THE CERRITOS WOMEN AND THE RIVERSIDE MEN LIVE UP TO THEIR BILLING

THE CERRITOS WOMEN AND THE RIVERSIDE MEN LIVE UP TO THEIR BILLING!!!

5/17/08

The California Community College State Championships held at Cerritos College this weekend had performances every bit as hot as the over 90 degree weather.

In the women's competition, the Cerritos team and West LA, as they did in Southern California Championships, waged a very tight battle all day long. Northern California's top women's team, Laney, also made it more interesting as well as their performances impacted the final results.

As expected, the stars shined. Ebony Collins, picking up right where she left off at the SO Cal Championships, had another amazing meet. Tove Berg of Glendale finished her community college career with two more individual titles and Jessica Barfield of Cerritos saved her best jumps for the final meet of the year.

As the team competition continued however, Cerritos College through the strength of its throwers, jumpers and distance crew were able to maintain a balanced team performance, which was good enough to earn them their second state title in three years.

On the men's side, Riverside rolled to one of the most impressive team titles in recent memory. Almost doubling the total of the second place team, Sacramento, Riverside demonstrated strength in almost every facet of the meet, especially in the sprints, hurdles and jumps.

The stars of the meet included San Diego Mesa distance specialist, Daniel Gonia, who took home two first place medals. Riverside's Ennis Jones, took the 400 meter title home and Long Beach City's Vannie Prudhomme took the 110 hurdles as well as placing 2nd in the high jump.

Complete State Meet Story by Fred Baer

NORWALK -- The host Cerritos College women and the Riverside Community College men won California Community College Athletic Association Track and Field Championships Saturday.

Women’s Team Race: Cerritos was led by two individual champions, discus thrower Whitney Ashley (147 feet, 2 inches) and triple jumper Jessica Barfield (40-1 1/2). They shared the women’s field athlete of the meet award. Ashley was also second in the shot put (42-3 1/2) and fifth in the hammer throw (143-10). Barfield also place second in the long jump (18-4 1/4). The Falcons scored 101 points to outdistance West Los Angeles (92 1/2) and Laney (77). Laney was the runner-up in 2007 to American River. Riverside was fourth (52) and Orange Coast fifth (48).

Men’s Team Race: Riverside clinched the men’s title early, scoring 112 points. The tigers had a pair of individual champions, Ennis Jones in the 400 meters (46.67 seconds) and Stephan May in the 800 meters (1:53.58). The latter was a major upset. May had the last (ninth best) qualifying mark in the field, running just 1:56.05 in the Southern California Championships (where Riverside was also the team champion). Jones was also second in the 200 meters. Riverside also won the 4 x 100 meter relay (40.27) and was third in a thrilling 4 x 400 meter finale (3:12.76), where the top six teams all finished within less than a one second time span. (American River won in 3:12.25). Defending state men’s champion Sacramento finished second with 67 points, followed by Fresno (52), Long Beach (47), and Moorpark (45).

Women’s speed match-ups: Ebony Collins of West Los Angeles was involved in two of the closest races of the meet. She won the 100 meters, in 11.53, same time as runner-up Shahnel Woodley of Laney. They both now share the second best community college time in the nation this year. Candise Maxwell of Laney was third in 11.66, No. 6 in the USA. Earlier Maxwell repeated as state champion in the 100 meter hurdles in 13.46, edging Collins (13.47) – both just missing the national leading time of 13.45. Collins won the 400 meter hurdles in 61.88 (where she had run a national leading time of 57.67 in the Southern California finals).

Triple crown: Chauncy David-Jacobs of City College of San Francisco figured in three titles. She won the 400 meters (54.86) and a classic 200 showdown involving all the top speedster in (23.89), then anchored the Rams to victory in the 4 x 400 meter relay (3:48.14) with a 54.6 split – in which a Collins anchored West LA quartet finished third (3:52.04).

In the 200, Collins was only seventh. Laney’s Shahnel Woodley (24.20) and Maxwell (24.49) chased David-Jacobs. Laney won the 4 x 100 relay (45.02), improving its own No. 2 national ranking time, and was fourth in the 4 x 400. Laney sprinter Robyn Hunt also won the long jump (19-3 1/2).

Double repeat: Tove Berg of Glendale repeated as a double winner in the 5000 meters (17:18.98) and the 10,000 meters (36:41.19) – a fete previously accomplished only by Orange Coast’s Michelle Icban in 2002-03. Kate Almond of Cuesta won the pole vault (11-6), which she also took in 2006. She ranks No. 2 nationally this year (12-1)

Top Throw: Danielle Thu of San Diego Mesa won the hammer throw with a national leading 185-0 mark.

Men’s national leader in 100: Curtis Mitchell of Southwestern produced the fastest JC/CC 100 meters time of 2008, 10.23 (although aided by a win of 2.8 meters per second, over the allowable 2.0 for record purposes). He won the 200 in 20.90 into a 2.5 mps wind – but already ranks No. 3 nationally there at 20.86.

Repeaters: Both hurdles winners won titles previously and posted the No. 2 JC times nationally this year. Kenneth Medwood of East LA repeated in the 400 hurdles in 51.63. Vannie Prudhomme, the 110 hurdles winner in 2006, returned to take the 2008 title in 13.82.

Field Star: K.P. Singh of Fresno City College took top men’s field honors, repeating as hammer throw champ with a national leading throw of 198-9 and also winning the discus throw (175-4) – where he already ranks No. 2 (177-6). Neelon Greenwood of Sacramento won the triple jump (51- 5 3/4) and was second in the long jump (24-9), just 3/4 of an inch behind winner Joseph Kristen of Cerritos (24-9 3/4).

Another doubler: Daniel Gonia of San Diego Mesa won the 10,000 meters (31;02.61) on Friday and the 5, 000 meters (14:56.38) on Saturday. The 10K races were the only running finals on Friday.

Top Deca mark: Nate Koch of Mt. SAC won the decathlon with a national leading 6,938 point total.

Athletes of the meet: women’s track, Berg (Glendale) and Collins (West LA); women’s field, Barfield and Ashley (Cerritos); men’s track, Mitchell (Southwestern); men’s field, Singh (Fresno).

West LA Star Makes History -- Special Report by Coach Larry Knuth

Making SoCal History …

In just one evening Ebony Collins of West LA became part of SoCal Finals lore-52.5points from winning five events and running third leg on the winning 1600-meter relay. Extraordinary! Collins 57.67 win in the intermediate hurdles was a new stadium and SoCal meet record. And she is just a freshman!

