11.06.06 -
Cerritos College receives grant for new Track and Field
facility
With the renovation of their new football
field complete prior to the start of the season,
Cerritos College is now in the process of replacing
their track and field, as well as their throws area.
Part of that process includes the widening of the actual
track surface, as well as the installation of new areas
for the javelin, shot put, discus and hammer throws. As
they did back when the surface was replaced in the early
1990s, the college received a $50,000 grant from the
Amateur Athletic Foundation (AAF), a private non-profit
institution that was endowed with surplus funds from the
1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. The AAF provides grants
to organizations providing youth sports opportunities,
giving special attention to groups and communities
underserved by traditional sports programs, including
girls, ethnic minorities, and the physically challenged
and developmentally disabled. AAF funds are primarily
intended for the development of youth sports below the
elite level. Grants are awarded within the eight
southernmost counties of California...[more]
06.28.06 -
Christopher Richardson Added To Under-23
Track And Field Team
Former Cerritos College All-American
decathlete
Christopher Richardson, who recently
placed third in the NCAA Championships for Long Beach
State, was a late addition to the USA Team for the
upcoming 2006 NACAC Under-23 Track and Field
Championships, which will be held from July 7-9 in Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic. Richardson was added to the
team after two other decathletes withdrew, which opened
up the opportunity for the two-time state decathlon
champion while with the Falcons. There were several
qualifications that Richardson had to meet before being
offered the slot on the team, including the age and a
qualifying mark of at least 6200 points in the
decathlon. In placing third at the NCAA Championships,
Richardson amassed 7573 points and achieved the mark
during the time frame required...[more]
06.13.06 -
Two-Time Decathlon Champ Places Third
In NCAA Finals
Former Cerritos College
All-American decathlete
Christopher
Richardson, who became just the second
person in the state to win back-to-back state
championships, has continued his stellar improvement,
placing third in the NCAA Championships for Long Beach
State last week. Richardson, who earned All-American
honors for the 49'ers this season, finished with 7573
points in the 10-event competition and in the process
recorded the second-longest javelin throw (219' 9") in
Long Beach State history to help him move up in the
placing...[more]
05.25.06 - Doug Wells Named To Coach
National Track Team
On the heels of helping lead the Cerritos
College women's track and field team to their second
state championship in school history, Falcon Director of
Track and Field
Doug
Wells
has been chosen to serve as the Head Manager for the
U.S. National Track and Field Team. Wells was selected
by a special staff selection meeting of the
International Competition Committee at the USA Track and
Field National Convention. He will guide them at the NACAC
Under-23 Team, which will be held in Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic on July 7-9...[more]
05.21.06 - All Entries Record Points
As Falcons Place Ninth
Sophomore jumper
Joshua Muwwakkil
(Warren HS)
became the first Cerritos College men's track and field
athlete to win the long jump state championship, as he
recorded a jump of 24' 4 1/2" to win the title at
Bakersfield College over the weekend at the California
Commission on Athletics Men's Track Championship
presented by U.S. Bank. Muwwakkil also
tied for first place in the high jump at 6' 10", but
placed third in the competition due to the amount of
misses, which determined the tie-breaker...[more]
05.15.06 - Falcons Take Fifth At So.
Cal Finals; Six Qualify For State Championships
Sophomore jumper
Joshua Muwwakkil
(Warren HS) captured the championship in the long
jump and placed second in the triple jump at the
Southern California Track Championships on Friday at Mt.
San Antonio. In addition to the two events, the Falcons
will be sending five other athletes to the state
championships, which will take place this Friday and
Saturday at Bakersfield College. As a team, Cerritos
came in fifth place with 51 team points, with conference
rival Long Beach City College coming in first place with
117 team points, followed by Moorpark College (99 team
points), Mt. San Antonio College (91) and East Los
Angeles College (54.50), who all finished ahead of the
Falcons. The third place Mounties and fourth place
Huskies are also members of the South Coast
Conference...[more]
05.08.06 - Cerritos Sends 11 To So Cal
Championships
The Cerritos College men's track and
field team have advanced 11 competitors, along with both
of their relay teams to the Southern California Regional
Championships, which will be held at Mt. San Antonio
College on Friday. The Falcons saw sophomore
Joshua
Muwwakkil (Warren HS) win two events
(high jump and long jump), while sophomore
Deangelo Mingo
(Desert Pines, NV HS/Lassen College) placed
second in the 100 meters and sophomore
Lynwood Wyse
(Dorsey HS) placed third in the triple jump...[more]
04.28.06 - Team Takes Third In
Conference Finals
Sophomore
Joshua Muwwakkil
(Warren HS)
won two events and placed third in another to account
for 26 team points to help lead the Cerritos College
men's track and field team to a third place finish in
the South Coast Conference Championships Friday
afternoon at Long Beach City College. The Falcons
compiled 149 team points to place a close third behind
champion Mt. San Antonio College (157 team points) and
Long Beach City College (152 team points). The Southern
California Preliminaries will be held on Saturday at Mt.
