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MEN'S TRACK POSITIONS ITSELF FOR REGIONAL WIN TRACK AND FIELD MEN (5/4/2008) |
Riverside men's head track coach Jim McCarron says the Tigers did exactly what they needed to do to win the Southern California Championship.
What they did is qualify 38 athletes for the finals Saturday at Bakersfield College.
"Needless to say, I was very pleased with the team's performance," said McCarron, who knows his team is one of two favorites for the state championship along with Sacramento City.
Riverside got standout performances from such athletes as Stephan May in the 800 meters. May posted a 1:56.13 time, while teammate Nick Matsueda finished in 1:56.27.
The 4x100 relay team had a strong showing, winning the event in a time of 40.48. The time is the fastest in the state this season and eight quickest in the program's history.
Joshua Como came through with a state-best mark in the triple jump when he leaped 51-8.5, which is the sixth best mark in the college history.
Other top performances were: Carl McCargo (56.41) in the 400 IH; Mark Simpson (4:04.08) in the 1500 meters; and Eric Watley (14-7) in the pole vault.
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JONES, GONZALES, MCCARRON HONORED TRACK AND FIELD MEN (4/29/2008) |
The Orange Empire Conference announced today that Riverside sprinter Ennis Jones and Lance Gonzales, a multi-sport competitor, have been selected as the male athletes of the year. Head coach Jim McCarron, who led the Tigers to their second consecutive conference championship, was named coach of the year for the second consecutive time.
Jones, a graduate of North High School in Riverside, generated 40 of Riverside's conference-record 347 points. At the conference championships, he won the 400 meters, 200 meters and ran legs on both of the 4x100 and the 4x400, which finished first.
Jones, who moves on to the regional competition in Bakersfield this weekend, currently ranks second in the 400 meters and third in the 200 meters. Meanwhile, the 4x100 relay team is the state top-ranked relay team, while the 4x400 is ranked No. 5 in the state.
Gonzales, a graduate of Murrieta High School, won the multi-event award after winning the conference decathlon with 6346 points. He is currently ranked first in the nation. Gonzales, who will compete in the state meet in the decathlon, also qualified for the long jump, high jump, 110 HH and the javelin as an individual events.
Meanwhile, McCarron continues to fill his bookshelf with awards. Twice now his teams have broken the conference record for most points at the conference championship. Riverside is ranked No. 1 in the state headed into the regional competition. |
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RIVERSIDE WINS CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP TRACK AND FIELD MEN (4/26/2008) |
Results
For the second consecutive season, Riverside posted a conference best scoring mark as the Tigers won the 2008 Orange Empire Conference title.
Riverside scored 347 points, 37 points more than they scored in 2007 when they won the championship. Orange Coast was second with 151 points.
The Tigers had a total of 13 individual conference champions.
In the sprints Duke Greer won the 100 meters (10.74), Ennis Jones won the 200 meters (21.35) and the 400 meters (47.19). For the second straight year, the Tigers took both the 4x100 relay (41.19 Dylan Nielson, Jones, Kevin Rodgers and Duke Greer), and the 4x400 relay (3:16.18 Stepan May, Greer, Kevin Rodgers and Jones).
Rafael Toscano won the 800 meter title with a personal best time of 1:56.57, and Juan Ruiz won the 10,000 meters (33.13) over last year's conference champion, Corey Brown of Santa Ana. In the 110 HH the Tigers took the first four spots as Dylan Nielson defend his conference title with a time of 14.72 and Sammy Jeter took the conference title in the 400 IH with a time of 54.16.
In the long jump the Tigers took the first 5 spots with David Girten leaping into first with a jump of 23-7. Joshua Como took the triple jump conference title for the second year in a row with a jump of 48-5, and Lance Gonzales won both the javelin (185-9) and the decathlon (6366 points).
"I was extremely pleased with everyone on the team because they competed well to win back-to-back conference titles, and they did what was needed in order to qualify for the Southern California prelims at Bakersfield College next week. This team is really coming together well down the stretch." said Coach Jim McCarron.
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TRACK TEAM IN POSITION FOR CONFERENCE TITLE TRACK AND FIELD MEN (4/18/2008) |
Riverside men's team sits in perfect position for claiming the Orange Empire Conference Championship. The conference meet concludes on Friday at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa.
During the conference prelims they did get in five finals, winning two of them. David Girten claimed the conference long jump title after hitting 23-7.5. Juan Ruiz won the 10,000 meters, beating the conference defending champion Corey Brown.
Austin Elmore finished second in the finals of the shot put and hammer. Eric Watley and Lance Gonzalez finsihed third and fifth in the pole vault.
