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2012 MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SOUTH COAST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
2011 MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONS
2011 WOMEN'S CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONS

Men's Track and Field Captures Second Place At The So Cal Championships
Women's Track and Field Finishes In 8th Place
May 12, 2012
(San Diego, CA) The Mt. SAC Men's Track and Field Team captured second place (116 points) at the Southern California Community College Track and Field Championships which were held at San Diego Mesa College (San Diego, CA). The Mounties were led by three individual winners including 2011 USA Junior National Champion, Jordin Andrade (SO, Bonney Lake H.S.) in the 400M Hurdles, Tomek Czerwinski (SO, Rio Mesa H.S.) in the Decathlon and Justin Bethea (SO, Azusa H.S.) in the High Jump. Mt. SAC had a number of second place finishes, including both the 4X100M and 4X400M Relay Teams. The Mounties will now advance 17 individuals, including 3 each in the Long Jump and Pole Vault, and the two relay teams to the California Community College State Track and Field Championships to be held this coming Friday and Saturday (May 18th and 19th) at Cerritos College.

The Women's Track and Field Team captured 8th place at the Southern California Community College Track and Field Championships with a score of 40.5 points. Ke'Nya Hardge (SO, A.B. Miller H.S.) led the Mounties with her championship in the 400M Hurdles, her second place finish in the 100M Hurdles and her strong leg in the women's 4X400M relay. The team will advance 4 individuals and 2 relay teams to next weeks California Community College State Championships.

For complete results, please visit Direct Athletics Website at the link below:
http://www.directathletics.com/results/track/22998.html

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Hurdler Ke'Nya Hardge Named Don MacKenzie Memorial Scholarship Winner
May 10, 2012
(Palm Springs, CA) Hurdler Ke'Nya Hardge (SO, A.B. Miller H.S.), a member of the Women's Track and Field Team, was named the 2011-12 Don MacKenzie Memorial Scholarship Award Winner. Hardge is a two time South Coast Conference (SCC) Champion in the 100M Hurdles and 400M Hurdles, as well as a runner-up, as a member of the 2012 4X400M Relay Team. She has been a key reason the Mounties have captured two SCC Championship and a California State Championship during the past two seasons. Hardge maintains an outstanding overall G.P.A. of 3.61 and will attend Washington State University on an athletic scholarship.

The Don MacKenzie Memorial Scholarship is presented each year to sophomore student-athletes who exhibit strong academics and high performance on the field of play. The $500 scholarship honors the memory of long time SCC Commissioner, Don MacKenzie who served the conference from 1979 till his passing in 2004.

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Mounties Advance One Step Closer To State Championships!
May 7, 2012
(Walnut, CA) The Mountie Track and Field had another strong showing at the Southern California Championship Preliminaries which were held this past Saturday at San Diego Mesa College (San Diego, CA). The Mounties qualified all four of their relay teams (Men's 4X100M, Men's 4X400M, Women's 4X100M, Women's 4X400M) with the men's 4X100M team posting the fasted time of the day, 40.66 seconds. The Mounties also had a strong showing in the Men's Long Jump Long Jump and Men's Pole Vault where the team qualified 3 in each event. Jordin Andrade (SO, Bonners Ferry H.S.) the 2011 USA Track and Field Junior National Champion in the 400M hurdles, posted the fasted time of the day in his event at 52.09. In the Men's Pole Vault, 3 Mounties, Charles Langwasser (FR. Alta Loma H.S.), Edgar Pellecer (SO, Lynwood H.S.) and Cameron Van Dieren (SO, Servite H.S.) all tied for the top qualifying mark at 14'10". On the women's the leading qualifier was Ke'Nya Hardge (SO, A.B. Miller H.S.) who qualified 2nd in the 100M Hurdles and 4th in the 400M Hurdles. ;

The Mounties will continue their quest for a Southern California Championship this Saturday (All-Day), May 12th at San Diego Mesa College (San Diego, CA).

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Mt. SAC Captures 2010-11 South Coast Conference Athletic Supremacy Title
Mike Goff Named SCC All-Sports Women's Coach of the Year
December 1, 2011
(Long Beach, CA) Mt. San Antonio College was named the 2010-11 South Coast Conference (SCC) Athletic Supremacy Award Winner for the second straight year. The award recognizes overall athletic excellence among the 10 college conference. Last season, the Mounties captured SCC titles in men's basketball, men's soccer, men's swimming, men's track and field, women's basketball, women's softball, women's tennis and women's track and field, for a total of 8 SCC Championships. This marks the 5th time that Mt. SAC has captured this award in the last 11 years.

