Hosting the Cerritos Invitational over the weekend, the Falcon women's track and field team performed well against a large group of visiting schools, clubs and independent competitors. Next up for Cerritos is the South Coast Conference Prelims, which will take place at El Camino College on April 24.
Highlighting the day were the performances of freshman sprinter Keirra King (Long Beach Wilson HS) and freshman thrower Tanya Reyes (Warren HS). In the 100 meters, King turned in a third place time of 11.91, which also ties her for fifth on the school's top five list. She also ran the second leg of the 1600-meter relay team that came in first place, while her long jump of 5.31 meters earned her a second place. As for Reyes, she recorded a personal best distance of 47.83 to win the hammer, which improved her mark on the college's all-time top five marks. Reyes also finished third in the discus at 36.63 meters.
On the day, the Falcons won five events, with sophomore Jelani Minix (Carson HS) a two-time winner in the high jump (1.65 meters) and triple jump (11.59 meters). Below is a list of all the Cerritos entries in the invitational.
NAME | EVENT | TIME/DISTANCE | PLACE |
Keirra King | 100 Meters | 11.91 | 3rd Place |
Sicily Moore | 100 Meters | 12.75 | 6th Place |
Tierra Frazier | 100 Meters | 13.17 | 13th Place |
Maliajah Davis | 100 Meters | 13.46 | 19th Place |
Latheria Woods | 100 Meters | 13.95 | 29th Place |
Kymberlynn Jackson | 200 Meters | 25.59 | 2nd Place |
Sicily Moore | 200 Meters | 26.05 | 6th Place |
Glenn Nance | 200 Meters | 26.30 | 10th Place |
Maliajah Davis | 200 Meters | 27.68 | 23rd Place |
Tierra Frazier | 200 Meters | 27.69 | 24th Place |
Latheria Woods | 200 Meters | 29.30 | 30th Place |
Adrianna Martinez | 200 Meters | 30.24 | 33rd Place |
Tyler Simpson | 400 Meters | 57.23 | 2nd Place |
Kenya Owens | 400 Meters | 1:05.25 | 8th Place |
Rebecca Harris | 800 Meters | 2:29.46 | 6th Place |
Debora Lopez-Guzman | 800 Meters | 2:57.26 | 20th Place |
Lauren Jones | 1500 Meters | 5:24.15 | 7th Place |
Debora Lopez-Guzman | 1500 Meters | 5:47.35 | 14th Place |
Amani Briggs | 100-Meter HH | 15.00 | 3rd Place |
Jelani Minix | 100-Meter HH | 15.35 | 4th Place |
Davina Pham | 400-Meter IH | 1:08.16 | 2nd Place |
Michaela Banyi | 400-Meter IH | 1:08.27 | 3rd Place |
Stephanie Anguiano | 400-Meter IH | 1:09.84 | 7th Place |
Monica Bautista | 400-Meter IH | 1:11.16 | 8th Place |
Darlena Robinson | 400-Meter IH | 1:16.09 | 10th Place |
Gabrielle Mendoza | 3000-Meter SC | 13:00.65 | 3rd Place |
Nance, King, Jackson, Simpson | 1600-Meter Relay | 3:55.54 | 1st Place |
Moore, Jones, Harris, Anguiano | 1600-Meter Relay | 4:10.33 | 3rd Place |
Jelani Minix | High Jump | 1.65 Meters | Tied 1st Place |
Clarissa Orna | Pole Vault | 2.51 Meters | Tied 12th Place |
Adrianna Martinez | Pole Vault | 2.51 Meters | Tied 12th Place |
Keirra King | Long Jump | 5.31 Meters | 2nd Place |
Davina Pham | Long Jump | 4.86 Meters | 6th Place |
Kymberlynn Jackson | Long Jump | 4.81 Meters | 8th Place |
Jelani Minix | Long Jump | 4.62 Meters | 11th Place |
Maliajah Davis | Long Jump | 3.81 Meters | 24th Place |
Jelani Minix | Triple Jump | 11.59 Meters | 1st Place |
Imani Jones | Triple Jump | 11.24 Meters | 3rd Place |
Amani Briggs | Triple Jump | 10.42 Meters | 6th Place |
Amber Hart | Shot Put | 11.80 Meters | 3rd Place |
Nanati Alailefaleula | Shot Put | 11.58 Meters | 4th Place |
Michaela Banyi | Shot Put | 10.61 Meters | 10th Place |
Isabella Kress | Shot Put | 9.70 Meters | 11th Place |
Emily Gamboa | Shot Put | 8.84 Meters | 15th Place |
Tanya Reyes | Discus | 36.63 Meters | 3rd Place |
Isabella Kress | Discus | 34.12 Meters | 6th Place |
Mystasia Alexander | Discus | 30.92 Meters | 8th Place |
Nanati Alailefaleula | Discus | 29.81 Meters | 10th Place |
Emily Gamboa | Discus | 23.66 Meters | 15th Place |
Mikaiella Vargas | Discus | 22.54 Meters | 16th Place |
Tanya Reyes | Hammer | 48.73 Meters | 1st Place |
Amber Hart | Hammer | 47.16 Meters | 2nd Place |
Isabella Kress | Hammer | 40.61 Meters | 7th Place |
Nanati Alailefaleula | Hammer | 34.85 Meters | 9th Place |
Emily Gamboa | Hammer | 28.74 Meters | 16th Place |
Stacy Tope | Hammer | 27.62 Meters | 18th Place |
Mikaiella Vargas | Hammer | 26.42 Meters | 19th Place |
Mystasia Alexander | Javelin | 44.49 Meters | 1st Place |
Kymberlynn Jackson | Javelin | 24.86 Meters | 7th Place |