Looking to clinch their fourth straight Southern California Championship, the Cerritos College women's track and field team came up short, as they finished in second place. Competing at San Diego Mesa College, the Falcons, who are also the three-time defending CCCAA State Champions, will look to defend their title next weekend at Bakersfield College. Cerritos finished the SoCal Championships with 178.50 team points, which was 24 points behind eventual champion Mt. San Antonio College, who had 202.50 points. The Falcons could have amassed many more points if they had been able to match their marks from the SoCal Prelims, while they missed out on scoring in the 400-meter relay when they were disqualified, and were one of the favorites to win the event.
Sophomore thrower Amber Hart (Narbonne HS) won both the shot put and discus, while she finished in second place in the hammer and is the defending state champion in the shot put. Also scoring a large number of points for the Falcons was versatile Michaela Banyi (Valencia HS), who earned points in three events, including the championship in the heptathlon. She also placed second in the javelin and fourth in the 100-meter HH. Freshman sprinter Keirra King (Long Beach Wilson HS), who is the lead runner on the 400-meter relay team, took third place in the 100 meters. Additionally, King ran the second leg of the 1600-meter relay team that came in third place, while also taking fourth in the long jump. She was expected to earn points for the team in the 200 meters, but false started.
Also winning events for the Falcons were Imani Jones (Mater Dei HS) in the triple jump (11.93 meters) and sophomore Mystasia Alexander (Lynwood HS), the defending state champion in the javelin (42.99 meters).
Below is a list of athletes that competed in the Southern California Championships.
NAME | EVENT | TIME/DISTANCE | PLACE |
Keirra King | 100 Meters | 11.86 | 3rd Place |
Sicily Moore | 100 Meters | 12.66 | 8th Place |
Kymberlynn Jackson | 200 Meters | 25.28 | 4th Place |
Keirra King | 200 Meters | False Start | |
Kymberlynn Jackson | 400 Meters | 57.41 | 6th Place |
Glenn Nance | 400 Meters | 59.81 | 7th Place |
Tyler Simpson | 800 Meters | 2:17.22 | 5th Place |
Michaela Banyi | 100-Meter HH | 15.00 | 4th Place |
Amani Briggs | 100-Meter HH | 15.24 | 6th Place |
Jelani Minix | 100-Meter HH | 16.72 | 8th Place |
Davina Pham | 400-Meter IH | 1:05.64 | 5th Place |
Michaela Banyi | 400-Meter IH | 1:08.96 | 9th Place |
King, Jones, Jackson, Moore | 4x100-Meter Relay | DQ | |
Nance, King, Jackson, Simpson | 4x400-Meter Relay | 3:54.85 | 3rd Pace |
Jelani Minix | High Jump | 1.65 Meters | 2nd Place |
Amani Briggs | High Jump | 1.55 Meters | Tied 6th Place |
Kymberlynn Jackson | High Jump | 1.50 Meters | Tied 11th Place |
Davina Pham | High Jump | 1.50 Meters | Tied 11th Place |
Keirra King | Long Jump | 5.43 Meters | 4th Place |
Kymberlynn Jackson | Long Jump | 5.35 Meters | 6th Place |
Jelani Minix | Long Jump | 5.06 Meters | 10th Place |
Michaela Banyi | Long Jump | 5.01 Meters | 11th Place |
Imani Jones | Triple Jump | 11.93 Meters | 1st Place |
Jelani Minix | Triple Jump | 11.74 Meters | 2nd Place |
Amani Briggs | Triple Jump | 11.31 Meters | 5th Place |
Amber Hart | Shot Put | 14.33 Meters | 1st Place |
Nanati Alailefaleula | Shot Put | 12.35 Meters | 3rd Place |
Mystasia Alexander | Shot Put | 12.12 Meters | 4th Place |
Tanya Reyes | Shot Put | 11.78 Meters | 7th Place |
Michaela Banyi | Shot Put | 11.04 Meters | 11th Place |
Amber Hart | Discus | 51.25 Meters | 1st Place |
Mystasia Alexander | Discus | 41.30 Meters | 5th Place |
Tanya Reyes | Discus | Foul | |
Amber Hart | Hammer | 49.09 Meters | 2nd Place |
Tanya Reyes | Hammer | 47.90 Meters | 3rd Place |
Isabella Kress | Hammer | 37.83 Meters | 15th Place |
Nanati Alailefaleula | Hammer | 29.90 Meters | 22nd Place |
Mystasia Alexander | Javelin | 42.99 Meters | 1st Place |
Michaela Banyi | Javelin | 38.90 Meters | 2nd Place |
Darlena Robinson | Javelin | 25.72 Meters | 12th Place |
Kymberlynn Jackson | Javelin | 24.02 Meters | 15th Place |
Davina Pham | Javelin | Foul | |
Michaela Banyi | Heptathlon | 4567 Points | 1st Place |
Davina Pham | Heptathlon | 4314 Points | 2nd Place |
Amani Briggs | Heptathlon | 4221 Points | 3rd Place |
Kymberlynn Jackson | Heptathlon | 4048 Points | 4th Place |
Darlena Robinson | Heptathlon | 3442 Points | 9th Place |
Mikaiella Vargas | Heptathlon | 2229 Points | 13th Place |