Head Women's Track and Field Coach (and Head Men's Cross Country Coach), Mike Goff, was named the 2010-11 South Coast Conference All-Sports Coach of the Year. Goff lead the Mounties to a Conference, SoCal and State Championship in Women's Track and Field last season. Although the Women's Track and Field Team had no individual state champions, the depth of the women's team, propelled the team to a co-state championship with conference rival El Camino College.

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Mounties Capture Gold and Silver Medals at the 2011 Pan American Junior Championships
July 23, 2011
(Miramar, FL) The two Mt. SAC representatives on the 2011 USA Pan American Junior Team captured Gold and Silver Medals in their respective events, which were held at the Asin Sports Complex in Miramar, Florida. Mt. SAC Hurdler, Jordin Andrade (FR, Bonney Lake H.S., WA), the 2011 US Junior Champion, captured the silver medal with a time of 52.09. Andrade ran 53.46 to take second in his qualifying heat and advanced to the finals with the third best qualifying time.

Davelle Sanders (FR, Roosevelt H.S.) struck Gold as a member of the US Men's 4X400M Relay Team. Sanders ran as the third leg of the team that ran 3:08.20 to easily destroy the field. The team of Clayton Gravesande, William Henry, Davelle Sanders and Ronell Mance defeated the second place team from Trinidad/Tobago (3:13.27) by over 5 seconds.

Congratulations to Davelle Sanders and Jordin Andrade on their spectacular 2011 seasons.

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Hurdler Jordin Andrade Captures 2011 US Junior National Championship
June 26, 2011
(Eugene, OR) Mt. SAC Hurdler, Jordin Andrade (FR, Bonney Lake H.S., WA), captured the US Junior National Men's 400M Hurdles Title at the 2011 US Junior National Track and Field Championships, held at Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene. Andrade ran 51.81 (Friday, June 24th) to win his qualifying heat and then ran an incredible 51.61 (Saturday, June 25th) to capture the U.S. Junior Title.

Five other Mounties competed at the event which is held in conjunction with the US Track and Field Championships. The US Junior National Track and Field Championships determines the best junior athletes (19 years and under) in each event. The top three in each event will represent the United States at the Pan American Junior Athletics Championships to be held July 22-24, in Miramar, Florida.

Davelle Sanders (FR, Roosevelt H.S.) finished 4th in the 400M at 47.65 seconds and will join Jordin Andrade on the U.S. Junior Pan American Team as a member of the 4X400M Relay. Ryan Sanders (FR, Walnut H.S.) finished 7th in the Triple Jump with a mark of 48'11"1/2.

Other Mounties who qualified for and competed at the U.S. Junior National Championships include: T'Keyah Gray (FR, Etiwanda H.S.) in the Heptathlon, Ke'Nyah Hardge (FR, A.B. Miller H.S.) in the 100M Hurdles, James Sewell (FR, Ontario H.S.) in the 400M Hurdles.

Congratulations to the Men's and Women's Track and Field Team for another outstanding effort on the National Stage.

CLICK HERE to view Jordin Andrade Video (400M Hurdles)
CLICK HERE to view Davelle Sanders Video (400M)
CLICK HERE to view Ryan Sanders Video (Triple Jump)

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State Champion Javelin Thrower, Adam Bianchessi, Named the CCCAA's May Student/Athlete Of The Month

Mountie Women Capture State Track and Field Championships, Men Take Third Place
May 21, 2011
(Sacramento, CA) Although the Mounties had some huge setbacks, the depth of the Mounties propelled both teams to the medal stand. The Mt. SAC Women’s Team captured their unprecedented 10th state championship, in a tie with conference rival El Camino College, with 81 points. This represented the 50th State Championship in the long history of Mt. SAC Athletics. The men’s team, who came in as one of the favorites, had some even greater losses in certain, but held on to take third with a score of 68 points, behind conference rival Cerritos (76 points) and State Champion/host American River College who scored 86.5 points.

The win for the Mt. SAC Women was truly a blue collar team effort as the Mounties had no individual event winners. Leading scorers for the Mounties were:

Congratulations to the Head Coaches Mike Goff (Women) and Doug Todd (Men), their coaches and student/athletes for another outstanding season.

