Led by a 28-point performance from freshmen thrower Mackenzie Monson (South Torrance HS), the Cerritos College women's track and field team finished in fourth place at the Southern California Championships at Saddleback College on Saturday. The Falcons finished with 107.5 team points and were just five points behind San Diego Mesa College for third place. The team will be advancing 14 entries to the 3C2A State Championships at San Mateo College next weekend.
Monson won the Southern California championship in both the shot put (13.33 meters) and discus (43.94 meters), while her distance of 52.28 meters was good for second place. She was defeated by Abigail Gavrilovic of Orange Coast College, who turned in the best distance in the state this year at 52.98, which surpassed the throw of 52.49 meters Monson set at the conference championships last weekend. The 13.33 meters by Monson in the shot put moved her into second place in the state and closer to the leading distance of 13.35 meters by Jane Taufa of San Mateo.
Teammate Emily Ortiz (Tustin HS) finished in third place in the hammer at 47.19 meters, while her distance of 43.17 in the discus also put her in third place. In the shot put, Tupouahau Tauaika (Orange Lutheran HS/UC Davis) came in second place with a throw of 12.92 meters. In the javelin, Kyra Miedecke (Ontario Christian/Mt. San Antonio College) saw her throw of 42.63 meters earn her a second place finish.
The 4x400-meter relay team of Jasmine Soto-Castro (Schurr HS), Angel Corral (El Rancho HS), Jayla Barnwell (Warren HS) and Deona Standifer (Mayfair HS) turned in a second place time of 3:52.31, while the quartet of Leeann Hong (Westminster HS), Corral, Camrynn Williams and De'Anjanae Reed came in third place with a time of 47.42.
Here is a list of what it takes to qualify to the state championships:
Lane races – Each region gets four spots if they met the State A Standards. (Regional Champion of the event plus next best times). The 9th spot goes to the region with the fastest 5th place finisher.
1500, 5K, 10K, Steeplechase – Each region gets six spots (Regional Champion of the event plus next best times).
Jumps and Throws – Each region gets six spots (Regional Champion of the event plus next best times).
Decathlon and Heptathlon – Each region gets six spots (Regional Champion of the event plus next best point totals).
| NAME | EVENT | TIME/DISTANCE | PLACE |
| De'Anjanae Reed | 100 Meters | 12.26 | 3rd Place |
| Leeann Hong | 100 Meters | 12.51 | 8th Place |
| Angel Corral | 200 Meters | 24.99 | 5th Place |
| Angel Corral | 400 Meters | 55.95 | 4th Place |
| Diana Raya Perez | 1500 Meters | 5:14.50 | 10th Place |
| Lila Palmer | 1500 Meters | 5:31.73 | 12th Place |
| Kailah Usi | 100-Meter HH | 15.14 | 4th Place |
| Kailah Usi | 400-Meter IH | 1:08.56 | 5th Place |
| Diana Raya Perez | 3000 Meter SC | 12:17.45 | 4th Place |
| Leeann Hong, Angel Corral, Camrynn Williams, De'Anjanae Reed | 4x100-Meter Relay | 47.42 | 3rd Place |
| Jasmine Soto-Castro, Angel Corral, Jayla Barnwell, Deona Standifer | 4x400-Meter Relay | 3:52.31 | 2nd Place |
| Fatima Lezama | Pole Vault | 2.50 Meters | Tied 8th Place |
| Leeann Hong | Long Jump | 5.26 Meters | 7th Place |
| Simone Terry | Triple Jump | 10.51 Meters | 7th Place |
| Mackenzie Monson | Shot Put | 13.33 Meters | 1st Place |
| Tupouahau Tauaika | Shot Put | 12.92 Meters | 2nd Place |
| Mackenzie Monson | Discus | 43.94 Meters | 1st Place |
| Emily Ortiz | Discus | 43.17 Meters | 3rd Place |
| Mackenzie Monson | Hammer | 52.28 Meters | 2nd Place |
| Emily Ortiz | Hammer | 47.19 Meters | 3rd Place |
| Tupouahau Tauaika | Hammer | 41.70 Meters | 6th Place |
| Kyra Miedecke | Javelin | 42.63 Meters | 2nd Place |
| Gianni Holloway | Javelin | 27.26 Meters | 11th Place |
