11.06.09 - Close race nets Cerritos sixth place finish
With just 35 points separating second place from sixth place at the Southern California Championships at Mt. San Antonio College on Friday, the Cerritos College men's cross country team did their best for some late race kicking to try and move up a place or two. But the Falcons wound up in sixth place with 169 team points and will now advance to the State Championships, which will take place on November 21 at Woodward Park in Fresno. San Bernardino Valley College won the championship with 56 team points, while Cerritos was just edged out by Orange Coast College (134 team points), Glendale College (140), Mt. San Antonio College (160) and El Camino College (165). The latter two are members of the South Coast Conference with Cerritos...[more]

10.31.09 - Cerritos comes in third place at conference championships
Led by a fourth place finish by freshman Jason Zapien (El Rancho HS), the Cerritos College men's cross country team finished in third place at the South Coast Conference Championships, which took place on Saturday at Legg Lake in El Monte. The Falcons ended with 64 team points and trailed only co-champions Mt. San Antonio College and El Camino College, who shared the title with 45 team points. The team will now travel to Mt. San Antonio College for the Southern California Championships, which will take place on Friday...[more]

10.17.09 - Falcons place eighth at Preview Meet
In a tight finish for some of the top spots at the 33-team Southern California Preview Meet at Mt. San Antonio College on Saturday, the Cerritos College men's cross country team finished in eighth place. The Falcons compiled 248 team points and just missed out on overtaking Southwestern College, who came in seventh place with 244 team points. However, Cerritos just got past Oxnard College, who wound up with 249 points, which put them in ninth place. After a week off, the team will run in the South Coast Conference Championships at Legg Lake in El Monte...[more]

10.02.09 - Cerritos finishes in second place at Crystal Springs
On the strength of some strong individual finishes, the Cerritos College men's cross country team came in second place at the Crystal Springs Invitational, which took place on Friday at the College of San Mateo. The Falcons finished with 90 team points and were just edged out for first place by College of the Sequoias, who won the meet with 72 team points. Cerritos was the lone school from Southern California to compete in the meet, which consisted of 15 school from Northern California. The Falcons will now run in the Brubaker Invitational on Saturday, which will take place at Irvine Park in Santa Ana...[more]

09.19.09 - Falcons take fifth place at OC Classic
The Cerritos College men's cross country team finished in fifth place out of 21 schools at the Orange Coast Invitational on Saturday by compiling 193 teams points. The host Pirates won the meet with 29 team points, while a pair of South Coast Conference opponents - Mt. San Antonio College (3rd place, 110 team points) and El Camino College (4th; 128) finished ahead of the Falcons. The team will now take a week off before competing in the Crystal Springs Invitational in San Mateo...[more]

09.12.09 - Experience helps Cerritos take second place
Led by a group of sophomores, the Cerritos College men's cross country team finished fourth out of 26 schools at the Fresno Invitational on Saturday. The Falcons, who compiled 189 team points, had sophomores finish in five of the top seven spots. Orange Coast College won the meet with 36 team points, while Glendale College (114 team points) and College of the Sequoias (147) finished ahead of Cerritos. The squad will now compete in the Orange Coast Classic on Saturday at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa...[more]

08.29.09 - Strong finish leads Falcons to second place
Cerritos College freshman cross country runner Jason Zapien made the most of his first collegiate race, as he led the pack and posted a first place finish at the UC San Diego Opener on Saturday. Zapien, who beat out UCSD's Brian Knight by just three seconds, finished in a time of 22.49.7, which helped the Falcons come in second place out of the three teams that competed. As a team, Cerritos had 18 of the 37 entries in the race and finished with 44 team points. The host Triton won the meet with 20 teams points, with Point Loma Nazarene University coming in third place...[more]