Football has 17 named All-Conference
11.18.09 - Led by 10 1st Team selections on both offense and defense, the Cerritos College football team saw 17 named to the All-Northern Division Central Conference Team. The Falcons (9-1), who are preparing for their upcoming Southern California Regional Playoff Game against Palomar College on Saturday, had one player who was a unanimous selection. Sophomore running back Tylik Carter (Long Beach Jordan HS), who is lost for the season due to an injury, received first place votes from all of the other coaches in the conference...[more]

Men's and women's soccer playoffs announced
11.17.09 - Both the Cerritos College men's and women's soccer teams won the state championship last season, while the women were crowned the National Champions and the men finished ranked second. On Saturday, both teams will begin defense of their respective titles at home. The Falcon men's team, which placed second in the South Coast Conference, was seeded #3 and will host #14-seeded Palomar College at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for the women, who are the two-time defending state champions and winners of the South Coast Conference, they were seeded #8 and will play at 2:00 p.m. against #9-seeded San Diego Mesa College...[more]
 

Football seeded #3; hosts Palomar on Saturday
11.15.09 - For the second time in as many years, the Cerritos College football team will be facing Palomar College in a post-season game. However, this year's game will be a first round Southern California Regional Playoff game, while last year the two met in the Golden Dome Bowl in Bakersfield. The Falcons (9-1), seeded #3 for the playoffs after defeating El Camino College, 42-28 on Saturday, will host the #6-seeded Comets (8-2) at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday in the National Bowl. The winner will face the victor of the #2 Fullerton-#7 Los Angeles Harbor winner next Saturday. This marks the first year the Falcons have advanced to the playoffs since the format began seven seasons ago. Tickets for the game are $8 for General Admission and $5 for students (with ID) and staff from the two colleges (with ID), senior citizens and children under 12 years old....[more]

Pair of baseball players sign early
11.12.09 - The Cerritos College baseball team has announced that two of their sophomores have signed early letters of intent with four-year universities. Second baseman/designated hitter Joe Terry (Long Beach Poly HS) has inked with Cal State Fullerton, while pitcher Skye Severns (Claremont HS) has signed with New Mexico State University. Both are expected to play an integral role in the upcoming Falcon season.

    Terry had a tremendous freshman season and was selected in the 17th Round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Seattle Mariners. Terry, who helped the baseball team advance to the Southern California Regional Playoffs, was named 1st Team All-Southern California All-American as a designated hitter. He also led the team with a .426 batting average, as well as leading the squad in hits (72), runs (50), doubles (14), triples (14), home runs (4), RBI (57), total bases (126) and slugging percentage (.746)...[more]

Luis Gonzalez named state's Male Athlete of the Month
11.11.09 - Cerritos College sophomore men's soccer forward Luis Gonzalez (Long Beach Millikan HS), who leads the state in goals, assists and points, was named the California Community College Athletic Association October Male Athlete of the Month. This is the first time a member of a Falcon men's team has won the award, while eight Cerritos women's athletes have won the award over the years.

Gonzalez, who scored 15 goals and added nine assists over the nine games played in the month, currently leads the state in goals (25), assists (17) and points (67), as the Falcons are 16-2-2 on the year. Gonzalez helped the team to a 7-1-1 record in October and his output included a four-goal game against Pasadena City College, as well as three other multiple-goal games and a pair of multiple-assist games. Cerritos is currently #3 in Southern California in the power ratings and are the defending state champions...[more]

Water polo playoffs announced
11.10.09 - Both the Cerritos College men's and women's water polo teams will be taking part in the Southern California Regional Playoffs, which will begin on Thursday at Pasadena City College. The top three teams from the playoffs will advance to the state championships, which will be played next week at Golden West College...[more]

Former Falcon football player wins feature film award
09.04.09 - Former Cerritos College football player Jah'shams Abdul-Mumin, who was a member of the 1995 Falcon team, recently had his movie win the Best Feature Film Award at the Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival. The movie will now be screened at the Valley Film Festival on Saturday, October 3 at 12:45 at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood...[more]

Chick-fil-A to kick off football season in fine fashion
09.03.09 - In celebration of the second-annual Chick-fil-A^® Kickoff football game, Chick-fil-A restaurants nationwide will offer a free Chick-fil-A^® Chicken Sandwich to any customer wearing any sports-related apparel on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7...[more]

