Live results to be provided for state track meet
05.16.12 - Follow all of the live action at the 2012 California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) State Track and Field Championships, which will be hosted by Cerritos College on May 18-19 by clicking on:

www.rtspt.com/events/cccaa/2012

    The Cerritos men's team will represented by sophomore Daniel Herrera and freshman Munir Kahssay in the 5000 meters and 10,000 meters, while the quartet of Juan Tapia, Mitchell Ramirez, Dominique Pearson and Seth George will compile the 1600-meter relay team. As for the Falcon women's team, they will be represented by sophomore Priscilla Gardner in four field events (discus, shot put, hammer, javelin), while freshmen Tiffany Gray (Shot put and discus) and Tuki Sauvao (discus and javelin) will compete in two events. Freshmen Larrisha Fields (discus), Carissa English (hammer), Angel Sifuentes (javelin) and Mariah Harris (high jump) will also represent the Falcons.

Quartet of women's basketball players sign
05.16.12 - Four members of the Cerritos College women's basketball team have made their choices as to where they will play the next two years. Guard/forward Andrina Rendon (St. Paul HS) and forward Dershawna Staves (Bellflower HS) will both be playing at Hope International University next year, while guard Armelia Patterson (Long Beach Millikan HS) has signed with Waldorf (IA) College and guard Talor Hixon (St. Anthony HS) has inked with Xavier University of Louisiana. This past season the Falcons posted a 23-8 record and finished in a tie for second place in the competitive South Coast Conference before ending their season one game away from advancing to the state tournament.

Rendon, who missed the playoffs with an injury and was named 2nd Team All-State and 1st Team All-South Coast Conference, led the team with a 14.7 scoring average and a 7.0 rebounding average on the year. She was also an outside shooting threat, as 53 of her 116 baskets on the year were from three-point range, while she also led the way by netting 83-of-102 free throws for an .814 percentage. Staves, another 1st Team All-SCC selection, contributed 7.2 points and a team-high 6.7 rebounds a game. She also blocked 58 shots during the year and was a strong passer, dishing out 43 assist. The two will join a Hope International team that struggled last year with a 4-26 record, but with get a legitimate chance of playing, as the Royals will lose five players to graduation...[more]
 

Former Falcon receiver signs with San Diego
04.30.12 - Former Cerritos College wide receiver Michael Willie, who spent the last two seasons at Arizona State University, has signed a free agent contract with the San Diego Chargers. At the 2012 NFL Draft, the Chargers did not draft any wide receivers and Willie was on their radar throughout the draft. Terms of the contract are for three years, $1.2 million. Arizona State offensive coordinator Mike Norvell, who serves as an off-season trainer for Chargers quarterback Phillip Rivers, introduced the two players, who have worked out together a few times.

As a senior with the Sun Devils, Willie (6-4, 211) pulled in 36 passes for 455 yards and three touchdowns after posting 36 catches for 442 yards and six scores his junior year. Last year, Arizona State went 6-7 on the year and lost, 56-24 to Boise State in the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas. Willie set a Cerritos receiving record with 760 yards in 2009, while his 76 career receptions are tied for the second most in school history. He also amassed 1,106 career receiving yards, which is third on the school's all-time list. As a freshman with the Falcons in 2008, Willie was part of a team that posted a 7-4 record and dropped a 38-33 game to Palomar College in the Golden Empire Bow, while they came back the next year to go 9-2, but saw their season end with a 31-17 loss to the same Comets in the first round of the Southern California Regional Playoffs. In his sophomore season, Willie was a 2nd Team all-conference selection...[more]

Cerritos softball seeded #3 for regional playoffs
04.28.12 - After winning their fourth South Coast Conference championship in the last five years, the Cerritos College softball team has been seeded #3 for the upcoming Southern California Regional Playoffs. The Falcons (29-8) will be hosting #14-seeded Southwestern College in a best-of-three series that will start at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday at Nancy Kelly Field, while the series will conclude on Sunday. The Jaguars (25-12) finished in a tie for second place in the Pacific Coast Conference. The winner of the best-of-three series will advance to the Super Regional the following weekend...[more]

Former softball pitcher continues to earn awards
04.27.12 - It's starting to become a weekly tradition for former Cerritos College All-American pitcher Hillary Perez-Ashley, who is a senior at West Virginia Wesleyan University. For the third week in a row, Ashley-Perez has been named the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athlete Conference Pitcher of the Week, as she continues to help her team toward the post-season. Last week, Perez-Ashley, who was named the Southern California Pitcher of the Year and South Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year in both of her seasons with the Falcons, went 3-0 with 23 strikeouts without allowing a walk. She allowed just three hits and one run against Davis & Elkins and followed that up with complete-game shutouts against both Alderson-Broaddus and Fairmont State...[more]

Hall of Fame welcomes inaugural class
04.13.12 - Before an overflow crowd of more than 380 in attendance, seven people became the first inductees into the Cerritos College Hall of Fame on Thursday night at the Cerritos Sheraton. Of the seven, three of them were from athletics, as Wally Kincaid (Distinguished Coach), Ron Yary (Distinguished Male Athlete) and Barbara Reinalda (Distinguished Female Athlete) joined Dr. Gerald Roodzant (Distinguished Alumnus), John Gallant (Distinguished Classified/Confidential), Dr. Edward Bloomfield (Distinguished Faculty) and GST, INC (Distinguished Corporate Partner) as members of the inaugural class.