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Bianchessi Finishes Season Undefeated And As A State Champion
May 20, 2011
(Sacramento, CA) Adam Bianchessi (SO, Upland H.S.) started the 2011 California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Track and Field Championships with a bang for the Mounties, capturing the first event of the 2011 State Championship, the Men’s Javelin, with a tremendous throw of 218 feet even. After the fourth throw of the competition (6 throws total) was completed, Bianchessi found himself in unfamiliar territory, sitting in 4th place with a best throw of 201'00", well behind leader Ty Slater of Siskiyous’ throw of 217'01". On his fifth throw, he unleashed a missile which sailed well past the 200 foot mark, landing at 218 feet even and overtaking the lead. That mark was not beaten in the 6th round, earning Bianchessi the 2011 CCCAA Men’s Javelin State Championship.

The mark represented the 6th time this season that Bianchessi has broken the Mt. SAC Record. He ends his incredible 2011 season, undefeated in community college competition, capturing the SCC, Southern California and California State Championship, as well as being named the SCC Championship Athlete of the Meet and SCC Athlete of the Year. What is most amazing is the fact that Bianchessi had never participated in any sports until he began throwing the javelin a mere 15 months ago.

The first day of the State Track and Field Championships proved to be an excellent day for the Mounties. Along with Bianchessi's win, the Mounties also scored with Noel Wright (SO, Claremont H.S.) in the hammer (4th), Jaasmin Pina (SO, Long Beach Poly H.S.) in the 10,000 Meters (4th) and T'Keya Gray (FR, Etiwanda) in the Long Jump (5 who both placed 4th in the finals of their respective event. The Mountie Multi Event Group (Decathlon 3/Heptathlon 2) also had a very strong showing with Robin Hannah (SO, Diamond Ranch H.S.) and Colton Granbouche (SO, Canyon H.S.(AH)) winning their respective high jump portions.

The CCCAA State Track and Field Championships conclude tomorrow at American River College in Sacramento.

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Mt. SAC Men's and Women's Track and Field Teams Capture Southern California Championships!
May 16, 2011
(Walnut, CA) The Mt. SAC Men's and Women's Track and Field Teams both captured the 2011 California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Southern California Championships this past Friday at home. On the men's side, the Mounties scored 100 points to outscore second place teams Cerritos and Riverside who both scored 88 points. On the women's side, the Mounties scored 143 points to outscore second place finisher and conference rival El Camino College. The final competition for the Track and Field Program will be this weekend at the CCCAA State Championships which will be held at American River College (Sacramento, CA) this Friday and Saturday, May 20th and 21st. The Mounties are the favorites, but face very stiff competition from American River, Riverside and Cerritos on the men's side, while on the women's side it will be El Camino, American River and Cerritos.

For more information on the Mt. SAC Track and Field Programs, please contact the Mt. SAC Sports Information Office at 909.274.4630.

Mt. SAC Track and Field Marches On To So Cal Championships
May 9, 2011
(Walnut, CA) The Men and Women's Track and Field Teams had a strong showing at the 2011 California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Southern California Track and Field Championships held at Mt. SAC last Friday with the hopes of another strong showing this Friday at the CCCAA Southern California Track and Field Finals to be held here at Hilmer Lodge Stadium.

Two 10,000M finals were held on the Prelim Day with Jaasmin Pina (SO, Long Beach Poly H.S.) taking the win in the Women's 10,000M with a time of 37:32.15 easily beating the second place finisher by 36 seconds.

As expected Javelin Thrower Adam Bianchessi (SO, Upland H.S.) qualified, easily throwing over 47 feet further than the lowest qualifying mark. The Mt. SAC Men's Pole Vaulters as expected qualified, but did so in grand fashion with an incredible first ever feat of qualifying all six pole vaulters to the finals as top qualifiers. They include Tim Shutt (FR, Alta Loma H.S.), Michael Simms (SO, Servite H.S.), Dusty Brown (SO, St. Paul H.S.), Kevin Sarekhani (FR, Walnut H.S.), Cameron Van Dieren (FR, Servite H.S.) and Jordan Alviso (SO, Granite Bay H.S.)

The Mounties also swept the top 3 places in the Women's 100M Hurdles with Ke'Nya Hardge (FR, AB Miller H.S.) taking the top spot.

