Men's Basketball - Under first-year head coach, Jesse Teplitzky, the Falcons won the South Coast Conference (their 22nd in school history) and advanced to the Southern California Regional Playoffs. The team was on a 10-game winning streak, which included a win in the first round of the playoffs, before being eliminated. The team concluded the season with a 15-14 record. Teplitzky was named the conference's Coach of the Year, while freshman forward Marcellus Jackson (Independence HS) was named 2nd Team All-State.

    Women's Basketball - On January 21, 2009, head coach Karen Welliver won her 564th career game to become the winningest community college women's basketball coach in the state. The Falcons won their second straight conference title and advanced to the Southern California Regional Playoffs. Although they were eliminated in the second round, they finished the season with a 21-13 record. Welliver was named the conference's Coach of the Year for the sixth time in her career, while sophomore forward Mecedes Taylor (Gahr HS) earned 3rd Team All-State honors after being named the SCC Player of the Year.

    Women's Cross Country - The Falcon women's cross country team easily won the South Coast Conference championship, while they placed sixth in the Southern California Championships and finished fifth in the State Championships. The team's top finisher, sophomore Sarah Muniz (Santa Fe HS) placed 21st in the state championships.

    Women's Swimming - With a team comprised heavily of members from the state championship water polo team, the Falcon women' swimming team cruised to the South Coast Conference championship for the first time in school history. The team saw 13 school records broken along the way, as the team came in 11th place at the state championships. Of the 11 events in which they competed at the state championships, six ended up in new school records, with freshman Natalie Peng (Cerritos HS) coming in second in the state championships in the 100-yard butterfly. Freshman Jenel Lopez (La Serna HS) broke five individual school records and was a part of all five relay teams that broke records, while Peng also swam on all five relay teams and set two individual records.

    Women's Tennis - For the third year in a row and fifth time in the last six years, the Cerritos women's tennis team won the South Coast Conference title. Freshman singles player Samantha Nadres (Troy HS) came close to being the first Falcon since 1986 to win the state championship, but lost in the finals. During the year, Nadres also reached the finals of the conference tournament and was a semi-finalist at the prestigious Ojai Tournament.

    And those who just missed out on winning conference championships...

    Baseball - With the lead in the South Coast Conference race for first place just three innings away, the Falcon baseball team saw Long Beach City come back to post a 4-3 win, which left the team playing for second place. The team won their last four SCC games to earn a tie for second place and were then eliminated in the first round of the Southern California Regional Playoffs by Mt. San Jacinto College. Freshman Joe Terry (Long Beach Poly HS) was named the conference's Player of the Year, as the team finished with a 27-17 record.

    Football - With hopes of returning to the state's elite, the Cerritos football team came within one yard of winning the division championship and earning home field advantage in the playoffs. But the Falcons came up short on the last play of the game against El Camino College, but were selected to play in the Golden Dome Bowl, where they dropped a 38-33 decision against Palomar College. The team finished 7-4 on the year, with sophomore Johnny Tivao (Paramount HS) and freshman Matthew Moody (Sonora HS) both being named All-State. Nine players earned 1st Team All-Conference honors, while seven have signed scholarships with four-year schools, with three of them being to PAC-10 schools.