M. Track & Field: Micah Norfles records SoCal qualifying mark in the hammer

(L-R) Maurice Jackson (400m IH) and Colby Owens (400m) led the Falcons at the Mangrum Invitational
(L-R) Maurice Jackson (400m IH) and Colby Owens (400m) led the Falcons at the Mangrum Invitational

Going up against both community colleges and four-year schools at the Mangrum Invitational at Cal State San Marcos on Friday, the Cerritos College men's track & field team was able to turn in some strong marks. Next weekend, the Falcons will split their team and compete in three meets. Those who have turned in qualifying marks will compete in the Stanford Invitational on Friday and Saturday, while another group will take part in the Chabot Invitational on Friday or the San Francisco State Invitational on Saturday. On Saturday, those who didn't travel will compete in the El Camino "Dave Shannon" Invitational on Saturday.

Highlighting the meet was sophomore Micah Norfles (Marina HS), who not only won the hammer, but his mark of 51.18 meters (167' 11") moved him into third place on the school's top five marks. His distance was also a Southern California Prelims automatic qualifying mark.

Below is a list of the Falcons who competed in the Mangrum Invitational.

NAME EVENT TIME/DISTANCE PLACE
Jemar Armstrong 100 Meters 11.33 22nd Place
Dylan Dominguez 100 Meters 11.44 31st Place
Dylan Dominguez 200 Meters 22.40 16th Place
Jordan Crowdus 200 Meters 23.25 41st Place
Justin Smith 200 Meters 24.38 52nd Place
Colby Owens 400 Meters 49.62 6th Place
Jaheim Williams 400 Meters 51.23 13th Place
Jordan Crowdus 400 Meters 52.04 23rd Place
Justin Smith 400 meters 53.31 29th Place
John Covarrubias 400 Meters 53.85 32nd Place
Aiden House-Ortiz 800 Meters 2:03.01 18th Place
Marcus Hughes 800 Meters 2:07.43 25th Place
Joshua Granados 800 Meters 2:10.18 28th Place
Angel Serrano 800 Meters 2:14.56 31st Place
Steven Snyder 800 Meters 2:31.27 34th Place
Joe Munoz 1500 Meters 4:19.78 46th Place
Jeffrey Chmiel 1500 Meters 4:37.60 54th Place
Jose Garcia Chavez 5000 Meters 16:08.50 36th Place
Daniel Gomez 5000 Meters 19:47.37 43rd Place
Javone Brown 110-Meter HH 17.63 14th Place
Maurice Jackson 400-Meter IH 57.65 10th Place
Jose Ortiz 3000 Meter SC 11:54.63 23rd Place
Dylan Dominguez, Colby Owens, Jacob Jimenez, Jaheim Williams 4x100-Meter Relay 41.99 6th Place
Bryce Pearson, Jacob Jimenez, Jemar Armstrong, Jaheim Williams 4x400-Meter Relay 3:24.74 7th Place
Dylan Dominguez, John Covarrubias, Jordan Crowdus, Javone Brown 4x400-Meter Relay 3:33.95 10th Place
Maurice Jackson, Justin Smith, Jose Ortiz, Aiden House-Ortiz 4x400-Meter Relay 3:45.20 12th Place
Javone Brown Long Jump 5.56 Meters 22nd Place
Jemar Armstrong Long Jump 5.38 Meters 23rd Place
Christian Macale Triple Jump 11.11 Meters 12th Place
Micah Norfles Shot Put 13.71 Meters 7th Place
Javone Brown Shot Put 9.81 Meters 17th Place
Nasser Brown Discus 40.80 Meters 4th Place
Joseph Medina Discus 31.92 Meters 22nd Place
Bryce Pearson Discus 30.13 Meters 25th Place
Daniel Chavez Discus 26.69 Meters 28th Place
Micah Norfles Hammer 51.18 Meters 1st Place
Daniel Chavez Hammer 38.19 Meters 12th Place
Joseph Medina Hammer 29.85 Meters 17th Place
Nasser Brown Hammer 24.96 Meters 19th Place
Javone Brown Javelin 39.46 Meters 15th Place