Jacoby Nguyen (SO, La Puente H.S.) ran an incredible 10.31 100M (+2.4) wind to take the top spot in the 100M.

Other top qualifiers for the Mounties include Janiece Camacho (High Jump, SO, Rim of the World H.S.), Jessica De Roux (Pole Vault, FR, West Covina), Robin Hannah (High Jump, SO, Diamond Ranch H.S.), Devin Thompson (High Jump, FR, Cerritos H.S.), Noel Wright (Discus, SO, Claremont), Colton Grandbouche (High Jump, SO, Canyon H.S.), Uchechi Anunkor (100M & 200M, SO, Charter Oak H.S.) and the Men's 4X100M Relay Team comprised of Allan Andrews (FR, Upland H.S.), Davelle Sanders (FR, Roosevelt H.S.), Corbin Whalum (SO, Arcadia H.S.) and Jacoby Nguyen.

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Mt. SAC Track and Field Teams Look To Win The Southern California Championships
May 6, 2011
(Walnut, CA) At the 2011 South Coast Conference (SCC) Coaches Meeting, Doug Todd (Men's Head Coach) and Mike Goff (Women's) were named SCC Track and Field Coaches of the Year for leading the Mounties to the 2011 SCC Mens' and SCC Women's Track and Field Championships. This marks Todd's 10th and Goff's 8th SCC Track and Field Coach of the Year honor of their illustrious careers. Assistant Coach, Carlos Moore (Sprints/Relays) who has turned around the Mountie Sprint Program was named SCC Men's Assistant Coach of the Year.

On the Student/Athlete side, Sophomore Javelin Thrower Adam Bianchessi (Upland H.S.) was named 2011 Conference Field Event Athlete of the Meet for his national leading throw of 211'04". Bianchessi, along with teammate Jordan Alviso (SO, Granite Bay H.S.), were both named 2011 SCC Field Event Athlete of the Year. Bianchessi was undefeated in community college competition this season, while Alviso captured a number of competitions including his second consecutive South Coast Conference Championship.

For more information please contact the Mt. SAC Sports Information Office at 909.274.4630.

All-SCC Honors for Mt. SAC Track and Field Staff and Student/Athletes
May 3, 2011
(Monterey Park, CA) At the 2011 South Coast Conference (SCC) Coaches Meeting, Doug Todd (Men's Head Coach) and Mike Goff (Women's) were named SCC Track and Field Coaches of the Year for leading the Mounties to the 2011 SCC Mens' and SCC Women's Track and Field Championships. This marks Todd's 10th and Goff's 8th SCC Track and Field Coach of the Year honor of their illustrious careers. Assistant Coach, Carlos Moore (Sprints/Relays) who has turned around the Mountie Sprint Program was named SCC Men's Assistant Coach of the Year.

For more information please contact the Mt. SAC Sports Information Office at 909.274.4630.

Mounties Dominate 2011 Men's and Women's South Coast Conference Championship
April 29, 2011
(Walnut, CA) As expected, the Mt. SAC Men's and Women's Track and Field Teams both captured 2011 South Coast Conference (SCC) Championships. Both teams dominated team scoring with a winning margin of over 100 points. The men scored 276.5 points while the women scored 281 points.

On the men's side individual event winners were Cordell Allmond (SO, Walnut H.S.) in the 110M Hurdles, Jordin Andrade (FR, Bonney Lake H.S. WA) in the 400M Hurdles, Adam Bianchessi (SO, Upland H.S.) in the Javelin, Jordan Alviso (SO, Granite Bay H.S.) in the Pole Vault, Nick Hall (FR, Hesperia H.S.) in the High Jump, Ryan Sanders (FR, Walnut, H.S.) in the Triple Jump and Marcus Adame (SO, Los Altos H.S.)in the Hammer Throw. The men's 4X100M and 4X400M Relays also captured championships. For the men's 4X100M Relay it was the foursome of Allen Andrews (FR, Upland H.S.), Davelle Sanders (FR, Roosevelt H.S.), Corbin Whalum (SO, Arcadia H.S.) and Jacoby Nguyen (FR, La Puente H.S.) and in the 4X400M it was the foursome of Andreas Beccera (FR, Diamond Ranch H.S.), Robert Sanchez (FR, Chino H.S.), Jonathan Kilson (SO, Aliso Niguel H.S.) and Davelle Sanders (FR, Roosevelt H.S.) who captured SCC Championships in the Relays. Both Jordan Alviso and Adam Bianchessi successfully defended their SCC Championship Titles in their respective events.

