M. Track & Field: Joshua Melendez improves on PR in 1500 meters

Cerritos men's track & field turned in solid relay times at the Jim Bush Legends Meet at UCLA
Cerritos men's track & field turned in solid relay times at the Jim Bush Legends Meet at UCLA

Over the weekend, the Cerritos College men's track and field took part in both the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival on Friday and the Jim Bush Legends Meet on Saturday at UCLA. The team will continue their season next weekend at UC Irvine when they take part in the Vince O'Boyle Track & Field Calssic.

Joshua Melendez posted the fastest time in the state in the 1500 meters Highlighting the performances for the Falcons was sophomore Joshua Melendez (St. Paul HS) in the 1500 meters. Not only did he shave two seconds off the fastest time in in the state, his time of 3:51.80 moved his name into second place on the colleges' all-time Top 5 list. Melendez (pictured, left) only trails Daniel Herrera, who posted a time of 3:46.25 in 2012.

Here are the athletes that competed in the Bob Larsen Distance Relay on Friday.

NAME EVENT TIME/DISTANCE PLACE
Joshua Melendez 1500 Meters 3:51.80 12th Place
Robert Guerrero 5000 Meters 15:10.25 20th Place
Jacob Cosio 5000 Meters 15:37.28 31st Place
Joshua Morales 5000 Meters 15:44.30 32nd Place
Louis Santebanez 5000 Meters 16:04.56 35th Place



Continuing their outstanding performances on Saturday at the Jim Bush Legends Meet, Terrance Williams checked in with the state's fastest time in the 400 meters with his clocking of 47.33, which put him in third place on the day. The Falcons also recorded the state's second falsest time in the 4x400-meter relay, as well as the sixth best 4x100-meter relay time.

In the 4x400-meter relay, the quartet of Konnor Handy (St. John Bosco HS), Elijah Jones, Jeremy Ramirez (Warren HS) and Terrance Williams finished fifth in the race, but their time of 3:14.59 moved them into second place in the state, trailing only the time of 3:13.97, which was set by San Diego Mesa College a month prior. The foursome of Xavier Williams (Paramount HS), Ethan Rosborough (Narbonne HS), Te'Quan Chatman and Sebastian Lopez recorded a time of 41.60 in the race, which put them in second place. That time also moved them into sixth place in the state with their time.

Here are the athletes that competed in the Jim Bush Legends Meet on Saturday.

NAME EVENT TIME/DISTANCE PLACE
Sebastian Lopez 100 Meters 10.71 5th Place
Ethan Rosborough 100 Meters 10.89 9th Place
Te'Quan Chatman 100 Meters 11.03 16th Place
Sebastian Lopez 200 Meters 21.40 2nd Place
Ethan Rosborough 200 Meters 22.03 7th Place
Te'Quan Chatman 200 Meters 22.17 13th Place
Jonathan McCullough 200 Meters 22.96 20th Place
Sy Van Clief 200 Meters 23.49 23rd Place
Keyonte Smith 200 Meters 23.61 24th Place
George Flores 200 Meters 24.16 26th Place
Benjamin Cao 200 Meters 26.48 27th Place
Terrance Williams 400 Meters 47.33 3rd Place
Konnor Handy 400 Meters 48.64 10th Place
Jeremy Ramirez 400 Meters 51.46 19th Place
George Flores 400 Meters 52.76 20th Place
Benjamin Cao 400 Meters 1:00.05 22nd Place
Luke Dias 800 Meters 1:57.74 14th Place
Elijah Porras 800 Meters 1:58.53 17th Place
Johan Perez 800 Meters 1:58.60 18th Place
Axel Rebolledo-Ynostros 800 Meters 1:58.92 19th Place
Anthony Ruiz 800 Meters 2:01.86 21st Place
Tyler Villanueva 1500 Meters 4:02.19 4th Place
Nikolas Dominguez 1500 Meters 4:12.93 9th Place
Luke Johnson 110-Meter HH 16.30 11th Place
Jacob Begay 400-Meter IH 1:02.08 9th Place
Xavier Williams, Ethan Rosborough, Te'Quan Chatman, Sebastian Lopez 4x100-Meter Relay 41.60 2nd Place
Jeremy Ramirez, Jonathan McCullough, Keyonte Smith, Terrance Williams 4x100-Meter Relay 44.14 5th Place
Konnor Handy, Elijah Jones, Jeremy Ramirez, Terrance Williams 4x400-Meter Relay 3:14.59 5th Place
Luke Dias, Anthony Ruiz, Johan Perez, Axel Rebolledo-Ynostros 4x400-Meter Relay 3:28.31 8th Place
Luke Johnson, Sy Van Clief, Jacob Begay, George Flores 4x400-Meter Relay 3:27.61 9th Place
Ethan Rosborough Long Jump 6.85 Meters 5th Place
Tyler Robinson Long Jump 6.45 Meters 9th Place
Te'Quan Chatman Long Jump 6.43 Meters 11th Place
Jeremy Ramirez Long Jump 6.26 Meters 13th Place
Sy Van Clief Long Jump 5.90 Meters 14th Place
Francisco Arechiga Shot Put 12.28 Meters 12th Place
Matthew Bautista Shot Put 12.05 Meters 13th Place
Francisco Arechiga Discus 38.78 Meters 13th Place
Francisco Arechiga Hammer 41.26 Meters 11th Place
Luke Johnson Javelin 47.49 Meters 5th Place