 meters in a time of 34.75, and Corey Evans
cruised to victory in the 600 meters running 1:22.33. The 1000 meter run
proved to be one of the most exciting races of the day with Mark Thomas
(2:39.30) of Long Beach edging out Jack Moxey (2:39.31) of RCC. Former 800
meter state champion for the Tigers and current 49er, Stephan May, also ran in
the 1000 with a time of 2:40.32. Jeff Pelarde of RCC mixed it up with some of
the 49ers best in the 3000 meters running 8:45.60 for 2nd, behind
Long Beach’s Jacob Ainsworth. Former Corona high school standout, Raul Arcos,
was also in the race for the 49ers and ran 8:50. The 60 hurdles was a hotly
contested race with two hundreths of a second separating 1st and 3rd.
Cory Corder (8.40) and Tony Crutchfield (8.41) of RCC went 1-2 and Spencer
Phillips of Long Beach was 3rd running 8.42.
Djuan Lee won the high jump
with a leap of 6’4”, and Tyler Wallace kept up his strong jumping with a vault
of 15’0” in the pole vault. Chris Benard had a strong day winning the long
jump (23’3”) and the triple jump (50’1”). Austin Elmore looked good in the
hammer (169’4”) and shot put (49’4.25”) winning both events, and the 49ers
Cesar Puga won the discus with a throw of 162’7”. Lindon Voglezon of RCC won
the Javelin with a toss of 169’4”.
“It’s always fun for our
guys to run the indoor distances, and to compete against D1 competition,
because it gives them a taste of what to expect at the university level.
Coach Andy Sythe runs a great program, and it is a privileged to get to run
against his team each season.” Coach McCarron
The Cerritos Invitational Gives Preview of What Might Be In Store for 2010
2/19-20/10
The weather gods smiled on
the Cerritos College Invitational this past Friday and Saturday, as both days
competitions were able to escape the predictions of rain that threatened to
slow down the contest. In the end, what resulted was a great meet that
yielded some fantastic performances to kick off the 2010 track and field
season.
The Cerritos women's 400 relay team make
another hand-off on their way to victory. (photo, courtesy of Dean
Lofgren)
Glendale's Rosa Del Toro leads the women's
1500 meters. She would win the race. (photo, courtesy of Dean
Lofgren)
Things got underway with
the 4 x 100 meter relays. In the women’s competition, Cerritos College looked
as if they were ready to take on all challengers as they took the race with a
time of 47.75. In the men’s 4 x 100, Riverside looked to be ready to try and
make a run at the state title, winning in 42.08.
El Camino's David Cardona wins the men's 800
in a state leading time. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
In other sprinting events,
Antelope Valley’s Tavion Burke and Dustin Driscoll of Cuyamaca proved to be
the fastest speedsters of the day, winning their 100 meter heats in the
identical times of 10.82. Cerritos’ Cyntrail Pierce was the women’s top
performer with a 12.21 clocking.
Mt. SAC's Joel Baez had a great day, winning the
men's shot put. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
El Camino's Shale Garland won her second 400
race in as many weeks. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
Some of the best events of
the day were in the mid distances. On the men’s side, Riverside’s Daniel
Cooper had the top time of the day with a 4:05.41, however, the best race was
in the “A” section heat of the men’s 1500 with Orange Coast’s Sergio Olivarrias
just out-kicking Cerritos’ Gabriel Hilbert to win his heat. However, the gutsiest
performance of the meet went to Glendale’s Angelina Gonzalez who won the
steeplechase after taking a brutal fall into the water jump.
The women's 5k field toes the line.
(photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
In the 800, El Camino’s
David Cardona, who has been better known for his cross country successes, won
his event with a solid early season time of 1:55.54. The women’s 800 was
taken by College of the Canyons standout, Corey Honeycutt, defeating
Glendale’s Rosa Del Toro who won the 1500 meters early in the day.
Lenore Moreno dominated the 5k, winning it in
a state leading mark. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
In other sprinting events,
El Camino’s Shale Garland took the women’s 400 in 57.93. Garrett Baxter of
Riverside took the men’s competition. Mt. SAC’s John Harris won the men’s 110
high hurdles in a time of 14.84, while another Mt. SAC athlete, Robin Hannah,
won the 100 hurdles in 16.01.
Riverside's Garrett Baxter won the 400 meters
in impressive fashion. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
In the field events, more
outstanding efforts were turned in. The women’s shot put was won by
Fullerton’s Luseane Makanesi, who threw 43 feet even. In the discus,
Riverside’s Samantha Gutierrez won with a throw of 143 feet and 10 inches.
Moorpark showed that it continues to be one of the best throwing colleges in
the state with one of their top competitors, Kenneth Sugishita, winning the
men’s discus with a throw of 159 feet and five inches. Riverside got into the
act, winning the men’s hammer with an outstanding performance of 170 feet and
7 inches by its thrower, Austin Elmore.
Eventual winner, Dahir Mohammed of Southwestern
leads the men's 5000 meters. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
In the jumps, Jasmine
Carter of Mt. SAC won the women’s long jump while Riverside’s Vivian Ibewiro
won the women’s triple jump competition. On the men’s side, Riverside won the
men’s triple and long jump with great efforts by Chris Bernard and Curtis
Wilson respectively. Yet, the competition of the jumps and maybe of the day
took place in the high jump as Justin Bethea of Mt. SAC defeated Riverside’s
Skylar LaCour after both attempted to clear the 7 foot barrier.
Results
SCC All Comers Meet Kicks Off Season
2/12/10
February usually means a
couple of things. One, frequent rain storms make training miserable and two,
early season meets kick off the season allowing athletes to shake off the cob
webs of competitive inactivity.