One of her directives after being appointed the college's President/Superintendent, Dr. Linda Lacy wanted to start a Hall of Fame, and summoned the college's Foundation, athletic department and staff to help gather nominations, while the Hall of Fame Steering Committee settled on their choices for the seven categories...[more]

Cerritos football schedule released
04.10.12 - Coming off a pair of appearances in the Southern California Championship game after two consecutive National Division Northern Conference titles, the Cerritos College football team will now face several new teams in the realigned conference. The Falcons will remain in the Northern Conference, as will Allan Hancock, Bakersfield, College of the Canyons and Ventura. Joining them for the next two seasons will be Pasadena City College and Moorpark College...[more]

Pair of former Falcon win national titles
03.12.12 - In his two seasons as a sprinter on the Cerritos College men's track and field team, Ameer Webb won the state championship in the 100 meters and 200 meters his sophomore year after capturing the 200 meters as a freshman and placed second in the 100 meters. As a junior on the Texas A&M University indoor track and field team, Webb recently won the NCAA Indoor Championship in the 200 meters at the Jackson Indoor Track with a time of 20.57 seconds. His Falcon teammate last season, jumper Karlin Stewart, just helped his Grand Canyon University indoor track and field team capture the NCAA Division II Championship last week. Stewart contributed to the championship by winning the national championship in the long jump...[more]

Shelby Blair named state's Athlete of the Month
03.12.12 - In the 12 games over the course of February, Cerritos College freshman outfielder Shelby Blair (Lakewood HS) was virtually impossible to get out at the plate. As the Falcons were posting a 10-2 record during the month, Blair batted .486 (18-for-37) with 18 runs scored, along with eight doubles and 12 RBI. As a result, Blair was named the California Community College Athletic Association Female Athlete of the Month. Blair, who has helped the Falcons to the #11-ranking in the state, saw her 11-game hitting streak come to an end in the final game of the month, which included a trio of three-hit games, including three doubles in a conference win over East Los Angeles. In addition to her success at the plate, Blair was perfect in the outfield and also recorded an outfield assist...[more]

Women's basketball to host Canyons in playoffs
02.20.12 - After finishing in a tie for second place in the tough South Coast Conference, the Cerritos College women's basketball team was seeded #5 for the Southern California Regional Playoffs and will host #12-seeded College of the Canyons at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday at Gahr High School in a second round game. Both teams received a bye in the first round. The Falcons (22-7) will be facing a Cougars (19-10) team that shared the championship of the Western State Conference South Division and has won eight games in a row after dropping four of five games prior to their winning streak. The winner of the game will face the winner of #4-seeded East Los Angeles against #13-seeded Irvine Valley game that will be played on Friday. The third round game is slated to be played on February 29...[more]

Cerritos College to induct three into Hall of Fame
02.13.12 - After many years of discussion, Cerritos College has officially announced that they will be starting a campus-wide Hall of Fame. A portion of the Hall of Fame will be dedicated to athletics, with three categories to be addressed each year: Male Athlete, Female Athlete and Coach/Administrator. As part of the induction process, there will be inductees from the three athletic categories, as well as a Distinguished Alumnus, Distinguished Faculty, Distinguished Classified/Confidential and Corporate Partner. A banquet will be held at the Cerritos Sheraton on Thursday, April 12 at 6:30 p.m. and tickets may be purchased for $45 from the Cerritos College Foundation. For information on how to purchase tickets, call (562) 467-5053, Ext. 7 or by email at jcole@cerritos.edu...[more]

Cerritos athletic scores have gone mobile
02.09.12 - Looking for the most recent scores for Cerritos College athletic teams? Well, the college has created a mobile scores page that will keep you updated on the most recent score of all Falcon team that are in season. On your mobile browser, just type in http://cms.cerritos.edu/athletics/home-m.htm to see the most recent score and be sure to bookmark the page for future reference. More detailed information on each of the 19 Cerritos College athletic programs can be found at http://www.cerritos.edu/hpea/athletics/default.asp.

