(Norwalk, CA) The Mt. SAC women's track team tallied 234.5 points at the South Coast Conference Championships at Cerritos College on Saturday, finishing second to Cerritos' 292 points. With six first-place, nine second-place, and six third-place finishes, the Mounties will be well-represented at the upcoming Southern California Preliminaries on Saturday, May 4, at Riverside City College.

Here's a rundown of notable finishes by Mountie athletes:

FIELD EVENTS

Discus:
5th       Gianna Jacoub (33.42 meters)

Hammer:
4th       Jacoub (34.72 meters)
6th       Samantha Mabee (29.64 meters)
7th       Leah Mitchell (29.05 meters)

High jump:
1st       Elizabeth Chidester (1.45 meters)
5th       Crystal Vongphrasouk (1.40 meters) 

Javelin:
1st       Senna Forkner (36.35 meters) 

Pole vault:
1st       Darla Gonzalez (4.00 meters)
T-2nd   Amy Campos (3.35 meters)
T-2nd   Mayara De Souza (3.35 meters)
5th       Kierstyn Wilbourn (2.90 meters)
6th       Chidester (2.60 meters)

Shot put:
2nd      Chidester (10.79 meters)

TRACK EVENTS

100-meter hurdles:
3rd       Kayla Rodriguez (15.50 seconds)
5th       Terra Valadez (16.32 seconds)

400-meter hurdles:
2nd      Rodriguez (1:04.03)
3rd       Valadez (10:07.76)
5th       Lizette Manese (1:09.12)
6th       Maia Harvey (1:12.31)

4x100 relay:
2nd      Rodriguez, Jasmine Garcia, Harvey, Valadez (49.80 seconds)

4x400 relay:
2nd      Rodriguez, Valadez, Garcia, Chidester (4:06.29)

800-meter run:
3rd       Chidester (2:34.92)
4th       Vongphrasouk (2:37.38)
5th       Patricia Valencia (2:43.52)

1,500-meter run:
2nd      Rebecca Ruiz (4:59.99)

3,000-meter steeplechase:
1st       Yesenia Flores (12:18.46)
3rd       Evelyn Peralta (13:04.77)
4th       Chloe Davis (13:07.53)
5th       Julianne Ibarra (13:50.41)

5,000-meter run:
1st       Ruiz (19:01.63)
2nd      Montserrath Celis (19:04.43)
3rd       Sadie Encinas (19:31.16)

10,000-meter run:
1st       Celis (40:48.99)
2nd      Encinas (40:54.24)

Heptathlon:
3rd       Chidester (3,687 points)
5th       Vongphrasouk (3,181 points)