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04.27.12 - Katherine Gabayeron adds sixth and ninth
place finishes
 After
coming in second place in the 500-yard freestyle at the
California Community College Athletic Association
women's swimming state championships. Cerritos College
freshman
Katherine Gabayeron (Cerritos HS) ended
her season with a school record time in the 200-yard IM
to come in sixth place, while her personal record time
in the 200-yard freestyle earned her a ninth place on
Friday at East Los Angeles College. Additionally,
freshman Yuridia
Vela (Schurr HS) competed in the 3-meter
diving competition.
Gabayeron posted a time of 2:13.07 in the 200-yard IM,
which broke the record time of 2:13.66 she set the week
before at the South Coast Conference Championships. She
qualified for the finals in seventh place and then edged
Sierra College's Morgan Miller, for sixth place, as she
posted a time of 2:13.21. Although she was edged out of
competing for the state championship in the 200-yard
freestyle, Gabayeron won the B-Final with a personal
record time of 1:57.37 to come in ninth place overall,
which was over a second ahead of Cypress College's Jacelyn Youngerman, who took 10th overall at 1:58.75...[more]
04.26.12 - Second place finish at state for Katherine
Gabayeron
 Swimming in her first of three events at the California
Community College Athletic Association State
Championships at East Los Angeles College on Thursday,
Cerritos College freshman swimmer
Katherine Gabayeron (Cerritos HS)
finished in second place in her strongest event, the
500-yard freestyle. On Friday, she will swim in both the
200-yard freestyle and the 200-yard IM. Gabayeron, who
set the school record in that race at the South Coast
Conference Championships last week, was a second off
that time. But it still wouldn't have been good enough
to catch Jade Morton of Golden West College, who won the
event with a time of 4:57.32, while Gabayeron checked in
with a time of 5:09.47.
Gabayeron was in third place after 150 yards, trailing
both Morton and eventual third place finisher Samantha
Elam of Los Angeles Pierce College, but pulled into
second place at the 200-yard marker, where she stayed
for the remainder of the race. In her upcoming
events, Gabayeron holds the school record in the
200-yard IM, which she set at the conference
championships, while she has gotten closer to the school
record of 1:55.24 in the 200-yard freestyle, which was
set by Jenel Lopez at the state championships two years ago...[more]
04.21.12 - Cerritos finishes third at SCC
Championships
Heading
into the final day of the South Coast Conference
Championships at Pasadena City College on Saturday, the
Cerritos College women's swimming team held a two-point
lead over third place Mt. San Antonio College. But on
the final day, the Mounties were able to finish in
second place in the final event of the tournament, the
400-yard freestyle, while the Falcons came in fourth
place. As a result, Mt. SAC came in second place with
488 team points, while Cerritos had to settle for third
place with 485 team points, while Chaffey College won
their second straight team title with 676 team points.
Although she didn't swim in any individual races on the
third day, freshman
Katherine Gabayeron (Cerritos HS), who
won three individual championships and a pair of relay
championships, was named the conference's Co-Swimmer of
the Year with Christine Maclennan of Long Beach
City. Gabayeron will now advance to the State
Championships at East Los Angeles College this weekend,
where she will compete in the 200-yard freestyle,
500-yard freestyle and 200-yard IM...[more]
04.20.12 - Another record set by Gabayeron
For the
second day in a row, Cerritos College freshman swimmer
Katherine Gabayeron (Cerritos HS) not
only won an event at the South Coast Conference
Championships, she set a new school record. On
Thursday, Gabayeron eclipsed a 27-year record in the
500-yard freestyle and followed that by setting a new
standard in the 200-yard IM to also win the event. The
time of 2:13.66 broke the 12-year time of 2:15.06 by
Laura Luevano and helped the Falcons move up to
second place in the team standings with one day
remaining. Cerritos holds a scant two-point lead over
Mt. San Antonio College (330-328), with Chaffey College
well head with 471 team points. The third day of the
championships will be held at the PCC Aquatic Center...[more]
04.19.12 - Gabayeron sets school record at SCC
Championships
 For
the last 27 years, the Cerritos College women's swimming
record in the 500-yard freestyle had been held by
Lynette White, who posted a time of 5:18.39 at the state
championships. But on Thursday, freshman
Katherine Gabayeron (Cerritos HS)
shattered that mark at the South Coast Conference
Championships at Pasadena City College, when she easily
won the event with a time of 5:08.64. That first place
finish, along with the win by the 200-yard freestyle
relay team, has helped the Falcons sit in fourth place
after the first day with 136 team points. The second day
of the championships will start at 10:00 a.m. with the
preliminaries, while the finals will get underway at
4:00 p.m. at the PCC Aquatic Center.