Rain washes out athletic events
02.07.12 - Due to the poor weather, the following Cerritos College athletic events have been postponed for Tuesday, February 7. All events have been rescheduled:

SOFTBALL vs. Fullerton: Rescheduled for Thursday, February 9 at 3:00 p.m. @ Cerritos
MEN'S TENNIS vs. Saddleback: Rescheduled for Friday, February 10 at 2:00 @ Cerritos
BASEBALL at Golden West: Rescheduled for Monday, February 13 at 2:00 p.m. @ Golden West

College to sponsor Coaches vs. Cancer
01.30.12 - Cerritos College Athletics and the California Community College Men's and Women's Basketball Coaches Association have teamed up to support Coaches vs. Cancer with a night of fundraising and awareness. On Saturday, February 4 at Gahr High School, the Falcon men's and women's basketball teams will host Long Beach City College in South Coast Conference games as part of this worthy cause...[more]

Four men's soccer players ink with four-year schools
01.24.12 - In what is becoming an annual tradition, the Cerritos College men's soccer team has announced that four of their gradated sophomores have signed with four-year universities, while two more are weighing their options. The Falcons, who had just six sophomores on the roster, have now sent 49 players to four-year colleges since 2004, with 25 of them coming in the last three seasons. Heading the list is defender Jaime Cano (Animo HS), who has signed with Division I Cal State Fullerton, while defender Alejandro Covarrubias (Bell HS) has inked with Cal State University Dominguez Hills. Originally committed to UCLA, Covarrubias was unable to meet the Bruins academic requirements, and will play for the Toros. The duo of forward Aaron Macedo (South Gate HS) and midfielder Juan Ochoa (Paramount HS) have both signed with Cal State Los Angeles.

Cano was named 1st Team All-South Coast Conference and was one of the anchors of the Falcon defense that posted a 17-3-2 record on the season and finished ranked #10 in the country by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). Cano joins a Cal State Fullerton team that posted a 7-7-5 record last season and compete in the Big West Conference. He will be part of an experienced back line with the Titans next season..[more]
 

Football team announces four mid-year signings
01.24.12 - With the early signing period passed, the Cerritos College football team has announced that four of their players have signed with four-year universities and are already attending classes at their new colleges. Heading that list is All-American sophomore tight end Clark Evans (Los Alamitos HS), who signed with the University of Hawaii. Sophomore strong safety Daniel Roundtree (American Heritage, FL HS) has inked with Southern Methodist University, while sophomore linebacker Dominick Sierra (La Habra HS) will be playing at Northern Colorado University. The fourth signing is sophomore offensive lineman Brandon Davidson (Long Beach Millikan HS), who has signed with Benedictine (KS) College.

Evans, who transferred to the Falcons from the University of Colorado, had a flair for making acrobatic catches during the season, as the Falcons captured their second straight Northern Conference championship and appearance in the Southern California championship game. After finishing the season with 31 receptions for 444 yards (14.3 average) and a team-high nine touchdowns, Evans was named 1st Team California Community College Football Coaches Association All-American. He will be joining a Hawaii team that just named Norm Chow as their head coach and are coming off a 6-7 season. The previous coaching staff did not employ a tight end, and Evans will be looked upon as one of their main options from that position next season...[more]

New alignment released for football season
01.19.12 - The Southern California Football Association has announced a new conference and division structure that will be in place for the next two years, beginning with the upcoming fall 2012 season. For the Cerritos College football team, they will remain in the National Division Northern Conference, and will retain four of their common opponents from the last two seasons. Remaining in the same division as the Falcons are Allan Hancock, Bakersfield, Ventura and College of the Canyons. The season schedule is slated to be released sometime in February...[more]

Clark Evans named All-American TE
01.09.12 - Cerritos College sophomore tight end Clark Evans (Los Alamitos HS/University of Colorado) had a flair for making acrobatic catches during the season, as the Falcons captured their second straight Northern Conference championship and appearance in the Southern California championship game. After finishing the season with 31 receptions for 444 yards (14.3 average) and a team-high nine touchdowns, Evans was named 1st Team California Community College Football Coaches Association All-American.

Evans was also joined by four teammates to be selected to Region IV First Team All-California. In addition to Evans, freshmen offensive linemen Kent Collins (Los Alamitos HS) and Sean Rubalcava (St. Paul HS), along with sophomore quarterback BJ Denker (North Torrance HS) and sophomore nose guard Fred Lavulo (Cottonwood, UT HS)...[more]

After fall season, Cerritos tied for fifth in NATYCAA Cup
01.09.12 - Led by the football team advancing to the Southern California Championship game, Cerritos College finished the fall season tied for fourth place for the NATYCAA Cup, which is sponsored by the National Alliance of Two-Year College Athletic Administrators. The Falcons are tied with Golden West College for fifth place with 76.5 team points, and trail only American River College (107 points), Mt. San Antonio College (96), Fresno City College (92) and Orange Coast College, who is in fourth place with 77 points...[more]