2008-2009 STATE CHAMPIONS

05.19.12 - Falcons win a pair of state championships
Had the Cerritos College women's track and field team not been beset by injuries to the core of their runners, they would have been the odds on favorite to win the California Community College Athletic Association championship, which was held at Falcon Stadium on Friday and Saturday. With the loss of freshman sprinter Ariana Wright (Westminster HS), sophomore sprinter Vernasha Poole (Cheyenne, NV HS) - who were also members of relay teams - sophomore hurdler Lily Trinh (Fountain Valley HS) and sophomore distance runner Tracy Bowling (Taft HS/Sacramento State University), who could have netted the Falcons an estimated 40 more team points, the team still compiled 50 points from their field events and came in a tie for second place. Laney College, who benefitted the most from the Cerritos injuries to Wright and Poole, won the championship with 78 team points, while the Falcons tied with Riverside College for second place.

But Cerritos did celebrate sophomore thrower Priscilla Gardner (Mission Viejo HS), who won the discus with a state championship and school record toss that traveled 52.20 meters (171' 3"). It broke the state championship mark of 168' 3", which was set by Samantha Gutierrez of Riverside College in 2010, as well as her own school record of 50.36 meters from last year. Gardner, who accumulated 19 points on her own, finished in third place in the shot put at 13.11 meters (40' 1/2") and sixth in the javelin with a throw of 33.79 meters (110' 11"), but did not score any points in the hammer with her 10th place finish. As a freshman, Gardner came in second place at the state championships in the discus...[more]

05.16.12 - Live results to be provided for state meet
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Cerritos will be represented by sophomore Priscilla Gardner in four field events (discus, shot put, hammer, javelin), while freshmen Tiffany Gray (Shot put and discus) and Tuki Sauvao (discus and javelin) will compete in two events. Freshmen Larrisha Fields (discus), Carissa English (hammer), Angel Sifuentes (javelin) and Mariah Harris (high jump) will also represent the Falcons.

2012 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONS

 

05.12.12 - Cerritos overcomes injuries to win SoCal Championship
Despite competing without freshman sprinting sensation Ariana Wright (Westminster HS) and sophomore distance runner Tracy Bowling (Taft HS/Sacramento State University), the Cerritos College women's track and field team relied on their dominant throwers to accumulate enough team points to win the Southern California Championship on Saturday at San Diego Mesa College. The Falcons finished with 75 team points to edge out second place Glendale College (70 team points), with 59 of those points coming in the four throwing events. The six qualifiers in the throws events will be joined by freshman high jumper Mariah Harris (Leuzinger HS) at the State Championships, which Cerritos will be hosting on Friday and Saturday.

Wright, who was injured at the Beach Invitational several weeks ago, did run the anchor of the 400-meter relay race, but the Falcons came in sixth place in 48.23 and missed out on qualifying for the state championships by .07 seconds. Bowling was scheduled to run in the 5000 meters, but was unable to compete due to an injury.

In the throws events, Cerritos was led by sophomore Priscilla Gardner (Mission Viejo HS), who qualified in four events including the discus where her distance of 48.30 meters earned her the Southern California Championship. Also qualifying in the discus were freshman Larrisha Fields (Lakewood HS), who came in second place at 42.97 meters, freshman Tiffany Gray (El Dorado HS), the fifth place finisher at 39.77 meters and freshman Tuki Sauvao (Artesia HS), who qualified with her throw of 35.93 meters, good for seventh place. Gardner will also be competing in the state championships in the shot put, as her distance of 12.75 meters was good for third place, with Gray in fifth place at 12.44 meters. Sophomore Destini Poplar (Bellflower HS) did come in eighth place at 11.87 meters, but did not advance.

Gardner recorded a throw of 42.88 meters in the hammer to come in fifth place to advance, with freshman Carissa English (Marina HS) right behind in sixth place at 42.55 meters and will compete in the state championships. The fourth event for Gardner was the javelin, as she came in sixth place with a distance of 35.37 meters, while a pair of teammates finished ahead of her. Freshman Angel Sifuentes (Central Union HS) finished a distance second place with a throw of 39.85 meters, while Sauvao was third at 37.56 meters. As for Harris, her high jump of 1.60 meters tied her personal best height and earned her fourth place...[more]

05.05.12 - Team advances 18 to SoCal Championships
Below is a list of Cerritos athletes that have advanced to the Southern California Championships, which will be held at San Diego Mesa College next Saturday...[more]

04.27.12 - Falcons come in second place at SCC Championships
Holding out several athletes who have automatically qualified for the Southern California Preliminaries, which will take place at San Diego Mesa College next Saturday, may have cost the Cerritos College women's track and field team the South Coast Conference Championship on Friday at Compton College. With several athletes already posting qualifying times, the coaching staff decided to rest them and still came close to winning the conference title. The Falcons finished with 162 team points, which trailed only Mt. San Antonio College, who won the title with 178 team points. Cerritos earned 119.5 of those points in the field events...[more]