A salute also to: Tove Berg of Glendale has now won four So Cal gold medals in two years in the 5, 10k runs. She is on the verge of duplicating the feat in the state meet. Vannie Prudhomme’s outstanding 13.94 in the high hurdles give Long Beach CC 20(!)SoCal high hurdle titles since the first state meet in 1952. Recognition also to Gyashi Rivers (ELAC) and JoshuaComo (Riverside) jumping identical 52-4 triple jumps to make their mark on the national scene.

Congratulations to Riverside’s men and Cerritos’ women for their team titles. This was an exciting meet with many national community college caliber marks. Good luck to our SoCal athletes in the state meet.

The Cerritos Women and the Riverside Men Live up to Their #1 Rankings at So Cal!!! 5/10/08

The Southern California Track & Field Championships were contested this weekend at Bakersfield College and they did not disappoint in the level of top performances that were turned in by the best that So Cal has to offer.

The favorites going into the team competition of the So Cal Championships were the Cerritos College women and the Riverside men as they carried number rankings into the contest. However, even with their number one rankings, they were not without their challenges as great performances were turned in by athletes from across the Southland as they went after team and individual glory.

In the women's events, Glendale's Tove Berg, after winning the 10,000 meters a week earlier, came back and won the 5000 meters, defeating her teammate Viven Wadeck and outstanding OCC runner, Crystal Reed.

In the throws, Cerritos' Whitney Ashley and Rachel Butler led a Falcon contingent that dominated the throws winning the discus and javelin events.

However, without a doubt, the dominate athlete of the meet was West LA's Ebony Collins, who won an incredible five individual events as well as being a part of the winning 4 x 100 relay. Collins won the 100, 200, 100 hurdles, 400 intermediate hurdles and the long jump, scoring an astounding 52.5 points

Yet, even with Collins' heroics, the dominance of the Cerritos throwers, as well as strong contributions by their distance squad was too much, as Cerritos went onto the team victory.

On the men's side, Long Beach City's Bryan Braman won the javelin with a fantastic throw of 214'. He also placed 7th in the high jump with a 6' 7" effort, and placed 4th in the Long Jump. Long Beach also received an outstanding performance by Vannie Prudhomme as he took the 110 high hurdles and placed 2nd in the high jump.

The outstanding sprinter of the meet was Southwestern's Curtis Mitchell who took both the 100 and 200 meter events.

The distances saw more of mix of athletes. Daniel Clifford-Sorenson easily won the men's steeplechase. El Camino's Steven Calise won the 1500 and Rio Hondo's Ulises Lorenzo took the 800 meters. Perhaps the distance runner of the meet would be San Diego Mesa's Daniel Gonia who was the only distance double winner, taking the 5000 meters a week after winning the 10,000 meters.

In the throws, Moorpark continued to dominate, with victories by Colin Dunbar in the hammer and Jimmie Pacifico in the men's shot put with a winning throw of 54' 11".

Yet, Riverside went on to an easy victory as they demonstrated depth in almost every facet of the meet. In the men's long jump, Riverside went 1-2 with the victory going to David Girten. Riverside was dominate in the relays as they swept both the 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 events.

They also scored numerous points in the 100 and 200 meters led by sprinters David Girten, Duke Greer and Daniel Auberry. With this type of consistency, Riverside proved impossible to match as they won the men's competition by over 70 points.

The Southern California Prelims Moves the Elite to the Finals

5/4/08

There are no tomorrows. This was the mantra for athletes as they prepared themselves for the Southern California Prelims that took place at Bakersfield College this past Saturday. The formula was quite simple, qualify or turn in your gear for the year. With this in mind, athletes began to turn up the heat.

In the sprints, top performances were turned in by Southwestern's Curtis Mitchell, Riverside's Duke Greer and Chaffey's Jamere Franklin in the 100 meters. Portia Bell of Antelope Valley, Mt. SAC's Danielle Lewis and West LA' Ebony Collins highlighted the women's 100.

In the mid-distances, Anthony Reese of East LA and Dave Edwards of San Diego Mesa led the marks in the men's 800 and 1500. LA Valley's Mekka White Edwards and Mt. SAC's Christine Cortez were the top women representatives in those same events.

Cerritos' Daniel Clifford-Sorenson and Orange Coast's Cassie Mitchell had the top performances in the men's and women's steeplechase.

Riverside's David Girten had the top long jump mark and Tanya Brammer of Mt. SAC had the best leap in the women's competition.

In the throwing events, El Camino's Na'i Leni won the shot put and Moorpark's Jimmie Pacifico continued his streak of great performances taking the men's shot put.

In the sole final of the weekend, Glendale's Tove Berg began her campaign to defend her 10,000 meter state championship by winning another So Cal title and San Diego Mesa's Daniel Gonia took the men's honors in their 10k.

Cuyamaca and Southwestern Prove To Be Tops in the Foothill Conference

4/25/08

The Cuyamaca men and the Southwestern women proved to be the top teams in the Foothill Conference Championships this past Friday which were held at Cuyamaca College.

The men's competition was highlighted by some great individual performers. In the sprints, Southwestern's Curtis Mitchell dominated the short sprints winning the 100 and 200 meters.

In the distance events,bChafey's Montrail Brooks took the 800. San Diego Mesa proved to be the power in the longer events with Marcos Corona taking the 1500 and Mesa's standout, Daniel Gonia winning the 5000 and 10,000 meter races.

However, in the throwing events, is where Cuyamaca really picked up steam with a 1 - 5 finish in the men's hammer led by Kellen Dion. Cuyamaca also picked up important points in the jumps, with victories by Tracy Thompson and Kevin Jenkins in the long and triple jump. This was enough to give Cuyamaca the team title over nearest competitor Southwestern 180 - 167.

On the women's side, standout performances were turned in by Antelope Valley's Portia Bell who won both the 100 and 200. In the hurdles, San Bernardino's Ebony James took the 400 intermediates.

The distances were marked by strong performances by San Diego Mesa's Samantha Espindola and Southwestern's Joella Silvera who won the 5000 and 10,000 meter races.

Southwestern began to separates itself in the jumps with victories by Olivia Juarez in the long jump and Jessica Miles in the triple jump. After the points were added up, the final score was Southwestern 198 and Cuyamaca, it's closest rival 136.

Cerritos Takes SCC Title While Mt. SAC Wins Men's Honors

4/25/08

The Cerritos College women showed why they are ranked number one in the state as they went on to win the South Coast Conference team championship with a comfortable margin over nearest rival, Mt. SAC, with a 296 - 215 victory.

