On Saturday at the Occidental Invitational and Distance Carnival, the Cerritos College women's track and field team won four events and saw another school record getting closer to being broken. Next weekend, the team will travel to Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego to take part in the Ross & Sharon Irwin Invitational.
Freshman thrower Mackenzie Monson (South Torrance HS) continues to have an outstanding season, and improved on her state best mark in the hammer. In addition to moving into third place on the college's Top Five list in the event, Monson recorded a distance of 51.10 meters on the second of her three throws. She's still a ways off from the school record of 56.51 meters, which was set in 2016 by Destiny Mack-Talalemotu. Sophomore teammate Emily Ortiz (Tustin HS) finished in third place in the event at 44.76 meters, while she also won the discus. Her toss of 41.19 was the best of the 23 entries in the event, while Monson posted a second place throw that traveled 40.15 meters.
The Falcons won both of the relay races, with the foursome of Leeann Hong (Westminster HS), Angel Corral (El Rancho HS), Jasmine Soto-Castro (Schurr HS) and De'Anjanae Reed posted a time of 48.56 in the 4x100-meter relay. As for the 4x400-meter relay, Soto-Castro and Corral ran the first two legs of their winning time of 4:04.67 and were followed by Jewel Scott (Warren HS) and Deona Standifer (Mayfair HS).
Below is a list of all Cerritos entries in the Occidental Invitational and Distance Carnival:
NAME | EVENT | TIME/DISTANCE | PLACE |
Leeann Hong | 100 Meters | 12.68 | 5th Place |
Angel Corral | 100 Meters | 12.76 | 6th Place |
Simone Terry | 100 Meters | 12.81 | 7th Place |
Jasmine Soto-Castro | 100 Meters | 13.07 | 13th Place |
Jewel Scott | 100 Meters | 13.45 | 21st Place |
Jessica Sanchez | 100 Meters | 15.43 | 41st Place |
Jasmine Soto-Castro | 400 Meters | 1:01.19 | 7th Place |
Deona Standifer | 400 Meters | 1:01.29 | 12th Place |
Lila Palmer | 800 Meters | 2:27.94 | 35th Place |
Ariel Alvarez | 800 Meters | 2:30.01 | 41st Place |
Kimberly Ibarra | 800 Meters | 2:31.75 | 45th Place |
Claudia Rios | 5000 Meters | 20:31.73 | 121st Place |
Kailah Usi | 100-Meter HH | 16.05 | 6th Place |
Diana Raya Perez | 3000 Meter SC | 12:48.24 | 7th Place |
Leeann Hong, Angel Corral, Jasmine Soto-Castro, De'Anjanae Reed | 4x100-Meter Relay | 48.56 | 1st Place |
Jasmine Soto-Castro, Angel Corral, Jewel Scott, Deona Standifer | 4x400-Meter Relay | 4:04.67 | 1st Place |
Simone Terry | Long Jump | 5.35 Meters | 4th Place |
Leeann Hong | Long Jump | 5.11 Meters | 5th Place |
Camrynn Williams | Long Jump | 4.90 Meters | Tied 12th Place |
Mackenzie Monson | Shot Put | 12.11 Meters | 2nd Place |
Tupouahau Tauaika | Shot Put | 11.90 Meters | 3rd Place |
Destini Bocanegra | Shot Put | 9.26 Meters | 12th Place |
Emily Ortiz | Discus | 41.19 Meters | 1st Place |
Mackenzie Monson | Discus | 40.15 Meters | 2nd Place |
Tupouahau Tauaika | Discus | 30.54 Meters | 12th Place |
Maria Fuerte | Discus | 30.43 Meters | 13th Place |
Destini Bocanegra | Discus | 24.74 Meters | 20th Place |
Mackenzie Monson | Hammer | 51.10 Meters | 1st Place |
Emily Ortiz | Hammer | 44.76 Meters | 3rd Place |
Maria Fuerte | Hammer | 36.42 Meters | 10th Place |
Tupouahau Tauaika | Hammer | 35.22 Meters | 12th Place |
Jasmine Soto-Castro | Javelin | 28.63 Meters | 5th Place |
Fatima Lezama | Javelin | 19.01 Meters | 14th Place |