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.

     The Falcons, who sent six athletes to compete in seven events, saw all of them medal and record points, as the team placed ninth overall with 37 team points. City College of San Francisco won the team state championship with 85 points, followed by Moorpark College with 81 team points with Sacramento City College (79), Long Beach City College (77) and American River College (48) rounding out the top five.

     Muwwakkil watched as Moorpark's Rex Bridgeforth recorded a leap of 24' 2" in his second jump, and in order to capture the state title, he would have to turn in a person best. In last week's Southern California Championship, Muwwakkil needed a PR to win that title and he did, so flair for the dramatic suited him nicely as he turned in his best jump ever for the championship. But in the high jump, Muwwakkil was only able to share the title, but was awarded third place points after his total missed attempts proved to be the most among the three who successfully cleared 6' 10"

     In the triple jump, sophomore Lyndon Wyse (Dorsey HS) concluded a stellar career with a third place in the triple jump at 48' 5", which was more than two feet better than his person best jump. He entered the event with the eighth longest jump of all the entrants, but rose to the occasion for his third place finish.

     Another Falcon who rose to the occasion was sophomore Antoine Revell (Serra HS), who was the ninth entrant into the 400-meter intermediate hurdles race and responded with a sixth place finish in a time of 55.94. The top four finishers from the Southern California and Northern California championships automatically qualified for the state championships, while the faster fifth place finish from the two championship races filled the last spot, which was Revell. For 37-year old Rafer Weaver (Banning HS), he accomplished a great many goals and concluded his Falcon career with a seventh place finish in the 800 meters with a personal best time of 1:55.15.

     In the 400 meters, freshman Kenyon Stewart (Cabrillo HS) ran a solid race to place fourth in a time of 47.88, while sophomore Vincent Rojas (Long Beach Millikan HS) posted a time of 32:36.41 in the 10,000 meters to place fourth.

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

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