In the sprinting events Long Beach City's Latonya Estrin won the 100 and the 200 meter races, however Cerritos College's Khandie Brooks took the 400.

In the distance events, Mt. SAC's Christine Cortez won the 800 and the 1500 meters. Yet, Cerritos fought back in the 10,000 and 5,000 meters with Shannon Simpson and her teammate Lucy Beuster who went 1-2 in the 10,000 and then reversed that order to go 1 -2 again in the 5,000.

Where Cerritos pulled away was in the throwing events. Rachel Butler led a 1 -2 -3 -4 finish for the Falcons in the javelin. Mt. SAC fought back with a victory by Daniela Coria in the hammer, yet Cerritos grabbed the 2nd and 3rd place points. The Falcon's Whitney Ashley also led a 1 -2 finish in the discus as well. Other standout performers included Mt. SAC Adrienne Lewis who won the long and high jump competitions.

In the men's competition, Mt. SAC had an excellent performance turned in by Matt Todd in the pole vault, as he led a 1 -2 -3 - 4 finish by the Mounties.

El Camino, the regular season dual meet champion team, tried to gain the upper hand with their distance standout Steven Calise as he won the 1500.

In the sprints, LA Southwest's Tran Howell was victorious in both the 200 and 400 races and East LA's Conroy Black won the 100.

In the distance events, Cerritos' Daniel Clifford-Soresnon won the 3000 steeplechase and also took the 5000, while Mt. SAC's Javier Ceja won the 10,000 meters.

Mt. SAC pulled away from it's competition in the men's hammer throw as it took an amazing 1 - 6 finish, led by the victory of Steven Paz. The Mounties James Doyle also won the men's javelin, giving Mt. SAC a 214 -135 victory over nearest rival El Camino.

Riverside Is Victorious In The Men While Coast Takes Championship In The Women's Division

4/25/08

The Riverside's men's team continued it strong performance through the "08" campaign, taking the Orange Empire Conference Championship over nearest rival 347-151. Riverside dominated the sprinting events winning the 100, 200 and 400 meter races. Sprint standouts, Duke Greer and Ennis Jones both earned individual championships.

In the distance events, Santa Ana's Jersain Torres took the 1500 meters and the 5000 meter individual titles, while Riverside's Juan Ruiz took the 10,000.

In the field events, OCC's Ardres Rossini took the discus while Fullerton's Albert Torriz won the shot put. Riverside's decathlete, Lance Gonzalez took the javelin.

In the jumps, Golden West's Danny Savoie won the high jump, while Riverside athletes David Girten and Josh Como took both the long and triple jump victories.

The women's competition proved to be much closer in the team standing as OCC edged Riverside by a mere 8.5 points winning with a score of 287.5 - 279.

OCC was led by distance star Crystal Reed who took who swept all four distance events winning the 800, 1500, 5000 and 10,000 meters while her teammate Cassie Mitchell won the individual title in the steeplechase.

In the sprints, Riverside's Djquara Jackson won the 100 and 200 meters and teammate Brittany Manuel won 400.

In the field events, Riverside Jennifer Schulte took the javelin competition and Fullerton's Vanessa Gerard won the discus.

Conference Prelims Get the Week Started!

4/23/08

The Championship season kicked off this week with the conference prelims. Most athletes spent their time trying to advance to the finals while others had their events determined on prelim day. Below are the links to the prelim results for the conferences, there will be a full write up for each conference at the conclusion of the finals.

Mt. SAC Relays Proud Tradition Continues

4/12/08

The 50th Annual Mt. SAC Relays continued to produce outstanding efforts today at historic Hilmer Lodge Stadium.

In the men's division, Southwestern's Curtis Mitchell won the 100 in a time of 10.48 and then came back and won the 200 in a time of 21.16. Also in one of the more impressive races of the day, six broke the 48 second barrier with Roman Gray of Sacramento winning in a time of 46.96. Daniel Clifford-Sorenson of Cerritos bettered his state leading mark in the steeplechase as he narrowly outkicked Michael Flowers to win in a time of 9:25.67.

In the field events, Mt. SAC's Matt Todd won the pole vault with a 16' )' effort. Joshua Allen of Chaffey won the shot put with a 42' throw and Citrus' Evan D'Oyen won the discus.

On the women's side, Riverside's Djquara Jackson won the 200. Sacramento's Ebony Willis took the 400 meter hurdles and Glendale's Tove Berg won a very hot 5000 in a time of 17:28.

In the field events, Megan Hill of Mt. SAC took the pole vault with an 11' 0" effort. College of the Canyons' Brittany Uhl won the long jump and Cerritos' Jarvin McClain won the discus.

The Coast Classic Produces Outstanding Marks!

4/11/08

The Orange Coast Classic had a fine gathering of athletes this past Friday. Outstanding marks and performances highlighted the day.

In the women's 100 and 200, Antelope Valley's Portia Bell was the dominant performer as she took both races. OCC's Jillian Lopez won the 1500 and Crystal Reed placed 2nd in the 3000 with an outstanding time of 9:57.

In the field events, West LA's Turquoise Williams won the triple jump. Cuyamaca's Valerie Logel won the shot put with a throw of 37' 1" and then placed 2nd in the discus.

On the men's side, the standout performance of the day went to LA Southwest's Tran Howell who rocketed to a victory in the 400 with a time of 46.86! LA Southwest also went on to victory in the 4 x 100 relay.

In the field events, Long Beach's Marquan Jackson won the triple jump with a leap of 48' 1" and his teammate Brian Brahman won the high jump with a leap of 6' 9".

El Camino's Men and Cerritos' Women Clinch Titles

4/4/08

The El Camino men and the Cerritos women clinched conference dual meet titles with victories in their competition at Long Beach City College this past Friday.

El Camino received strong performances from Steve Calise in the 800 as he took the victory in 1:58 and also won both relay events. Cerritos fought back with double victories by distance standout Daniel Clifford-Sorenson in the 1500 and 3000 meters. LBCC got into the mix as well as they took both the hurdle events as Vannie Prudhomme won the 110 high hurdles and Bobby Workman took the 400 intermediates.

However, El Camino really shined in the field events as Garret Till won the high jump and Jacob Weintraub won the both shot put and discus events. This coupled with a victory by Nicolas Jinchereau in the pole vault was enough to give El Camino a 175 - 137 victory over nearest rival Cerritos.

On the women's side, Cerritos women received strong performances from Shannon Simpson as she took the 1500 and her teammate Lucy Beuster as she won the 3000. El Camino's Shavonya Decuir won the 200 and placed second in the 100 to give her team a boost.