In the prelims for the 500-yard freestyle, Gabayeron
cruised to the best time of 5:25.09 and then went on to
set the school record in the finals with her clocking,
which was 12 seconds ahead of second place finisher
Melissa Pryor of Pasadena City College. Gabayeron was
also a member of the 200-yard freestyle relay team that
edged El Camino College for the conference title. The
quartet of sophomore
Melinda
Guevara (Cerritos HS), freshmen
Sharon Ku
(Cerritos HS), Yuridia
Vela (Schurr HS) and Gabayeron were able
to touch up in 1:44.19, which was a just ahead of El
Camino, who posted a time of 1:44.65...[more]
04.14.12 - Diver Yuridia Vela qualifies for state
Cerritos College freshman diver Yuridia
Vela (Schurr HS) turned her eighth place
finish 3-meter event at the Southern California
Championships on Saturday into berth in the State
Championships, which will take place on April 26-28 at
East Los Angeles College. In years past, only the top
six would have advanced to the championships, but with
the number extended to the top eight, it opened the door
for Vela. In her six dives, Vela compiled 177.90 points,
which helped her edge out Orange Coast College's Brhez
Dulac, who placed ninth with 175.35 points...[more]
04.07.12 - Falcons finish seventh at Pasadena Invite
Although she didn't set any school records, freshman
Katherine Gabayeron (Cerritos HS) won one
event and took second place in another, as she helped
the Cerritos College swimming team finish in seventh
place at the Pasadena Invitational with 245 points, one
point ahead of South Coast Conference rival Mt. San
Antonio College. A pair of other conference opponents,
Chaffey College (274 team points) and the host Lancers
(266 points) finished ahead of the Falcons. Cerritos,
who will send their divers to the SCC Championships at
El Camino College this weekend, will follow that up by
competing in the SCC Championships the following weekend
at Pasadena City College...[more]
03.30.12 - Team wins final two conference meets
In
their final South Coast Conference dual meet on Friday,
the Cerritos College women's swimming team earned a pair
of wins over Rio Hondo College (159-72) and host El
Camino College (149-94) to improve their record to 6-2
on the season. The Falcons will now compete in the
Pasadena Invitational this weekend before preparing for
the conference championships, which will also be held at
Pasadena City College...[more]
03.23.12 - Cerritos picks up a pair of conference
wins
On the
strength of seven first place finishes, including three
from freshman
Katherine Gabayeron (Cerritos HS) and a
pair by freshman Joselin
Figueroa (Paramount HS), the Cerritos
College women's swimming team picked up a pair of South
Coast Conference wins on Friday. The Falcons (4-2)
defeated East Los Angeles College, 151-124 and recorded
a 145-125 in over host Pasadena City College. The team
will now conclude their conference dual meets on Friday
when they travel to El Camino College to face the host
Warriors, as well as Rio Hondo College...[more]
03.16.12 - Falcons split conference meet
 Although the Cerritos College women's swimming team
split their three-team South Coast Conference meet on
Friday, they did see a school record get broken for the
third time in as many weeks. The Falcons, who defeated
Los Angeles Trade-Tech College, 220-35, suffered a
168.5-111.5 defeat against Chaffey College to keep their
conference record even at 2-2. The team will now travel
to Pasadena City College on Friday at 12:30 p.m. to face
the host Lancers and East Los Angeles College.