Russ May named new head men's basketball coach
08.26.09 - After spending the last 10 years as the head coach of the Los Alamitos High boy's basketball team, former Cerritos College men's basketball player and assistant coach Russ May has returned to the Falcon program. May replaces Jesse Teplitzky, who resigned last week after just one year as the head coach. May was a finalist for the Cerritos job last year before Teplitzky was hired. He said he was happy thinking he'd spend the rest of his career at Los Alamitos before being contacted by Cerritos after Teplitzky's resignation. But, in the same breath, he was happy to be given the chance to coach the Falcons...[more]
 

Banquet kicks off Wood Bat Series Tournament
06.25.09 - On July 2 at 6:00 p.m. at Phil Trani's Restaurant in Long Beach, the most recognized and respected community college baseball coach in history will be honored. Wally Kincaid, who coached the Cerritos College baseball team for 22 years and won six California Community College state championships, posted a 678-163 record during his career. Former Falcon baseball player Tim Olivarez, who played for Kincaid in 1976, is hosting the banquet as a lead-in to the 1st Annual Wally Kincaid 4th of July Wood Bat Series Tournament...[more]


Seattle drafts Joe Terry in 17th Round
06.10.09 - Cerritos College freshman Joe Terry (Long Beach Poly HS), who was named All-American, All-Southern California and the South Coast Conference Player of the Year, was drafted in the 17th Round (503rd overall) by the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday afternoon. Terry, who led the team with a .426 batting average, also led the squad in hits (72), runs (50), doubles (14), triples (14), home runs (4), RBI (57), total bases (126) and slugging percentage (.746)...[more]

Cerritos finishes second in state supremacy
05.26.09 - For the second year in a row, Cerritos College has finished second place in the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) National Alliance of Two-Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA) Cup. The Falcons, who won a school-record four state championships during the 2008-09 school year, finished with 168 points, which was a half-point behind first place Mt. San Antonio College, who finished with 168.5 points. Both teams are members of the South Coast Conference and it marks the second time in the six-year history of the NATYCAA Cup that the top two teams are from the same conference...[more]

Joe Terry named to baseball All-American team
05.26.09 - Cerritos College freshman Joe Terry (Long Beach Poly HS), who helped the baseball team advance to the Southern California Regional Playoffs, was named 1st Team All-Southern California All-American as a designated hitter. Terry, who led the team with a .426 batting average, also led the squad in hits (72), runs (50), doubles (14), triples (14), home runs (4), RBI (57), total bases (126) and slugging percentage (.746)...[more]

Cerritos finishes off banner year
05.18.09 - During the 2007-08 athletic season, Cerritos College set new records for most state championships (3) and South Coast Conference championships (9) in the history of the school in one season. Now that the 2008-09 seasons have come to an end, it can be said that this season is now the best ever. The Falcons won four state championships (women's water polo, men's soccer, women's soccer, women's track and field), while 11 of the college's 19 intercollegiate teams won conference championships. The school is also in contention for the Southern California Supremacy Award, a title they won last year for the first time, while they are looking to improve on their second place finish in the state standings from last year...[more]
 

2009 STATE CHAMPIONS
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD

Women's Track wins second straight state title
05.16.09 - On the strength of three individual state champions, the Cerritos College women's track and field team captured their second consecutive state championship, and third in the last four years, on Saturday at College of San Mateo. The Falcons, who edged Laney College, 107-101.5 in team points, also had a second place and six third place finishes. The team also scored the majority of their points in the field events, which provided the most depth of any school in the state...[more]

MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
SECOND PLACE IN STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Tremendous second day leads to second place for men's track
05.16.09 - After a slow start on the first day of the California Community College men's track and field state championships at College of San Mateo, the Cerritos College men's track and field team picked up huge results to finish in a tie for second place. The Falcons, who finished with 58 team points, joined Moorpark College for second place, while Riverside College won the title with 68 team points. Along the way, the Falcons set a new school record, as they finished in first and second place in the decathlon, while freshman Torion Bailey (Mayfair HS) won the 800 meters...[more]

Grueling day for softball ends in elimination
05.16.09 - Looking to become the first school ever to come back after losing their first game to win the state championship, the Cerritos College softball team almost made their way to the final day. But after taxing wins over Riverside College (10-4) and Cypress College (11-10 in 11 innings), the Falcons were out of steam when they had to face Sierra College in their third game of the day at the Salinas Sports Complex on Saturday. Cerritos dropped an 8-1 decision and were eliminated from the California Community College Athletic Association state championship and concluded the season with a 41-11-1 record. Santa Ana College is the only team to ever come back to win the title after losing their first game back in 1985, but it was only a four-team tournament, as opposed to the eight-team format currently used...[more]

