LBCC’s outstanding performance came in the form of Marques Guzman who took first place in the men’s 200-meter with a time of 20.98 seconds and second place in the men’s 100-meter race with a time of 10.47 seconds.
“I feel great about my performance, I broke my personal record but I still have to improve on some of my weak points,” said LBCC track athlete Marquez Guzman about his performance on April 26.
SCC athletes Kerry Smith, Marques Guzman, Anthony Pequeno and Te’Quan Chapman on the winners podium for their performance in men’s 200-meter race for the South Coast Conference finals. (Jose Calix)
Mt.San Antonio put on a dominating performance for men’s and women’s teams at the South Coast Conference Championships at LBCC.
In the men’s division, MT. SAC rolled the competition with a score of 392 points, Cerritos College landed second with a score of 224 points and the last one of the top three being Long Beach City College with a score of 69 points.
SCC Athletes run in the men’s 3000-meter steeplechase race for the South Coast Conference finals. Cerritos athlete Juan Flores came in first place. (Jose Calix)
LBCC’s Gavin Wang put on a great and unexpected performance for the javelin throw since it is the first season he has ever participated in the event. Wang landed second place with a throw that reached a 58.27 meters and MT. SAC’s Taiyo Ishiguro landed first with a throw of 68.67 meters.
“The hardest part for me was getting the technique down, it took me a few months but I’m really happy. I even surprised myself,” said Wang about his performance.
LBCC Track & Field athlete Gavin Wang in the javelin event for the South Coast Conference finals. Wang came in second place with Mt. SAC athlete Taiyo Ishiguro winning first place. (Jose Calix)
On the women’s side, MT. SAC’s dominating performance translated to a point tally of 305 and grabbing first place, Cerritos College earned second place, scoring a total of 238.5 points and Long Beach City College came third with a total of 106.5 points.
“Their performance was good today, If I had to pin some names I’d say Navaeh, Guzman and Gavin were standouts today,” Marcus Caroll said, LBCC track and field coach.
SCC Athletes Kailah Usi, left, and Alyssa Johnson, right, racing in the women’s 100-meter hurdle race for the South Coast Conference final. Usi came in first place while Johnson came in third place. (Jose Calix)
Long Beach Naveh lane had an impressive performance, landing third place on the 100-meter, 200-meter and 4×100 relay races.
MT. SAC’s Leila Champion excelled at the competition, landing first place on the women’s 100-meter and 200-meter races .
LBCC track & field runners Nevaeh Lane receives the baton from Sa’Mir Braccey in the women’s 4×100-meter race for the SCC finals. LBCC came in third place with Cerritos and Pasadena winning both first and second place. (Jose Calix)
“I had a back injury almost a year ago, and I feel like I have not fully recovered yet, so when I am fully well I think I can do even better,” Champion said about her performance.
The Vikings will continue their season on Saturday, May 3, participating in the CCCAA SoCal Prelims at Saddleback College.