Riverside, CA) The Mt. SAC Women's Track and Field Team qualified 11 individuals and a relay team 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. Rebecca Ruiz captured an individual Southern California Championship in the 10,000 meters while Montserrath Celis (10,000M), Katherine Chidester (Heptathlon) and Senna Forkner (Javelin) qualified for the state championships in their respective events.
List of qualifying and noteworthy performances/qualifying marks by the Mountie women:
* Qualified for Southern California Championships
+ Advances to the CCCAA State Championships
TRACK EVENTS
1,500-Meters:
3rd Rebecca Ruiz (4:58.09)*
10,000-Meters:
1st Ruiz (38:50.38)+
6th Montserrath Celis (41:03.84)+
100-Meter Hurdles:
5th Terra Valadez (15.18)*
8th Kayla Rodriguez (16.23)*
400-Meter Hurdles:
5th Rodriguez (1:06.25)*
3,000-Meter Steeplechase:
3rd Yesenia Flores (12:19.03)*
9th Evelyn Peralta (12:44.51)*
4X100 Meter Relay:
9th Elizabeth Chidester, Rodriguez, Maia Harvey, Valadez (50.62)
4X400 Meter Relay:
4th Rodriguez, Valadez, Lizette Manese, Chidester (4:03.07)*
FIELD EVENTS
High Jump:
9th Chidester (4'07")*
Pole Vault:
1st Darla Gonzalez (9'10")*
T-2nd Kiersten Wilbourn (9'10")*
T-2nd Mayara De Souza (9'10")*
T-2nd Amy Campos (9'10")*
Javelin:
3rd Senna Forkner (123'10")+
Heptathlon:
5th Chidester (3,687 points)+