Last week, freshman
Katherine Gabayeron (Cerritos HS) set a new school record in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:04.89 in a conference meet. That record didn't last very long, as Gabayeron turned in a time of 10:59.22 to eclipse her own mark. It was one of three individual first place finishes on the day for Gabayeron, who also won the 500-yard freestyle in a time of 5:22.60 and easily won the 100-yard breaststroke with a clocking of 1:13.68. She also swam the second leg of the first place 200-yard medley relay race that turned in a time of 2:04.00 and consisted of freshman Joselin Figueroa (Paramount HS), Gabayeron, sophomore
Karen Aguirre (Downey HS) and sophomore
Melinda Guevara (Cerritos HS)...[more]
03.10.12 - Katherine Gabayeron breaks another record
For the
second straight week, Cerritos College freshman swimmer
Katherine Gabayeron (Cerritos HS) has set
a new school record. Last week, it was the 1000-yard
freestyle that was shattered, while on Saturday at
the Cuesta Invitational, Gabayeron set a new school
standard in 1650-yard freestyle, with her time of
18:28.42 breaking the old mark of 18:36.75 that Jenel
Lopez set in 2009. Gabayeron helped account for 40
of the team's 125 points, as the Falcons finished in
10th place out of the 20 schools that competed. The
Falcons will now host Los Angeles Trade-Tech College and
Chaffey College in a South Coast Conference meet at
12:30 p.m. on Friday...[more]
03.02.12 - School record falls as Cerritos splits
meet
 Freshman swimmer
Katherine Gabayeron (Cerritos HS)
won two individual events and came in second place in
another, while setting a school record, as the Cerritos
College women's swimming split their South Coast
Conference double dual on Friday at the Falcon Aquatic
Center. The Falcons defeated Long Beach City College,
165-104, while they dropped a 146-129 score against Mt.
San Antonio College. The team will now travel to
the Cuesta Invitational next weekend.
The school record fell in the second event of the day,
the 1000-yard freestyle, as Gabayeron defeated the field
by :41 seconds, as she recorded a time of 11:04.89. That
time also eclipsed the old school standard of 11:16.09,
which was set by Jenel Lopez
in 2009. Gabayeron's other first place finish came
in the 500-yard freestyle, with her time of 5:23.02
edging Melissa Pryor of Mt. San Antonio College, who
finished in a time of 5:24.54. The first event of
the day, the 200-yard medley relay consisted of the
team of Joselin Figueroa,
Gabayeron, sophomore
Karen
Aguirre (Downey HS) and
sophomore Melinda Guevara, who
recorded a time of 2:01.67 to come in first place.
The other relay of the day, the 400-yard freestyle,
saw the Falcons come in second place in a time of
4:00.22 and consisted of Guevara, Aguirre, freshman Yuridia
Vela (Schurr HS) and
Gabayeron...[more]
02.24.12 - Falcons place solid fifth at Golden West
On the
strength of two first place finishes, as well as a
second place finish, the Cerritos College women's
swimming team took fifth place at the seven-team Golden
West Invitational on Friday with 642 team points. The
Falcons easily out-distanced themselves from sixth place
Saddleback College, but were equally far from catching
fourth place Palomar College. Next Friday, the team will
host their South Coast Conference opener, with Mt. San
Antonio College and Long Beach City College visiting the
Falcon Aquatic Center...[more]
02.17.12 - Cerritos excels at conference pentathlon
Getting their first
look at the competition in front of them in the South
Coast Conference, the Cerritos College women's swimming
team turned in a great performance, winning a relay race
and having freshman Katherine Gabayeron
(Cerritos HS) win two events, along with a
second place, third place and fourth place finish at
Pasadena City College on Friday. The Falcons will now
compete in the Golden West Invitational next Friday...[more]
02.04.12 - First meet produces good results
Cerritos College freshman swimmer Katherine Gabayeron
(Cerritos HS) made an immediate impact in her
first collegiate competition at Palomar College over the
weekend at the Waterman Pentathlon and Festival
Relays. Gabayeron finished in first in the five-event
pentathlon, while she also won two more events at the
relays. The Falcons will now take a week off before they
compete in the SCC Pentathlon at Pasadena City College
on Friday, February 17, while the divers will compete at
El Camino College the next day...[more]
05.25.11 - Pair of swimmers earn All-American honors
Cerritos College sophomore swimmers
Jessie Ku
(Cerritos HS) and Mehgan Carbajal
(El Rancho HS) represented the team at the state
championships and concluded their careers with a pair of
All-American honors. Ku, who placed ninth in the state
championships in the 50-yard backstroke, posted the
ninth fastest time in the country at 28.70, while her
time of 1:03.42 was good for 11th place at the state
championships and the 16th fastest time in the
country...[more]
04.30.11 - School record falls at state championships
All year long,
Cerritos College sophomore swimmer Mehgan Carbajal
(El Rancho HS) had been in search of breaking
the school record in the 100-yard breaststroke. On
Saturday, in her final attempt to break the record, she
did just that at the California Community College
Athletic Association State Championships at East Los
Angeles College. In the prelims, Carbajal posted a
record time of 1:09.28, eclipsing the old mark of
1:09.97 set by Ashley Badali in a 2007
conference meet...[more]
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