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.