W. Track & Field: Falcons are throw-heavy in first meet of the season

(L-R) - Aryianna Faircloth and Rionna Wallace led the Falcons at the Orange Coast Open
(L-R) - Aryianna Faircloth and Rionna Wallace led the Falcons at the Orange Coast Open

On Saturday, the Cerritos College women's track and field team competed in their first meet of the season at the Orange Coast Open. The Falcons, who host the South Coast Conference Opener next Saturday, entered most of their athletes in throwing events, although they also did well in several running events.

Freshmen Milika Burdett (Cypress HS) and Dimitra Vitogiannis (Downey HS) finished third and fourth, respectively in the hammer, with Burdett tossing 37.78 meters, with the best throw from Vitogiannis going 35.73 meters. In the shot put, freshman Jessica McLennan (Warren HS) placed fourth with a distance of 10.09 meters, while her discus throw of 28.43 put her in fifth place. Vitogainnis led the Falcons in the discus with a second place toss of 33.11 meters.

In the 60-meter dash, the duo of Rionna Wallace (Lakewood HS) and Aryianna Faircloth (Magnolia HS) finished together, with Wallace earning a second place time of 7.68, with Faircloth finishing in 7.87, good for third place. The 3200-meter relay quartet of Leslie Juarez (Warren HS), Samantha Martinez (Fountain Valley HS), Lauren Berg (Fountain Valley HS) and Delilah Chavez (Lakewood HS) posted a second place time of 10:44.99, while jumper Jourdan Murphy took second place in the long jump at 4.96 meters. She matched that placing in the triple jump with her distance of 10.86 meters.

Below is a list of all the Falcons who competed in the meet.

NAME EVENT TIME/DISTANCE PLACE
Rionna Wallace 60 Meters 7.86 2nd Place
Aryianna Faircloth 60 Meters 7.87 3rd Place
Alyssa Zabala 60 Meters 8.90 29th Place
Jazzmine Davis 200 Meters 27.56 8th Place
Jourdan Murphy 200 Meters 27.86 10th Place
Andrea Alvarado 200 Meters 29.31 19th Place
Jazzmine Davis 400 Meters 1:02.45 5th Place
Alyssa Zabala 400 Meters 1:07.93 10th Place
Elena Mack 600 Meters 1:47.19 7th Place
Delilah Chavez 1-Mile 5:59.17 9th Place
Andrea Villalta 1-Mile 6:38.85 13th Place
Michelle Campos 60-Meter HH 11.70 6th Place
Leslie Juarez, Samantha Martinez, Lauren Berg, Delilah Chavez 3200-Meter Relay 10:44.99 2nd Place
Megan Feitz, Aryianna Faircloth, Sophie Lopez, Leslie Juarez Distance Medley Relay 13:38.40 3rd Place
Lauren Berg, Elena Mack, Michelle Campos, Samantha Martinez Distance Medley Relay 13:48.78 7th Place
Jada Hart Pole Vault 2.50 Meters 7th Place
Jourdan Murphy Long Jump 4.96 Meters 2nd Place
Rionna Wallace Long Jump 4.86 Meters 4th Place
Andrea Alvarado Long Jump 4.66 Meters 6th Place
Michelle Campos Long Jump 4.45 Meters 9th Place
Cynthia Lezama Long Jump 4.14 Meters 14th Place
Jourdan Murphy Triple Jump 10.86 Meters 2nd Place
Andrea Alvarado Triple Jump 9.22 Meters 7th Place
Jessica McLennan Shot Put 10.09 Meters 4th Place
Milika Burdett Shot Put 9.92 Meters 7th Place
Dimitra Vitogiannis Shot Put 9.50 Meters 10th Place
Natalie Bailey Shot Put 8.93 Meters 12th Place
Michelle Campos Shot Put 7.94 Meters 14th Place
Asha Elam Shot Put 6.17 Meters 23rd Place
Alyssa Zabala Shot Put 5.36 Meters 24th Place
Dimitra Vitogiannis Discus 33.11 Meters 2nd Place
Jessica McLennan Discus 28.43 Meters 5th Place
Natalie Bailey Discus 23.50 Meters 12th Place
Milika Burdett Discus 19.82 Meters 13th Place
Asha Elam Discus 13.54 Meters 16th Place
Milika Burdett Hammer 35.73 Meters 3rd Place
Dimitra Vitogiannis Hammer 33.69 Meters 4th Place