2017 Hornet Men's Track & Field News
A track & field coaching legend, Jim Bush passed on at his home in Culver City on Monday, July 10th. He was 90 years old.
Dual sport athlete Xavier Chavez will run for Hope International University next season.
Hornet track and football athlete Justin Walker will play football for the University of Alabama-Birmingham this coming fall.
Running for Mid America Nazarene University in Kansas, former Hornet long distance runner Brandon Velasco placed 4th in the Marathon this last weekend at the NAIA National Championship in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Fullerton College had one student-athlete in Justin Walker that competed at the Track and Field State Championships hosted by American River College this past weekend, and he did not disappoint becoming the 2017 State Champion in the 110 M Hurdles.
Hornet standout Justin Walker won the Long Jump at the Southern California Regional Championships held at Cerritos College on Saturday.
The men’s 4x100m relay team qualified for the Southern California Regional Championships next Saturday by virtue of a personal best performance from Kenneth Griffin, Justin Walker, Taj Wilson, and Marquis Rogers.
The Hornet men's track and field team came away with some exciting performances at Orange Empire Conference Championships at Riverside City College over the weekend.
A week before conference prelims for the FC Track & Field team, Francisco Padilla competed in a tune-up at the Beach Invitational in the Shot Put last Saturday.
There were some very good individual performances from the Hornets in San Diego this weekend at the Arnie Robinson Invitational.
The Hornets seized the day at Golden West College defeated both Golden West and Santa Ana Colleges in a double-duel contest.
The Hornets got to compete against several universities and some national level competition at Cal State Los Angeles last Friday.
The Hornets went to Santa Ana College for a meet against Santa Ana and Orange Coast College and had several good performances as they handily beat Santa Ana.
The Hornets first meet of the season took place at Bakersfield College last Friday, and it was a challenge as rainfall plagued the entire meet.