Track Performs at Pasadena Relays

The Long Beach City College track & field team competed at the Pasadena College Relays last Friday and had great performances and a plethora of top finishes.

The men's team had four first places finishes with freshman Azjani McGill in the long jump, freshman Jonathan Perez-Cortez in the 400 meter, freshman Leonardo Acevedo in the 3k steeplechase, and the 4x400 relay team (Azjani McGill, DeAngelo Chester, Wesley Easter, Jeremiah Gaines).

Here are the overall top finishes for the men's team:

100 meters

Azjani McGill 6th overall State 'B' Standard 10.67

200 meters

DeAngelo Chester 6th overall 22.20

400 meters

Jonathan Perez-Cortez 1st overall 49.73

1500 meters

Fabian Barales-Nunez 2nd overall 4:31.79

Jaydon Moreno 3rd overall 4:42.43

Ian Gomez 4th overall 4:51.20

Aaron Garcia 5th overall 4:56.48

400 Hurdles

Armando Padilla 2nd overall 1:01.04

Tyrone Jones 3rd overall 1:03.34

3k Steeplechase

Leonardo Acevedo 1st overall 10:58.17

Jose Gutierrez 2nd overall 13:08.71

4x100 Relay

1st overall 42.52 (Azjani McGill, DeAngelo Chester, Wesley Easter, Jeremiah Gaines)

4x400 Relay

4th overall 3:31.05 (Jonathan Perez-Cortez, Armando Padilla, DeAngelo Chester, Xavier Evans)

Long Jump

Azjani McGill 1st overall 6.87 (22'7")

Wesley Easter 2nd overall 6.68 (21'11")

Tyrone Jones 3rd overall 6.31 (20'9")

LaSalle Jackson 4th overall 6.30 (20'8")

Triple Jump

LaSalle Jackson 2nd overall 13.77 (45'2")

Jeremiah Gaines 3rd overall 12.07 (39'7")

Shot Put

Tully Farmer 2nd overall 11.76 (38'7")

Nichohlaus Vasquez 4th overall 11.07 (36'4")

Joseph Munoz 6th overall 10.30 (33'10")

Discus

Joseph Munoz 2nd overall 32.30 (106'0")

Tully Farmer 4th overall 31.70 (104'0")

Nichohlaus Vasquez 5th overall 31.40 (103'0")

The women's team also demonstrated five first place finishes with freshman thrower Casey Davis in the shot put, freshman Allure Strong in the triple jump, freshman Taryn Benton in the long jump, and freshman Radiance Lindsey in the 400 meter and the 100 meter hurdles.

Here are the rest of the top performances for the women's team:

100 meters

Desiree Hansford 2nd overall 13.09

Radiance Lindsey 3rd overall 13.17

Taj Grant 4th overall 13.31

Taryn Benton 6th overall 13.58

200 meters

Desiree Hansford 2nd overall 27.11

Taryn Benton 3rd overall 27.80

100 hurdles

Radiance Lindsey 1st overall State 'B' standard 15.49

Taryn Benton 5th overall 17.84

400 hurdles

Radiance Lindsey 1st overall State 'B' standard 1:08.18

3000 Steeplechase

Ailene Rios 2nd overall 13:07.64

Jocelyn Gutierrez 3rd overall 13:53.12

Long Jump

Taryn Benton 1st overall 4.32 (14'2")

Allure Strong 2nd overall 4.04 (13'3")

Triple Jump

Allure Strong 1st overall 8.57 (28'2")

Shot Put

Casey Davis 1st overall 10.75 (35'3")

Serenity Lindemans 5th overall 8.43 (27'8")

Samantha Perez 6th overall 6.83 (22'5")

Discus

Casey Davis 2nd overall 28.90 (94'10")

Serenity Lindemans 5th overall 24.40 (80'1")

Samantha Perez 6th overall 23.80 (78'1")