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2009 MEN'S TRACK AND
FIELD
SECOND PLACE IN STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
05.21.11 - Falcons finish second at state championships
For the second time in three seasons, the Cerritos
College men's track team finished second overall at the
California Community College Athletic Association State
Championships, which were held at American River College
over the weekend. The Falcons, who finished with 76 team
points, trailed only the host Beavers, who posted 86 1/2
points. American River clinched the team championship in
the 5000 meters, just prior to the final event of the
night, the 4x400-meter relay race. The Falcons trailed
by half a point, but did not have an entry in the relay
race, while the Beavers wound up winning the 4x400-meter
relay race for their 11 1/2-point team win...[more]
05.13.11 - Cerritos looking to win it all
Led by sophomore sprinter Ameer
Webb (Tustin HS), who won both the 100
meters and 200 meters in school-record time at the
Southern California Championships at Mt. San Antonio
College on Friday, the Cerritos College men's track and
field team is looking to improve on their second place
finish and win the California Community College Athletic
Association state championship this weekend at American
River College. The Falcons placed second in both the
Southern California Championships and South Coast
Conference Championships behind rival Mt. San Antonio.
The Mounties won the SoCal title with 100 team points,
with Cerritos and Riverside Community College tied for
second with 88 points...[more]
05.06.11 - Fourteen advance to So Cal Championships
Heading into the Southern California Championships next
Friday, the Cerritos College men's track and field team
will be represented by 14 individuals and one relay
team. The Falcons, who finished in third place at last
year's Southern California Championships, won three
events, including the 10,000 meters, which was a
championship event. The finals will take place on Friday
at Mt. San Antonio College...[more]
05.02.11 - Falcons to send 26 athletes to SoCal Prelims
Below are the names of the Cerritos College men's track
and field athletes that have qualified for the Southern
California prelims, which will take place at Mt. San
Antonio College on Friday:...[more]
04.29.11 - Cerritos finishes second at SCC Championships
 Even though they won six events at the South Coast
Conference Championships on Friday at Mt. San Antonio
College, it still wasn't enough to overtake the host
Mounties, who won the title with 281 team points, while
the Falcons finished second with 178 team points. The
top six finishers from each event, along with alternates
and automatic qualifiers now advance to the Southern
California Prelims, which will be held at Mt. San
Antonio on Friday.
Winning a pair of conference championships was sophomore
sprinter Ameer Webb (Tustin HS), who set a school record in the 100 meters with a blazing time of 10.16, which eclipsed the old mark of 10.21 set by Justin Anderson in 2001. Webb, who won the state championship in the 200 meters last year and finished second in the 100 meters, now holds the school standard in both events. He won the 200 meters on Friday in 21.04...[more]
04.16.11 - Falcons do well at Beach Invitational
 Going
up against primarily four-year schools at the Beach
Invitational, the Cerritos College men's track and field
team was able to stay in the hunt in numerous
categories, with one school record being broken. The
Falcons, who will compete in the South Coast Conference
Prelims at East Los Angeles College next Tuesday, also
turned in a pair of second place finishes.
Sophomore Gabriel Hilbert (Kennedy HS), who holds the school record in the 800 meters, added the 1500 meters to his resume, as he posted a time of 3:52.36, which put him in 13th place in the race. But, the time was fast enough to eclipse the old mark of 3:53.64 that Ralph Kolthoff had held since 1980. Hilbert only trailed runners from four-year universities...[more]
04.09.11 - Fastest time ever at Mt. SAC Relays posted
Cerritos College sophomore sprinter Ameer
Webb (Tustin HS) not only set a new
school record in the 200 meters at the Mt. San Antonio
Relays, he also turned in the fastest time ever reported
in the 53 years of the meet. Webb, who won the state
championship in the 200 meters last year, turned in a
time of 20.67, breaking his old record of 20.70 that he
ran last year. It was one of two events that Webb
captured at the invitational, as he also won the 100
meters in a time of 10.42...[more]
04.02.11 - School record falls at American River
If the performance of Cerritos College freshman distance
runner Daniel Herrera (El Rancho HS) at
the American River Invitational on Saturday is any
indication of what he is capable of, the school record
time he recorded in the 5000 meters is just a precursor
to what could happen if he qualifies for the state
championships, which will be held at the same venue.
