After winning their second South Coast Conference Championship in school history, the Cerritos College men's track and field team will try to build on that success this Saturday. The Falcons will be competing in the Southern California Prelims, which will start at 9:00 a.m. at Antelope Valley College.
Last year, Cerritos finished third at the SoCal Championships and came in fifth place at the state championships. It marked the fourth year in a row that the Falcons had finished in the top five in the state, with their high water mark coming in 2009 and 2011 when they came in second place.
Below is a list of athletes that will be competing in the prelims in Saturday, followed by their qualifying times/distances:
*Denotes top time/distance/height in the event
100 Meters - Craig Jones (10.98)
200 Meters - Elisha Toler (21.91), Dionbrea Norris (22.11)
400 Meters - Elisha Toler (48.31)
800 Meters - Adam Vega (1:55.95), Jesus Morales (1:56.70), DeShaunte Lewis (1:56.81), Jonathan Bazinet (1:57.02), George Robinson (1:57.38)
1500 Meters - Thomas Poston (3:56.37), DeShaunte Lewis (3:58.23), Jonathan Bazinet (4:00.76), Paul Mora (4:05.19), David Plietez (4:12.54)
5000 Meters - *Munir Kahssay (14:19.48), Brandon Taylor (15:10.46), Mustafa Kahssay (15:26.73), Oscar Contreras (15:29.83), Omar Torres (15:33.02)
10,000 Meters - Munir Kahssay (31:10.65), Omar Torres (31:54.87), Mustafa Kahssay (32:33.38), Elvis Salinas (32:39.05), Oscar Contreras (33:05.80)
3000-Meter Steeplechase - Brandon Taylor (9:41.10), Joe Magana (9:50.90), Jonathan Villa (9:58.10)
400-Meter Relay - 42.79
1600-Meter Relay - 3:20.98
High Jump - *Adam Aguirre (2.07 meters), Dionbrea Norris (2:05 meters), Lenin Dolmos (1.87 meters), Aaron Martin (1.82 meters)
Pole Vault - Stephen Moore (4.19 meters)
Long Jump - *Dionbrea Norris (7.25 meters)
Triple Jump - Ricky Carrigan, Jr. (14.44), Dionbrea Norris (13.92 meters)
Shot Put - Joe Leonard (13.15 meters), Bobby Villegas (12.82 meters)
Discus - Bobby Villegas (38.63 meters)
Hammer - Joe Leonard (45.98 meters), Kimson Do (35.15 meters), Bobby Villegas (33.18 meters)
Javelin - Adam Aguirre (55.66 meters), Jake Ostgaard (50.17 meters), Aaron Martin (48.61 meters), Raymond Price (48.17 meters)
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