NEWS
California Community College Track & Field Championships
Fri/Sat May 15/16 @ College of San Mateo
90 degrees at 3:00pm
Two-Time State Champion Na’i Leni!
ECC Sophomore NA’I LENI won her 2nd consecutive State Title in the Shot with her superb throw of 50-7 ¼! As has been her method of operation throughout the season, she took a safe, standing, winning first throw in the 47 foot range prior to her greater efforts to follow. Na’i returned later to place 3rd in the Discus @ 139-8.
Na’i’s State Title brings the number of Individual and Relay State Titles won by El Camino athletes over the years to 77 along with four State Team Titles for the Women.
Soph JACOB WEINTRAUB placed 2nd in the Shot in a personal best 57-2 and moving him to #2 All-Time on the ECC Performer List!
In the 800m, freshman AJ MITCHELL placed 2nd in 1:53.75 in a slow-fast tactical race!
In the 400 Intermediate Hurdles, soph JACOB YOWELL had a strong home-stretch run and placed 3rd in a personal best 52.99!
In the 10,000m, freshman MARIA COLIN placed a solid 6th in 40:30.34 after dealing with a week-long case of upper respiratory flu.
The Women’s 1600m Relay placed a solid 6th in 3:55.39 with relay members LIZ PEREYRA, STEPHANIE BRUTON, SHAVONYA DECUIR, and KAYC WHARTON (56.7).
Full results are available at: www.gocollegetrack.com and www.directathletics.com
ECC Photos from the State Meet are here: http://picasaweb.google.com/DeanLof/StateTrackChampionships2009?feat=directlink
This concludes our scheduled 2009 season. We are very appreciative of all the support given to our Track & Field programs over the year from Alumni, Family, Friends, Instructors, Counselor Chris Jeffries, Athletic Office, and the El Camino College Administration who have allowed these student-athletes the opportunity to achieve their successes!
Our best to all!
Coach Dean Lofgren and Staff
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday May 9th @ Mt. SAC
El Camino College successfully qualified a large contingent of student-athletes to this week’s California Community College State Championships at College of San Mateo . Amongst those highlighting the day:
Southern California CHAMPION!
NA'i LENI threw the Shot 48-8 1/2 to win the Southern California Title and remain undefeated on the year. Her throw, 4 1/2 feet beyond the 2nd place performer’s throw, was just 5 inches shy of the Southern California Championships record.
NA'i returned later in the Discus with her 2nd place throw of 140-3 - just 10 inches shy of the winner.
Southern California Championships Runner-Ups!
Frosh AJ MITCHELL followed early leader Dorian Bailey (Cerritos) through a fast 52 second first lap and hung on for 2nd in 1:52.66 just behind Riverside 's Stephen May.
Soph JACOB WEINTRAUB placed 2nd in the Shot with his solid throw of 55-6 1/2 - just 1 1/2 shy of winner Dennis Aliotta of Moorpark. JACOB returned later to also advance to the State Championships in the Discus with his 6th place throw of 151-5.
Along with the above, others qualifying to this weekend's State Championships at the College of San Mateo in the San Francisco Bay area include:
Soph STEVEN CALISE safely qualified in the 5,000m with his 4th place 15:10.78 - his best on the season.
Soph JACOB YOWELL qualified in both the 110 High Hurdles (5th) and 400 Intermediate Hurdles (4th) in 14.62 (a personal best) and 53.85, respectively and ran 47.6 on the 2nd 1600m Relay leg.
The Women's 1600m Relay Team placed 4th in a season-best 3:54.10 and included members LIZ PEREYRA (59.5), STEPHANIE BRUTON (58.7), SHAVONYA DECUIR (58.6), and KAYC WHARTON (57.0).
Frosh MARIA COLIN qualified last Saturday in the 10,000m with her 6th place 38:45.07 which places her #3 on the ECC All-Time Top-10 List.
Non-Qualifiers included our Men's 1600m Relay team who were in 2nd place and running well going into the 3rd leg when they were involved in interference with Cerritos who was consequently disqualified. Our team ended up 6th place deprived of the opportunity for a trip to the State Championships.
The Men's Team placed a solid 6th overall in the Southern California Standings with other conference schools Mt. SAC (3rd), Cerritos (4th), Long Beach (13th), and LA Southwest (23rd) also placing in the final standings.