However, Cerritos dominated the throwing events as Ashley Whitney, Maria Rodriguez and Rachel Butler won the discus, hammer and javelin events respectively. It was enough to give Cerritos a comfortable margin of victory winning the meet 273-134 over nearest competitor El Camino.

Riverside Clinches It's Second OEC Title in a Row

4/4/08

The Riverside men defeated both Orange Coast and Fullerton to take it's second consecutive Orange Empire Conference championship.

Led by Ennis Jones in the sprints and a powerful performance in the jumping events, Riverside went on to win by comfortable margins over both school with a 117-32 victory over OCC and a 137-12 victory over Fullerton.

Notable performances included Riverside's Dominick Hemphill's victory in the high jump and his teammate David Girten's win in the long jump.

Stephan Ruby of OCC won the javelin with a throw of 171' 3" while another Pirate, Andres Rossini won the discus with a toss of 170' 6".

Riverside also took the 4 x 100 in an outstanding time of of 41.6, however, OCC managed to grab the 4 x 400 with a time of 3:23.

Canyons Garners Two Victories

4/4/08

College of the Canyons walked away from their competition against Santa Monica, Glendale and Santa Barbara with two victories this past Friday at Glendale College.

On the men's side, Santa Monica's Donovan Chin grabbed both the 100 and 200 meter races and teammate Jose Reyes took the 400 meter hurdles. Santa Barbara's Matt Crego won the 400. However, Canyons standout out distance runner, Alfredo Coronado won both the 1500 and 3000 meter races.

In the field events, Canyon's Chris Powell took both the high jump and triple jump and also placed third in the long jump which was enough to give Canyons the edge in the men's competition.

On the women's side, Glendale's outstanding duo of Vivien Wadeck and Tove Berg gave them a big boost as Wadeck took the 800 and 1500, while Berg won the 3000. Glendale also received big help from their sprinter Melani Artoun-Livaskan as she won both the 100 and 200.

However, Canyons complete dominance in the long and triple jump in which they received sweeps in both events, led by Brittany Uhl gave Canyons enough points to win with a 76-68 margin over Glendale.

Golden West and Santa Ana Tie in the Men's Competition, But GW Takes the Women's Victory

4/4/08

In a rarity in track competitions, Golden West and Santa Ana managed to tie in the men's competition of their dual meet that took place this past Friday at Santa Ana College, with a 65-65 deadlock.

In what seemed to the pattern of the meet, Santa Ana athletes took most of the running events, yet, Golden West fought back in the field events.

Standout performances included Jersain Torres' victory in the the 3000 with a state leading time of 8:33 and Joshua Brown's victory in both the 100 and 200 meter races.

Golden West fought back with wins by Eric Gonzalez and Johnny Ho in the triple and long jump. Santa Ana's Ryan Gleason dominated the throwing events, winning the hammer, discus and shot put. Yet, after all the smoke had cleared their was still a tie at the top of standings.

On the women's side, GW's Klarissa Stovall won the 100 and teammate Maria Kaupa won both the 200 and 400. Santa Ana's Belen Cervantes took the 1500 meters.

In the field events Santa Ana's Sandy Gonzalez won the high jump and long jump as well as placing second in the triple jump. In the end, however, it was not enough to offset Golden West's team victory as they beat Santa Ana by a score of 70.5 - 42.

The Riverside Community College Open has Impressive Performances

3/28/08

The RCC Open had some impressive performances that were turned in during all facets of the competition which took place on the Tigers home track.

In the women's competition, San Bernardino's Ebony James ran a very good 400, clocking a 57.87. Riversides Ariana Celis took the 1500 meter victory and Riverside's women took both relay events.

In the field events Shalissa Harris of Bakersfield won the high jump with a leap of 5' 3" and then came back and took the long jump with a 17' 9.25" effort.

In the men's competition, Leve Ross of Antelope Valley had the top community college mark in the 100 with a 10.74. Mitchell Harris of Victor Valley won the 400 in a time of 48.74, securing a place in the top 5 So Cal Marks list in that event and San Bernardino's Jared Bain won the 800 in a time of 1:56.30.

In the field events, Long Beach's Vannie Prudhomme continued to improve in the high jump winning another invitational title with a leap of 6' 9.75". Shawn DeHorney won the pole vault and Riverside's Kevin Rodgers won the long jump with an outstanding leap of 24' 11".

Cerritos Takes Women's Competition, While El Camino Grabs the Men's Victory in Key SCC Match-Up.

3/28/08

The South Coast Conference inter-league competition is heating up. This was no more apparent then when some of the biggest teams of that conference squared off including, Mt. SAC, Cerritos, El Camino and LA Southwest.

In the women's competition, Cerritos' Sade Williams took the 100, 200 and anchored their winning 4 x 100 team to victory. Pasadena' An'nisa Faquir won the long jump with a fine leap of 18' 1". El Camino's Na'i Leni won the shot put with a throw of 47' 1.75" and Mt. SAC's Megan Hill set a school record in winning the pole vault with a 11' 9" effort.

When the final scores were tallied though, Cerritos demonstrated enough depth to capture the team victory with a 23 point margin over nearest rival Mt. SAC.

On the men' s side, Pasadena's Isaiah Sims took the 100 in 10.7 as well as the 200 in 21.46. Cerritos' Marlon Austin won the 400 in 49.2 and teammate Daniel Clifford-Sorenson won the 2 mile in 9:27. El Camino's Jacob Yowell took first place honors in the 400 hurdles and was runner-up in the 110 high hurdles. El Camino also won both relays as well.

In the field events Mt. SAC's Matt Todd won the pole vault while El Camino's Jacob Weintraub won the shot put. Cerritos' Nicholas Armstrong took the high jump with a 6'8" effort. In the end, El Camino's success in the relays as well as a strong showing in the field and distance events led to a 12 point victory over closest rival Mt. SAC.

The Southern California Heptathlon/Decathlon Championships are Big for Jackson and Koch

3/23/08

The Southern Cal Hep/Dec Championships took place today at Moorpark College. The championships would also serve as the qualifying section for the state championships with the top six finishers in each event going onto the big dance.

On the women's side Bakersfield's Anikia Jackson had best performances in the javelin. 100 hurdles and had a third best in the shot put. This coupled with strong performances in the other events, gave Jackson a 113 point edge over runner-up Ashley Fletcher of Fullerton.

