(Cerritos, CA) Ron Kamaka was named 2015 South Coast Conference (SCC) Men's Track and Field Coach of the Year for second straight year. Kamaka led the men's team to their second consecutive title since taking over the helm, two years ago. This years men's team had another dominant performance at the SCC Championships scoring 271.66 points which was 73 points more than second place finisher Cerritos College and more than double of third place finisher El Camino College who scored 121.33 points. A total of
Sophomore Reed Scale (Mira Costa H.S.) who leads the state and the nation in the Men's Pole Vault was named the 2015 SCC Men's Field Event Athlete of the Year. Scale's mark of 17'00" 3/4 is nearly a foot higher than the next california community college vaulter and eight inches higher than the next ranked vaulter nationally.
Freshman Deirdre Mercado (Covina H.S.) was named the 2015 SCC Women's Field Event Athlete of the Meet for capturing the SCC Titles in the Pole Vault (11'01" 3/4) and in the Javelin (118'10"). For the second straight year, sophomore sprinter, Sarah Dunmore was named SCC Running Event Athlete of the Meet. Dunmore, the reigning state champion in the 100M and 200M, captured the 100M (11.86), 200M (24.94) and was a vital part of both winning relay teams (4X100M-47.03, 4X400M Relay-3:55.03).
ALL-SCC TRACK AND FIELD TEAM (Conference Champions)
Men
EVENT | NAME | MARK |
100M | Armani McNeal | 10.61 |
800M | Gabriel Toscano | 1:54.02 |
5,000M | Daniel Harrigan-Cota | 15:20.20 |
4X100M Relay |
Armani McNeal |
41.25 |
Pole Vault | Giovanni Hernandez | 15'04.25" |
Javelin | Cade Lindsay | 173'07" |
Women
EVENT | NAME | MARK |
100M | Sarah Dunmore | 11.86 |
200M | Sarah Dunmore | 24.94 |
400M | Jhaylen Ball | 57.48 |
10,000M | Nichelle Jackson | 39:17.53 |
400M Hurdles | Kiara Speed | 1:04.96 |
4X100M Relay |
Jazmine Robertson |
47.03 |
4X400M Relay | Jhaylen Ball Khadija Imara Kiara Speed Sarah Dunmore |
3:55.03 |
Pole Vault | Deirdre Mercado | 11'01.75" |
Discus | Carolyn Nguyen | 115'07" |
Javelin | Deirdre Mercado | 118'10" |
The Mounties will continue their quest for the state championships this weekend at the Southern California Preliminaries which will be held this Saturday at Cerritos College (all-day).
For more information, please contact the Mt. SAC Sports Information Office at 909.274.4630.