11.19.11 - Cerritos comes in sixth place at state championships
Looking to become the first Cerritos College men's cross country runner to win a state championship, freshman Daniel Herrera (El Rancho HS) was bested by five other runners at the California Community College Athletic Association State Championships, which were held at Woodward Park in Fresno on Saturday. Herrera, who won the Southern California Championship, finished the race in 21:17.27, which was well off the winning time of 19:53.06, turned in by Garrett Seawell of American River College. With three of the top seven runners coming from American River, they went on to win the team championship with 49 points, while the Falcons ended with 239 points...[more]

11.10.11 - Daniel Herrera named state's Athlete of the Month
Cerritos College freshman cross country runner Daniel Herrera (El Rancho HS) has competed in six invitationals this season and has won five of them. His most recent, the Southern California Championship, helped secure his selection as the October Male Athlete of the Month, which is selected by the California Community College Sports Information Directors Association (CCCSIA). Herrera is also one of the favorites to win the state championship, which will take place at Woodward Park in Fresno on November 19.

At the Southern California Championships, Herrera defeated the field in a time of 19:58.60 over the four-mile course to become the first Falcon runner to ever win the championship. Earlier in the year, Herrera also came in first place at the South Coast Conference Championships, Santa Barbara Invitational, SoCal Preview Meet and UC San Diego Invitational. The only race he didn't win was at the Commodore Invitational, which was held at Vanderbilt University, where he came in sixth place. Herrera was only bested by five Division I runners, while he defeated many others over the six-mile course.

Herrera is the fifth Cerritos College male athlete to receive the Athlete of the Month Award, and is the 12th Falcon athlete overall since the award was given out in 2005. The 12 awards is the most of any other school in the state...[more]
 

11.05.11 - Southern California championship won by Daniel Herrera
Back on September 30, Cerritos College freshman cross country runner Daniel Herrera (El Rancho HS) won the SoCal Preview Meet at Guasta Park in Ontario, which was the same location for the Southern California Championships, which took place on Saturday. The first time he ran the course, Herrera won the event in a time of 20:08.97 to defeat the entire field. He bested that performance with a time of 19:58.60 for the four-mile course to win the Southern California championship. As a team, the Falcons came in ninth place out of 28 schools with 196 team points, with a pair of South Coast Conference teams finishing ahead of them. Los Angeles Trade-Tech College placed second as a team with 75 team points, with El Camino College coming in sixth place with 175 team points. After taking a week off, the Falcons will compete in the State Championships, which will take place at Woodward Park in Fresno...[more]

10.29.11 - Daniel Herrera wins conference championship
Paced by freshman Daniel Herrera (El Rancho HS), who easily came in first place, the Cerritos College men's cross country team finished third in the South Coast Conference Championships, which were held at Cerritos Park on Saturday. The Falcons finished with 83 team points and trailed only Los Angeles Trade-Tech College, who won the championship with 37 team points, followed by El Camino College, who had 47 team points. Cerritos will now compete in the Southern California Championships, which will take place next Saturday at Guasta Park in Ontario. A month ago, Cerritos finished in eighth place at the SoCal Preview Meet, which was held at the same location...[more]

10.14.11 - Cerritos takes top two spots at Santa Barbara
With a beach setting overlooking the course, the Cerritos College men's cross country duo of freshmen Daniel Herrera (El Rancho HS) and Munir Kahssay, the two ran side-by-side as they cross the finish line in first and second place, respectively at the Santa Barbara Invitational on Saturday. As a team, the Falcons came in third place out of 12 schools with 68 team points, and trailed only Orange Coast College (43 team points) and South Coast Conference opponent El Camino College, who had 62 points. The team will take the next week off before they host the conference championships at Cerritos Park on October 29...[more]

10.08.11 - Falcons rest top runners at Vanguard
Holding out freshmen runners Daniel Herrera (El Rancho HS) and Munir Kahssay for the Vanguard Invitational on Saturday, the Cerritos College men's cross country team looked to the remainder of the roster to perform well against a predominantly four-year college invitational. The Falcons wound up taking 10th out of 12 teams with 284 team points, with The Master's College winning the meet with 46 team points. Aside from Cerritos, only Orange Coast College, which came in fourth place, were the only community colleges that competed. The team will now run in the Santa Barbara Invitational on Friday...[more]

09.30.11 - Daniel Herrera continues to dominate
Freshman Daniel Herrera (El Rancho HS), who finished in sixth place amongst a group of Division I runners two weeks ago, followed up that performance by winning the SoCal Preview Meet on Friday by completing the four-mile course in 20:08.97, which was 20 seconds head of the second place runner. Herrera, along with freshman Munir Kahssay, who placed fourth out of the 276 runners with a time of 20:39.19, helped the Cerritos College men's cross country team come in eighth place out of 30 teams with 172 team points. South Coast Conference opponent Los Angeles Trade-Tech College won the meet with 41 team points, while another conference foe, El Camino College, was seventh with 153 points. The team will run in the Vanguard Invitational on Saturday at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa. ..[more]

09.17.11 - Cerritos receives outstanding performances
Facing a pack full of four-year schools, the Cerritos College men's cross country team was able to finish in 13th place out of 22 schools at the Commodore Invitational at Vanderbilt University on Saturday. The invitational marked the first time the Falcon cross country squad competed out of state, as they flew to Tennessee for the meet. The University of Cincinnati won the meet with 75 teams points, with the University of Alabama in a close second place with 85 team points. As for Cerritos, they compiled 317 team points, but had two outstanding performances. The team will get the next week off and then compete in the SoCal Preview Meet at Guanta Park in Ontario...[more]

09.09.11 - Third place finish for Falcons at Palomar
Competing without their top runners, freshmen Daniel Herrera (El Rancho HS) and Munar Kahhsay, the Cerritos College men's cross country team still turned in a strong showing at the Palomar Invitational on Friday, as they came in third place out of the 11 teams. The Falcons finished with 106 team points, as trailed only Saddleback College (47 team points) and Southwestern College (57 team points), while edging out rival Long Beach City College, who came in fourth place with 110 team points. The team will now embark on their first out-of-state competition, as they travel to Nashville (TN) for the Commodore Invitational on Saturday...[more]

09.02.11 - Falcons place second in first meet
Although there were only three colleges competing in the UC San Diego Opener on Friday, the Cerritos College men's cross country team still saw two of their runners finish in the top three, with freshman Daniel Herrera (El Rancho HS) winning the invitational by 27 seconds over the second place finisher. Herrera won the meet with a time of 21:24.6, while freshman Munir Kahhsay was a close third in a time of 21:53.5 and was edged for second place by just two seconds. The team will now compete in the Palomar Invitational on Friday...[more]

11.20.10 - Cerritos finishes 23rd at State Championships
The Cerritos College men's cross country team concluded their season on Saturday with a 23rd place finish at the State Championships, which were held at Woodward Park in Fresno. The Falcons finished with 588 team points, with 28 teams competing in the championships...[more]