Riverside was dominate in the running events headed into the finals. The Tigers have six runners in the finals of the 110HH, five in the 100 meters, four in the 200 meters, five in the 800 meters, four in the 400IH and two in the 400 meters. |
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RIVERSIDE HAS STRONG SHOWING AT RELAYS TRACK AND FIELD MEN (4/12/2008) |
Riverside men's track team got in its final "tune-up" before beginning post-season competition, a competition which could bring the Tigers the state championship.
As the state's No. 1 ranked team, Riverside is the team to beat as the next few weeks unfold. The Tigers got a look at perhaps is closest competition on Saturday at Mt. San Antonio Relays, where Riverside and Sacramento City were on center stage.
"It was a great opportunity to compete against Sacramento (the state's defending champion) and many of the top teams in the state," said head coach Jim McCarron. "The guys now have a very clear picture of what it will take to win the state title."
It didn't take Riverside long to get Sacramento's attention as the Tigers' 4x100 relay team posted a state-best 40.80 clocking, .28 better than Sacramento's team. Riverside took first and second in the 110HH behind Dylan Nielson (14.58) and Sammy Jeter (14.7). Rafael Toscano placed third in the 1500 meters with a 4:03.7 clocking. The time is good for the sixth fastest time in Southern California this season.
In one of the most anticipated races of the day, Riverside's Ennis Jones took on Sacramento's top 400-meter runner. Jones finished second with a 47.0 time.
In field events, Austin Elmore continued to impress the competition in the discus, winning the event with a 155-8 toss. He also placed fourth in the shot put behind a personal best throw of 47-2. Elmore also threw a personal record of 146-0 in the hammer, although he failed to place in the event.
Carl McCargo finished fourth in the javelin after recording a 175-6 throw. Riverside had three jumpers finish in the top 5 in the long jump. All three set new personal bests-David Girten (24-6), Eric Nowell (23-11) and David Hemphill (23-0). Hemphill finished second in the high jump after nailing a height of 6-6.
Eric Nowell (50-5) and Joshua Como (49-3) finished second and third respectively, in the triple jump. Nowell's effort of 50-5 was a personal best and gave him the third best leap in the state this season. Como holds the best mark in the state after jumping 50-11 two week ago.
The race for the conference title and the state championship begins Friday when the Tigers compete in the Orange Empire Conference Prelims, which will be held at Orange Coast College. In addition to competing for the conference championship, Riverside will be trying to qualify as many athletes as possible for the Southern California Championships, which will be held at the end of the month.
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RIVERSIDE DUAL MEET CHAMPIONS TRACK AND FIELD MEN (4/5/2008) |
For the second consecutive year Riverside has won the men's Orange Empire Conference Track and Field Dual Meet Championship. The Tigers won the title after running away from Orange Coast 117 to 32 and Fullerton 137 to 12 in the final dual meet of the season.
Riverside, the No. 1 ranked team in the state, now turns its attention to winning the conference championship, which will take place on April 18th with the prelims and then conclude on April 25th with the finals at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa.
Head track coach Jim McCarron said he continues to be pleased with the consistency.
"We have to remain focused now and continue to work on the details that have gotten us here," said McCarron.
Rafael Toscano spearheaded Riverside's run to the dual meet title with wins in both the 1500 meters (4:09.54) and 800 meters (1:58.9).
Dylan Neilson, running his first hurdle event of the season in the 110HH, won the event with a 14.9 clocking. Sammy Jeter ran away from the field in the 400IH, finishing in 58.81.
Duke Greer cruised to an easy victory in the 400 meters (48.47), which is the fastest time in Southern California this season. Ennis Jones and Daniel Auberry finished first and second in both the 100 and 200 meters. Juan Ruiz (9:12.32) and Mark Simpson (9:18.86) went finished first and second, respectively, in the 3000 meters.
Like on the track, Riverside got equally strong performances in field events as Austin Elmore threw 155-5 in the discus, good for second place in the meet and good for the fourth-best throw in the south this season. The Tigers swept the high jump with Dominick Hemphill winning the event with a leap of 6-6.75. The pole vault crew also swept the event, with Alex Zadeh, Lance Gonzales and Tony Le-Nguyen all jumping personal bests.
David Girten (23-5) and Kevin Rodgers (22-8) went first and second in the long jump. Eric Nowell, who had been sidelined for three weeks with an injury, returned to action and showed no effects of the injury as he jumped 48-7 in the triple jump. His 48-7 effort ranks him fourth in Southern California.
The Tigers will be competing at the Mt. San Antonio Relays Saturday.