The Women's Team placed a respectable 9th with conference schools Cerritos winning, Mt SAC (7th), LA Trade Tech (17th), East LA (19th), and Pasadena (20th) also scoring.
Full results and other ECC finishers can be found at: http://www.directathletics.com/results/track/10546.html
ECC photos from this event can be found at: http://picasaweb.google.com/DeanLof/SouthernCaliforniaFinals?feat=directlink
The California Community College State Championships will be held this Friday and Saturday at the College of San Mateo .
Thanks for your interest and continued support throughout the season!
Coach Dean Lofgren and Staff
Southern California Regional Prelims
Saturday May 2nd @ Mt. SAC
The El Camino men and women advanced a large group of athletes to this Saturday's Southern California Finals with the majority placing themselves in favorable positions amongst the top seeds.
The 10,000m FINAL was held this evening with the top six advancing to the State Championships in two weeks.
ECC frosh MARIA COLIN ran a smart race and placed 6th making her the first of what we hope are many ECC athletes qualifying to State. Her time of 38:45.07 also moves her into the 3rd All-Time ECC Top-10 Performer Spot.
Frosh KAYC WHARTON qualified in the 400m with a personal best 57.89 and easily qualified in her specialty - the 400 Hurdles - @ 65.44 and will drop the 400m. Soph teammate LIZ PEREYRA also qualified in the 400 Hurdles @ 66.67. Along with teammates SHAVONYA DECUIR and STEPHANIE BRUTON, they also easily qualified in the 1600m Relay with a season-best 3:59.59.
Soph JACOB YOWELL had two of the leading marks in the 110 HH @ 14.63 - which moves him into ECC's 7th All-Time Performer position - and 53.05 in the 400 Int Hurdles - which moves him into ECC's 10th All-Time Performer position in that event.
Frosh AJ MITCHELL was amongst the leading qualifiers in the 800m @ 1:54.88 along with teammate soph STEPHANIE BRUTON in the women's 800m @ 2:20.65.
Frosh MICHAEL MUNRO pole-vaulted 14-9 placing himself amongst the leaders.
Soph NA'i LENI continued to dominate the Shot with her 48-8 throw – over seven feet farther than the 2nd qualifier - and also easily qualified in the Discus.
Soph JACOB WEINTRAUB easily qualified in the Shot @ 53-7 1/2 and Discus @ 154-8 with frosh teammate VINNY IAIA the 3rd qualifier in the Shot @ 48-0. Frosh MAX GOLBBERG also qualified in the Discus @ 137-8.
The Men's 1600m Relay ran 3:16.70 to qualify with members LARON TAYLOR, ED SPRIGGS, JACOB YOWELL, and AJ MITCHELL (47.4).
This Saturday's 5,000m final also includes distance runners STEVEN CALISE, COURTNEY STEPHENS, and MARIA COLIN.
Full results and other ECC qualifiers can be found at www.directathletics.com and www.gocollegetrack.com.
ECC photos from our meet can be found at: http://picasaweb.google.com/DeanLof/SoCalPrelims?feat=directlink
The Southern California Championships will be held this Saturday May 9th @ Mt. SAC.
This will determine both Southern California Team Places and qualifiers to the following weekend's State Championships held at San Mateo College in the San Francisco Bay area.
We appreciate your continued support as we near the end of our 2009 season!
South Coast Conference Championships
Friday April 24th at Compton College
Competing in arguably the strongest conference in the State, Cerritos College came out on top of the team scores for both men (247) and women (394). Mt. SAC placed 2nd in both men (181) and women (119) with El Camino 3rd in both men (166) and women (104). There was a steep drop-off for 4th for both the men with Long Beach City @ 55 and East LA women at 36 in the 10-team conference.
The Top 6 in the Finals automatically qualified for this Saturday's Southern California Regional Championships Prelims (finals in the 10,000m).
El Camino scored well in most every event with our standouts continuing to do what they do best.
Starting the day in the the Shot, NA'i LENI and SALINA ROPATI went 1st and 2nd with solid throws of 48-10 and 42-9, respectively (moving Salina to the 7th spot on the ECC Top 10 performer list). NA'i returned later for 2nd in the Discus @ 141-6.
JACOB WEINTRAUB and VINNY IAIA matched their teammate’s feat with their 1st and 2nd performance with throws of 55-5 and 47-6, respectively. JACOB returned later in the Discus for 2nd @ 147-8 and teammate MAX GOLDBERG 3rd @ 138-2.
