11.07.08 - Consistency helps Falcons place fifth
The Cerritos College men's cross country team had all five of their scoring runners finish within 14 places of each other, which helped allow the team to come in fifth place at the Southern California Championships on Friday at Kern County Soccer Park in Bakersfield. The Falcons, who finished with 214 team points, trailed only San Bernardino Valley College (52 team points), Orange Coast College (105), San Diego Mesa (126) and Mt. San Antonio College (212). The team also edged Riverside College, who placed sixth with 216 team points. After missing out on competing as a team in the State Championships last year, Cerritos will now send their squad to Woodward Park in Fresno on November 22 for the final meet of the season...[more]

10.31.08 - Falcons finish SCC Championships in third place
With a chance to win it all with about a mile left in the South Coast Conference Championships on Friday at Columbia Park in Torrance, the Cerritos College men's cross country team was looking to pull an upset. Ranked 10th in the state, the Falcons finished up in third place with 70 team points and trailed fifth-ranked Mt. San Antonio College, who won the meet with 39 team points and sixth-ranked El Camino College, who placed second with 58 points. Next up for the team will be the Southern California Championships, which will take place next Saturday in Bakersfield...[more]

10.18.08 - Cerritos receives inspired performances...
It appears the week off worked wonders for the Cerritos College men's cross country team at the Santa Barbara Invitational, which took place at Leadbetter Beach on Saturday. The Falcons placed seventh out of the 20 teams that competed and finished with 182 team points, with Riverside Community College winning the meet with 52 team points. Cerritos will now take a week off before competing in the South Coast Conference Championships on October 31 at El Camino College...[more]

10.11.08 - Limited squad finishes in 11th place
Running with a limited squad, the Cerritos College men's cross country team finished in 11th place out of 16 teams at the Brubaker Invitational, on Saturday, which was run at Irvine Regional Park. Next up for the Falcons is the Santa Barbara Invitational this Saturday. The team finished with 331 team points, with San Diego Mesa College (40 team points) and San Bernardino Valley College (49 points) in a close battle for first place. Only Mt. San Antonio College (4th place) from the South Coast Conference finished ahead of the Falcons, who beat both Long Beach City College (12th place) and Pasadena City College, who came in 15th place...[more]

10.03.08 - Falcons hold on to ninth place
The Cerritos College men's cross country team finished strong on the four-mile course at Bakersfield College in the Southern California Preview Meet on Saturday. The Falcons, who comprised 313 team points, held on for ninth place out of the 36 schools that competed. Orange Coast College won the meet with 92 team points, while South Coast Conference opponents Mt. San Antonio College and El Camino College finished fourth and fifth place, respectively. Cerritos will now head south to run in the UC San Diego Invitational at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday...[more]

09.20.08 - Cerritos takes ninth place at OCC Classic
In one of the top races in Southern California, the Cerritos College men's cross country team showed how much better they are getting, as they came in ninth place out of the 25 teams that competed. The Falcons finished with 258 team points, while powerhouse San Bernardino Valley College won the invitational with 44 points. Two South Coast Conference team finished ahead of Cerritos, as Mt. San Antonio College (2nd Place) and El Camino College (5th place) were joined by the Falcons and three other teams from the conference. The team will get a week off at the midway point in the season before heading to Bakersfield for the Southern California Preview Meet on October 3rd...[more]

09.13.08 - Team gets stellar performance from freshman
Freshman Cerritos College cross country runner Angel Aguirre (Valencia HS) attacked the course at Woodward Park in Fresno on Saturday and finished the 4-mile course in a solid time of 21:48. His clocking was the 23rd fastest out of the 256 runners and it helped the Falcons place 11th as a team with 294 points. American River won the Fresno Invitational with 100 team points, while two South Coast Conference teams also finished ahead of Cerritos...[more]

09.06.08 - Falcons prepare for look at state site
As they prepare to get a first look at the location of this year's state championship, the Cerritos College men's cross country team used this past meet as more or less a tempo run. Running in the Irvine Invitational, the Falcons, ranked #12 in Southern California, placed seventh out of 13 teams and finished with 156 team points, while two of the teams that finished ahead of them were four-year schools. This Saturday, the team will travel to Fresno and compete in the Fresno Invitational at Woodward Park, which also serves as the location for the state championship...[more]

09.01.08 - Men place ninth in first invitational
The Cerritos College men's cross country team finished in ninth place in the Fullerton Invitational on Monday, which was their first meet of the season. The Falcons compiled 228 team points and finished third out of the four community college teams that competed in the race. Cerritos will now travel to the Irvine Invitational, which will take place at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday...[more]