(Riverside, CA) The Mt. SAC Men's Track and Field Team qualified 11 individuals and 2 relay teams to the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Southern Regional Championships. The finals will be held on Saturday (05/11), at Riverside City College and will determine those advancing to the CCCAA State Championships to be held on May 17th through 18th at the College of San Mateo.
Three Mounties already punched their ticket to the state championships with top finishing places in their respective event, which held finals during the regional preliminaries. Salvador Capetillo (10,000M) and Andrew Aguilar (Decathalon) both captures Southern California Championship Titles in their respective events to qualify for the state championships, along with Andrew Aguilar (10,000M) who also qualified.
List of qualifying and noteworthy performances/qualifying marks by the Mountie Men:
* Qualified for Southern California Championships
+ Advances to the CCCAA State Championships
TRACK EVENTS
800-Meters:
4th Phillip Rocha (1:59.54)*
6th Adan Castellanos (1:57.24)
1,500-Meters:
1st Christopher Weiland (3:58.59)*
3rd Isaiah Wilson (4:01.26)*
10,000-Meters: (FINAL)
1st Salvador Capetillo (31:53.66)+
5th Jose Melchor (32:35.54)+
7th Luis Huerta (32:41.89)
110-Meter Hurdles:
1st Leroy Williams IV (14.46)*
7th Justin Minor (15.30)
400-Meter Hurdles:
9th Aaron Mahlow (56.08)
3,000-Meter Steeplechase:
2nd Colby Pena (9:46.36)*
4th Rocha (9:50.13)*
5th Joseluis Pluma (9:39.09)*
4x100 Meter Relay:
8th Jonathan Jackson-Williams, Azad Arnaud, Brandon Chau, Gregory Hennes (43.40)*
4x400 Meter Relay:
3rd Hennes, Robert Taft, Rocha, Travion Phillips (3:20.88)*
FIELD EVENTS
High Jump:
T-1st Phillips (6'02"3/4)*
T-1st Shallamar Poole (6'02"3/4)*
Pole Vault:
2nd Nathaniel Carranza (14'01" 1/4)*
Triple Jump:
5th Isaiah Mitchell (45'03")*
Decathlon: (FINAL)
1st Andrew Aguilar (5,909 points)+
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