STEVEN CALISE completed his winning 10,000m/5,000m double, winning the 5,000m by an impressive half a lap in 15:14.06.
MARIA COLIN ran a personal best in the 5,000m @ 18:30.18 for 3rd with teammate COURTNEY STEPHENS close @ 18:59.20 also qualifying for So Cal FINALS. MARIA also placed 3rd in Tuesday's 10,000m final to qualify for this Saturday's So Cal FINAL.
JACOB YOWELL had another solid day in the hurdles in winning the 400 IH @ 53.76 after earlier placing 2nd in the 110HH in a personal best 14.76.
Both LIZ PEREYRA and KAYC WHARTON qualified in the 400 Hurdles with KAYC also qualifying in the open 400m and LIZ in the 100 Hurdles. Both women, along with SHAVONYA DECUIR and STEPHANIE BRUTON ran a solid 4:01.29 for 2nd in the 1600m relay.
AJ MITCHELL won the 800m leading from the start in an impressive 1:52.99.
He returned later to anchor the 2nd place 3:18.18 1600m relay team with his 48.3 split.
STEPHANIE BRUTON ran a solid 2:22.70 for 4th in the women's 800m.
MICHAEL MUNRO pole-vaulted a solid 14-6 for 2nd.
LARON TAYLOR ran a personal best 49.21 for 3rd in the 400m. KEVIN AVERY was solid in both the 200m (4th in 22.26) and 100m (10.95) with ED SPRIGGS also running well for 5th in the 200m @ 22.36.
The men's 1500m saw a tactical slow-fast race with AARON BROWN taking the lead with 200m remaining before getting out-leaned at the finish placing 3rd (4:08.36) and teammate JON FLORES running an eight second personal best in 5th @ 4:09.29, both qualifying to So Cal.
The Southern California Regional Championships will be this Saturday May 2nd @ Mt. SAC with prelims in all events except the final in the 10,000m.
Full results from the SCC Championships can be found at: www.gocollegetrack.com
ECC photos from the meet can be found at: http://picasaweb.google.com/DeanLof/SouthCoastConferenceFINALS?feat=directlink
We appreciate your support and hope to see all of you soon!
Coach Dean Lofgren (Director) and Staff:
Coaches Kevin Hughley (sprints, jumps, vault); Darryl Guerin (throws); Michael Grissett (jumps); Derek Knight (hurdles); Denise Diego (relays); Sean Sheil (distance)
South Coast Conference Prelims
Tuesday April 21st at Compton Center Track
Qualifying prelims/flights were conducted in most events as well as FINALS in the 10,000, Hammer, and Triple Jump. The Top 6 in FINALS of each event automatically qualify to next Saturday’s (May 2nd) Southern California Preliminaries at Mt. SAC . The following are some of yesterday’s more notable performances:
Steve Calise wins the 10,000m Title and qualifies to the So Cal 10,000m Final.
Maria Colin placed 3rd in the 10,000m Final and advances to the So Cal 10,000m Final.
Laron Taylor ran the fastest 400m qualifying time in a season best 49.21
Shavonya Decuir - one of the leading 100m (12.45) and 200m (26.49) qualifiers.
Na’i Leni is the leading qualifier in the Shot (46-7 ¼) with teammate Salina Ropati 2nd overall with her personal best throw of 41-8 ½.
Jacob Weintraub led a large group ECC qualifiers in the Shot (six) and Discus (four).
Jamar Hutchison led all qualifiers in the Long Jump @ 23-2 ½.
State-leader Anthony Mitchell (#1) and Stephanie Bruton are amongst the leaders in the 800m.
Jacob Yowell had the leading mark in the 400 Int Hurdles (53.74) and also qualified in the 110HH.
Aaron Brown is amongst the favorites in the 1500m.
Joey Bianchi qualified to the So Cal 10,000m Final with his 6th place effort.
KayC Wharton is amongst the leaders in the 400m and 400 Hurdles.
South Coast Conference Finals will conclude on Friday April 24th at the Compton Center Track with field events beginning at 12:00 and running events at 2:30.
Photos from yesterday can be found at: http://picasaweb.google.com/DeanLof/SouthCoastConferencePrelims?feat=directlink
Thanks for your support!
