11.03.07 - Falcons place fifth in SoCal Championships
When the South Coast Conference men’s and women’s cross country championships were postponed two weeks ago due to the poor air quality from the fires, it was decided that those conferences that weren’t able to run, would send everyone to the Southern California Championships, which were moved to Mt. San Antonio College and run on Saturday. After completing the race, the times would not only comprise the respective conference championship results but also the Southern California Championship results. It also meant that there would be a great many more runners at the event...[more]

10.25.07 - Conference meet cancelled due to air quality
The South Coast Conference men’s and women’s cross country championships, which was scheduled to be run this Saturday morning at Hartwell Park in Lakewood, has been cancelled due to the poor air quality from the recent fires. As a result, all teams will move on to the Southern California Championships November 3 at Irvine Regional Park and both the conference and SoCal Championship scores will be tabulated. The conferences that have not run their championships, will have their team scores tabulated based on their performance at the SoCal Championships, which will also determine which teams and individuals advance to the state championships.

10.13.07 - Solid showing by team places them third
Cerritos College freshman cross country runner Shannon Simpson (Fountain Valley HS) appeared to enjoy running the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean at the Santa Barbara Invitational on Saturday. With her time of 20:13 over the three-mile course, she finished in eighth place overall and helped the Falcons to a third place showing as a team. Cerritos compiled 110 team points and just missed out on beating conference rival El Camino College, who came in second place with 107 points, while Glendale College won the meet with 25 team points. The team will now take a week off before they run in the South Coast Conference Championships at Hartwell Park in Lakewood...[more]

10.06.07 - Cerritos finishes a strong sixth place
Freshman Cerritos College women’s cross country runner Shannon Simpson (Fountain Valley HS) turned in her best performance of the year this past Saturday at the Southern California Preview Meet, which was held at Irvine Regional Park. She turned in a time of 20:40.80 over the 5K course to come in 20^th place overall out of 233 runners to help the Falcons to a sixth place finish out of the 28 full squads that ran the race. Cerritos finished with 188 team points, while Glendale College won the meet with 40 team points, with Orange Coast College coming in second pace with 51 points. Southwestern College came in third place with 141 points, while a pair of South Coast Conference squads finished ahead of the Falcons, with Mt. San Antonio College (156) and El Camino College (175) coming in fourth and fifth, respectively. Cerritos will now compete in the Santa Barbara Invitational this Saturday...[more]

09.24.07 - Falcons take third place at Orange Coast
Sparked by a strong showing from several runners, the Cerritos College women’s cross country team turned in a third place performance at the Orange Coast Classic on Saturday morning. The Falcons, who had three runners finish in the top 20, amassed 127 team points and were just beaten out for second place by Southwestern College, who had 126 points. The host Pirates won the meet with 56 team points. The team will now have a week off before competing in the Southern California Preview meet, which will be held October 6 at Irvine Park...[more]

09.17.07 - Team places fourth at Fresno Invite
In an early-season precursor to the state championships, the Cerritos College women’s cross country team made a strong showing at the Fresno Invitational on Saturday, as they came in fourth place out of 21 teams. The Falcons compiled 117 team points and were barely edged for third place by Southwestern College, who had 112 team points. Orange Coast College won the meet with 34 points, with South Coast Conference rival Mt. San Antonio College coming in second place with 94 team points. Cerritos will now compete in the Orange Coast Classic at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday...[more]

09.04.07 - Women place fifth in first meet
In their first meet of the season, the Cerritos College women’s cross country team found themselves running in sweltering heat, but didn’t let that stop them from remaining in bunches over the course of the race. Running in the Cal State Fullerton Invitational at Carbon Canyon Park in Brea, the Falcons placed fifth out of seven teams with 106 team points. The meet also marked the first collegiate competition for the team’s freshmen...[more]