(San Diego, CA) At the Triton Invitational at UC San Diego on Friday and Saturday, several members of the Mt. SAC women's track and field team turned in noteworthy performances. A pair of Mounties also earned top-10 finishes at the Cerritos Invitational in Norwalk on Friday.
San Diego
In the pole vault, Darla Gonzalez cleared a height of 3.95 meters to place third.
With a time of 18:54.78, Montserrath Celis placed fourth in the 5,000-meter run, while teammate Rebecca Ruiz finished seventh in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:36.32.
Kayla Rodriguez took ninth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:06.05.
Three Mounties finished in the top 10 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, including Yesenia Flores (12:12.72) in sixth, Alyssa Armendariz (12:24.33) in eighth, and Evelyn Peralta (12:31.60) in tenth. Chloe Davis came in eleventh in the event with a time of 12:57.01.
Cerritos
Senna Forkner placed third in the javelin with a distance of 38.17 meters. Teammate Gianna Jacoub finished seventh in the hammer throw with a toss of 35.58 meters.
The Mounties will next compete in the Mt. SAC Relays hosted by El Camino College on Thursday, April 18, in Torrance.
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