Mt. SAC women's track and field team finishes second at SCC Championships

Mt. SAC Women's Track & Field SCC Championships - Photo Courtesy of DavesSportsImage
Mt. SAC Women's Track & Field SCC Championships - Photo Courtesy of DavesSportsImage

(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)

 

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