Track and Field 

 March 19, 2010

Hawks Compete in Decathlon

Costa Mesa, CA - On Thursday & Friday, March 18-19, the Santiago Canyon College track & field team was represented by freshman Jessica Aguilera and sophomore Zachary Pio at the Orange Empire Conference Multi-Events Championship.  Aguilera competed in the 7-event Heptathlon competition - placing 3rd overall and scoring 3,368 points (surpassing the previous SCC School Record by 441 points).  Aguilera recorded lifetime best performances in the 200 Meters (28.85 seconds), 800 Meters (2 minutes 40 seconds), and Shot Put (30 feet 6 inches) during the course of the 2-day competition.  Pio competed in the 10-event Decathlon competition – earning a 2-day total of 4,263 points to place 15th overall in the conference.  Highlights for Pio included a throw of 157 feet 8 inches in the Javelin and a lifetime best of 5 minutes 11 seconds in the 1500 Meter Run.  Both student-athletes will advance in these events to the Southern California Regional Championships being hosted by Cerritos College on April 13th & 14th.

 March 12, 2010

Hawks Host Fullerton

Santa Ana, CA - On Friday, March 12^th, the Santiago Canyon College track & field teams hosted a dual meet against conference rival Fullerton College.  The men’s team competition was a close battle, but our Running Hawks came up short and walked away with a 64-to-88 loss to the Hornets.  The Hawks dominated the sprinting events in the meet.  The men’s 4x100 meter relay team of Huy Nguyen, Anthony Privitelli, John Privitelli, and Stanley Leonard earned the victory while also establishing a new School Record of 43.26 seconds.  The team also scored 1-2 sweeps in the 100 Meter Dash, 400 Meter Dash, 400 Meter Hurdles, and Shot Put events.  Individually, Huy Nguyen tied the SCC School Record in the 100 Meter Dash with his time of 10.95 seconds, Leonard Stanley bettered his own School Record with his time of 22.41 seconds in the 200 Meter Dash, and Brian Berkley established a new School Record in the Shot Put with his throw of 37 feet 7 inches.  Other individual event winners included William Vetter in the 800 Meters, Steven Harris in the 400 Meter Hurdles, and Zachary Pio in the Javelin.

The Lady Hawks were handed a significant defeat as Fullerton outscored them 110-to-33 in the women’s team competition.  Jessica Aguilera led the way for the Lady Hawks as she earned victories in the High Jump and Long Jump.  Aguilera also shattered the School Record in the 100 Meter Hurdles by more than a half second – finishing in 2^nd place with a time of 17.24 seconds.  Other key contributors included Karly Weeks who won the 400 Meter Dash, Sabine Slattery who placed 2^nd in the 3000 Meter Run, and Kelly Kiskadden who placed 2^nd in the Shot Put, Discus, and Javelin events.

 March 6, 2010

SCC Run at Ben Brown Invite

Fullerton, CA - On Saturday, March 6^th, the Santiago Canyon College track & field team was represented by a select group of athletes at Cal State Fullerton’s Ben Brown Invitational.  The men’s team was led by freshman Leonard “Trey” Stanley who recorded 1^st place finishes in his heats of both the 200 Meter Dash (22.81 seconds) and the 400 Meter Dash (51.73 seconds).  Freshman middle distance runner Patrick Imfeld also recorded a heat victory in the 800 Meters with his lifetime best time of 2:04.11.  Second place heat finishes were recorded by William Vetter (400 Meter Dash), Jonathan Morales (400 Meter Dash), and the 4x400 Meter Relay team of Leonard, Morales, Steven Harris, and David Ferreira.  The women’s competition was highlighted by the performances of the Lady Hawks in the three hurdle events.  Sabine Slattery was the top distance runner for the Lady Hawks as she battled through intense pouring rain to record the 6^th fastest time in school history in the Steeplechase (14 minutes 32 seconds).  Jessica Aguilera ran 18.10 seconds in the 100 Meter Hurdles (2^nd fastest all-time for SCC) and 75.52 seconds in the 400 Meter Hurdles (5^th fastest all-time for SCC).  Aguilera also broke her own School Record in the Javelin with her mark of 110 feet 9 inches. 

