WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD: BREAKING PERSONAL RECORDS
The Hornets traveled to Occidental College last Friday and picked up five personal records.
The Hornets traveled to Occidental College last Friday and picked up five personal records.
Before the meet, Hornet athlete Fanny Giron set a goal for herself, "I want to break 59 seconds in my race today." She met her goal and more with a time of 58.75 for the 400-meter. She is continues to lead the conference in that event and second to her is teammate Samantha Duong.
Sam was within one second of her PR with a 1:01.45 effort. Jasmine Mendoza ran 1:04.47 and Jenny Cadman 1:07.52 for their personal records for the day. These ladies ran the 1600 meter relay in 4:14.62 for a season best effort shaving three seconds off their previous time.
Andrea Mendez had a decent attempt in her 800-meter race and gave herself a small presonal record 2:22.01.
Breanna Arroyo had her first 5K (3.1 miles) on the track. This event entails running 12 and a half laps and finished with a 21:44.23 time. Teammate Julia Popick competed in her first 10K (25 laps - 6.1 miles) finishing in 44:02.69. This meet is great exposure for the athletes to compete in as it gave them the opportunity to race with athletes at other community colleges and four-year universities.
Up Next: The Hornets will compete this Friday, March 20th at the Antelope Valley Invitational with the events beginning at noon.
