M. Track & Field: After prelims, Falcons are in second place

Tristian Escobar won the conference championship in the javelin
Tristian Escobar won the conference championship in the javelin

Complete Results

At the conclusion of the South Coast Conference Prelims, the Cerritos College men's track and field team sits in second place. Held at Long Beach City College, the Falcons have compiled 30 team points and advanced 30 entries to the South Coast Conference Championships, which will also take place at LB City.

Four events were finals, with Cerritos garnering one championship and a pair of fifth place finishes. Sophomore javelin thrower Tristian Escobar (Bell Gardens HS) easily won the competition with a throw of 57.00 meters, which places him sixth on the school's all-time list. Also earning points for the Falcons was Ismael Guerrero (Downey HS), who came in fourth place (49.48 meters), with the tandem of Andrew Hladek (Liberty, NV HS) and Prinz Singson (Cheyenne Central, WY HS) coming in seventh and eighth places, respectively.

It was a fifth place finish in the pole vault for Hladek, with a clearance of 4.37 meters, which advances him to the Southern California Championships, while sophomore Terrell Coleman (Downey HS) took fifth place in the triple jump at 13.86 meters.

Below is a list of Falcons that have qualified for the conference championships.

NAME EVENT TIME/DISTANCE PLACE
Clifford Scott 100 Meters 10.91 5th Place
Nick Garcia 100 Meters 10.96 6th Place
Ricardo Thomas 100 Meters 10.97 7th Place
Tyric Elliott 100 Meters 11.11 9th Place
Tyric Elliott 200 Meters 22.23 8th Place
Clifford Scott 200 Meters 22.27 9th Place
Jah'mal King 400 Meters 50.96 6th Place
Reginald Winans 400 Meters 52.13 9th Place
Keith Turner 800 Meters 1:56.49 1st Place
Isaiah Marshall 800 Meters 1:57.03 3rd Place
Christopher Donawa 800 Meters 1:57.40 7th Place
Jesus Mata 800 Meters 2:00.57 8th Place
Isaiah Marshall 1500 Meters 4:15.21 2nd Place
James Yanez 1500 Meters 4:20.50 10th Place
Dario Robinson 110HH 14.31 1st Place
Luis Gonzalez 110HH 15.50 5th Place
Martin Banks 110HH 15.55 6th Place
Jaydon Logan 400IH 55.42 4th Place
Dario Robinson 400IH 56.01 6th Place
Stacy Chukwumezie Long Jump 7.10 Meters 1st Place
Vincent Calhoun Long Jump 6.64 Meters 6th Place
Terrell Coleman Long Jump 6:49 Meters 7th Place
David Williams Long Jump 6:17 Meters 10th Place
Isaiah Chavez Shot Put 13.59 Meters 2nd Place
Giovanni Rubio Shot Put 11.12 Meters 12th Place
Clinton Anderson Discus 44.48 Meters 1st Place
Tristian Escobar Discus 40.15 Meters 4th Place
Semaj Coates Discus 39.03 Meters 8th Place
Brian King Discus 37.93 Meters 12th Place

Photos by Daryl Peterson