With 29 other colleges to compete against, the Cerritos College men’s and women’s track and field teams will host the Beach Invitational on Friday and Saturday at 9 a.m.

Some of the colleges that will be attending are USC, UCLA, Cal State LA, Golden West College and Cal Poly Pomona.

Both track teams are excited since there will be college scouts attending the meet.

Some runners are hoping to get recognition.

Sprinter and hurdler Brandon Hendrickson explained it’s in his best interest to do well on Saturday.

However, head coach Doug Wells said that he is unsure about how prepared the men’s team is.

He mentioned that the past couple of meets have not been the best, but the men have been practicing.

Wells said, ‘‘They need to step it up individually; each runner knows what he’s supposed to do. That is what differentiates a good athlete from a bad one.”

At the Friday meet at Compton College, the Falcons ran against Mt. SAC, Long Beach City College, El Camino, Pasadena College and Compton.

According to Wells, they have not been at their best.

He also said he did not feel good about the team’s performance at Compton College. However, he felt the women’s track team did well.

Hendrickson ran the 4 by 1 at the Compton Invitational.

He said, “I think we did good at our last track meet, but we could of done better because one of the runners dropped the baton in the relay.”

This was the second consecutive time the men’s track team has dropped the baton.