It was a battle for second place at the South Coast Conference Championships and the Cerritos College men's track and field team was able to secure that position. With Mt. San Antonio College winning the title, the Falcons (100.5 team points) were able to hold off both Long Beach City College (84.33 points) and El Camino College (81.5 points). Next Saturday, the team will serve as hosts of the Southern California Prelims.
Sophomore thrower Daniel Chavez (Los Alamitos HS) had a great day for the Falcons, as he won the shot put with a distance of 12.66 meters and finished in second place in the hammer with a personal best throw of 40.39 meters. Cerritos will have six entries in the field events, with 10 more in running events. Additionally, the Falcons will be represented by both relay teams and two will compete in the decathlon.
In the 4x400-meter relay, the quartet of Jordan Crowdus (Cabrillo HS), Caleb Dunomes (Long Beach Poly HS), Konnor Handy (St. John Bosco HS) and Elijah Jones (Long Beach Jordan HS) recorded a second place time of 3:15.25, while distance runner Joshua Melendez (St. Paul HS) advanced in a pair of events. He posted a second place time of 4:06.22 in the 1500 meters, while his time of 15:18.62 put him in fourth place in the 5000 meters.
Below is a list of all the Cerritos athletes that took part in the South Coast Conference Championships. Thos in BOLD have advanced to the Southern California Prelims.
NAME | EVENT | TIME/DISTANCE | PLACE |
Sebastian Lopez | 100 Meters | 10.76 | 4th Place |
Te'Quan Chatman | 100 Meters | 10.86 | 5th Place |
Kal-El Osbey | 100 Meters | 11.30 | 9th Place |
Sebastian Lopez | 200 Meters | 21.91 | 6th Place |
Jordan Crowdus | 400 Meters | 48.97 | 6th Place |
Konnor Handy | 400 Meters | 49.72 | 8th Place |
Tyler Villanueva | 800 Meters | 1:55.62 | 5th Place |
Caleb Dunomes | 800 Meters | 2:01.01 | 9th Place |
Joshua Melendez | 1500 Meters | 4:06.22 | 2nd Place |
Joshua Melendez | 5000 Meters | 15:18.62 | 4th Place |
Robert Guerrero | 5000 Meters | 15:28.53 | 6th Place |
Jacob Cosio | 5000 Meters | 16:16.70 | 9th Place |
Matthew Alvarez | 5000 Meters | 16:44.39 | 11th Place |
Edwin Matias | 5000 Meters | 17:10.74 | 16th Place |
Robert Guerrero | 10,000 Meters | 33:27.70 | 6th Place |
Juan Ward | 110-Meter HH | 14.98 | 4th Place |
Elijah Jones | 400-Meter IH | 55.57 | 7th Place |
Jeffrey Chmiel | 3000-Meter SC | 11:40.26 | 13th Place |
Jose Ortiz | 3000-Meter SC | 11:50.50 | 14th Place |
Te'Quan Chatman, Sebastian Lopez, Elijah Jones, Jordan Crowdus | 4x100-Meter Relay | 42.62 | 4th Place |
Jordan Crowdus, Caleb Dunomes, Konnor Handy, Elijah Jones | 4x400-Mter Relay | 3:15.25 | 2nd Place |
Konnor Handy | High Jump | 1.70 Meters | Tied 6th Place |
Luke Johnson | High Jump | 1.70 Meters | Tied 6th Place |
Te'Quan Chatman | Long Jump | 6.39 Meters | 11th Place |
Daniel Chavez | Shot Put | 12.66 Meters | 1st Place |
Anthony Hines | Shot Put | 10.81 Meters | 5th Place |
Steven Snyder | Shot Put | 7.48 Meters | 10th Place |
Daniel Chavez | Discus | 30.65 Meters | 9th Place |
Steven Snyder | Discus | 21.86 Meters | 12th Place |
Daniel Chavez | Hammer | 40.39 Meters | 2nd Place |
Luke Johnson | Javelin | 43.46 Meters | 5th Place |
Jacob Begay | Javelin | 39.51 Meters | 9th Place |
Anthony Hines | Javelin | 33.70 Meters | 11th Place |
Nicholas Magdaleno | Javelin | 22.27 Meters | 17th Place |
Steven Snyder | Javelin | 18.68 Meters | 18th Place |
Anthony Hines | Decathlon | 5057 Points | 5th Place |
Luke Johnson | Decathlon | 4666 Points | 6th Place |
George Flores | Decathlon | 4541 Points | 7th Place |
Jacob Begay | Decathlon | 4434 Points | 8th Place |