Still in the early part of their season, the Cerritos College men's track and field team turned in some solid marks at the Ron Kamaka Invitational at Mt. San Antonio College on Saturday. The Falcons will continue their season next weekend at the Cal State Long Beach Invitational.
In the sprinting events, freshman Sebastian Lopez (Downey HS) placed sixth in the 100 meters with a time of 10.96, while sophomore Jordan Crowdus (Cabrillo HS) posted a fifth place time of 22.07 in the 200 meters. Freshman Anthony Hines (Long Beach Poly HS) came in sixth place in the 110-meter HH with a time of 16.55, while the tandem of freshman Elijah Jones (Long Beach Jordan HS) and sophomore Willie Hall (Long Beach Poly HS/Long Beach CC) posted respective times of 58.11 and 58.98 to finish in fourth and fifth places.
The 4x400-meter relay team of Crowdus, Caleb Dunomes (Long Beach Poly HS), Konnor Handy (St. John Bosco HS) and Jones were clocked in 3:23.95, which earned them a third place result. In the 3000 meter distance race, Joshua Melendez (St. Paul HS) and Robert Guerrero (Long Beach Poly HS) finished at the top of the leader board, with respective times of 8:54.51 and 8:57.61, which put them in fourth and fifth places.
In the thorwing events, sophomore Daniel Chavez (Los Alamitos HS) recorded a fourth place shot put distance of 12.20 meters, while Damian Salas (Garfield HS) came in seventh place at 11.26 meters.
Below is a list of Falcon athletes that finished in the Top 20 of their respective events.
NAME | EVENT | TIME/DISTANCE | PLACE |
Sebastian Lopez | 100 Meters | 10.96 | 6th Place |
Kal-El Osbey | 100 Meters | 11.19 | 19th Place |
Jordan Crowdus | 200 Meters | 22.07 | 5th Place |
Kal-El Osbey | 200 Meters | 22.54 | 12th Place |
Te'Quan Chatman | 200 Meters | 22.72 | 15th Place |
Konnor Handy | 400 Meters | 50.56 | 7th Place |
Caleb Dunomes | 400 Meters | 51.47 | 10th Place |
Luke Dias | 400 Meters | 51.89 | 11th Place |
Justin Smith | 400 Meters | 52.19 | 12th Place |
Noah Addison | 800 Meters | 2:04.36 | 11th Place |
Aiden House-Ortiz | 800 Meters | 2:10.57 | 17th Place |
Tyler Villanueva | 1500 Meters | 4:10.12 | 7th Place |
Jeffrey Chmiel | 1500 Meters | 4:18.08 | 18th Place |
Joshua Melendez | 3000 Meters | 8:54.51 | 4th Place |
Robert Guerrero | 3000 Meters | 8:57.61 | 5th Place |
Anthony Hines | 110-Meter HH | 16.55 | 6th Place |
Jacob Begay | 110-Meter HH | 18.12 | 9th Place |
Elijah Jones | 400-Meter IH | 58.11 | 4th Place |
Willie Hall | 400-Meter IH | 58.98 | 5th Place |
Jordan Crowdus, Ahmad Diouf, Konnor Handy, Christian Burrell | 4x100-Meter Relay | 44.26 | 7th Place |
Jordan Crowdus, Caleb Dunomes, Konnor Handy, Elijah Jones | 4x400-Meter Relay | 3:23.95 | 3rd Place |
Tyler Villanueva, Noah Addison, Justin Smith, Marco Sandoval | 4x400-Meter Relay | 3:34.23 | 10th Place |
Konnor Handy | High Jump | 1.70 Meters | 12th Place |
Christian Burrell | High Jump | 1.70 Meters | 13th Place |
Jacob Begay | High Jump | 1.35 Meters | 17th Place |
Daniel Chavez | Shot Put | 12.20 Meters | 4th Place |
Damian Salas | Shot Put | 11.26 Meters | 7th Place |
Anthony Hines | Shot Put | 10.72 Meters | 8th Place |
Jacob Begay | Shot Put | 8.24 Meters | 19th Place |
Anthony Hines | Discus | 28.30 Meters | 14th Place |
Nicholas Magdaleno | Discus | 20.47 Meters | 18th Place |
Steven Snyder | Discus | 18.66 Meters | 20th Place |
Daniel Chavez | Hammer | 37.56 Meters | 10th Place |
Damian Salas | Hammer | 33.22 Meters | 12th Place |