Softball opens state tournament against Sierra
05.11.09 - On Friday at noon, the Cerritos College softball team will begin defense of their state championship when they play Sierra College at the Salinas Sports Complex. The Falcons (39-9-1), the #2 seeded team from the South, will be facing the #3-seeded Wolverines (40-13), who defeated host Fresno City College twice on Sunday to advance to the state tournament. Cerritos is riding a 12-game post-season winning streak, which includes two-game sweeps over Ventura College at Saddleback College in the Regional Playoffs. The Falcons have also won their last 14 games this season...[more]

Sonia Gutierrez receives conference scholarship
05.09.09 - The South Coast Conference has announced that Cerritos College women’s tennis player Sonia Gutierrez and Mt. San Antonio College men’s water polo player Michael Edwards are recipients of the 2008-2009 annual Don MacKenzie Memorial Scholarship awards. These $500 awards go to the conference athletes who exhibit strong academics and high performance on the field of play. In some cases, the student-athletes chosen are ones who also have overcome obstacles and involve themselves in community service. The awards honor the memory of MacKenzie, a long-time SCC commissioner from 1979-2004...[more]
 

Jessica Barfield named state's April Female Athlete of the Month
05.08.09 - Cerritos College sophomore track and field star Jessica Barfield (Lynwood HS) was announced as the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) April Female Athlete of the Month. Barfield, who becomes the seventh Falcon athlete to earn the Female Athlete of the Month Award, is also the fourth recipient in the last eight months. Cerritos leads the state with the most athletes to win the award.

Currently competing in the Southern California Championships, Barfield earned the award based on her accomplishments in April. In saving her best for the latter part of the season, Barfield scored 58 points to help the Falcons win their fourth straight South Coast Conference championship...[more]

Samantha Vaaulu named National Catcher of the Year
05.05.09 - Cerritos College freshman catcher Samantha Vaaulu (Warren HS) has had a remarkable season in leading the Falcons to the South Coast Conference championship and the team is one step away from advancing to the state championships to defend their title. On Monday, Vaaulu was named the Diamond Sports Catcher of the Year by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). In addition to Vaaulu, freshman pitcher Hillary Perez-Ashley (Long Beach Poly HS) and freshman second baseman Lindsey Marquez (Gahr HS) were also named 2009 Louisville Slugger/NFCA California JC All-Americans.

On the year, Vaaulu is one of four starters batting over .400 (.442) and broke the single-season school record for home runs with 16 and is closing in on the record for most RBI in a season. As the Falcons prepare for the Super Regional this weekend against Saddleback College, Vaaulu has 63 RBI, while the school record of 71 was set last year by Jessica Navarro, who was the NFCA Player of the Year in 2008. In addition to her prowess at the plate, Vaaulu has not made an error behind the plate all season and has thrown out 12 runners attempting to steal bases...[more]

Upset in another series pits softball against Saddleback
05.04.09 - The way the California Community College Softball Coaches Association has set it up for the playoffs, when a lower seeded team upsets a higher seeded team, the lowest remaining seed continues to face the highest remaining seeded team. As a result of #11-seeded Los Angeles Mission College upsetting #6-seeded Long Beach City College over the weekend, the #2-seeded Cerritos College softball team will now face #8-seeded Saddleback College in the Super Regional, which will be played at Nancy Kelly Field on Saturday and Sunday. Game one of the best-of-three series will be played at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, while the second game is slated for noon on Sunday with a third game to be played, if necessary...[more]

Softball wastes little time in sweeping Ventura
05.03.09 - The Cerritos College softball team wasted little time opening up a sizeable lead in their Southern California Regional Playoff game at Nancy Kelly Field on Sunday afternoon. The Falcons scored eight runs in the top of the first inning and cruised their way to a 10-0, 5-inning win over Ventura College to advance to the Super Regional. Cerritos (37-9-1), who swept the Pirates and are seeded #2 in the playoffs, will host either Grossmont College or East Los Angeles College next Saturday and Sunday at Cerritos. The Falcons are 1-1 on the year against Grossmont, while they went 4-0 against East LA, who is a member of the South Coast Conference...[more]