On the men's spot, Mt. SAC's Nate Koch had a second best in the long jump, the top performance in the pole vault and had the fastest time in the 100, which gave him the edge over Riverside's Lance Gonzalez to take the So Cal title.

California Relays Proves to be a Big Winner for the Community Colleges

3/22/08

With a unique format that has the community colleges sharing the stage with some of the best open/club teams and the high schools, the California Relays proved to be a tremendous success. Over 2200 total entrants in the days events attracted large crowds, and the community colleges impressed the spectators as well as the high school programs that were in attendance.

West LA's Ebony Collins showcased her talents as she won the women's 200 meters in an impressive time of 23.64, defeating South Bay Track athlete and former Cerritos College star April Brown in the process. Vivien Wadeck of Glendale improved her state leading 1500 meter time to 4:38 and Cerritos' Whitney Ashley won the shot with a throw of 42' 02".

On the men's side, Sacramento's Pierien ran a fine time of 47.88 placing him third overall in the men's 400 invitational section. Daniel Clifford-Sorenson of Cerritos won the men's invitational 1500 running a 4:01.60 moving him into the top three on the So Cal list. Matthew Prentice of San Bernardino won the men's 5000 in a time of 15:02, also moving him into the top three on the So Cal marks list and Long Beach City's Marquan Jackson won the 110 high hurdles in a time of 14.78.

In the field events, Moorpark's Jimmie Pacifico won the shot put with a throw of 57'2" and West LA's Joel Childress won the javelin with a throw of 180' 10".

Fresno State and Mt. SAC Continue Their Rivalry

3/20/08

For the past several years, one of the most unique meets that has taken place on the community college/university scene has been the annual dual meet between Fresno State and Mt. SAC. This year's competition was held on the Mounties home turf.

In the sprints, Fresno State took the 100 and 200, yet Mt. SAC's Javier Ceja won the men's 3000 in an excellent time of 8:44. Mt. SAC was also able to pick up points with a second and third finish in the men's shot put by Josh Morcilio and Franklin Robinson. The Mounties were also able to grab points in the pole vault with a second and third finish by Matt Todd and Andrew County. However, it was not enough as Fresno State won the men's competition with a 118-70 victory.

On the women's side, Fresno State swept both the 100 and 200 meters with victories by Rayna White and Tierra Hillard. Christine Cortez helped the Mounties fight back as she took the 800 in an excellent time of 2:16. Cortez would come back in the 1500 to place second in a outstanding time of 4:36. The Mounties also received help from their shot putter Danilea Corea who placed 2nd overall and in the long jump with a victory by Adrienne Lewis. Yet, as in the men's competition, Fresno State was able to continue to the victory winning with a final score of 123-67.

Golden West and Fullerton Split the Difference

3/20/08

Golden West took on conference rival Fullerton College at the Hornet's home track and came home with a split in the men's and women's competition with Golden West taking the men's division while Fullerton took the women's competition.

Notable performances on the men's side included the Hornet's Ronnie Norman winning the 800 in 2:03 and Golden West's Danny Gonzalez winning the 3000.

In the field events, GW's Dannie Savoie took the triple jump and Adam Pierce led a 1-4 sweep in the hammer throw.

The final score for the men's competition was a 88-65 victory for Golden West.

In the women's competition, standout performance were turned in by Renne Aguilar who won the 3000 meters in 12:16 and her teammate April Harris who took the 1500 in 5:02.

In the field events, Ashley Fletcher jumped to a victory in the long jump, triple jump and the high jump.

Fullerton went onto win 97-42.

Riverside Wins Both Men's and Women's Contest Against Santa Ana

3/20/08

The Riverside Tigers kept their strong season going as they continued to roll through their conference schedule with victories over both the Santa Ana men's and women's teams in a meet held at Riverside Community College.

On the men's side, standout performances were turned in by the 4x100 squad (Duke Greer, Ennis Jones, Kevin Rodgers, and Daniel Auberry) which ran a state best 41.09. In the 110 HH Sammy Jeter (14.88) and Kenny King (15.06) went 1-2, and now rank 3^rd and 5^th in the state respectively.

Santa Ana had an excellent performance turned in by their distance star Jersain Torres who won the 1500 in 4:07. Torres returned in the 3000 to win that in a time of 9:11.

The Riverside women were led by Sharayza Jackson who won the 100 in a time of 12.88 and Djquara Jackson who won the 200 in a time of 25.23.

Santa Ana' Belen Cervantes was victorious in the women's 1500 and her teammate, Sandy Gonzalez took top honors in the high jump.

Riverside received powerful performances in the hammer throw by Ashley Mercado and in the triple jump by Jasmine Seymour.

The California Relays Announces Entries!!!

3/19/08

The California Relays, which will take place this Friday and Saturday (March 21st and 22nd) at Cerritos College heat sheets are now posted (click here for heat sheets). College/Open athletes who have been selected for the invitational sections that are scheduled to compete on Saturday will be listed. Selections for the invitational sections for all laned races (this excludes all races using qualifying rounds on Friday), were selected by taking the top 9 marks that were submitted by coaches and verified by the California Relays Selection Committee. For additional information on the California Relays, including schedules, meet times, directions and stadium information, please visit

The California Relays Announces Entries!!!

3/19/08

The Bakersfield Invitational has a Big Meet Atmosphere!

3/15/08

Bakersfield College will be the host site for this years Southern California Championships. This gave this years Bakersfield Invitational special importance as many of the top community colleges in the southern region were in attendance.

Glendale's Viven Wadeck won the 800 in 2:22.74 and Wadeck doubled her victory total by winning the 5000 as well in a time of 17:27. Another double winner was Cerritos' Yasmin Webb as she took both hurdle races in 14.91 and 1:01.75 and Mt. SAC women's 4 x 100 team was victorious with a 49.18 effort.

In the field events, Santa Ana's Sandy Gonzales won with a leap of 5'4". Mt. SAC's Megan Hill won the pole vault with a 10'4" performance and El Camino's Na'i Leni won the shot put in 43'8".

The men's performances were equal to the task. Santa Ana's Joshua Brown won the 100 meters in a time of 10.74. El Camino's Brent Marcelis won the 200 in 22.05. On the distance side, Oxnard's Miguel Cisneros won the 5000 meters in 15:18 and in the men's 10,000 meters, Mt. SAC's Javier Ceja set a state leading mark with a top performance of 31:06.

In the field events, Santa Ana's Matthew Carter cleared 7'0" for the victory. Saddleback's Andy Miller won the pole vault with a 15'0" effort and El Camino's Jacob Weintraub won the shot put in 52'7".

