With four events completed at the South Coast Conference Prelims, the Cerritos College men's track and field team currently sits in second place with 22 team points. Additionally, three Falcons have advanced to the Southern California Prelims, which will take place at Cerritos College on May 3. The conference championships are slated for Friday at El Camino College.
Of the events that were finals on Tuesday, the Falcons qualified an athlete in two throwing events and a long distance event. In the hammer, sophomore Daniel Chavez (Los Alamitos HS) finished in second place with a distance of 40.39 meters, which is a season-best. He will be joined at the SoCal Prelims by freshman Luke Johnson (Paramount HS), whose fifth place distance of 43.46 meters was six inches better than the sixth place finisher. The top six in each of the events advanced.
In the 10,000 meters, freshman Robert Guerrero (Long Beach Poly HS) ran the event for the first time all season and finished in sixth place with a time of 33.27.70.
In prelim events, the Falcons saw freshman sprinter Sebastian Lopez (Downey HS) post the third fastest time of the day in the 100 meters when he was clocked in 10.88, while freshman Te'Quan Chatman (Fort Myers, FL) posted a fifth place time of 10.94. Sophomore Jordan Crowdus (Cabrillo HS) turned in a personal best time of 48.67 to come in second place in the 400 meters, while freshman Tyler Villanueva (Warren HS) finished in sixth place in the 800 meters in a time of 1:58.60. The 1500 meter race saw freshman Joshua Melendez (St. Paul HS) come in third place with a time of 4:18.10.
Sophomore Juan Ward (Paramount HS), who set the school record in the 110-meters in 2015 at 14.15, recorded a time of 15.13 to come in second place on the day. In the 400-meter IH, freshman Elijah Jones (Long Beach Jordan HS) was clocked in 56.04, which put him in sixth place.
Below is a list of Cerritos athletes who competed in the South Coast Conference Prelims. Those in BOLD have qualified for the Southern California Prelims.
NAME | EVENT | TIME/DISTANCE | PLACE |
Sebastian Lopez | 100 Meters | 10.88 | 3rd Place |
Te'Quan Chatman | 100 Meters | 10.94 | 5th Place |
Kal-El Osbey | 100 Meters | 11.14 | 8th Place |
Dy'mere Burrell | 100 Meters | 11.44 | 15th Place |
Nicholas Magdaleno | 100 Meters | 13.12 | 28th Place |
Sebastian Lopez | 200 Meters | 22.21 | 7th Place |
Te'Quan Chatman | 200 Meters | 22.44 | 11th Place |
Jordan Crowdus | 200 Meters | 22.52 | 12th Place |
Dy'mere Burrell | 200 Meters | 24.01 | 25th Place |
Jordan Crowdus | 400 Meters | 48.67 | 2nd Place |
Konnor Handy | 400 Meters | 50.54 | 9th Place |
George Flores | 400 Meters | 50.96 | 10th Place |
Tyler Villanueva | 800 Meters | 1:58.60 | 6th Place |
Caleb Dunomes | 800 Meters | 2:00.80 | 10th Place |
Noah Addison | 800 Meters | 2:01.12 | 11th Place |
Justin Smith | 800 Meters | 2:03.30 | 14th Place |
Luke Dias | 800 Meters | 2:04.58 | 15th Place |
Aiden House-Ortiz | 800 Meters | 2:08.51 | 18th Place |
Shanal De Silva | 800 Meters | 2:14.60 | 20th Place |
Joshua Melendez | 1500 Meters | 4:18.10 | 3rd Place |
Angel Serrano | 1500 Meters | 4:38.12 | 17th Place |
Kyle Nelms | 1500 Meters | 4:48.04 | 18th Place |
Robert Guerrero | 10,000 Meters | 33:27.70 | 6th Place |
Juan Ward | 110-Meter HH | 15.13 | 2nd Place |
Anthony Hines | 110-Meter HH | 16.50 | 11th Place |
Luke Johnson | 110-Meter HH | 17.85 | 12th Place |
Jacob Begay | 110-Meter HH | 26.76 | 15th Place |
Elijah Jones | 400-Meter IH | 56.04 | 6th Place |
Jacob Begay | 400-Meter IH | 1:01.52 | 10th Place |
Te'Quan Chatman | Long Jump | 21' 11.5" | 8th Place |
Luke Johnson | Long Jump | 19' 0.75" | 17th Place |
Anthony Hines | Long Jump | 18' 11.75" | 19th Place |
Dy'mere Burrell | Long Jump | 18' 7" | 20th Place |
Daniel Chavez | Hammer | 40.39 Meters | 2nd Place |
Luke Johnson | Javelin | 43.46 Meters | 5th Place |
Jacob Begay | Javelin | 39.51 Meters | 9th Place |
Anthony Hines | Javelin | 33.70 Meters | 11th Place |
Nicholas Magdaleno | Javelin | 22.27 Meters | 17th Place |
Steven Snyder | Javelin | 18.68 Meters | 18th Place |