Baseball to travel to Mt. San Jacinto for playoffs
05.03.09 - After finishing in a three-way second place tie in the South Coast Conference, the Cerritos College baseball team was seeded 11th for the Southern California Regional Playoffs and will travel to face #7-seeded Mt. San Jacinto College in a best-of-3 series starting on Friday. The first game is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Friday, while the second game will be played at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. If a third game is necessary, it will be played 30 minutes after the conclusion of the 11:00 a.m. game...[more]

Softball earns #2 seed for playoffs
04.25.09 - Coming off a state championship last year, the Cerritos College softball team knew that they would be the biggest target a team could knock off every time they stepped onto the field. The Falcons responded each time and posted a 35-9-1 regular season record, while they went 17-1 in South Coast Conference play to win their second title in a row. The team will now being their "second season", as they open the first round of the Southern California Regional Playoffs on Saturday, May 2 as the #2-seeded team. Cerritos will host #15-seeded Ventura College (25-18), the second place finisher in the Western State Conference North Division in a best-of-three series. The first game will be played at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, while the second is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, with a third game at 2:00 p.m., if necessary...[more]

Student-athletes earn state awards for academics
04.07.09 - Over the last several years, the Cerritos College intercollegiate teams have done exceptionally well, winning six state championships in the last 2 1/2 years and finishing first in the Southern California Supremacy Award and second in the state last year. But while the team's are succeeding on the fields, they are also excelling in the classrooms. This year alone, two Cerritos student-athletes have received state awards, and were honored last week at the 12th Annual COA/CCCAA Convention in Ontario...[more]

Cerritos men's soccer announces the signing of eight players
03.25.09 - The Cerritos College men's soccer coaching staff has announced that seven players from their 2008 State Championship team have signed letters of intent, with three of them going to Division I programs. Heading the list of signees are All-Americans Jonathan Rivas (Santa Fe HS) and Alex Munoz (Corona Centennial HS), who have committed to UC Irvine. The two will be joining a program that was the highest-ranked Division I program in California and advanced to the Sweet 16 this past season. Defender Norm Mariscal (Corona Centennial HS), a 1st Team All-South Coast Conference selection along with Rivas and Munoz, signed with UC Riverside, also a Division 1 program...[more]

Nicholas Armstrong wins SoCal decathlon championship
03.25.09 - Cerritos College sophomore decathlete Nicholas Armstrong (Long Beach Poly HS) compiled 6479 points at the Southern California decathlon Championships on Tuesday and Wednesday at Cerritos College to win the championship. His point total is also the third-highest in school history. Sophomore teammate David Thomas (Cerritos HS) finished sixth out of the 32 entries with 5595 points. The two athletes collected 13 team points toward the Southern California Championships, which will take place at Mt. San Antonio College on May 9. They have both also advanced to the state championships, as the top six finishers qualified. Prior to that, the Falcon track team will compete in the SCC Preview Meet this Friday at Compton College at noon.

Of the 10 events in the decathlon, Armstrong won two, placed second in one and had three fourth place finishes. Armstrong won the discus with a distance of 130' 7 1/2", as well as his specialty, the high jump. In that event, he leaped 6' 7" to easily defeat his opponents. In the first event of the decathlon, Armstrong raced to a 15.46 in the 110-meter IH to come in second place, while his time of 50.88 was good for fourth place in the 400-meters. He also came in fourth place in the shot put (38' 8 1/2") and in the long jump (20' 6 3/4"), while he turned in sixth place finishes in both the javelin (153' 7") and the 100-meters, with a time of 11.66...[more]

Swimmer Natalie Peng named state's Athlete of the Month
03.09.09 - After the first three meets of the season, Cerritos College freshman swimmer Natalie Peng (Cerritos HS) has already been involved in breaking six school records. As an individual, she has obliterated the old school record in the 50-yard butterfly and in the 100-yard butterfly, which were both set by Tammy Ferris in 1982, while she has been a part of four relay teams that have set new records. As a result, Peng was named the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Female Athlete of the Month for February.