February 26, 2010

Hawks Compete Against Pirates

Costa Mesa, CA - On Friday, February 26^th, the Running Hawks competed in an Orange Empire Conference track & field dual meet against host Orange Coast College.  Both the men’s and women’s squads from SCC found themselves outmatched against the Pirates and suffered lopsided losses to the perennial track power.  The men’s team lost by a score of 15 points to 139 points, while the Lady Hawks lost by a score of 19 points to 131 points.  Sophomore Zachary Pio and freshman Leonard Stanley led the men’s team in scoring.  Pio earned the team’s only individual victory on the day as he took 1^st place in the Javelin with a School Record throw of 168 feet 11.25 inches.  Pio also placed 3^rd in the High Jump.  Stanley placed 2^nd overall in both the 100 Meter Dash and the 200 Meter Dash.  Other notable performances included a School Record throw of 97 feet 4.75 inches by Miguel Eizenga in the Hammer Throw, and 3^rd place finishes by Jonathan Morales in the Triple Jump and Patrick Imfeld in the 800 Meters.  The Lady Hawks were led by sophomore thrower Kelly Kiskadden who placed 1^st in the Discus, 2^nd in the Shot Put and Hammer Throw, and 3^rd in the Javelin.  Kiskadden’s mark of 67 feet 6.25 inches in the Hammer Throw bettered her own SCC School Record in that event.  Freshman Jessica Aguilera also set a School Record with her throw of 109 feet 8.5 inches in the Javelin.  Aguilera also scored with 3^rd place finishes in the High Jump and the 400 Meter Dash.  Freshman Sabine Slattery completed the scoring effort for the Lady Hawks with her 3^rd place finish in the 400 Meter Hurdles.

February 8, 2010

Hawks Open Track & Field Season

Riverside, CA - On Friday, February 8th, the Santiago Canyon Track & Field Teams opened there season with a conference tri-meet against Santa Ana and hosting college Riverside.

The men’s team was dealt a lopsided 143-to-11 loss to the 2-time defending State Champions from Riverside.  Freshman thrower Brian Berkley was the top performer for the Hawks as he established new SCC School Records in the Discus (122’-2”) and the Hammer (92’-1”). 

The sprinters were led by freshman speedster Leonard Stanley who broke the SCC School Record in the 200 Meter Dash (22.63 seconds) and ran the 2nd fastest time in SCC school history in the 100 Meters (11.15 seconds – which also ranked as the 6th fastest time in the state during this past week).

March 20, 2009

Hawks Struggle Against Conference Rivals

Costa Mesa, CA - The Santiago Canyon College (SCC) track and field teams competed against against Fullerton College and meet host Orange Coast College (OCC) in a double dual meet at the OCC Track.

Both the men’s and women’s squads from SCC found themselves outmatched as they suffered lopsided losses to both of these conference rivals.   The men’s team lost by a score of 124-to-26 against Fullerton and a score of 149-to-5 against Orange Coast.

The highlight for the men’s team was the establishment of a new SCC school record in the 4x400 meter relay. Sophomore Sam Morales (52.16 seconds) and freshmen Mylon Nixon (51.09), Jon Morales (54.22) and Adam Hyde (54.66) combine to break the previous record by nearly an entire second with their combined time of 3:32.13.

Other outstanding performances included personal bests by Brian Becker (400 meters), Richard Huerta (javelin & discus), Jon Morales (triple jump), Sam Morales (800 meters), Zachary Pio (high jump & pole vault) and Arnulfo Vasquez (3000 meters).

The women’s team lost by scores of 117-to-26 against Fullerton and 148-to-6 against Orange Coast. Highlights included personal best performances by Angela Alvarez (400 meters & long jump), Sara Bartlett (high jump – third best in SCC history) and Lauren Fortelny (javelin–second best in SCC history).