The South Coast Conference
All Comers meet, held this past weekend at Mt. SAC, gave athletes their first
opportunities to get rid of some of the rust and put their competitive natures
to the test.
Even though it was very
early, some outstanding performances were turned in by both the men and the
women.
David Cardona of El Camino leads the men's
3000 meters on his way to victory. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
Cerritos, which has the
defending state champion 4 x 100 relay team picked up right where they left
off with a victory and an solid opening mark of 41.87. Pasadena’s, Richard
Zarazua showed that Pasadena has some mid distance power with the top
community college time of 4:05 in the 1500.
Cerritos' Gabriel Hilbert wins the men's 800
meter competition. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
In the speed events, Long
Beach’s Bobby Workman had an outstanding day, culminating with a victory in
the 400 hurdles in a time of 53.37. Compton’s Manoah Wesson also had the a
solid performance in the 200 meters with the top community college time of
22.95.
In the field events, the
highlight of the day and maybe the highlight of the meet came in the high
jump. Mt. SAC’s Justin Bethea jumped to a fantastic early season height of 6’
10” for the victory.
Lenore Moreno showed that she was ready for
the season with victories in the 1500 and 3000. (photo, courtesy of Dean
Lofgren)
On the women’s side, there
were many good performances that could match the men’s in early season
quality. Things began with the women’s 4 x 100 which Mt. SAC won in a time of
48.13. In other speed events, El Camino’s Shale Garland took top honors with
a solid 59.45.
Shale Garland of El Camino wins the women's
400 meters. (photo, courtesy of Dean Lofgren)
Lenore Moreno, last years
state 10,000 meter champion, decided to go after some middle distance races
and easily won the women’s 1500 in 4:55. Moreno would come back later in the
day to take the 3000 meters as well in a time of 10:26.
The field events also
witnessed some good early season marks with Mt. SAC’s Jasmine Carter winning
the long jump with a leap of 17’4”.25 and Cerritos’ Aundrea Stovall who took
the javelin competition with a throw of 109’7”.
Results
Fullerton and Saddleback Split in Season
Opener
2/12/10
Saddleback and Fullerton began their seasons with a conference meet held at
Fullerton College. The two teams managed to split their meeting with
Saddleback taking the men’s competition and Fullerton coming out on top on the
women’s side.
In the
men’s competition, Saddleback got things started with a victory in the 4 x
100. The Gauchos were also able to parlay fine performances in the mid
distances by DJ Neumann who won both the 800 and 1500 races into key points.
Fullerton did have some fine performances on the men’s side with a victory and
a second place finish by Brandon Baker in the 100 and 200 respectively.
However, Saddleback’s plethora of points in the field events, led by a one two
finish in the men’s pole vault gave them the advantage.
In the
women’s competition, Fullerton scored big points in the sprints, led by
Maritza William’s victory in the 200. Williams also took top honors in the
400 as well.
Saddleback did battle back with a double victory by Kelley Breen who won both
the 1500 and 3000. However, Fullerton’s victory in the 4 x 400 and a great
team effort in the shot put which saw them go 1-2-3, led by Luseane Makanesi,
pushed Fullerton over the top.
Results
Riverside Dominates First Conference Meet
2/12/10
Riverside hosted fellow conference rivals Santa Ana and Santiago
Canyon this past Friday. Overall, the Tigers dominated the meet on both sides
with some excellent early season marks being turned in.
Steven Robillard of Riverside hurls the
javelin. (photo, courtesy of Jim McCarron)
On the
men’s side Kenny Jackson led a 1-2 performance by the Tigers, winning the 200
meters in a time of 21.95. The mid distances also saw excellent early season
marks as Riverside’s Alberto Camacho won the 1500 in 4:06.
Johnathan Smith of Riverside leads a a trio
of runners in the 800 meters. (photo, courtesy of Jim McCarron)
The
Tigers also did well in the high jump with Dujan Lee winning the event with a
6’6” mark. Other solid field marks came in the javelin led by winner, Austin
Elmore with a throw of 165’2”.
The
women’s competition was also dominated by the Tigers as they won most events
contested that day. Some good early season performances were turned in by
Katherine Gomez as she won the 1500.
In the
field events, Santiago Canyon got into the mix as their high jumper Jessica
Aguilera won the event. Other good performances were turned in by Riverside’s
Vivian Ibewiro won the triple jump.
Results
OCC
Sweeps Golden West
2/12/10
Golden West College hosted their rival from 10 minutes down the
freeway, Orange Coast College. At the very beginning, OCC set the tone for
the meet as they took both the men’s and women’s team competitions.
On the
men’s side, OCC took both relays and swept the both the 1500 and 3000 meters
and won the men’s 800 meters led by the performance of Sergio Olivarrias.
OCC’
Caleb Monticalvo took the pole vault top honors. Golden West received a
winning caliber performance from Mile Davy who won the Hammer Throw.
In the
women’s competition, Liana Fuentes of OCC won the 100 and her teammate Kira
Helmer took the 200.
The
distances, an OCC mainstay, also did well as they swept each of the distance
events. Kimone Hewitt, looked to be in fine early season form as she won the
1500.
In the
field events, Golden West’s Blake Sisk won the long jump and the triple jump.
Results
The 2010 Campaign is Upon Us!
The 2010 track &
field season is here! The competitions over the next few months will
determine who will be represented at the biggest competitions, including the
Southern California Championships at beautiful Saddleback College and the
State Championships, which will be held at the new state of the art of
facility at Antelope Valley College.
To get all the
latest information on the big meets, conference rivalries and championship
competitions, check back with us regularly here at gocollegetrack.com, the
home of Southern California Community College running!
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