(Long Beach, CA) The Mt. SAC Men's Track & Field Team continued their winning tradition by capturing the 2016 South Coast Conference (SCC) Championships. This marks the 3rd consecutive SCC Championship, 26th in SCC History and an amazing 18th championship in the past 20 years. The Mounties scored 418 points, one the highest point totals in SCC History and 225 points ahead of runner-up Cerritos College.
On the women's side, the Mounties scored 241.5 points, 98.5 points behind SCC Team Champion, Cerritos College. Crystal Jardines and Brittany Mitchell led the Mountie Women by capturing two events a piece. Jardines captured the 5,000 and 10,000 meters, while Mitchell captured both hurdle races (100m hurdles/400m hurdles).
Cameron Akins and Kevin Herrera were multiple event winners for the men. Akins captured the 110 meter high hurdles, the 100 meters and the 200 meters, while Herrera captured the two long distance races, winning the 5,000 and 10,000 meters.
Mt. SAC captured 19 individual events, seven for the women and 13 for the men.
| # | NAME | EVENT | MARK |
| 1 | Cameron Akins | 110M Hurdles | 14.04 |
| 2 | Cameron Akins | 100M | 10.56 |
| 3 | Cameron Akins | 200M | 21.52 |
| 4 | Anthony Applequist | Triple Jump | 48-11.75 |
| 5 | Dylan Atencio | 400M Hurdles | 52.40 |
| 6 | Giovanni Hernandez | Pole Vault | 15-09.75 |
| 7 | Kevin Herrera | 5,000M | 15:16.93 |
| 8 | Kevin Herrera | 10,000M | 32:15.10 |
| 9 | Nicholas Medina | 3,000M Steeplechase | 9:41.4H |
| 10 | Raymond Owens | High Jump | 6-07.50 |
| 11 | Tubotein Taylor | 400M | 48.05 |
| 12 | Mt. SAC | 4X100M | 40.26 |
| 13 | Mt. SAC | 4X400M | 3:17.53 |
| 1 | Madison Apolinar | High Jump | 5-01.25 |
| 2 | Khadija Imara | 400M | 55.75 |
| 3 | Crystal Jardines | 5,000M | 18:55.67 |
| 4 | Crystal Jardines |
10,000M | 41:17.27 |
| 5 | Brittany Mitchell | 100M Hurdles | 14.80 |
| 6 | Brittany Mitchell |
400M Hurdles | 1:04.52 |
| 7 | Mt. SAC | 4X400M | 3:52.51 |
Click here to view the complete results from the 2016 SCC Championships.
The Track and Field Team will now travel to Antelope Valley College this Saturday, May 7th for the CCCAA Southern California Track and Field Championships.
For more information, please contact the Mt. SAC Sports Information Office at 909.274.4630.