Cal State Long Beach "VS Athletics" Invitational
Saturday April 18, 2009 at Cerritos College
In a tune-up for this week's South Coast Conference Championships, a small group of ECC athletes competed in the VS Athletics Invitational hosted by CSU Long Beach at Cerritos College .
Sophomore JACOB WEINTRAUB, a late add to the SHOT, walked away the overall winner in a season-best throw of 55-9. Earlier in the day, he improved his season best in the Discus to 158-5.
Sophomore NA'i LENI placed 2nd overall in the Shot after leading with her 48-3/4 throw. Iowa State 's Danielle Frere won with her last throw of 48-10.
Frosh AJ MITCHELL improved his season best in the 400m with his solid 48.67. Teammates LARON TAYLOR (49.57) and ED SPRIGGS (49.85) also ran well.
Full results are available at: http://www.longbeachstate.com/sports/c-track/stats/2008-2009/2009lbinviteresults.html
The South Coast Conference Championships will be held this Tuesday and Friday at Compton College (ECC Compton Center).
Our continued best to everyone!
Mt. SAC RELAYS
Saturday April 11th
Many top teams and individuals from both Southern California and Northern California competed at Saturday’s Community College portion of the Mt. SAC Relays.
Highlights for the El Camino Men and Women Included:
Sophomore JACOB YOWELL won the 110m High Hurdles in a personal best 14.94. He later returned to record a personal best in the 400 Intermediate Hurdles @ 53.26 (2nd place overall) and ran a solid 48.2 leg on the 3rd place 3:15.86 1600m relay team.
Frosh ANTHONY MITCHELL, the current state 800m leader, ran 1:52.18 in holding off Cerritos ’ Torion Bailey (2nd on the current state list). Anthony later returned with a 47.5 anchor on the 3:15.86 1600m relay.
Soph NA’I LENI continued her 2-year undefeated streak winning the Shot @ 45-5 and also placed 2nd in the Discus @ 143-11. Na’i currently leads the state in the Shot by almost 8 feet at 52-3 ¾!
Soph JACOB WEINTRAUB had a solid double in placing 2nd in the Shot against the state’s best with his 54-8 ¾ and later returned with a personal best 157-9 in the Discus which places him 4th on the ECC All-Time Top 10 Performer List!
Frosh KAYC WHARTON returned from a 2-week layoff to run a solid 58.42 in the 400m and later returned with a 58.2 split in the 4:02.09 1600m Relay.
Frosh MICHAEL MUNRO pole-vaulted a solid 14-6 and had very close attempts at 15’0.
Soph STEVE CALISE won the 5,000m in a solid 15:11.98 placing himself amongst the state leaders in the 1500m, 5,000m, and 10,000m.
Frosh LARON TAYLOR had a solid 49.51 400m/22.30 200m double.
Frosh VINNY IAIA threw a personal best 48-9 ½ in the Shot for 4th place overall.
Freshmen MARIA COLIN and NAOMI ALTAMIRANO had solid performances (Naomi’s debut) in the 5,000m running 18:54.62 and 19:15.06, respectively.
Soph SHAVONYA DECUIR had a solid double of 12.79 (100m) and 26.23 (200m) and ran solid legs on both the 400m relay and 1600m relay.
Our next competition will be the South Coast Conference Championships with the prelims (finals in some events) contested on Tuesday April 21st at Compton College (ECC Compton center) with Finals on Friday April 24th. Meet information can be found at www.gocollegetrack.com - click-on schedules in the right-hand corner.
Full results of the Mt. SAC Relays can be found at www.mtsac.edu on the events/Mt. Sac Relays page.
ECC pictures from the Mt. Sac Relays can be found here: http://picasaweb.google.com/DeanLof/MtSAC2009?feat=directlink
California Community College 2009 performance lists can be found here: www.directathletics.com
We appreciate your support and look forward to a successful conclusion to the 2009 season!
Coach Dean Lofgren
SOUTH COAST CONFERENCE PREVIEW MEET
Friday March 27th at Compton Center
The 10-Team South Coast Conference got together for a friendly mid-season competition on Friday at El Camino College's Compton Center (previously Compton College ).
Although many teams opted to compete their top individuals in events other than there primary event(s), the final scores were likely still a fair reflection of the approaching conference championships in late April.
