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05.25.11 - PJ Gabayeron ends with three more
All-American nods
In a
career that is unmatched by any other Cerritos College
men's swimmer, sophomore PJ Gabayeron
(Cerritos HS) was named All-American in three
more events. That brings his two-year total to
six individual and three relay All-American selections,
while he was a five-time state champion. All three of
the events Gabayeron was named All-American mark the
second year in a row he has received the honor...[more]
05.11.11 - Falcon swimmer receives 2nd Athlete of the
Month Award
 For
the second time in as many years, Cerritos College men's
swimmer PJ Gabayeron
(Cerritos HS) has been named the California
Community College Male Athlete of the Month. He is the
first person to receive the award twice. Gabayeron, who
concluded his Falcon swimming career with five CCCAA
individual state championships, posted a new state meet
record in the 200-yard breaststroke in his final race.
He broke a 23-year-old record by posting a time of
2:00.24, which eclipsed the old time of 2:00.57 set by
Justin Nicolas of College of Marin in 1988.
During the month of April, Gabayeron won two state
championships, finished fourth in another, won three
South Coast Conference championships and a relay
championship while setting new school records in each
event. He finishes his career with four individual
school records and two relay records. In addition to his
state title in the 200-yard breaststroke, Gabayeron won
the 100-yard breaststroke with a school-record time of
55.68, while his time of 1:51.63 in the 400-yard IM was
a new school standard and earned him a fourth place
finish.
In addition to his five swimming state
championships, Gabayeron was named All-American six
times as an individual swimmer and three other times as
part of a relay team, while he earned the Performance of
the Meet as a sophomore and Swimmer of the Meet at the
state championships his freshman year and won eight
South Coast Conference championships...[more]
04.30.11 - Gabayeron breaks state record in finals
In his final race as a
member of the Cerritos College men's swimming team,
sophomore PJ Gabayeron
(Cerritos HS) not only rewrote the school record
book, he set a new state record. In the championship
finals of the 200-yard breaststroke at the California Community College
Athletic Association Men's Swimming Championships at
East Los Angeles College, Gabayeron established a
new state championship record with his time of 2:00.24.
He broke the old state championship record time of
2:00.57, set by Justin Nicholas of College of Marin in
1988. Gabayeron, who won the
100-yard breaststroke on Friday, finishes his Falcon
career with five individual state championships, the
most ever in school history. Prior to Gabayeron
winning his five state titles,
Nikos Kostianis won four individual state
titles from 2007-08...[more]
04.29.11 - Second day results in state championship
After finishing in
fourth place in the 200-yard IM yesterday in the
California Community College Men's Swimming State
Championships at East Los Angeles College, Cerritos
College sophomore PJ Gabayeron
(Cerritos HS) was able to defend his title in
the 100-yard breaststroke on Friday. Gabayeron, who won
the state title last year in the 200-yard IM
and 100-yard breaststroke, will look to defend his third
title from last year, the 200-yard breaststroke, which
he'll swim on Saturday...[more]
04.28.11 - Swimmer sets record but misses title
Cerritos College men's swimmer PJ Gabayeron
(Cerritos HS) knew that all he needed to do to
advance to the championship finals of the 200-yard IM at
the California Community College Men's Swimming State
Championships was to post one of the eight fastest times
during the prelims on Friday at East Los Angeles
College. The defending state champion did just that, as
he finished in sixth place. Although he posted a school
record time of 1:51.63 in the championships, it wasn't
enough to defend his state title, as he finished in
fourth place...[more]
04.25.11 - Gabayeron looking for repeat performance
As a freshman,
Cerritos College men's swimming PJ Gabayeron
(Cerritos HS) achieved the ultimate
accomplishment, as he won three individual state
championships and was named the Swimmer of the Meet. As
a sophomore, Gabayeron is looking to match that feat, as
he has qualified for the 2011 California Community
College Men's Swimming State Championships in the same
three events. The state championships will be held at
East Los Angeles College starting on Thursday. A
two-time South Coast Conference champion in the 100-yard
breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke and 200-yard
IM, Gabayeron enters the state championships this
weekend with one of the top three times in the state in
all three events...[more]
04.23.11 - Cerritos finishes second at conference
championships
With sophomore PJ Gabayeron
(Cerritos HS) picking up his third championship
in as many days, the Cerritos College men's swimming
team finished in second place at the South Coast
Conference Championships, which took place at the Falcon
Aquatic Center. The team concluded the meet with 656
team points and trailed only Mt. San Antonio College,
who won the meet with 799 team points. The Falcons will
find out on Monday who has qualified for the State
Championships, which will take place at East Los Angeles
College on April 28-30...[more]
04.22.11 - Team remains in second place after second
day
With a
pair of wins on the second day of the South Coast
Conference Swimming Championships, the Cerritos College
men's swimming team held on to second place with one day
remaining. The Falcons, who have compiled 485 team
points, trail only Mt. San Antonio College, who has 555
team points. On Saturday at 10:00 a.m., the third day of
the championships will crown the final six conference
champions...[more]
04.21.11 - Falcons hold strong in second place
On the
strength of a win by sophomore PJ Gabayeron
(Cerritos HS) in the 200-yard IM, the Cerritos
College men's swimming team is in second place at the
South Coast Conference Swimming Championships, which is
taking place at the Falcon Aquatic Center. The three-day
event continues on Friday at 10:00 a.m. and runs through
Saturday. The Falcons have 210 team points after the
first day and trail only Mt. San Antonio College, who
compiled 223 points after the first day...[more]
04.15.11 - Cerritos diver wins SCC championship
Freshman diver
Scott Robles
(Murrieta Valley HS) compiled 155 points in his
six dives to capture the South Coast Conference
championship in the 1-meter event, while he placed
second in the 3-meter competition. However, he didn't
have enough points to advance to the State Championships
in either event. The top six point-producers from all of
the divers in Southern California qualify for the state
championships, while the next two highest point totals
are alternates...[more]
04.09.11 - Gabayeron breaks own record at Pasadena
Sophomore swimmer PJ Gabayeron
(Cerritos HS) has broken many records in his two seasons
at Cerritos College. In addition to winning three
individual state championships as a freshman, he has set
four individual records and been a part of two relay
team records. At the Pasadena Invitational over the
weekend, Gabayeron broke a record he set in the 400-yard
IM at the invitational last year. In winning the
event, Gabayeron finished the race in a time of 4:14.16,
which eclipsed his mark of 4:14.97 from last year. He
was pushed the entire race by Mt. San Antonio's Cody Yeo,
who finished a close second in 4:14.27, which
helped Gabayeron set the record...[more]
03.25.11 - Cerritos wins conference meet handily
The
Cerritos College men's swimming team had little trouble
in defeating both El Camino College and Rio Hondo
College in their South Coast Conference Tri-Meet on
Friday. The Falcons (4-2) defeated both the host
Warriors (184-88) and the Roadrunners (197-61) and won
nine events on the day. The team will close out their
conference regular season on Friday at 12:30 p.m. when
they host Mt. San Antonio College...[more]
03.18.11 - Falcons win one of two at conference meet
Hosting their first meet of the season, the Cerritos
College men's swimming team split their South Coast
Conference meet on Friday, as the Falcons posted a
200-53 win over Los Angeles Trade-Tech College, while
they suffered a 142-117 loss to Pasadena City College.
Cerritos (2-2) will now travel to El Camino College on
Friday for a 2:30 p.m. conference meet against the
Warriors and Rio Hondo College...[more]
03.12.11 - School and meet record falls at Cuesta
Cerritos College sophomore swimmer PJ Gabayeron
(Cerritos HS) has made a name for himself in his
swimming career. In addition to his three state
championships and Swimmer of the Meet award at the State
Championships last season, he broke four individual
records as a freshman and was a member of two relay
school records. Gabayeron has continued to break
records, but now they are his own marks. At the Cuesta
Invitational on Saturday, he eclipsed his mark in the
400-yard IM by recording a time of 4:10.42 to win the
event. It was also a new Cuesta Invitational record.