Aztec Invitational at San Diego State has Fast Times!

3/15/08

Several community colleges took part in the Aztec Invitational held at San Diego State this past Saturday. The unusual top of the line track & field facility that was built on top of a parking structure proved to be a fine stage for competition.

In the men's 100, Riverside's Daniel Auberry and Duke Greer placed first and 2nd overall in the men's open 100 meters with times of 10.77 and 10.81 respectively and their teammate Ennis Jones placed third in the invitational section of the 200 meters in 21.14. The success of Riverside's sprinters trickled over to the relays as well as they won the men's 4 x 100 in 41.70.

In the field events, Cuyamaca's Thahn Ly won the men's open pole vault with a 14'8" effort. Riverside's Joshua Como won the men's invite triple jump with a leap of 47'3". Fullerton's Albert Toriz placed 4th overall in the men's shot put invite with a throw of 45'8" and Southwestern's Jason Baldwin won the javelin in 189'11".

On the women's side, Long Beach City's Sayoka Daley placed 7th in the women's open 100 in a time of 12.54 and 6th in the women's open 200 in 25.53. Fullerton's April Harris was the first community college athlete to finish in the open 1500 meters placing 7th overall in a time of 5:02.19.

In the women's field events, Riverside Jasmine Seymour 5th in the women's open long jump with a leap of 16'00.5". Cuyumaca's Leslie Noiseaux placed 2nd overall in the women's invitational a jump of 5'5" and San Diego Mesa's Danielle Thu placed 9th overall in the invite discus with a throw of 129'11".

Occidental Distance Carnival has Great Performances Turned in by the Community Colleges!

3/14/08

The Occidental Distance Carnival proved to be an excellent place for the local colleges to showcase their paces. Some of the highlights of the day included Long Beach City's Reyna Montano running 18:43 in the 5000, as she was the first community college athlete to cross the line. In the women's 10,000 meters, Cerritos' Shannon Simpson ran a state leading mark of 38:46.

In the men's races, Cerritos' Daniel Clifford-Sorenson was the first community college runner to cross the line besting his state leading mark to 9:28.47. San Diego Mesa's Daniel Gonia continued his rise among the states elite as he placed 2nd overall in the men's 5000 running a state leading mark of 14:29.06 and LBCC's Alberto Espinoza placed 8th overall in the men's 10,000 in 32:23.50.

Big Time Marks Posted at the Ben Brown Invite

3/8/08

One of the largest track and field invitationals in Southern California, the Ben Brown Invitational was held at Mt. SAC this weekend. Along with several universities in attendance, the California Community Colleges were well represented and turned out some impressive marks which created movement on the top performance lists.

In the women's sprints, Cerritos' Sade Williams ran the second fastest 400 in the state, clocking 56.25. West LA's Alysha Turner ran a solid 2:20 in the 800 meters to win her heat. Mt. SAC Christine Cortez continues to impress as she won her section of the 1500 in a time of 4:47 and Cerritos's Yasmin Webb ran the top 400 hurdles time in the state with an impressive effort 61.5.

In the women's field events, Pasadena's Anissa Faquir had the top community college mark in the invitational long jump with a leap of 18'1", while Cerritos's Whitney Ashley won the invitational shot put with a throw of 39'1". Leslie Noiseaux of Cuyamaca was the top community college high jumper, finishing in a three way tie for first with a 5'5" mark.

On the men's side, Isiah Sims of Pasadena ran a solid 100 meters in 10.7. Duke Greer of Riverside continued his impressive set of marks with a 21.46 effort in the 200. Canyons, Alfredo Coronado dominated the field in the 1500 meter invite with a 3:54 mark and Long Beach City College's Vannie Prudhomme ran a very fast 14.11 in the men's 110 high hurdles.

In the field events, Pasadena Lamar Oliphant placed second in the high jump with a 6'8" mark. Mt. SAC's Matt Tod placed third in the pole vault with a good effort of 15'7" and Cerritos's Kristen Joseph won the long jump with a outstanding mark 23'6.75".

West LA Wins Handily While Santa Barbara's Men Gets Victory with Paper Thin Margin

3/7/08

West LA's sprint corp turned out to be the story for the women as they dominated the days short races at the meet held at LA Valley this past Friday.

West LA's Deresha Harrison was victorious in the 100 meters while teammate Dominique Sterling took the 200 honors. Maybe the most notable performance of the meet went to freshman standout Ebony Collins who won the 400 in an outstanding time of 55.06 giving her the fastest time in the state this year.

These performances couple with a 1-2-3 sweep in the 800 led by West LA's Shayna Parker and a victory in the 4 x 100 left little doubt which team would come up victorious as West LA went onto a 117.5 -65.5 over nearest rival LA Valley.

The men's competition proved to be a contest that would not be decided until every event had been completed. Santa Barbara's Matt Crego ran a fine 49.85 to win the men's 400 while teammate Juan Velasquez won the discus with a throw of 131'9".

West LA fought back with by winning the the 4 x 400 and placing second in the 4 x 100. The two teams continued to battle back and forth, yet, it was Santa Barbara who was able to grab the victory by only a two point margin winning with a score 0f 89-7 over West LA.

Other notable performances of the meet came from Jeffrey Monteleone of Alan Hancock who won the 1500 in a time of 4:13 and Andrew Salg of LA Valley who took the honors in the 3000 meters with a time of 9:18.

Moorpark Earns Men's Victory While Glendale Squeaks By on the Women's Side

3/7/08

The Moorpark men's team earned a solid victory in the WSC meet that was held on their home turf this past Friday. Receiving solid performances from their sprinter Daniel Wolverton, who took both the 100 and 200 meter races as well as their dominance in the throwing events, gave them enough for a comfortable victory over Glendale and Ventura. Notable performances came from Moorpark's Jimmie Pacifico who won the shot put and the hammer and teammate Karl Gehrke who won the discus.

Other standout performances came from Glendale's Michael Flowers who won both the 1500 and 3000 meter races.

The women's competition proved to be as close as they come as Glendale dominated the running events, yet, Moorpark scoring enough in the field events to make it a nail biter.

Glendale's Melani Artoun-Livaskan won both the 100 and 200 meter competitions while her teammates Viven Wadeck and Tove Berg split up the 1500 and 3000. Brigette Fernandez also added her 400 hurdles victory to bolster Glendale's point total.

Moorpark countered with a 1-2 finish in the 100 hurdles with the victory going to Amber Noyer. This coupled with a victory in the women's long jump by Elizabeth Wigton, kept Moorpark in it, however, Glendale was able to hold them off by a score of 68-61.