San Antonio College starting at 10:00 a.m...[more]
04.24.06 - South Coast Conference
Preliminaries
After the South Coast Conference
Preliminaries completed their first day, the Cerritos
College men’s track and field team currently sits in
third place with 24 team points, as Mt. San Antonio
College (39) and East Los Angeles College (29) currently
have more. The conference finals will be held at Long
Beach City College on Friday, with the first event
slated to start at 10:00 a.m...[more]
04.20.06 - Top 10 Finishers At Long
Beach State Invitational
(Top 10 Finishers At Long
Beach State Invitational)...[more]
04.20.06 - Top 10 Finishers At Cal
State LA Twilight Open
(Top 10 Finishers At Cal State LA Twilight Open)...[more]
04.20.06 - Strong Performances Turned
In By Several At Mt. San Antonio Relays
The Cerritos College men’s track and
field team dominated the competition at the Chabot
Invitational on Saturday, as the Falcons won five events
and had athletes place athletes in three other events.
The team will now compete in the Mt. San Antonio Relays
this Saturday starting at 10:00 a.m...[more]
04.03.06 - Cerritos Wins Five Races At
Chabot Invitational
The Cerritos College men’s track and
field team dominated the competition at the Chabot
Invitational on Saturday, as the Falcons won five events
and had athletes place athletes in three other events.
The team will now compete in the Mt. San Antonio Relays
this Saturday starting at 10:00 a.m...[more]
03.27.06 - Falcon Athletes Excel At La
Verne Invitational
The Cerritos College men’s track and
field team left a strong impression while competing at
the University of LaVerne Invitational on Saturday, as
the Falcons won four events and had athletes place
second in two other events. This Saturday, the team will
get another chance to compete with four-year schools, as
they travel north to take part in the Stanford
Invitational...[more]
03.24.06 - Lone Decathlete Places 14th
At Southern Cal Finals
Sophomore
Joshua Muwwakkil
(Warren HS) came in 14th place at the
Southern California Decathlon Championship, which was
held Tuesday and Wednesday at Moorpark College. With is
5386 points, Muwwakkil missed out on advancing to the
state championships. Specializing in the long jump and
high jump, Muwwakkil excelled, as he won the high jump
at 2.10 meters, while his distance of 6.61 meters in the
long jump earned him third place...[more]
03.16.06 - Cerritos Wins Two Of Three
In Four-Way Meet
The Cerritos College men’s track and
field team just missed out on finishing the South Coast
Conference season undefeated, but were defeated by Mt.
San Antonio College in their four-way meet on Thursday.
The Falcons dispatched East Los Angeles College
(197-136) and Compton College (197-15), but just didn’t
have enough to supplant the Mounties, who accumulated
231 team points. As a result, the Falcons finished the
dual meet season with a 6-1 record. After their meet,
the team attempted to return to Bakersfield over the
weekend to try and compete in their invitational, but
weather permitted them from attending. Next up for
Cerritos is the Southern California Multi-Event
Championships on Tuesday and Wednesday at Moorpark
College...[more]
02.27.06 - Cerritos Represents Itself
Well In Own Invitational
The Cerritos College track and field
program hosted their annual invitational in which
upwards of 25 colleges competed in 15 running and eight
field events. Sophomore sprinter
Deangelo Mingo
(Desert Pines, NV HS/Lassen College) won the
100-meter race in a time of 10.77, while he came in
third place in the 200 meters at 22.25. On the day, the
Falcons won three events, with sophomore
Carlos
Santamaria (Paramount HS) capturing the
800 meters in a time of 1:55.81, while the 3200-meter
relay team was the first to cross the finish line in a
time of 8:00.2...[more]
02.17.06 - Falcons Record Wins Over
Four Teams In Conference Meet
The Cerritos College men’s track and
field team defeated the other four teams they competed
with in the South Coast Conference five-way meet held at
Long Beach City College on Friday afternoon. The Falcons
(4-0), only won three of the 16 events that were held,
but finished in the top...[more]
02.13.06 - High Jumper Records Second
Best Jump In School History
Cerritos College sophomore men’s track
athlete
Joshua Muwwakkil
(Warren HS) tied the second-best high jump in
school history when he cleared 6’ 10” at the South Coast
Conference All-Comers meet at Mt. San Antonio College on
Friday. With the height, Muwwakkil currently holds the
highest high jump in the state and he tied Paul
Struber, Bryan Hargrove and Michael Bragg
for the second highest height, while Dean Sears
still holds the school record of 6’ 11”, set in 1979...[more] |