04.24.12 - Cerritos in second place after SCC Prelims
At the conclusion of the South Coast Conference Preliminaries, which were held at Compton College on Tuesday, the Cerritos College women's track and field team is sitting in second place with 51 team points and trail leader Mt. San Antonio College, who has 84 team points. The conference championships will take place at Compton College on Friday. The Falcons collected all of their points in the field events, with freshman Angel Sifuentes (Central Union HS) winning the championship in the javelin, while freshman Tuki Sauvao (Artesia HS) came in second place, which accounted for 18 team points. Additional, Cerritos athletes finished in second through sixth place in the hammer throw...[more]

04.21.12 - Second school record falls to Wright
Just two weeks ago, Cerritos College freshman track and field athlete Ariana Wright (Westminster HS) broke the school record in the 100 meters, as she recorded a time of 11.35 at the Tiny Lister Invitational at Cal State Los Angeles. On Saturday at the Beach Invitational, Wright set a new record in the 200 meters, recording a time of 23.84 to break the old record of 23.91, which was set by April Brown in 2003. In her first season with the Falcons, Wright has now broke the record of Brown, who was a three-time state champion in the 100 meters and 200 meters, combined. Her 100-meter time is currently the fastest in the state, while she is tied for the second fastest time in the state in the 200 meters, with only Ashton Purvis of Laney College recording a faster time with her 23.38. The team will now compete in the South Coast Conference Preliminaries, which will be held at Compton College on Tuesday.

In the 200 meters, Wright won her heat and was only defeated by Shanequa Williams of Kent State University, who ran a 23.74 and Christine Ohuruogo of Team England, who was second overall in 23.76. Sophomore hurdler Lily Trinh (Fountain Valley HS) finished in 38th place in the 400-meter IH with a time of 1:05.17, while her time of 15.77 in the 100-yard HH to come in 60th place overall. Both times were slower than her personal best times of the season. In the discus, sophomore Priscilla Gardner (Mission Viejo HS) was also short of her personal best throw, but did record a distance of 46.04 meters to come in 13th place, as she was one of just five community college entries out of the 57 that competed...[more]

04.14.12 - Falcons win three events at Mt. SAC Invitational
The Cerritos College women's track and field team made their mark on the 54th Annual Mt. San Antonio Invitational on Saturday by winning three events, while also adding a pair of second and third place finishes to their showing. Freshman sprinter Ariana Wright (Westminster HS), who set the school record in the 100 meters the week before, won the 200 meters and did so by recording the fourth fastest time in school history with her clocking of 24.19, which moves her past Vernecia Smith's time of 24.20 that she ran in 1981. Also winning events were sophomore thrower Priscilla Gardner (Mission Viejo HS) in the discus, with a distance of 46.43 meters, while freshman Tiffany Gray (El Dorado HS) won the shot put with a throw that travelled 12.28 meters, which edged Gardner, who finished in second place at 12.22 meters. The Falcons will now host the Beach Invitational this Friday and Saturday...[more]

04.11.12 - Angel Sifuentes places seventh in heptathlon
On the strength of her 4063 points, Cerritos College track and field freshman Angel Sifuentes (Central Union HS) came in seventh place at the Southern California Heptathlon Championships on Wednesday at Falcon Stadium. The point total for Sifuentes was also the fourth most in school history and advances her to the State Championships, which will be hosted by Cerritos on May 18-19. Also competing was freshman Tuki Sauvao (Artesia HS), who came in 13th place with 3578 points...[more]

04.07.12 - Ariana Wright sets record in 100 meters
Back in 2002 and 2003, April Brown was a two-time state champion in the 100 meters for the Cerritos College women's track and field team and set the school record with a time of 11.41 in her freshman season. On Saturday it the Tiny Lister Invitational at Cal State Los Angeles, Falcon freshman Ariana Wright (Westminster HS) broke Brown's record time in the 100 meters with a clocking of 11.35, which also earned her the Collegiate Athlete of the Meet. As a team, Cerritos turned in some strong marks, as they prepare for the final few meets of the season. They will now compete in the Mt. San Antonio Relays on Saturday...[more]

03.30.12 - Falcons make the most of site change
In a last-minute decision, the Cerritos College women's track and field team felt that the rainstorm that was about to hit Northern California was going to force them to withdraw from the American River Invitational in Sacramento on Saturday. As a replacement, the Falcons decided to enter the Titan Twilight Open at Cal State Fullerton a day earlier in order to make sure the athletes had a chance to compete. The end result was that several athletes did well in various events. The team will split their squad this weekend, with a portion of the team travelling to Palo Alto to compete in the Stanford Invitational, with the remainder to compete in the Tiny Lister Invitational at Cal State Los Angeles...[more]