HIGHLIGHTS on the DAY:
El Camino's JACOB WEINTRAUB arguably had the outstanding performance of the meet with his winning 55-5 throw in the Shot. He improved 1 1/2 feet on his state-leading mark just 7 inches shy of his personal best from last year's State Championships where he placed 2nd. Frosh VINNY IAIA placed 2nd in the Shot with his 46-9 throw. Jacob returned later to place 3rd in the Discus @ 138-5.
El Camino's NA'i LENI had a solid triple with wins in the Shot @ 46-7 and Discus @ 148-7 with a 3rd place in the Hammer @ 143-11 with a new School-Record. She is currently the state-leader in the Shot and #2 in the Discus. Frosh SALINA ROPATI placed 4th in the Shot @ 40-3.
Soph STEVEN CALISE had a double win capturing the 1500m @ 4:04.88 and 800m @ 1:58.25. Steve remains the stateleader in the 1500m @ 3:57.36.
Frosh ANTHONY MITCHELL placed 2nd in the 400m @ 48.90 following his "training run" in the 1500m (4:15.21) 20 minutes earlier. He remains his state-leader position in the 800m @ 1:51.76.
Soph JACOB YOWELL had a good day with solid legs on the 2nd place 400m relay in a season best 42.13 and the winning 1600m relay @ 3:17.48. He also ran 15.44 in the 110HH and 2:00 in the 800m.
Soph SHAVONYA DECUIR placed 2nd in the 100m @ 12.85 and 3rd in the 200m @ 26.57.
Frosh KEVIN AVERY ran a personal best 10.97 for 2nd in the 100m and came back to place 5th in the 200m @ 22.46. He also ran on both relays. ED SPRIGGS also ran on both relays and recorded a season best 22.89 in the 200m.
Frosh MARIA COLIN ran 18:47.72 for 4th in the field of 21 runners.
Final Team Scores:
Men: 1. Cerritos 191 2. Mt. SAC 170 3. El Camino 120 4. Long Beach 62 5. East LA 40 6. Pasadena 37.5 7. Compton 17 8. LA Trade Tech 14 9. LA Southwest 11
Women: 1. Cerritos 243 2. Mt. SAC 135 3. El Camino 109 4. Long Beach 46 5. Pasadena 24 6. East LA 19 7. LA City 14 8. LA Trade Tech 8 9. LA Southwest 6 10. Compton 1
Full results are available at either:
www.gocollegetrack.com or www.directathletics.com
Photos from Friday's meet are available at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/DeanLof/SouthCoastConferencePreview2009?feat=directlink
We have a bye this week and will next compete in the Mt. SAC Relays on Saturday April 11th.
Thanks for your continued support!
Coach Dean Lofgren
UC Irvine Collegiate Classic
Saturday March 21, 2009
On Saturday, we had the opportunity and pleasure to compete against excellent four-year programs including Michigan, Arkansas, UC Irvine, Yale, Cornell, UC Riverside, Cal Poly Pomona, Texas A & M, and others and fared very well.
Highlights of the day included:
Frosh ANTHONY MITCHELL placed 2nd overall in the 800 meters running 1:51.76 placing him 5th on the ECC All-Time Top 10 Performer List as well as the State Leader position. Anthony later returned with a solid 47.6 split on our 3:18.27 1600m relay.
Soph STEVEN CALISE placed 3rd in the 1500 meters in a season best 3:57.35 and into the State Leader position. He was just 1/10th off his personal best of 3:57.25
Soph NA'i LENI placed 2nd overall in the Shot with a throw of 49-3 1/2.
She is the current State Leader in this event @ 52-3
Also in the Shot, teammate SALINA ROPATI placed 6th overall with a season best 40-7 1/2.
Soph JACOB WEINTRAUB continued to excel in the throws with performances of 4th overall in the Shot @ 51-6 1/2 and 5th overall in the Discus @ 152-8 which places him 8th on the ECC All-Time Top 10 Performer List. He remains the State Leader in the Shot.
Frosh KEVIN AVERY placed 5th overall in the 100 meters with a season best 11.04 and returned later for a season best 22.40 in the 200 meters.
Soph JACOB YOWELL won his heat of the 400 Intermediate Hurdles in a season best 54.49.
Frosh KAYC WHARTON ran a solid 57.6 400m leg on the 4:00.60 1600m Relay after her 66.55 in the 400 Hurdles.
Other season bests were recorded by AARON BROWN in the 800m (1:58.84); freshmen MARIA COLIN (5:01.13) and NAOMI ALTAMIRANO (5:06.24) in the 1500m; and frosh MAX GOLDBERG in the Discus (137-8).
