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04.27.12 - Katherine Gabayeron adds sixth and ninth place finishes
Katherine Gabayeron came in sixth place at the state championships in the 200-yard IM.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
Cerritos head coach Sergio Macias and assistant coach Angela Chairomonte flank freshman swimmer Katherine Gabayeron after she came in second place at the state championships in the 500-yard freestyle.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
Cerritos split their SCC MeetAlthough 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
Cerritos split conference double dual.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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