M. Track & Field: Cerritos finishes in 7th place

The Falcons took the top two spots in the 110-HH at the state championships
The Falcons took the top two spots in the 110-HH at the state championships

The Cerritos College men's track and field team concluded the CCCAA State Championship with one individual winner and took seventh place as a team over the weekend at San Mateo College. The Falcons finished with 37 team points, with South Coast Conference rival Mt. San Antonio College pulling out the team title with 101 points, ahead of second place College of the Sequoias, who had 100 points.

Sophomore Mackenzi Rickman (Carson HS) concluded his Falcon career by winning the 110-meter HH with a personal best time of 14.28. Freshman teammate Dario Robinson (Schurr HS) gave Cerritos a 1-2 punch, as he took second pace in a time of 14.49. The team's top hurdler this season, freshman Juan Ward - who had the fastest time in the state this season - was absent from the event after being disqualified from the South California Championships when he didn't finish the race.

Both relay teams competed, but could only earn a seventh place finish in the 400-meter event, as the 1600-meter quartet came in ninth place. The foursome of Ricardo Thomas (Warren HS), Virjilio Griggs (Warren, TX HS), Clifford Scott (Carson HS) and Ward posted a time of 41.94 for seventh place, while Thomas, Rickman, Justin Reid (Lakewood HS) and Griggs finished the 1600-meter race in 3:21.14.

Griggs looked to earn a championship in the 200 meters, but his time of 21.54 earned him a second place finish, as he trailed champion Drelan Bramwel of College of the Sequoias, who turned in a time of 21.36 to edge him out. Sophomore thrower Matthew Seawright (Long Beach Millikan HS) competed in three events with a fifth place finish in the hammer his best result.

Below is a list of Cerritos athletes that competed in the CCCAA State Championships:

EVENT NAME TIME/DISTANCE PLACE
200 Meters Virjilio Griggs 21.54 2nd Place
1500 Meters Francisco Ortiz 3:57.10 6th Place
1500 Meters Anthony Lozano 3:57.47 7th Place
110-Meter HH Mackenzi Rickman 14.28 1st Place
110-Meter HH Dario Robinson 14.49 2nd Place
400-Meter Relay   41.94 7th Place
1600-Meter Relay   3:2114 9th Place
Shot Put Matthew Seawright 14.71 Meters 9th Place
Discus Matthew Seawright 44.30 Meters 10th Place
Hammer Matthew Seawright 52.62 Meters 5th Place
Decathlon Colin Monaco 5845 Points 9th Place