At the Ron Kamaka Invitational on Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College, the Cerritos College women's track and field team were led by their throws and relay team. The Falcons, who have had one of more dominant throws program in the state for the last 15 years, had 11 total top five finishers, while the team's 4x400-meter relay squad came in first place. Next up for the team will be the Cal State Long Beach Invitational next weekend.
Highlighting the throws results was the first place finish for sophomore Andrea Villalta (Norwalk HS), who turned in a SoCal qualifying distance of 39.93 meters (121' 2"), which was 10 feet farther than her closest competition. The Falcons also took second through fifth place in the hammer, and were led by sophomore Milika Burdett (Cypress HS), who posted a distance of 40.39 meters (132' 6"), while sophomores Natalie Bailey (Mayfair HS) and Dimitra Vitogiannis (Downey HS) came in third place (38.06 meters) and fourth place (33.63 meters), respectively. Freshman Emily Ortiz (Tustin HS) cracked the top five with her best throw of 33.23 meters.
The discus saw Vitogiannis come in first place with a distance of 36.83 meters (120' 10"), which was three feet ahead of Ortiz, who came in second place at 34.33 meters. Burdett finished ahead of all other community college entries in the shot put, with a throw of 11.09 meters (36' 4 3/4"), which put her in second place overall. Sophomore Jessica McLennan (Warren HS) placed third on the day at 10.75 meters.
The 4x400-meter relay team of sophomores Zharia Taylor (Long Beach Poly HS/University of Southern Mississippi). Crystal Nguyen (Fountain Valley HS), Alona Davis (Bellflower HS) and Elena Mack (El Camino Real Charter HS) recorded a first place time of 4:05.88. Davis, who ran a leg of the Falcons 2019 state championship relay team, also competed in the 200 meters and finished in fourth place at 25.18, while Mack came in sixth place at 25.52.
Below is a list of Falcon athletes that finished in the Top 20 of their respective events.
NAME | EVENT | TIME/DISTANCE | PLACE |
Jasmine Soto-Castro | 100 Meters | 12.98 | 13th Place |
Crystal Nguyen | 100 Meters | 13.07 | 16th Place |
Alona Davis | 200 Meters | 25.18 | 4th Place |
Elena Mack | 200 Meters | 25.52 | 6th Place |
Jasmine Soto-Castro | 200 Meters | 26.75 | 20th Place |
Elena Mack | 400 Meters | 58.57 | 5th Place |
Leslie Juarez | 800 Meters | 2:33.98 | 5th Place |
Megan Feitz | 800 Meters | 2:35.61 | 6th Place |
Ariel Alvarez | 800 Meters | 2:35.98 | 7th Place |
Lila Palmer | 800 Meters | 2:36.42 | 8th Place |
Diana Raya Perez | 800 Meters | 2:36.77 | 9th Place |
Kimberly Ibarra | 800 Meters | 2:43.88 | 12th Place |
Delilah Chavez | 800 Meters | 2:48.70 | 15th Place |
Megan Feitz | 1500 Meters | 5:02.65 | 7th Place |
Diana Raya Perez | 1500 Meters | 5:21.56 | 16th Place |
Zharia Taylor | 100 Meter HH | 16.30 | 9th Place |
Alyssa Zabala | 100 Meter HH | 17.07 | 13th Place |
Amaya Nolan-Gieskes | 100 Meter HH | 18.26 | 14th Place |
Zharia Taylor, Crystal Nguyen, Alona Davis, Elena Mack | 4x400-Meter Relay | 4:05.88 | 1st Place |
Amaya Nolan-Gieskes | High Jump | 1.30 Meters | 7th Place |
Zharia Taylor | Long Jump | 4.94 Meters | 10th Place |
Andrea Alvarado | Long Jump | 4.76 Meters | 14th Place |
Alyssa Zabala | Long Jump | 4.36 Meters | 20th Place |
Milika Burdett | Shot Put | 11.09 Meters | 2nd Place |
Jessica McLennan | Shot Put | 10.75 Meters | 3rd Place |
Dimitra Vitogiannis | Shot Put | 10.60 Meters | 5th Place |
Natalie Bailey | Shot Put | 9.83 Meters | 7th Place |
Zharia Taylor | Shot Put | 9.17 Meters | 10th Place |
Dimitra Vitogiannis | Discus | 36.83 Meters | 1st Place |
Emily Ortiz | Discus | 34.33 Meters | 2nd Place |
Jessica McLennan | Discus | 29.91 Meters | 5th Place |
Milika Burdett | Discus | 24.94 Meters | 11th Place |
Milika Burdett | Hammer | 40.39 Meters | 2nd Place |
Natalie Bailey | Hammer | 38.06 Meters | 3rd Place |
Dimitra Vitogiannis | Hammer | 33.63 Meters | 4th Place |
Emily Ortiz | Hammer | 33.23 Meters | 5th Place |
Andrea Villalta | Javelin | 39.93 Meters | 1st Place |