Gabayeron set the mark last year at the Pasadena
Invitational, when he swam a 4:14.97...[more]
03.04.11 - Cerritos splits conference opener
Sophomore PJ Gabayeron
(Cerritos HS) won three events for the Cerritos
College men's swimming team in their South Coast
Conference opener on Friday, as the team split against
Long Beach City College and host Chaffey College. The
Falcons (1-1) defeated the Panthers, 205-62, but were
defeated by the Vikings, 171-107. Next up for the team
is the Cuesta Invitational, which will take place next
Friday and Saturday...[more]
02.25.11 - Falcons finish fourth at Golden West
Invite
The
Cerritos College men's swimming team compiled 843 team
points on Friday at the Golden West Invitational, which
put them in fourth place out of the seven teams that
competed. But it was by the slimmest of margins that the
Falcons didn't finish in third place, as the host
Rustlers finished with 843.5 points to finish ahead of
Cerritos. The team will now open South Coast Conference
play on Friday when they travel to Long Beach City
College to face the host Vikings and Chaffey College at
12:30 p.m. on Friday...[more]
02.19.11 - Competition consists of all Cerritos
divers
The
South Coast Conference Diving Invitational may have been
held at El Camino College on Saturday, but every diver
entered in the 3-meter event and all but one in the
1-meter event were from Cerritos College. The Falcons,
who have eight divers on the roster this season, saw
freshman
Scott Robles (Murrieta Valley HS) win
both the 1-meter diving and 3-meter competitions, while
Jerome Romana
(Gahr HS) was second in the 1-meter and Gerson
Ortega (Norwalk HS) placed second in the
3-meter. The divers will now join the remainder of the
team at the Golden West Invitational this Friday...[more]
02.18.11 - Falcons swim well at pentathlon
The
Cerritos College men's swimming team hosted the South
Coast Conference Pentathlon on Friday and there were
several surprises at the meet. The Falcons, who picked
up a pair of wins, two second places and a third place
in a relay race, saw 200-yard IM defending state
champion PJ Gabayeron
(Cerritos HS) get beat by the slimmest of
margins, while he was also edged out in another race. In
both instances, it was a Pasadena City College swimmer
that defeated Gabayeron. But he rebounded to win two
events, besting both Lancer swimmers in each event. Next
up for the team will be the Golden West Invitational on
Friday...[more]
02.04.11 - Sophomore continues where he left off
Cerritos College sophomore swimmer PJ Gabayeron (Cerritos
HS) made quite an impact during his freshman season.
Not only did he win three state championships, he broke
four individual and two relay team records, while being
named Swimmer of the Meet at the state championships. He
opened his sophomore campaign by winning the Waterman
Festival Pentathlon at Palomar College on Friday. He
posted the fastest five-event total time with a clocking
of 2:36.98, which included a pair of first place
finishes...[more]
05.28.10 - Record-setting swimmer earns All-American
honors
After winning three
titles at the State Championships, as well as earning
Swimmer of the Meet, Cerritos College freshman swimmer PJ Gabayeron
(Cerritos HS) has now earned All-American
honors in three individual races, as well as in three
relay races. Gabayeron was named All-American in all
three of the races he won at the state championships -
200-yard IM, 100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard
breaststroke. He also swam a leg of the 400-yard
freestyle relay, 400-yard medley relay and 800-yard
freestyle relay, which earned All-American honors...[more]
05.12.10 - Year capped off with Gabayeron being named
Athlete of the Month
 After winning three
individual titles at the California Community College
Athlete Association State Championships, Cerritos
College freshman swimmer PJ Gabayeron
(Cerritos HS) was selected as the state's Male
Athlete of the Month for April. While competing in three
individual events, Gabayeron was the champion in all
three, while setting school records in each and was
named the Swimmer of the Meet at the State
Championships. Gabayeron won one event each day,
starting with the 200- yard IM (1:52.33), followed by
the 100-yard breaststroke (56.69) and finished off with
a win in the 200-yard breaststroke in a time of
2:01.96
Additionally, he took part in three relay
events, and accounted for more than half of the
team's 116 points. Gabayeron won all three of
those events at the South Coast Conference
Championships, as the Falcons captured the
title, while he was a four-event champion at the
Pasadena Invitational to start the month...[more]
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