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2009 STATE CHAMPIONS
05.16.09 - Falcons win second
straight state title
On the strength of three individual
state champions, the Cerritos College women's track and
field team captured their second consecutive state
championship, and third in the last four years, on
Saturday at College of San Mateo. The Falcons, who edged
Laney College, 107-101.5 in team points, also had a
second place and six third place finishes. The team also
scored the majority of their points in the field events,
which provided the most depth of any school in the
state...[more]
05.09.09 - Cerritos wins third
Southern Cal title in four years
For the second year in a
row and third time in the last four seasons, the
Cerritos College women's track and field team dominated
Southern California to win the team championship. The
Falcons, who are the defending state champions, amassed
161.5 team points at the Southern California
Championships at Mt. San Antonio College on Saturday to
easily outdistance second place Riverside College, who
finished with 109.333 team points. With their four
Southern California Champions and 24 entries in the
state championships, Cerritos looks to have the inside
track on their second title in a row...[more]
05.08.09 - Jessica Barfield named
state's April Female Athlete of the Month
 Cerritos College sophomore track and
field star
Jessica
Barfield (Lynwood HS) was
announced as the California Community College Athletic
Association (CCCAA) April Female Athlete of the Month.
Barfield, who becomes the seventh Falcon athlete to earn
the Female Athlete of the Month Award, is also the
fourth recipient in the last eight months. Cerritos
leads the state with the most athletes to win the
award.
Currently competing in the Southern
California Championships, Barfield earned the award
based on her accomplishments in April. In saving her
best for the latter part of the season, Barfield scored
58 points to help the Falcons win their fourth straight
South Coast Conference championship. Barfield, who
helped the team win the state title last season, won the
state championship in the long jump and placed second in
the triple jump...[more]
05.02.09 - Falcons advance 35 to
SoCal Championships
The Cerritos College
women's track and field team will have 35 entries in the
Southern California Championships next Saturday at Mt.
San Antonio College. The Falcons, who are the defending
Southern California and State Champions, will have
entries in 17 of the 19 events. The top eight in lane
events advance to the Southern California Championships,
as do the top 12 in the field events...[more]
04.24.09 - Defending champs hold onto
title
For the third time in the last four
years, the Cerritos College women's track and field team
has won the South Coast Conference Championships. Backed
by 13 first placed finishes, the Falcons easily won the
title with 394 team points at the finals on Friday at
Compton College. The team easily outdistanced Mt. SAC,
who came in second place with 119 team points. The
Falcon qualifiers will now advance to the Southern
California Preliminaries, which will be held next
Saturday at Mt. San Antonio.
The top six from each
event advance to the prelims, while there will be a
selection of automatic qualifiers that will be decided
at a seeding meeting...[more]
04.18.09 - Falcons ready for
conference prelims
Looking to repeat as the state
champions, the Cerritos College women's tennis team will
start their trek on Tuesday when they compete in the
South Coast Conference Preliminaries, which will be held
at Mt. San Antonio College. Several members of the
Falcon team competed in the VS Athletics Beach
Invitational, which was hosted by Cal State Long Beach
and held at Cerritos College over the weekend...[more]
04.11.09 - Team does very well at Mt.