Herrera set a new school record time of 14:54.31 to win
the 5000 meters, eclipsing the old standard of 15:01.61,
set in 2008 by Daniel Clifford-Sorenson. The
Falcons will get another chance to improve, as they will
now compete in the Mt. San Antonio Relays on
Saturday...[more]
03.26.11 - Ameer Webb wins 200 meters against four-year
competition
Sophomore sprinter Ameer
Webb (Tustin HS) got a good look at the
type of competition he will be facing next year when he
takes his talents to Texas A&M University, as three
members of the Cerritos College men's track and field
team traveled north to compete in the Stanford
Invitational on Saturday. Joining Webb were sophomore
Gabriel
Hilbert (Kennedy HS) and freshman
Daniel Herrera (El Rancho HS)...[more]
03.25.11 - Five wins highlights team's performance
With the Cerritos College men's track and field squad
split this week, the majority of the team competed in
the Easter Relays at Santa Barbara City College on
Friday. The Falcons, who were one of the 11 schools that
competed in the invitational, won five events on the
day, while they placed second in two others. The team
will now travel to Sacramento next Saturday for the
American River Invitational, which will also be the
location of the state championships this year...[more]
03.18.11 - Cerritos wins six events at invitational
 The
Cerritos College men's track and field team hosts one of
the biggest invitational's of the year every season, as
they put on the California Relays this Friday. In
addition to hosting such a large event, the Falcons were
also one of the most successful programs of all the
teams that entered, as they won six events on the day.
Cerritos will now split their team up a bit to send them
to a pair of events this weekend, as one will go to the
Easter Relays at Santa Barbara City College, while
others will go to the Stanford Invitational.
One of the highlights of the invitational came from
someone who didn't even win their event. Sophomore Karlin
Stewart (Mount Miguel HS/Cuyamaca College)
finished second in the triple jump, but his leap of 49'
1 3/4" was the third longest in school history. He is
working toward breaking the school mark of 51' 1" set by
Andre Cobbs in 1984. In addition, Stewart finished
in second place in the long jump at 7.32 meters...[more]
03.12.11 - Falcons face four-year competition
Facing field that consist mainly of four-year athletes,
the Cerritos College men's track and field team fared
well and turned in some strong performances at the
Northridge Invitational over the weekend. The Falcons,
who will now host the California Relays Wednesday
through Friday, recorded seven top 10 finishes, with
three relay teams leading the way...[more]
03.04.11 - Cerritos dominates invitational; Hilbert wins
at Ben Brown
The
Cerritos College men's track and field team dominated
the Compton Invitational on Friday, winning seven events
against five other teams from the South Coast
Conference. The Falcons, who also sent a pair athletes
to the Ben Brown Invitational at Cal State Fullerton,
will now compete in the Northridge Invitational this
weekend at Cal State Northridge...[more]
02.26.11 - Indoor meet results in second place finish
Taking a break from their outdoor
schedule, the Cerritos College men's track and field
team traveled north to compete in the California
Community College Indoor Championships at the Save Mart
Center in Fresno on Friday. Both the men's and women's
teams combined for 198 points to come in second place
out of the five teams that competed in the meet. The
Falcons won four men's events to help compile their team
points, with South Coast Conference rival Mt. San
Antonio College winning the combined event with 238 team
points. The team will now compete in a conference meet
at Compton College at 12:00 p.m. on Friday...[more]
02.19.11 - Falcons win two events at Cerritos
Invitational
 The Cerritos College men's track and field team served
as the host of the Cerritos Invitational over the
weekend and showed their hospitality by winning two
events and placing second in another and third in two
more events. The two-day meet showcased some of the top
teams in Southern California and the Falcons turned in a
strong performance in one of the top meets in the state.
Cerritos will now compete in a mini-meet at Pasadena
City College on Friday.
Sophomore Gabriel Hilbert (Kennedy HS), who is the defending state champion in the 800 meters, defeated the field with a time of 1:55.58, despite the clocking being seven seconds off his personal best time. Teammates
William Pettus (Esperanza HS), who came in sixth place in a time of 2:00.72 and sophomore
John Acuna (Cypress HS/Orange Coast College), who placed 11th in 2:03.09, also competed in the race. Freshman Daniel Herrera (El Rancho HS) shaved 20 seconds off his personal best time to post a 15:10.36 to win the 5000 meters. He defeated defending state champion David Cardona of El Camino College by eight seconds. Joining him in the race were freshman
Robert Duran (Whittier HS), who placed ninth in 16:15.62 and freshman
Brian Bayani (Kennedy HS), who finished 10th overall in 16:18.79...[more]
02.11.11 - Cerritos shows early strengths in meet
Although it was an early season all-comers meet, the
Cerritos College men's track and field team showed why
they are ranked #1 in the state to start the year. The
Falcons, competing at Mt. San Antonio College on Friday,
won three events, placed second in another and third in
six more. They will get their first look at a larger
group of teams when they host the Cerritos Invitational
on Friday and Saturday...[more]
06.30.10 - Gabriel Hilbert reaches finals of junior
championships
Cerritos College track and field athlete
Gabriel
Hilbert (Kennedy HS) set a new school
record in the 800 meters on June 24, but it didn't come
in a community college event. The incoming sophomore
placed sixth in the first round at the 2010 USA Outdoor
Track & Field Junior Championships at Drake Stadium in
Des Moines, IA with his school-record time of 1:50.84.
Hilbert, who won the California Community College state
championship in the 1500 meters in May, broke a
46-year-old school record in the 800 meters, eclipsing
the old mark of 1:51.54 set by Les Fendia in 1964...[more]
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