The ECC Track & Field Teams will compete this Friday at the South Coast Conference Preview Meet at Compton College . Field events begin at 12:30 with running events at 2:30.
Assorted pictures from Saturday can be found here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/DeanLof/UCIrvineCollegiateClassic2009?feat=directlink
Full results can be found here:
http://www.flashresults.com/flashwest/
We appreciate your interest and support!
Dean
El Camino, Cerritos , West LA , Moorpark
March 14, 2009 at Moorpark College
Coming off three consecutive weeks of competing in their primary events, we added some variety and moved some of the men and women into other related events.
Thrower Na'i Leni was given a much-deserved weekend off and both Maria and Steven had competed the prior evening in the 10,000 meters.
In the open 400 meters, frosh KAYC WHARTON ran a solid 58.13 (2nd place) while also running the 400m relay and 100 hurdles events. Teammate frosh jumper KIARA BOSTIC ran 61.95 in the 400m.
KayC Wharton: 58.13 400m and 16.34 100H
Freshman 800m runner ANTHONY MITCHELL ran the 1500 meters minutes prior to a solid 49.04 400m with teammate soph 400 hurdler JACOB YOWELL right behind in 49.08. Freshman KEVIN AVERY was close behind at 50.29 with soph jumper ED SPRIGGS at 50.33.
Jacob Yowell: 49.08 400m and 15.72 110HH
Soph AARON BROWN placed 2nd in the 1500m in a personal best 4:08.40.
Aaron Brown: 4:08.40 1500m
Soph LIZ PEREYRA placed 2nd in the 400 Hurdles in a solid 66.84 which places her amongst the top in Southern Cal. Soph KEVIN MAEDA recorded a personal best in the 400 Int Hurdles with his 56.75.
Liz Pereyra: 66.84 400 Hurdles
Kevin Maeda: 56.75 400IH
Soph COURTNEY STEPHENS closed hard her last two laps to pull even with the leader in the 5,000 meters with 200 meters to go placing a close 2nd in a personal best 18:53.00.
Courtney Stephens: 18:53.00
Soph thrower JACOB WEINTRAUB won the Shot on Moorpark's home ring with another solid throw of 54'. Jacob returned later to throw a solid 146-3 in the Discus. Slowly returning to his 168' high school form, frosh MAX GOLDBERG (Redondo) threw a season-best 138-5 in the discus.
Jacob Weintraub: 54’ Shot
The Women's winning 1600m Relay ran a season best 4:01.34 even without top 400 runner KayC Wharton. Liz Pereyra, Stephanie Bruton, Kiaira Bostic, and Shavonya Decuir took the lead at the start and never relinquished it.
Stephanie to Kiaira in the 1600 Relay
The Men's 1600m relay also recorded a season best 3:17.48 with LaRon Taylor, Anthony Mitchell, Jacob Yowell (48.5), and Ed Spriggs.
Kevin to Laron in the earlier 400m Relay
Photos from Friday night and Saturday can be found here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/DeanLof/MoorparkCerritosWestLAAndOccidentalMeets?feat=directlink
Full results available at:
www.gocollegetrack.com and www.directathletics.com
One of the many exciting aspects of our sport is the “open” nature of many of the competitions.
On Friday night, 2004 Olympian Carrie Tollefson, formerly of Villanova, dropped-in and ran the third fastest 5,000m time in America for 2009.
Carrie Tollefson: 15:49.31
This weekend’s meets are the California Relays at Cerritos College on Friday/Saturday and the UC Irvine Invitational on Saturday.
As always, Thanks for your support!
Dean
Occidental University Distance Carnival
March 13, 2009 at Occidental University
Running the 10,000 meters under ideal conditions at 10:05 pm Friday night, MARIA COLIN moved into the State's #4 spot with her 39:33.13 which also places her 4th on the El Camino All-Time Performer List.
STEVEN CALISE moved into the State's #2 spot with his 32:00.06, running even splits of 5:06 per mile.
Maria Colin: 39:33.13
Steven Calise: 32:00.06
EL CAMINO – CERRITOS – SADDLEBACK – PALOMAR
March 06, 2009 at Cerritos
The El Camino Men’s and Women’s Track & Field Teams placed 2nd in both men’s and women’s scoring in a competitive match-up with a couple of the State’s top-ranked teams.
