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Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

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Falcons’ goal is to get to state meet

To find out how the men women are going to in track and field, you have to look at last year’s performance.

Last year the Falcon relay team finished second.

Falcons’ long distance runner Hugo Torres said, “I want to give 1000 percent of what my body can offer.

“The team is ready for the season. The reason why I say this is because, we work hard, we practice hard, and meet our goals, what ever they might be.

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.

“We will not lose faith, meaning within ourselves, because without faith there is no hope.”

Coach Jeff Clingan, who works with the jumpers, said that a key Falcon returning from last year is long jumper Derick Anderson.

Anderson was a finalist in the state meet, where he jumped 24 feet, one inch. He also competes in the triple jump.

Other long jumpers to watch, according to Clingan, are Chrystle King, Isaiah Thomas and Victor Alcala, who jumped six feet six inches in high school, and Andrew Phillips, who also competes in the high jump.

Clingan said, based on the team’s experience, “I see a lot of potential on this team. They have been around track a lot.”

King said, “I feel a lot of potential on this team for this season. I think the team is ready for the season.

“We have fresh minds, fresh bodies. We have been working very hard.”

Thomas said “the team is going to be going to be surprising, because we got a lot of talent on this team.”

Assistant coach Darryl Gilliams, who works with the 400 and 800-meter runners and the hurdlers, said, “If the team stays focused we will have a great season.”

“I think the team is ready for the season, because our training was great.”

“On the women’s side we have a 4×4 relay team that took second place last year, and we are returning three people (Aisha Harris, Orenda Talton, and June Martinez) from that team.”

“We also added a very talented group of freshmen.”

Charles Allgood, who runs 200 and 400-meters and the relay, said, “I think we are going to start off slow, because we need to build up, meaning we need to get stronger. The freshmen need to get more practice.”

Coach Doug Wells works with the sprinters in the 100, and 200-meters, and the 1600 and 400 relay teams. He said the team should be one of the best in the state.

“I say this based on their performance in practice. We are not 100 percent ready for the season based on the performance in practice.”

“The women should be in the top seven statewise. The men should be in the top seven in the state.”

Charell Bennett competes in the shot put, discus,and hammer. She said, “Our women are very competitive and are prepared to throw far, because we are mentally prepared and we have high confidence to go all the way.”

Jason Rudison, who runs in the 100 and 200-meters and the relay, said, “We’ve got good freshmen. We have a lot of speed.

“What makes me think that the team is prepared for the season is their work ethic, meaning everybody gives 100% percent in practice.

“That’s what we need in order to win.”

Antonio Hyman, who runs the 100 and 200-meters, said, “I think the team is ready for the season, because we work hard; and we’re always in the weight room four times a week.

“We help motivate each other in practice, and we push each other.

“We’ve got to keep our heads up, meaning staying positive. For example, not getting upset when we lose.”

Coach Danny Tapia works with the pole-vaulters. He said, “I think we are going to have good pole-vaulters this year, because they are strong. But I will not be able to tell how good they will be until the second week of the season.”

“The team will be ready for the season, because in the fall the training was good.”

He added, “Andrew Phillips will be in the top three in the state.”

He also said that he has two good women pole-vaulters. “Lily Perez being one of them. In practice she has jumped nine feet.

“Diana Poloomara is the other one. Her performance is good. She will get to the state meet.

“It’s her first time pole-vaulting, but she has no trouble learning Patrick Enqist jumped 14 feet six inches in high school.

“I think by the fourth week of the season he will be in the state meet.”

Coach Michael Allen, who works with the women, said, “We have a young team, but I am having the young people on the team step up.

“We are 60 percent ready for the season, because we got a lot of things to work on. We need the school to support us.”

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