(San Diego, CA) The Mt. SAC Men's Track and Field Team captured their 11th California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) State Championship with a point total score of 148, 49 points ahead of runner up, Riverside City College. Although the men trailed Riverside for the majority of the meet, the Mounties scored a total of 56 points in their last five events, which propelled them to the top. In those last five events, the men captured the individual state title in 4 of the 5 events*. Sophomore sprint sensation, Cravon Gillespie who captured the 100M, 200M and was a member of the winning 4X100M was named the Championship Running Athlete of the Meet. Sophomore pole vaulter, Giovanni Hernandez, was named the Championship Field Event Athlete of the Meet for his spectacular win in the pole vault.
The Mountie women finished strong in 4th place (55 points) and in the combined team scoring (men and women) the Mounties scored 203 points to take the title of Best Overall California Community College Track and Field Program.
Individual event state champions for the Mounties include:
| NAME | GEN | EVENT | MARK |
| Cameron Akins | M | 110M Hurdles | 14.05 |
| Dylan Atencio | M | 400M Hurdles* | 5150 |
| Joseph Bryant | M | High Jump* | 7'00"1/4 |
| Cravon Gillespie | M | 100M | 10.21 |
| Cravon Gillespie | M | 200M | 20.86 |
| Giovanni Hernandez | M | Pole Vault* | 16'06"1/2 |
| Brittany Mitchell | W | 400M Hurdles | 62.59 |
| Tubotein Taylor | M | 400M | 46.64 |
| Mt. SAC Jaylen Ball, Kira White, Joyclyn Arrington, Khadija Imara |
W | 4X400M | 3:46.27 |
| Mt. SAC Erik Cisneros, Cameron Akins, Tubotein Taylor, Cravon Gillespie |
M | 4X100M | 39.56 |
| Mt. SAC David Christensen, Tubotein Taylor, Dylan Atencio, Chaio Winters |
M | 4X400M* | 3:09.80 |
Coaching Notes: This marked the 25th CCCAA State Track and Field Championship attended by future Hall of Fame Coach and Women's Head Coach, Doug Todd, who has been part of a total of 19 CCCAA State Championships in Cross Country and Track & Field. Head Men's Coach, Ron Kamaka earned his second consecutive CCCAA State Championship with this win. These two top finishes for the track and field program will help the Mountie Athletics Programs quest for a fourth consecutive and sixth over National Alliance of Two Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA) Cup Championship, which is awarded to the states premier overall athletics program.
Congratulations to Head Coaches Ron Kamaka, Doug Todd, their staff and student/athletes for another successful track and field season.
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