Cerritos is currently ranked #1 in the State for both men and women with El Camino #5 for women and #7 for men. Saddleback is currently ranked *8 in the State for men.
Men:
1. Cerritos - 148
2. ECC - 135
3. Saddleback - 84
Women:
1. Cerritos - 219
2. ECC - 159
3. Palomar - 109
4. Saddleback - 60
Frosh KAY C WHARTON ( South Torrance ) won the 400 Hurdles in 64.88 placing her 9th on the ECC All-Time Performer List. Wharton also placed 2nd in the 100H @ 16.68 while helping lead the women’s 1600m Relay to the win @ 4:02.56 and 2nd in the 400m Relay @ 50.10.
Soph COURTNEY STEPHENS won the 3,000m meters topping a fine field with her 10:46.45 with teammates Maria Colin 3rd (10:50.25) and Naomi Altamirano 5th (10:50.57) after earlier running the 1500m (5:02.65).
NA’I LENI continued her dominance in the Shot winning with a throw of 49-1/2 and also won the discus @ 144-5. Frosh SALINA ROPATI (Banning) moved to 9th on the ECC All-Time Performer List with her 40-6 throw.
Soph STEVEN CALISE was a double winner in strategic races running fast enough to easily win both the 1500m (4:05.82) and 3,000m (9:10.19).
Soph JACOB WEINTRAUB won the Shot in an impressive throw of 53-3 ¾ and also improved his P.R. in the Discus @ 146-7 for 2nd.
Soph JACOB YOWELL won the 400 Int Hurdles in a solid 54.76, placed 2nd in the 110 High Hurdles @15.46, and helped lead the 1600m relay team to a 3:18.89 victory.
Frosh LARON TAYLOR (Washington Prep) won the 400m in a solid 49.65 and placed 3rd in the 200m @ 22.51. He was also a member of the winning 1600m relay team.
Soph JAMAR HUTCHISON and frosh EDDIE HUGHES ( Lynwood ) led a 1-2 finish in the Long Jump @ 22-3 and 21-9, respectively. They also came back to score well in the triple and high jump events.
Frosh ANTHONY MITCHELL (Bakersfield North) ran a solid 1:54.39 in the 800m placing 2nd to 1:52 800m runner Torion Bailey of Cerritos . Mitchell returned to help lead the 1600m relay team to victory in a solid 3:18.89.
This Week:
Friday Night: Steven Calise and Maria Colin will compete in the 10,000 meters at the Occidental Distance Invitational
Saturday: Scoring meet vs. Cerritos , West LA , and Moorpark @ Moorpark.
Full Results can be found at:
www.directathletics.com
Pictures from Friday can be found at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/eiwxA-h3-P9AJnDVX9f5pw?feat=directlink
As always, Thanks for your support!
Dean Lofgren
USC Trojan Invitational
Sunday March 1st at Loker Stadium; USC
The El Camino College Track & Field Teams participated in the USC Invitational on Sunday competing well against many of the top University, Community College, and Club programs in Southern California including USC, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Bakersfield, VS Athletics, Mt. SAC, and Cerritos to name a few.
Sophomore NA'i LENI continued her dominance in winning the SHOT PUT with another School-Record toss of 52-2 ¾ . This mark puts her within 3 inches of the National Community College Record for a U.S. citizen (52-3). She had numerous throws in the 49-50 foot range demonstrating her consistency. NA'i followed her Shot performance by winning the DISCUS in a throw of 149-2 putting her within 3 feet of the ECC School-Record of 151-11 set by Toyia Barnes in 1986.
Sophomore JACOB WEINTRAUB followed teammate Na'i with his dominating winning throw in the SHOT of 54-2. This also places him as the current California leader in this event. Frosh VINCENZO IAIA competed well throwing the SHOT 46-11 ½ for a nice personal best.
The Men's Sprint Medley Relay (200-200-400-800) placed 3rd overall in the 8th All-Time ECC Performance @ 3:26.65. The members included KEVIN AVERY, LARON TAYLOR , JACOB YOWELL (49.5), and frosh ANTHONY MITCHELL with a superb 1:51.7 leg. Avery and Taylor along with AARON GATLIN and CHRISTIAN JEMISON returned later to place 3rd in the 4 x 200m @ 1:29.87.