03.23.12 - Cerritos excels at field events
Sophomore thrower Priscilla Gardner (Mission Viejo HS) appears to be getting into her mid-season form, as she won both the shot put and discus, while placing second in the hammer at the Santa Barbara Relays on Friday. Gardner, who placed second in the discus and fifth in the hammer at last year's state championships, led a group of Cerritos College track and field athletes that dominated the field events on the day. The Falcons will now travel north this Saturday to compete in the American River Invitational...[more]

03.16.12 - Freshman continues to impress
Cerritos College freshman sprinter Ariana Wright (Westminster HS) may very well set a new school record in the 100 meters by the end of the season. On Friday at the California Relays, Wright defeated the field by posting a time of 11.69, which was the second fastest time posted in school history and bettered her time of 11.93 that she set the first week of the season. The school record of 11.41 was set in 2002 by two-time state champion April Brown. On the day, the Falcons won five other events, with four of them coming in field events. The team will now travel to Santa Barbara this Friday for the Easter Relays.

In addition to Wright's first place finish, the 400-meter relay team of freshman Khadijah Hall (Gahr HS), sophomore Vernasha Poole (Cheyenne, NV HS), sophomore Blair Allen (Lynwood HS) and Wright won the event with a time of 47.14. Also posting wins in field events were freshman Mariah Harris (Leuzinger HS), who tied for first place in the high jump at 1.51 meters, freshman Tuki Sauvao (Artesia HS), who turned in the school's fourth best javelin throw with a distance of 40.28 meters, sophomore Destini Poplar (Bellflower HS), who won the shot put with a toss of 11.47 meters, and freshman Larrisha Fields (Lakewood HS), who was the first of the top six Falcons to compete with a throw that travelled 37.05 meters...[more]

03.10.12 - Falcons set school record at four-year meet
Cerritos College sophomore distance runner Tracy Bowling (Taft HS/Sacramento State) is familiar with running against four-year competition when she spent her freshman season at Sacramento State University. On Saturday in the Benny Brown Invitational at Cal State Fullerton, Bowling set a new school record in the 5000 meters, despite coming in 15th place in the race and being just one of three community college runners. Her time of 17:47.33 eclipsed the old standard of 18:18.86, which was set in 2006 by Meryl Follosco. As a team, the Falcons fared very well and will now host the California Relays on Wednesday and Thursday...[more]

03.03.12 - Team hosts big invitational
The Cerritos College women's track and field program hosted the Beach Invitational on Saturday, which included competitors from many four-year universities, along with other community Colleges. The Falcons had several strong performances, including sophomore Tracy Bowling (Taft HS/Sacramento State University), who posted the fifth fastest time in school history in the 1500 meters, while dominating the discus with three of the top eight finishers. This weekend, the team will travel to Cal State Fullerton to compete in the Benny Brown Invitational...[more]

02.24.12 - Cerritos dominates field events
With five South Coast Conference schools competing at the Compton Invitational on Friday, the Cerritos College women's track and field team excelled in the field events, as they posted 14 top three finishes in the seven events, while they added three second place showings in the running events. The Falcons will now host the Beach Invitational this Friday and Saturday. The hammer will be the only event to be held on Friday, with the remainder of events to take place on Saturday. For the complete schedule click here. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/lbst/sports/c-track/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/12_BeachClassic.pdf...[more]

02.18.12 - Falcons capture five first place finishes
In hosting the Cerritos Invitational over the weekend, the Cerritos College women's track and field team went on to win five events, while they finished in second place in six other events and third place in four more. In the four individual events, there were four different athletes who won, while the Falcons also won one of the relay events. On Friday, Cerritos will compete at the Compton Invitational.

Traditionally strong in field events, the Falcons picked up two of their wins that way, with freshman Karrisha Fields (Lakewood HS) capturing the discus with a toss of 42.39 meters, while freshman Tiffany Gray (El Dorado HS) was in second place at 36.90 meters. Freshman Ariyana Tuki Sauvao (Artesia HS) was the winner of the javelin with a throw of 40.06 meters, with freshman teammate Angel Sifuentes (Central Wilson HS) in second place with a toss of 36.16 meters. Earning a pair of second place finishes was sophomore Destini Poplar (Bellflower HS), who competed in the hammer (39.35 meters) and shot put (11.48 meters), with Gray placing third in the shot put at 11.33 meters...[more]

05.21.11 - Falcons finish in fourth place at State Championships
The Cerritos College women's track and field team concluded an outstanding season over the weekend by finishing fourth in the California Community College Athletic Association state championships at American River College. The Falcons finished with 50 team points and trailed co-champions - and conference rivals - Mt. San Antonio College and El Camino College, who had 81 team points, as well as host American River with 69 team points. Had Cerritos been able to match some of their best times and distances of the year at the state championships, they would have also been in the running for the title...[more]

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