SAC Relays
The Cerritos College women's track
and field team is the defending state champion and are
currently ranked #1 in the state. At the Mt. San Antonio
Relays over the weekend, they showed how strong they are
by winning four events and placing second in four
others. The Falcons will compete at the Long Beach
Relays this weekend at Cerritos College before they
start the South Coast Conference preliminaries...[more]
04.04.09 - Cerritos wins eight events
at invitational
The Cerritos College women's track and
field team made a great first impression at the 1st
Annual American River Invitational on Saturday. The
Falcons won eight events and came in second place in
nine others, as they went up against both community
college and four-year university competition. The team
will now compete in the prestigious Mt. San Antonio
Relays on Saturday...[more]
03.27.09 - Falcons outscore all teams
in conference meet
In winning six events at the South
Coast Conference Preview Meet at Compton College on
Friday, the Cerritos College women's track and field
team compiled more points than any other team to win the
meet. The Falcons had 243 team points, which easily beat
second place Mt. san Antonio College, who had 135 team
points. The team will now travel to Sacramento for the
Nike Invitational this Saturday...[more]
03.25.09 - Cerritos misses out on
scoring points at heptathlon
Cerritos College freshman
Aundrea
Stovall (Lynwood HS) was the
school's lone entry in the Southern California
Heptathlon Championships, which the Falcons hosted on
Tuesday and Wednesday. With the top eight scoring points
toward the Southern California Championships and the top
six advancing to the state championships, it presented a
good chance for the team to get some early points. But
Stovall finished in ninth place with 3844 points and did
not garner any team points. The team will now compete in
the SCC Preview Meet this Friday at Compton College at
noon...[more]
03.21.09 - Falcons continue to
dominate in throws
As the season progresses, it is
becoming more and more apparent to all involved that the
Cerritos College women's track team is one of the best
in the state. If they are to repeat as the state
champions, it may very well come down to the depth of
the team's throwing team. As this weekend's California
Relays, the Falcons excelled once again, despite not
entering their full compliment of athletes. They will
get another chance to show off their skills after the
school hosts the Southern California Heptathlon
Championships this Tuesday and Wednesday...[more]
03.14.09 - Cerritos pulls away for
meet victory
Sophomore
Jessica
Barfield (Lynwood HS) had a
phenomenal meet on Saturday, as the Cerritos College
women's track and field team defeated three other
schools in a non-conference four-way meet. Barfield won
two events and placed second in three others to help
lead the Falcons to wins over West Los Angeles College
(145.5-115), El Camino College (145.5-74) and host
Moorpark College, 145.5-27.5. Cerritos will now host the
California Relays this weekend, starting at 9:00 a.m. on
Friday and concluding on Saturday...[more]
03.06.09 - Falcons win four-way meet
 The Cerritos College
women's track and field team won 11 of the 18 events in
a four-team non-conference meet at Falcon Stadium on
Friday. The Falcons compiled 219 team points and
defeated El Camino College (159 points), Palomar College
(109) and Saddleback College (60) to put their season
record at 3-0. The team will now travel to Moorpark
College next Saturday for a noon non-conference meet.
Leading the way
for the team was a trio of athletes who each won two
events. In the running events, freshman
Alison Bartsoch (Squalicum (WA)
HS) won both the 800 meters and 1500
meters, while sophomore
Jessica Barfield (Lynwood HS)
captured the 200 meters. Barfield also won the
triple jump, while freshman
Aundrea Stovall (Lynwood HS)
captured both the high jump and pole vault.
Winning single events were freshman sprinter
Cyntrail Pierce (Compton HS),
sophomore hurdler
Brandi
McCall (Norwalk HS) in the
100-meter IH, while sophomores
Rachel
Butler (Calvary Chapel HS)
and
Michella Crabtree (Cabrillo HS)
won the javelin and long jump, respectively.
Freshman thrower
Arianna
Lugo (Los Altos HS) won
the hammer throw, with the 400-meter relay team
finishing in first place...[more]
03.01.09 - Cerritos shows strength in
numbers in throws
The Cerritos College women's track
and field showed their strength in numbers on Sunday at
the USC Invitational, which was held at Koler Stadium-Cormwell
Field. The Falcons loaded the throwing events with
athletes, while several had outstanding performances, as
they topped their pervious best distances. After such a
strong showing, the Falcons will now return home for a
four-team meet on Friday at noon. Joining Cerritos will
be Saddleback College, El Camino College and Orange
Coast College...[more]
02.21.09 - Records fall as Falcons
dominate invitational
 The Cerritos College women's track
and field team dominated the competition at the Cerritos
Invitational, as they posted two new school records and
won eight different events. The Falcons, ranked #1 in
the state, will now enter the USC Invitational, which
starts at 9:00 a.m. on Friday.
Setting new school records were sophomore
Sarah Muniz
(Bell Gardens HS), who posted a time of 11:47.66
in the 3000-meter steeplechase, while sophomore
Karen
Guravska (El Dorado HS) cleared 11' 6" in
the pole vault, which was a foot higher than her
previous best height. Muniz broke the old record in the
steeplechase of 11:48.63, which was set by Lynette
Thompson in 2005, while Guravska's height beat
Jennifer Espinoza, who set the old record of 11' in
2006...[more]
11.04.08 - Track coaches receive
honors
After winning their second state
championship in the last three years, Cerritos College
women's track and field coaches Michael Allen
and Lloyd Higgins were rewarded by
being names the California Coaches Women's Head Coach of
the Year and Assistant Coach of the Year, respectively.
The Falcons, who had two state champions and two finish
in second place, compiled 101 team points to win the
state title back in May...[more]
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