The Women's Sprint Medley (100-100-200-400) placed 2nd overall with a time of 1:51.67. The members included SHAVONYA DECUIR, KIAIRA BOSTIC, KAYC WHARTON, and LIZ PEREYRA. The same group of women teamed together for 3rd overall in the 400m relay @ 49.85.
The Women's 1600m Relay placed 4th overall in a solid early-season 4:02.95 with solid legs from Stephanie Bruton (60.7), Wharton (57.9), and Pereyra (59.7).
Soph STEVEN CALISE anchored the 5th place Distance Medley with his 4:21 mile leg and returned later for a 3rd overall place in the 3,000m (9:06.37).
In the 30+ 3,000m field, MARIA COLIN (13th @ 11:06.37) and COURTNEY STEPHENS (16th @ 11:14.29) fared well.
Full results can be found at:
http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/c-track/recaps/030109aaa.html
ECC photos from the meet can be found here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/DeanLof/USCInvitational2009?feat=directlink
Other related links:
www.directathletics.com (California JC performance lists)
www.gocollegetrack.com (So Cal Track/XC website)
Our next competition is Friday March 6th with a scoring match-up against Cerritos , Saddleback, ad Palomar women at Cerritos College .
Thanks for your continued support!
Coach Dean Lofgren
El Camino Men’s and Women’s Track & Field opened their season Saturday at the 30+ team Cerritos Invitational
2/21/2009
Highlights on the day included the following:
THROWS:
Women: Sophomore Nai Leni set a new school-record in winning the Shot @ 48-8 ½. She also threw personal bests in the Discus (137-3) moving her to 2nd All-Time on the ECC Top 10 list and 143-5 in her Hammer debut. Nai is the defending California State Champion in the Shot.
Freshman Salina Ropati (Banning) placed 5th in the Shot with a throw of 40-0 placing her 9th on the ECC Top 10 Performer list.
Men: Sophomore Jacob Weintraub placed 2nd in the Shot @ 52-4 ½ . Jacob was 2nd in the California State meet last season @ 56-0. Jacob also threw 135’ in the Discus.
SPRINTS/JUMPS:
Women: Sophomore Liz Pereyra led a solid group of women in the 400 meters with her 61.71 for 2nd place overall. Soph Stephanie Bruton placed 3rd @ 62.17.
Freshman KayC Wharton ( South Torrance ) had a solid debut in the 400Hurdles with her 65.88 for 2nd place overall.
The 1600m Relay placed 3rd overall in 4:05.22.
Men: Freshman Laron Taylor (Washington Prep) ran 11.11 in the 100m for 3rd overall. Frosh Kevin Avery (Washington Prep) ran 11.16 for 7th overall on the day.
Soph Jacob Yowell ran 54.85 in the 400 IH good enough for 4th overall and 15.65 in the 110HH.
The 1600m Relay team capped a fine day with their 3:19.71 placing 3rd overall.
Unfortunately, we suffered a few key injuries with top returners Brent Marcelis and Ed Spriggs suffering hamstring cramps early in the day.
Freshman Mike Munro ( Torrance ) pole-vaulted a solid 14-6 for 4th place overall.
Freshman Anthony Mitchell (Bakersfield North) won the 800m in 1:54.92. Anthony’s mother, Deborah Hamilton, ran for us back in the late 1980’s.
Sophomore 6-10 HJ performer Garrett Till managed 6-4 in his debut HJ.
Frosh Eddie Hughes ( Lynwood ) has jumped 21-10 ½ in the Long Jump.
DISTANCES:
Women: Freshman Maria Colin ran 19:14.50 for 5th in the Invitational 5,000 meters.
Sophomore Courtney Stephens doubled 5:08.91 (1500m) and 2:33.67 (800m) with frosh teammate Naomi Altamirano completing the same double (5:17.96/2:35.99).
Men: Sophomore Steven Calise placed 3rd in a slow 5,000m @ 15:47.35 and 43rd in the 1500m @ 4:04.63. Steven was the 2008 Southern California 1500m Champion in Track & Cross Country.
Sophomore Aaron Brown ran the 1500m/800m double @ 4:13.25 and 2:00.53.
The ECC Men and Women travel to the USC Trojan Invitational this Sunday March 1st.
Full results for the Cerritos Invitational can be found at www.gocollegetrack.com
Selected ECC photos can be found @ http://picasaweb.google.com/DeanLof/CerritosInvite2009?feat=directlink
Thanks for your support and we look forward to seeing all of you in 2009!
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