M. Track & Field: Falcons compete against four-year schools at meet

(L-R) - LaVelle Sowell (100m) placed second and Colby Owens (200m) finished first for the Falcons
(L-R) - LaVelle Sowell (100m) placed second and Colby Owens (200m) finished first for the Falcons

As one of only two community colleges competing in the Stanislaus State Invitational on Saturday, the Cerritos College men's track and field team finished in fourth place. The Falcons, who finished with 70 team points, placed ahead of Fresno City College, who came in fifth place with 52 team points. The team will now compete in the Cal State Los Angeles Invitational on Thursday.

Making his season debut, sophomore LaVelle Sowell (Carson HS) placed second in the 100 meters with a time of 10.85. He was beat out only by an unattached runner. Sophomore Jaheim Williams (Compton HS) was right behind in fourth place at 10.89. As for sophomore Colby Owens (Milford Mill Academy, MD HS), he turned in the fastest time of the day in the 200 meters at 21.65.

Both relay teams did fairly well, as the 400-meter relay quartet of Dylan Dominguez (El Rancho HS), Jemar Armstrong (Rancho Dominguez Prep HS), Maurice Jackson (Long Beach Jordan HS) and Jordan Crowdus (Cabrillo HS) took fifth place in a time of 43.70, with the 1600-meter relay foursome of Owens, Jacob Jimenez (El Rancho HS), Crowdus and Armstrong finished with a third place time of 3:24.12.

In the throwing events, freshman Nasser Brown (Long Beach Millikan HS) recorded a pair of fourth place results. His distance of 12.31 meters in the shot put put him in fourth place, while he matched that result with a discus throw of 39.62 meters.

Below is a list of Falcons that competed in the meet.

NAME EVENT TIME/DISTANCE PLACE
LaVelle Sowell 100 Meters 10.85 2nd Place
Jaheim Williams 100 Meters 10.89 4th Place
Jacob Jimenez 100 Meters 11.05 8th Place
Jordan Crowdus 100 Meters 11.51 23rd Place
Colby Owens 200 Meters 21.65 1st Place
Jaheim Williams 200 Meters 22.11 5th Place
Dylan Dominguez 200 Meters 22.19 6th Place
Jemar Armstrong 200 Meters 22.70 15th Place
Jordan Crowdus 200 Meters 22.93 19th Place
Aiden House-Ortiz 800 Meters 2:05.16 16th Place
Marcus Hughes 800 Meters 2:06.44 17th Place
Joe Munoz 800 Meters 2:09.52 21st Place
Joe Munoz 1500 Meters 4:20.87 19th Place
Marcus Hughes 1500 Meters 4:21.39 21st Place
Jose Garcia Chavez 5000 Meters 16:08.61 3rd Place
Maurice Jackson 400-Meter IH 57.89 4th Place
Dylan Dominguez, Jemar Armstrong, Maurice Jackson, Jordan Crowdus 4x100-Meter Relay 43.70 5th Place
Colby Owens, Jacob Jimenez, Jordan Crowdus, Jemar Armstrong 4x400-Meter Relay 3:24.12 3rd Place
Jacob Jimenez Long Jump 5.98 Meters 17th Place
Jemar Armstrong Long Jump 5.92 Meters 20th Place
Nasser Brown Shot Put 12.31 Meters 4th Place
Daniel Chavez Shot Put 11.86 Meters 5th Place
Joseph Medina Shot Put 10.39 Meters 9th Place
Nasser Brown Discus 39.62 Meters 4th Place
Joseph Medina Discus 34.88 Meters 8th Place
Daniel Chavez Hammer 37.04 Meters 9th Place
Joseph Medina Hammer 35.26 Meters 12th Place