In the 50-yard butterfly, Peng has been beating the competition by at least three seconds and set the new school record of 26.61 at the Golden West Sprint Meet. She broke the 100-yard butterfly in the same meet, posting a time of 58.11, in which her closest competition was more than three seconds behind. In addition, Peng has been a part of record-breaking teams in the 200-yard freestyle (1:44.14), 400-yard freestyle (3:47.89), 200-yard medley relay (1:56.48) and 400-yard medley relay (4:17.50) races. Peng opened the season by winning the Waterman Pentathlon beating out 127 other swimmers based on cumulative time in five events (which she won two and came in second in another). ..[more]

Mercedes Taylor named 3rd Team All-State
03.05.09 - Cerritos College women's basketball player Mercedes Taylor (Gahr HS), who was named the South Coast Conference Player of the Year, was also honored by being named 3rd Team All-State. The sophomore forward appeared in 33 of the team's 34 games and was second on the team in scoring with a 12.8 average, while she led the team in rebounding with an 8.2 average. The Falcons (21-13) captured the South Coast Conference South Division championship this year before being eliminated from the Southern California Regional Playoffs in the second round...[more]

Ex-Falcon signs free agent contract with Seattle Seahawks
03.03.09 - Former Cerritos College All-American wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh, who spent the last eight seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, as signed a five-year free agent contract with the Seattle Seahawks. Houshmandzadeh, who was an All-Pro in 2007 after leading the NFL in receptions with 112, selected the Seahawks over the Bengals and Minnesota Vikings.

According to ESPN.com, Houshmandzadeh said, "I just felt it was the best destination, it was the best team, it was the best choice for me." The five-year deal is reportedly to be worth more than $40 million with more than $15 million guaranteed...[more]

Sonia Gutierrez named Scholar-Athlete of the Year
02.26.09 - Each year the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) awards a male and female student-athlete that experiences excellence in both the classroom, as well as in their intercollegiate competition. Sonia Gutierrez, who spent two years on the Cerritos College women's tennis team (2007-08) was recently announced as the 2008 Pepsi Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The winners, along with the rest of the annual honor roll, are selected by the CCCAA Awards Committee from nominations made by community colleges throughout California. The Pepsi Scholar Athlete Award is also the highest student achievement honor awarded annually by the CCCAA...[more]

Cerritos women's basketball hosts Santa Barbara City
02.23.09 - The Cerritos College women's basketball team was seeded #16 out of 18 teams for the Southern California Regional Playoffs and will host a first round game at 7:00 p.m. against Santa Barbara City College, who was seeded #17. If the Falcons (20-12) win the game, they will travel to face top-seeded and three-time defending state champion Mt. San Antonio College on Saturday evening...[more]
 

Falcon men's basketball opens playoffs at LA Valley
02.23.09 - Although they won the South Coast Conference South Division and finished the regular season on a nine-game winning streak, the Cerritos College men's basketball team will still have to open the Southern California Regional Playoffs on the road this Wednesday. The Falcons were seeded #17 out of 20 teams and will have to travel to #16-seeded Los Angeles Valley College in a 7:00 p.m. matchup. The winner of the game will have to face top-seeded Saddleback College (25-7) on the road Saturday night...[more]

Karen Welliver now winningest coach in history
01.21.09 - With their 54-51 South Coast Conference overtime home win over El Camino College on Wednesday night, Cerritos College women's basketball coach Karen Welliver has now placed her name atop the list of most career wins in California Community College Women's Basketball history. Now in her 27th season, Welliver now has 564 career wins, pushing her past Tom Martinez, who posted 563 wins at San Mateo College. The team is now 13-11 overall this season and 1-1 in South Divisional play...[more]
 

Corina Villegas named state Athlete of the Month
01.13.09 - Cerritos College sophomore women's soccer player Corina Villegas capped off her career by being named the California Community College Athlete Association (CCCAA) December Female Athlete of the Month. Villegas, who was also named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Junior College Division III (non-scholarship) Player of the Year, helped lead the Falcons to their second straight state championship and their first unbeaten season in school history.

Villegas, the Most Valuable Player of the state tournament, scored three goals in the team's 4-2 overtime win over Santa Rosa College in the state championship game, including both goals in overtime. The win finished off an unbeaten season where the Falcons went 22-0-4 on the year and won their third straight South Coast Conference championship. After setting the school-record for most goals in a season as a freshman (32), Villegas looked more to pass this season, but still finished with 21 goals. Her 18 assists this season set a new school-record, while her 35 career assists are also a school record...[more]

Cerritos in second place after fall season
01.09.09 - On the strength of three state championships, the Cerritos College athletic program is currently in second place in the National Alliance of Two-Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA) after the fall sports season. The Falcons, state champions in women's water polo, women's soccer and men's soccer, have 112.5 points and trail only South Coast Conference rival Mt. San Antonio College, who have compiled 117.5 points...[more]