W. Track & Field: Falcons lead after SCC Prelims

Cerritos sits atop the standings after the SCC Prelims
Cerritos sits atop the standings after the SCC Prelims

With four events serving as finals, as well as the heptathlon totals, the Cerritos College women's track and field team sits in first place in the standing after the South Coast Conference Prelims. The Falcons have already qualified nine entries after the prelims, while two more are advancing in the heptathlon. The SCC Championships will take place at El Camino on Friday.

Cerritos dominated the hammer, as they represent five of the six that qualified for the Southern California Prelims, which will be held at Cerritos College on May 3. Leading the way was sophomore Dimitra Vitogiannis (Downey HS), whose distance of 45.12 meters was a personal best. She outdistanced sophomore teammate Milika Burdett (Cypress HS), who came in second place at 41.62 meters. The Falcons accounted for the fourth through sixth place finishers. In the javelin, sophomore Andrea Villalta (Norwalk HS) recorded a personal best distance of 41.21 meters to easily win the event.

Also advancing to the SoCal Prelims are triple jumpers Andrea Alvarado (Paramount HS) and Zharia Taylor (Long Beach Poly HS), as they came in third place (11.21 meters) and fifth place (10.71 meters), respectively. The mark turned in by Alvarado was a personal best. Running for the first time in the 10,000 meters, sophomore Megan Feitz (Fountain Valley HS) finished in fourth place and was clocked in 40:48.17.

The Falcons also did well at the prelims in sprinting events, as sophomore Elena Mack (El Camino Real Charter HS) won the 200 meters with a time of 25.08, while sophomore teammate Alona Davis (Bellflower HS) was right behind in second place at 25.20. Mack won her second event of the day when she turned in a time of 57.43 in the 400 meters. Davis also finished in third place in the 100 meters at 12.14. The 100-meter HH saw freshman Kailah Usi (Cerritos HS) post a personal best time of 15.51, which put her in third place.

Below is a list of Cerritos athletes who competed in the South Coast Conference Prelims. Those in BOLD have qualified for the Southern California Prelims.

NAME EVENT TIME/DISTANCE PLACE
Alona Davis 100 Meters 12.14 3rd Place
KeeAnna McCaulley 100 Meters 12.90 12th Place
Elena Mack 200 Meters 25.08 1st Place
Alona Davis 200 Meters 25.20 2nd Place
Jasmine Soto-Castro 200 Meters 26.57 8th Place
Crystal Nguyen 200 Meters 27.16 11th Place
KeeAnna McCaulley 200 Meters 27.69 13th Place
Elena Mack 400 Meters 57.43 1st Place
Jasmine Soto-Castro 400 Meters 1:00.81 4th Place
Crystal Nguyen 400 Meters 1:01.45 7th Place
Ariel Alvarez 400 Meters 1:04.28 9th Place
Lila Palmer 800 Meters 2:30.11 6th Place
Leslie Juarez 800 Meters 2:32.97 7th Place
Kimberly Ibarra 800 Meters 2:35.66 10th Place
Megan Feitz 10,000 Meters 40:48.17 4th Place
Kailah Usi 100-Meter HH 15.51 3rd Place
Zharia Taylor 100-Meter HH 16.08 5th Place
Alyssa Zabala 100-Meter HH 16.31 7th Place
Amaya Nolan-Gieskes 100-Meter HH 18.15 11th Place
Andrea Alvarado Triple Jump 11.21 Meters 3rd Place
Zharia Taylor Triple Jump 10.71 Meters 5th Place
Dimitra Vitogiannis Hammer 45.12 Meters 1st Place
Milika Burdett Hammer 41.62 Meters 2nd Place
Emily Ortiz Hammer 38.89 Meters 4th Place
Jessica McLennan Hammer 37.71 Meters 5th Place
Natalie Bailey Hammer 36.49 Meters 6th Place
Andrea Villalta Javelin 41.21 Meters 1st Place
Zharia Taylor Javelin 20.54 Meters 10th Place