Falcons win 4th straight SCC title
by Cerritos College Sports Information
For the fourth year in a row, the Cerritos College women's track and field team has captured the South Coast Conference championship. Held at Long Beach City College, the Falcons, who are the defending CCCAA State Champions, won 12 events and finished with 340.5 points, which beat out second place Mt. San Antonio College, who compiled 241.5 team points. Those that qualified for the Southern California Prelims will travel to Antelope Valley College next Saturday.
A trio of athletes won multiple events, led by sophomore Destiny Talalemotu (Long Beach Millikan HS), who picked up three first place finishes. The thrower easily won the shot put (14.11 meters), discus (44.54 meters) and hammer (52.21 meters), while her javelin throw of 37.53 meters put her in second place.
Earning a pair of wins was sophomore sprinter Najia Hudspeth (Kennedy HS) in the 100 meters (11.70) and 200 meters (24.32), while sophomore Maria Orosco (Katella HS) earned wins in the 800 meters (2:20.64) and 1500 meters (4:56.96).
Below is a list of Falcon athletes that finished in the top 10 of the conference championships:
| NAME | EVENT | TIME/DISTANCE | PLACE |
| Najia Hudspeth | 100 Meters | 11.70 | 1st Place |
| Meka Story | 100 Meters | 12.40 | 3rd Place |
| Symone Addo | 100 Meters | 13.13 | 8th Place |
| Najia Hudspeth | 200 Meters | 24.23 | 1st Place |
| Nylia Hudspeth | 200 Meters | 25.27 | 4th Place |
| Meka Story | 200 Meters | 26.28 | 7th Place |
| Nylai Hudspeth | 400 Meters | 57.26 | 3rd Place |
| Rabia Hawes | 400 Meters | 58.73 | 5th Place |
| Tyler Simpson | 400 Meters | 1:00.12 | 6th Place |
| Maria Orosco | 800 Meters | 2:20.64 | 1st Place |
| Bria Palmer | 800 Meters | 2:23.85 | 2nd Place |
| Adriana Velasco | 800 Meters | 2:27.62 | 4th Place |
| Jaime Monaco | 800 Meters | 2:27.63 | 5th Place |
| Elsa Vazquez-Vallin | 800 Meters | 2:28.79 | 6th Place |
| Maria Orosco | 1500 Meters | 4:56.96 | 1st Place |
| Adriana Velasco | 1500 Meters | 5:14.46 | 5th Place |
| Neiva Cuevas | 1500 Meters | 5:24.26 | 10th Place |
| Stephanie Perea | 5000 Meters | 19:27.41 | 2nd Place |
| Alexis Garfias | 5000 Meters | 20:08.85 | 9th Place |
| Stephanie Perea | 10,000 Meters | 41:59.32 | 4th Place |
| Alexis Garfias | 10,000 Meters | 42:50.60 | 6th Place |
| Brianna Gill | 10,000 Meters | 44:15.80 | 9th Place |
| Giselle Burgos | 100-Meter HH | 16.08 | 4th Place |
| Kassandra Herrera | 100-Meter HH | 16.36 | 5th Place |
| Jaime Monaco | 100-Meter HH | 17.16 | 6th Place |
| Giselle Burgos | 400-Meter IH | 1:08.28 | 3rd Place |
| Kassandra Herrera | 400-Meter IH | 1:09.71 | 6th Place |
| Elsa Vazquez-Vallin | 3000-Meter SC | 12:30.5H | 1st Place |
| 400-Meter Relay | 46.85 | 1st Place | |
| 1600-Meter Relay | 4:08.19 | 3rd Place | |
| Bria Palmer | High Jump | 1.56 Meters | Tied 1st Place |
| Suyan Caredo | High Jump | 1.51 Meters | 4th Place |
| Giselle Burgos | High Jump | 1.41 Meters | Tied 6th Place |
| Jaime Monaco | High Jump | 1.41 Meters | Tied 6th Place |
| Erica Davis | Pole Vault | 3.61 Meters | 1st Place |
| Amanda Salgado | Pole Vault | 2.39 Meters | Tied 6th Place |
| Da'Myah Ward | Long Jump | 5.13 Meters | 1st Place |
| Bria Palmer | Long Jump | 4.88 Meters | 4th Place |
| Suyan Carcedo | Long Jump | 4.79 Meters | 5th Place |
| Symone Addo | Long Jump | 4.78 Meters | 6th Place |
| Michannai Wright | Long Jump | 4.75 Meters | 7th Place |
| Miranda Valentin | Triple Jump | 10.89 Meters | 1st Place |
| Michannai Wright | Triple Jump | 10.44 Meters | 2nd Place |
| Dy'Myah Ward | Triple Jump | 10.17 Meters | 3rd Place |
| Bria Palmer | Triple Jump | 9.73 Meters | 4th Place |
| Destiny Talalemotu | Shot Put | 14.11 Meters | 1st Place |
| Crystal Rodriguez | Shot Put | 11.19 Meters | 3rd Place |
| Nikki Yanez | Shot Put | 10.50 Meters | 4th Place |
| Stephanie Marquez | Shot Put | 10.32 Meters | 5th Place |
| Sarah Baker | Shot Put | 9.98 Meters | 8th Place |
| Jessica Tobias | Shot Put | 9.43 Meters | 9th Place |
| Suyan Carcedo | Shot Put | 9.20 Meters | 10th Place |
| Destiny Talalemotu | Discus | 44.54 Meters | 1st Place |
| Jessica Tobias | Discus | 34.60 Meters | 5th Place |
| Nikki Yanez | Discus | 32.08 Meters | 6th Place |
| Ashley Flores | Discus | 27.33 Meters | 8th Place |
| Sarah Baker | Discus | 27.24 Meters | 9th Place |
| Destiny Talalemotu | Hammer | 52.21 Meters | 1st Place |
| Jessica Tobias | Hammer | 44.13 Meters | 2nd Place |
| Nikki Yanez | Hammer | 42.41 Meters | 3rd Place |
| Crystal Rodriguez | Hammer | 41.20 Meters | 4th Place |
| Stephanie Marquez | Hammer | 38.54 Meters | 5th Place |
| Sarah Baker | Hammer | 35.82 Meters | 7th Place |
| Destiny Talalemotu | Javelin | 37.53 Meters | 2nd Place |
| Sarah Baker | Javelin | 37.23 Meters | 3rd Place |
| Ashley Flores | Javelin | 35.10 Meters | 4th Place |
| Crystal Rodriguez | Javelin | 33.63 Meters | 5th Place |
| Giselle Burgos | Javelin | 26.38 Meters | 8th Place |
| Jessica Tobias | Javelin | 25.43 Meters | 9th Place |