W. Track & Field: Cerritos has 18 advance to SoCal Finals; both relay teams

Milika Burdett and Andrea Villalta both qualified for the SoCal Finals
Milika Burdett and Andrea Villalta both qualified for the SoCal Finals

After the Southern California Prelims, the Cerritos College women's track and field team have qualified 18 athletes, and both relays, to the Southern California Championships, which will take place next Friday at Cerritos College. The top nine in lane events, as well as the top 12 in distance races and field events, advance to the SoCal Championships. The only event that was scored was the 10,000 meters, with the top eight scoring team points.

Both relay teams came in first place on the day, while Milika Burdett (Cypress HS) won the hammer and Andrea Villalta (Norwalk HS) came in first place in the javelin. The 4x100-meter relay team of Jasmine Soto-Castro (Schurr HS), Elena Mack (El Camino Real Charter HS), Crystal Nguyen (Fountain Valley HS) and Alona Davis (Bellflower HS) posted a winning time of 47.89, with the quartet of Mack, Zharia Taylor (Long Beach Poly HS/University of Southern Mississippi), Nguyen and Soto-Castro recorded a first place time of 3:55.96. Burdett turned in a personal best distance of 46.20 to win the event, while the throw of 37.99 meters was good enough for Villalta to finish in first place.

Below is a list of all the Cerritos College entries, with those on BOLD advancing to the SoCal Finals.

NAME EVENT TIME/DISTANCE PLACE
Alona Davis 100 Meters 12.10 3rd Place
Elena Mack 200 Meters 24.44 2nd Place
Alona Davis 200 Meters 24.46 3rd Place
Jasmine Soto-Castro 200 Meters 26.19 16th Place
Elena Mack 400 Meters 56.17 2nd Place
Jasmine Soto-Castro 400 Meters 59.07 8th Place
Crystal Nguyen 400 Meters 1:02.52 18th Place
Ariel Alvarez 400 Meters 1:03.88 22nd Place
Kimberly Ibarra 800 Meters 2:32.73 20th Place
Leslie Juarez 800 Meters 2:33.04 21st Place
Lila Palmer 800 Meters 2:39.17 26th Place
Zharia Taylor 100-Meter HH 15.29 8th Place
Kailah Usi 100-Meter HH 16.05 10th Place
Alyssa Zabala 100-Meter HH 16.84 14th Place
Amaya Nolan-Gieskes 100-Meter HH 18.15 21st Place
Alyssa Zabala 400-Meter IH 1:09.05 11th Place
Kailah Usi 400-Meter IH 1:11.58 13th Place
Leslie Juarez 1500 Meters 5:26.04 20th Place
Lila Palmer 1500 Meters 5:38.16 24th Place
Claudia Rios 1500 Meters 5:40.35 25th Place
Megan Feitz 3000 Meter SC 11:48.16 5th Place
Megan Feitz 10,000 Meters 40:13.16 10th Place
Diana Raya Perez 3000 Meter SC 12:36.06 20th Place
Delilah Chavez 3000 Meter SC 12:53.99 22nd Place
Jasmine Soto-Castro, Elena Mack, Crystal Nguyen, Alona Davis 4x100-Meter Relay 47.89 1st Place
Elena Mack, Zharia Taylor, Crystal Nguyen, Jasmine Soto-Castro 4x400-Meter Relay 3:55.96 1st Place
Zharia Taylor High Jump 1.50 Meters Tied 2nd Place
Amaya Nolan-Gieskes High Jump 1.35 Meters 11th Place
Alyssa Zabala High Jump 1.30 Meters 13th Place
Zharia Taylor Long Jump 5.49 Meters 3rd Place
Andrea Alvarado Long Jump 4.25 Meters 22nd Place
Amaya Nolan-Gieskes Long Jump 4.12 Meters 24th Place
Andrea Alvarado Triple Jump 10.86 Meters 8th Place
Milika Burdett Hammer 46.20 Meters 1st Place
Emily Ortiz Hammer 38.59 Meters 8th Place
Dimitra Vitogiannis Hammer 37.48 Meters 11th Place
Natalie Bailey Hammer 35.20 Meters 15th Place
Jessica McLennan Hammer 33.85 Meters 18th Place
Dimitra Vitogiannis Discus 42.58 Meters 2nd Place
Emily Ortiz Discus 37.77 Meters 6th Place
Jessica McLennan Discus 31.15 Meters 15th Place
Milika Burdett Shot Put 11.82 Meters 3rd Place
Jessica McLennan Shot Put 11.33 Meters 6th Place
Dimitra Vitogiannis Shot Put 11.32 Meters 7th Place
Zharia Taylor Shot Put 9.53 Meters 21st Place
Natalie Bailey Shot Put 9.49 Meters 22nd Place
Andrea Villalta Javelin 37.99 Meters 1st Place
Zharia Taylor Javelin 24.64 Meters 18th Place