M. Track & Field: Cerritos wins three running events at Occidental Invitational

Falcons won three running events at the Occidental Invitational
Falcons won three running events at the Occidental Invitational

The Cerritos College men's track and field team won three running events an came in second place in three field events at the Occidental Distance Carnival and Spring Break Classic. Next up for the team, the Falcons will travel to Point Loma Nazarene University this weekend to take part in the Ross & Sharon Irwin Invitational.

Sprinter Sebastian Lopez turned in the fastest time of the 52 entries in the 100 meters with a time of 10.81, while teammates Ethan Rosborough (Narbonne HS) and Te'Quan Chatman each posted times of 11.11 and finished in sixth and seventh places, respectively. In the 400 meters, Terrance Williams outran the field with his winning time of 47.38 in a field of 40 runners. The time of 49.30 pout teammate Konnor Handy (St. John Bosco HS) in fourth place.

In the 4x400-meter relay, the quartet of Elijah Jones, Elijah Porras, Handy and Williams recorded a winning time of 3:16.94, which is the third fastest time in the state this season. Rosborough also posted a second place long jump of 6.80 meters.

Thrower Francisco Arechiga (California HS) came in second place in the discus (40.62 meters), while Luke Johnson posted a second place distance in the javelin at 48.47 meters, which marks the seventh best distance in the state this season.

Below is a list of Cerritos athletes that took part in the Occidental Invitational.

NAME EVENT TIME/DISTANCE PLACE
Sebastian Lopez 100 Meters 10.81 1st Place
Ethan Rosborough 100 Meters 11.11 6th Place
Te'Quan Chatman 100 Meters 11.11 7th Place
Xavier Williams 100 Meters 11.19 9th Place
Tyler Robinson 100 Meters 11.28 13th Place
Sy Van Clief 100 Meters 11.34 20th Place
Jeremy Ramirez 100 Meters 11.38 23rd Place
Jonathan McCollough 100 Meters 11.43 27th Place
Christopher Allen 100 Meters 11.91 41st Place
Terrance Williams 400 Meters 47.38 1st Place
Konnor Handy 400 Meters 49.30 4th Place
Elijah Porras 400 Meters 50.63 8th Place
Elijah Jones 400 Meters 50.90 9th Place
Keyonte Smith 400 Meters 52.47 18th Place
Aiden Vigil 800 Meters 1:54.06 8th Place
Noah Addison 800 Meters 1:57.94 29th Place
Anthony Ruiz 800 Meters 1:58.68 35th Place
Johan Perez 800 Meters 1:59.98 46th Place
Joshua Chazari 800 Meters 2:01.57 56th Place
Luke Dias 800 Meters 2:03.01 63rd Place
Giovanni Guadardo 800 Meters 2:03.57 65th Place
Shanal De Silva 800 Meters 2:06.62 80th Place
Guillermo Ramos 800 Meters 2:06.77 81st Place
Yasiru De Silva 800 Meters 2:07.89 83rd Place
Preston Yi 800 Meters 2:08.97 86th Place
Daniel Lopez 800 Meters 2:16.97 95th Place
Nikolas Dominguez 1500 Meters 4:07.63 24th Place
Axel Rebolledo-Ynostros 1500 Meters 4:19.70 61st Place
Joshua Morales 5000 Meters 14:57.30 32nd Place
Joshua Melendez 5000 Meters 15:09.29 52nd Place
Robert Guerrero 5000 Meters 15:19.81 71st Place
Jacob Cosio 5000 Meters 15:43.93 118th Place
Louis Santebanez 10,000 Meters 33:29.84 17th Place
Luke Johnson 110-Meter HH 16.81 6th Place
Roman Sanson 110-Meter HH 18.92 7th Place
Jacob Begay 110-Meter HH 19.05 8th Place
Juan Flores 3000 Meter SC 10:08.15 6th Place
Elijah Jones, Elijah Porras, Konnor Handy, Terrance Williams 4x400-Meter Relay 3:16.94 1st Place
Te'Quan Chatman, Ethan Rosborough, George Flores, Jeremy Ramirez 4x400-Meter Relay 3:49.12 6th Place
Luke Johnson High Jump 1.72 Meters 16th Place
Roman Sanson High Jump 1.52 Meters 18th Place
Ethan Rosborough Long Jump 6.80 Meters 2nd Place
Tyler Robinson Long Jump 6.49 Meters Tied 3rd Place
Te'Quan Chatman Long Jump 5.69 Meters 19th Place
Josiah Smith Long Jump 5.52 Meters 20th Place
Sy Van Clief Long Jump 5.50 Meters 21st Place
Francisco Arechiga Shot Put 12.40 Meters 9th Place
Matthew Bautista Shot Put 11.25 Meters 14th Place
Logan Smith Sot Put 9.49 Meters 19th Place
Francisco Arechiga Discus 40.62 Meters 2nd Place
Francisco Arechiga Hammer 41.05 Meters 14th Place
Luke Johnson Javelin 48.47 Meters 2nd Place
Jacob Begay Javelin 36.86 Meters 17th Place