M. Track & Field: Team locked in tie for sixth place after prelims

(L-R) Micah Norfles and Colby Owens both competed at the SoCal Prelims
(L-R) Micah Norfles and Colby Owens both competed at the SoCal Prelims

Results

In the Southern California Prelims at San Diego Mesa College on Friday, the Cerritos College men's track and field team compiled six team points in the three events that were competed as finals. Those who qualified will return to San Diego next Friday for the Southern California Championships.

The Falcons earned their six team points in the hammer where sophomore Micah Norfles (Marina HS) took third place. The hammer was one of the three events that were contested as finals, with the other two being the shot put and 10,000 meters. Norfles was the highest placing Cerritos entry and came in 11th place. The team did not have an entry in the 10,000 meters.

Below is a list of the Cerritos entries in the SoCal Prelims. Those on BOLD qualified for the SoCal Finals next Friday.

NAME EVENT TIME/DISTANCE PLACE
LaVelle Sowell 100 Meters 10.91 14th Place
Colby Owens 200 Meters 21.90 11th Place
LaVelle Sowell 200 Meters 22.06 13th Place
Jaheim Williams 200 Meters 22.11 15th Place
Colby Owens 400 Meters 48.42 4th Place
Joe Munoz 1500 Meters 4:11.58 24th Place
Jose Garcia Chavez 1500 Meters 4:11.90 26th Place
Javone Brown 110-Meter HH 17.25 21st Place
Bryce Pearson 400-Meter IH 56.46 7th Place
Maurice Jackson 400-Meter IH 58.03 10th Place
Jose Ortiz 3000 Meter SC 11:29.40 25th Place
LaVelle Sowell, Jemar Armstrong, Jacob Jimenez, Jaheim Williams 4x100-Meter Relay 42.07 7th Place
Bryce Pearson, Jemar Armstrong, Jacob Jimenez, Colby Owens 4x400-Meter Relay 3:18.92 5th Place
Javone Brown High Jump 1.79 Meters Tied 8th Place
Bryce Pearson High Jump 1.79 Meters 12th Place
Javone Brown Triple Jump 13.33 Meters 14th Place
Micah Norfles Shot Put 13.69 Meters 11th Place
Daniel Chavez Shot Put 12.72 Meters 16th Place
Micah Norfles Hammer 49.54 Meters 3rd Place
Daniel Chavez Hammer 35.78 Meters 21st Place