Canyons Takes Men's Competition While Bakersfield Takes the Women's in Western States Conference Showdown.

3/7/08

In a meet important to the conference make-up, College of the Canyons gained a solid victory for the men, while the Bakersfield women were able hold off Canyons for the women's victory.

On the men's side, Bakersfield's sprinter Attrail Snipes won the 100 and the 200 meter races and teammate Cesar Mireles won the 800 and the 1500 to give Bakersfield much needed points. However, Canyons won both relays. They also received key points in the high jump and triple jump by Chris Powell. This coupled with key placing points gained in the throwing events gave enough of a boost to give Canyons the victory.

The women's competition was a closely fought battle through much of the competition. Bakersfield's Kimberly Jones won both the 100 and 200 and Emnet Habebo, in a true showing of endurance won the 800, 1500 and 3000 meter races. Canyons Brittany Uhl won the 400 hurdles and the schools split the relays. Yet, with a 1-2 finish in the shot put led by Bakersfield's Haylee Varner, who also went on to win the discus gave Bakersfield the edge for the victory.

California Community Colleges Have Standout Performances at Trojan Relays

3/1/08

The Trojan Relays took place at USC today with the California Community Colleges well represented in the days results.

The day started with the men's steeplechase. Cerritos' Daniel Clifford-Sorenson ran away with first place honors in a state leading time of 9:30.41.

In the 4 x 100 meter relay, the Cerritos women won their heat in a time of 49.19, however, they were bested by Mt. SAC's time of 49.11, which was done in the first heat.

In the women's 400 meter hurdles, LA Valley's Sylvia Alboniga was the top community college finisher placing third in a time of 1:05.74, almost matching her state leading time.

In the women's distance events, the highlight performance was turned in by Mt. SAC's Christine Cortez, who ran an outstanding 3000 meter time of 10:16.54, good for fourth place overall.

In other men's events, the El Camino 4 x 800 meter team placed second overall and in the men's 3000, San Diego Mesa's Daniel Gonia was the outstanding community college representative, running a very fast 8:38.73, placing him third overall.

In other relay events, Long Beach City men's 4 x 400 team was the first California Community College finisher running a 3:18.25, nearly matching their So Cal leading mark.

Orange Coast Tops Santa Ana in Conference Opener

2/29/08

Orange Coast College took on rival Santa Ana College on Santa Ana's home turf. In the early going Santa Ana was able to draw first blood as their men's 4 x 100 relay team defeated the Pirates in a winning time of 42.60. That was followed by a 1-2 finish by the Dons in the 1500 as Jersain Torres and Irvin Malacara ran 4:13 and 4:15 respectively.

Yet, it was OCC's strength in the field events that carried them to victory with dominant showings in the triple jump and pole vault where they swept the top three places that led them to a team victory of 94-59.

The women's competition was all Orange Coast as they swept the running events. Crystal Reed, the Pirates standout star won the 1500 in 4:46 and Cassie Mitchell, the current state leader in the steeplechase ran away with the 3000 meters. OCC cruised to a team victory over the Dons with a score of 129-18.

Fullerton Defeats Santiago Canyon

2/29/08

Fullerton open its 2008 conference season with a victory over both the men's and women's teams in their conference opener over Santiago Canyon College.

Highlights of the day for the men included a victory for sprinter Christopher Jones in both the 100 and 200 meter races. Santiago Canyon fought back with a victory in the men's 800 by Sam Morales and by David Ferriera in the 1500 and 3000. Yet, victories in the long and triple jump by Christoper Jones and Kyle Skala as well as a sweep by the Fullerton throwers in the shot put and discus led the Hornets to victory with a final team score of 77-58.

On the women's side, the Hornets dominated in almost every facet, winning each of the running events. Standout performances included April Harris who won both the 1500 and 3000 meter races. Final team scores were Fullerton 111, Santiago Canyon 22.

Four Way Meet Turns into Double Victories for College of the Canyons

2/29/08

At the four-way meet that included College of the Canyons, Ventura, LA Valley and Oxnard held at Canyons, the home team proved to be the class of the meet.

On the men's side, COC dominated in almost every facet of the competition. However, the real strength of COC's team showed in the distances as the men led a 1-2-3 sweep in the 800 led by their distance standout Alfredo Coronado. His teammate Matan Mayer won the 1500 and another COC runner, Ismael Samano won the 3000.

Good performances were turned in by Ventura athlete, Nicholas Karam in the long jump and triple jump as he took both events. Yet, Canyons also demonstrated strength in the throws as David Holmes won the shot and discus and COC athlete Justin Skinner won the javelin. COC went onto the team victory.

The women's competition proved to be much closer as Canyons and LA Valley fought a tight battle. Canyons would eventually take the team victory by a narrow margin of 74-61 over LA Valley. Sara Shepard of COC took both the 100 and 200. But LA Valley's Mekka White-Edwards took both the 800 and 1500, and her teammate Elva Lopez won the 3000. Yet, Brittany Uhl's victories in the long and triple jump helped seal the victory for COC

Riverside Shows Strength in Conference Opener

2/29/08

Both the Riverside men's and women's teams showed early season depth and power as they took on conference rivals, Golden West and Saddleback at Saddleback College today.

In the women's competition, Riverside was able to load up on points in the sprints and hurdles. Leading the way were sprinters Djquara Jackson and Brittany Manuel who won the 100 and 200 meter races respectively.

The field events also proved to be a strength for RCC as Tiana Wills won the Triple Jump and Brendan Holmes took first in the Long Jump.

Saddleback, fought back in the distances with fine performances from their distance star, Ines Flores, who took both the 1500 and 3000 meter races. However, Riversides depth proved to be too much as they were able to garner more points in the hurdles from Shannon Felder and the relays to pull away for the easy victory.

Scores:

RCC 130 Golden West 22

RCC 123 Saddleback 30

Saddleback 75 Golden West 65

The men's side played out in an almost identical way as the Riverside sprinters Duke Greer and Ennis Jones took the 100 (Greer), 200 (Jones) and 400 (Jones).

The Saddleback distance runners fought back with a 1-2 finish in the 1500 by Matt Van Dyke and Bobby Stangl. Yet again, RCC's depth proved too much as they won both hurdle races, with fine performances by Samuel Jeter.

The Tigers also had a good day in the Field. Dominick Hemphill and David Girten went 1-2 in the high jump with leaps of 6’8”. Kevin Rodgers and Dominick Hemphill went 1-2 in the long jump with leaps of 22’2.5” and 22’1”. Austin Elmore took first in the discus (141’11”), shot put (45’11.75”) and hammer (138’6”).