On the women's side individual event winners were Uchechi Anunkor (SO, Charter Oak H.S.) in the 100M, Jaasmin Pina (SO, Long Beach Poly H.S.) in the 5,000M and 10,000M and Ke'Nya Hardge (FR, AB Miller H.S.) in the 100M Hurdles.

For more information please contact the Mt. SAC Sports Information Office at 909.274.4630.

Mounties Look To Host and Capture 2011 South Coast Conference Championship
April 25, 2011
The Mounties look to host and capture the 2011 South Coast Conference Track and Field Championships. Both Men's and Women's Teams are currently ranked number one in the State. The Prelims will be held on Tuesday, April 26th from 11:00 am to 6:30 pm and the Finals will be held on Friday, April 29th from 2:00 pm to 7:15 pm. On the Prelims Day the finals for the 3000M Steeplechase, 10,000M, Triple Jump, Hammer Throw and Javelin will held. All other Finals will be held on Friday.

Top Mt. SAC Student/Athletes to look for include Jacoby Nguyen (SO, La Puente H.S.) in the sprints, Adam Bianchessi (SO, Upland H.S.) in the Javelin, Cordell Allmond (SO, Walnut H.S.) in the Hurdles, Ryan Sanders (FR, Walnut H.S.) in the Triple Jump, Joel Baez (SO, Diamond Bar H.S.) in the throws and the foursome of Dusty Brown (SO, St. Paul H.S.), Kevin Sarehkani (FR, Walnut), Michael Simms (SO, Servite) and Jordan Alviso (SO, Granite Bay H.S.) in the Pole Vault. In the sprints, Nguyen is the second fastest in the state behind conference rival, Ameer Webb of Cerritos. Bianchessi, the 2010 Conference Athlete of the Year, is undefeated against community college competition this season and currently holds the furthest throw in the state. Finally, the pole vault foursome could prove to be the biggest bang for the Mounties as they look to repeat last years performance of 36 points in the Pole Vault (1st through 6th place).

For more information please contact the Mt. SAC Sports Information Office at 909.274.4630.

Mounties reach their BEST at the Mt. SAC Relays Community College Division
April 9, 2011
The Mt. SAC Track & Field teams had a very successful showing at the Community College Invite portion of the Mt. SAC Relays this past Saturday. Highlights include 1st place finishes by T'Keyah Grey (Long Jump), Ryan Sanders (Triple Jump), Mike Simms (Pole Vault), Adam Bianchessi (Javelin), Davelle Sanders (400m), Uchechi Anunkor (100m), Andres Beccera, Jonathan Kilson, Robert Sanchez & Davelle Sander (4x400m relay). There were several other Mounties who placed in the top 10 in their events as well as reached or surpassed their personal bests.
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Mt. SAC Track and Field Captures Inaugural California Community College Indoor Championships
February 26, 2011
(Fresno, CA) The Mt. SAC Track and Field Team captured the inaugural California Community College Indoor Track and Field Championships. The special competition which pitted Mt. SAC against 4 of the top overall (men and women) Track and Field Teams in the state, was held during the Run For The Dream Indoor Track and Field Invitational inside the beautiful Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. Mt. SAC scored 238 points to take the championship against powerhouse programs Cerritos College (198), American River (159), Fresno City College (68) and Sacramento City College (69).

Individual winners for the Mounties included: Cordell Allmond (Men’s 55M Hurdles, 7.73) Uchechi Anukor (Women’s 55M, 7.26), Kevin Sarehkani (Men’s Pole Vault, 15’01”), Katherine Chidester (Women’s Weight Throw, 1/2”), T’Keyah Gray (Women’s Long Jump, 18’01”), Ke’Nya Hardge (Women’s 55M Hurdles, 8.24)

Mt. SAC also captured the Men’s and Women's 4X145M Relays. The men's team with members Allan Andrews, Robert Sanchez, Jacoby Nguyen and Davelle Sanders ran 1:08.06 while the women's team with members Ke’Nya Hardge, Jessica Lewis, Camille Robertson and Cashawn Simms ran 1:15.71.