Scores:

RCC 123 Saddleback 31

RCC 132.5 Golden West 21.50

The Cerritos College Invite Has Plenty of Excitement as Hot Performances Burn Up the Track!!!

2/23/08

The Cerritos College track was the site of big time performances as practically every major community college track program in the Southern California region was in attendance. In every type of event, whether it was a field or running contest, athletes poured it on.

In the field events, tremendous performances were turned in by El Camino's Faalelea Leni as she won the shot put with a throw of 43' 8". Cerritos' Karen Gurauska threw a state leading mark of 131' 3" in the javelin and Allan Hancock's Kenna Wolter won the triple jump with a leap of 35' 4".

The women's sprints were marked by outstanding performances from Antelope Valley's Portia Bell winning the 100 meters in 12.39. LA Valley's, Mekka White-Edward led the charge in the middle distances with a 2:19 effort in the 800 as well as Glendale's Vivien Wadeck running an outstanding 4:43 in the 1500.

In the men's events, Riverside and Long Beach were the dominant forces in the relays. Moorpark's Jimmie Pacifico had a remarkable throw in the hammer of 169' 05" and in the distances, College of the Canyons' Alfredo Coronado ran to a superb early season time in the 5000 with a 14:50 effort.

Riverside takes on Long Beach State

2/15/07

This past Saturday, Riverside took a little different route with their first full team season opener by taking on Long Beach State. Running some different distances then what are normally contested in an outdoor meet, strong performances were turned in by both schools.

In the sprints, Duke Greer of RCC ran a strong 60 meter dash time of 6.88 to win the race and Ennis Jones of RCC ran 34.85 to win the 300 meter dash. Hudson Wilvers of CSULB won the 600 meter run with a time of 1:20.97.

In the middle distances, Alex Freitas of CSULB, won the 1000 meter run with a time of 2:33.20. The 49er’s Jacob Ainsworth won the 3000 meters with a time of 9:11.04.

The hurdles saw some exciting races as the 60 meter hurdles was closely contested with Lance Gonzales (RCC) and Sammy Jeter (RCC) running 8.56 and 8.57 respectively. The 4 x 400 relay produced another exciting race with the Tigers barely edging out the 49ers 3:20.68 to 3:21.4.

The field events saw strong performances. RCC had led the way with a 1-3 sweep. David Girten and Dominick Hemphill both jumped 6’8”. David Girten (RCC), also won the long jump with a 22’10.5” effort, while Donnie Crandall of Long Beach State won the triple jump (44’4.75”).

The 49ers won the Shot Put with David Sampson’s throw of 51’9.25”, and the Discus with Robert Jenning’s throw of 169’9”. The Tigers won the Hammer with Austin Elmore’s throw of 134’6”. Lance Gonzales tossed the Javelin 171’5” to win the Javelin for the Tigers.

"Coach Sythe of Long Beach State has a strong program, and it is a privilege to get to run against them", said Coach McCarron.

Cerritos has strong showing against Orange Coast and Saddleback

2/14/08

One of the first multi-team meets kicked off this past Friday as an inter-conference meet between Cerritos, Orange Coast and Saddleback took place at Saddleback College. For most of the meet, the competition was fairly tight, as the schools fought for points in each event. Highlight performances came in every aspect of the meet.

On the women's side, Orange Coast's Crystal Reed, continued to pick up where she left off in cross country with two outstanding performances in the 800 and 1500, winning both in 2:28 and 4:56 respectively. Cerritos' Sade Williams had an outstanding early season time of 25.85 in the 200 meters, and in the 5000 meters, Cerritos' Shannon Simpson won in the chilly night air with a time of 19:06. However, it was the Cerritos throws contingent that made the biggest impact, sweeping the first 3 places in the shot, the discus and the hammer. Jarvina McClain won the the discus with a throw of 131' 03", Maria Rodriguez won the shot put with a throw of 37' 1/2", Whitney Ashley won the hammer with a throw of 131' 6 1/2" and Karen Gurauska won the javelin with a throw of 116' 04". The strength of the throwing contigent enabled Cerritos to pull away with from OCC with a score of 111 to 65.

On the men's side, there were also many outstanding performances. Cerritos' Austin Marlon won both the 100 and 200 meters. OCC's Jason Quezada won the men's 800 with a time of 2:03 and Saddelback's Bobby Stangl, won the 1500 in a time 4:13.

In the hurdles, Saddleback's Victor Sanchez scored a double victory in both the 110HH and the 400IH.

In the field events, Saddleback's Griffin Simmons won with the pole vault with a vault of 14' 0". Cerritos' Kirsten Joseph won the long jump with a leap of 21' 11".

In the end, the Cerritos men were able to pull away to beat OCC and Saddleback with a score of 97 - 57 - 53.

The OEC Relays, Foothill Conference Preview and SCC "All Comers" meets highlight opening week!

2/8/08

This years California Community Colleges track and field teams jumped into action on Friday with outstanding early season performances. At the Orange Empire Relays, the Riverside sprinters and hurdlers had an outstanding day winning the 4 x 400 and the 400IH. In the distances, the Santa Ana men proved to be on top of their game in the 4000 Distance Medley Relay. On the women's side Orange Coast had dominating performances in the 4000 DMR, while the Riverside women turned in top marks in the throws.

The Foothill Conference proved to be very tough on the men's distance side as both San Diego Mesa and San Bernardino Valley as well as Antelope Valley had some great times in the men's 3000. On the women's side, Cuyamaca had a strong contingent in the throws with 3 of the top 4 places in the discus.

The South Coast Conference "All Comers" meet, held at Mt. SAC, also showed strong early performances. El Camino's Steve Calise ran very well in the 1500 and 5,000. In the women's competition the Cerritos College women's 4 x 400 team had a powerful performance as well as their women's throwing contingent.

Lance Gonzalez sets new school record in the Decathlon. 2/1-2/08

Riverside Community College's Lance Gonzales set a new school record in winning the VS Athletics Hep/Dec All Comers Meet held at Riverside. To read more please click on the link below. Official meet results will be posted soon.

Nicholas Armstrong wins at the Mountain T's Indoor Meet.

2/2/08

Cerritos College spent the weekend in Arizona and got a huge performance from freshmen high jumper, Nicholas Armstrong. Armstrong outlasted Long Beach State jumper Alex Black for the victory with a jump of 6' 9".