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BIG MARKS POSTED AT RCC OPEN TRACK AND FIELD MEN (3/29/2008) |
The third annual Riverside Open drew 10 community colleges, club and professional athletes, and it also produced some huge performances led by Riverside, the men's No. 1 ranked team in the state.
Leading the list of top performers were Kevin Rodgers and David Girten. Both athletes posted personal best jumps in the long jump and Rodgers nailed 24-10 and Girten jumped 24-2. Their efforts give them the first and second best jumps this year at the state level.
Austin Elmore had a personal best in the shot put with a toss of 47-feet, and Carl McCargo continued to his dominance in the javelin by winning the event with a mark of 169-8.
On the track, the 4x100 meter team of Duke Greer, Ennis Jones, Rodgers, Daniel Auberry ran their second fastest time of the year at 41.10, which ranks them No. 1 in the state.
Sammy Jeter continued his consistency in the 400 IH by winning the event with a time of 55.17. Rafael Toscano, who just came off an achilles injury, ran a strong 800 meters (1:57.97), which ranks him eight in Southern California.
The Tigers 4x400 (Stephan May-50.38, Greer-48.06, Sammy Jeter-50.35, and Jones-46.33) ran their fastest time of the year with a 3:15.43 clocking. That time rnaks them fourth in the state.
Don Danns (10.86) ran his fastest time of the year, and now is ranked 7th in southern California in the 100 meters.
RCC will take on Fullerton College and Orange Coast College for the Orange Empire Dual meet championships at Orange Coast College Friday, April 4th.
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GONZALES SECOND AT DECATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP TRACK AND FIELD MEN (3/26/2008) |
Riverside's Lance Gonzales placed second at the Southern California Decathlon Championship, which was held over the course of two days at Moorpark College.
There were 35 decathletes, and the top six earned an automatic qualification to the state championship, which will be held at Bakersfield College on May 16th and 17th.
Joining Gonzales from Southern California will be Mt. San Antonio's Nate Koch, the winner of the Southern California Championship with 6,414 points, Cody Lewis (6087 points) of Cerritos, Justin Skinner (5985 points) of College of the Canyons, Kyle Elsea (5827 points) of Moorpark and Antoine Gibbs (5487 points) of San Bernardino.
Gonzales' point total of 6,366 points was good to earn the team eight points toward the Southern California Championship trophy. He finished first among Orange Empire Conference participants. Teammates Sean Robinson (4,767 points) finished fourth (15th overall) and Dominique Johnson (4,694 points) was fifth (18th overall) among conference opponents.
All three athletes earned all-conference honors, and earned Riverside 19 points toward the Orange Empire Conference title.
"I was very proud of these guys because they competed well," said head coach Jim McCarron. "Lance did what he needed to do to get to the state meet, and Sean and Dominique scored some big points for the Orange Empire Conference Championship."
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MEN'S TRACK RUN PAST SANTA ANA TRACK AND FIELD MEN (3/20/2008) |
Riverside men's track team remained perfect in the Orange Empire Conference dual meet season after the Tigers ran over Santa Ana, 124-29, in a home meet at Wheelock Field.
Riverside, the No. 1 ranked program in the state of California among community college programs, had its 4x100 relay team of Duke Greer, Ennis Jones, Kevin Rodgers, and Daniel Auberry run a state-best 41.09 to highlight the meet.
Auberry (10.63) and Greer (10.66) went 1-2 in the 100 meters. The two rank one and two, respectively, in the state in the 100 meters. In the 200 meters, Greer (21.33) and Ennis Jones (21.35) continued their state presence by finishing one and two in the event. Jones coasted to victory in the 400 meters with a time of 49.66.
In the 800 meters, Riverside swept the event with Stephan May winning the race with a time of 1:58.66. After being sidelined due to an injury for two weeks, Rafael Toscano returned to action, finishing second in the race with a time of 1:59.75.
In the 110 high hurdles, Sammy Jeter (14.88) and Kenny King (15.06) finished first and second, and now rank third and fifth in the state in the event. Anthony Anderson (57.65) pulled out a come-from-behind victory in the 400 intermediate hurdles.
In the field events, Riverside dominated, going 1-2-3 in the long jump with Kevin Rodgers pulling out the win with a leap of 22-7.25. Joshua Como easily won the triple jump with a leap of 49-11.75, and Eric Watley equaled his personal record in the pole vault with a jump of 14-0.
Austin Elmore won both the shot put (45-9.75) and the discus (140-6). In the hammer, the Tigers had a lot of personal bests as Elmore threw 164-6, Elder Sandoval hit 130-0, Ricky Holmes managed 127-1, Josh Avne nailed 123-5, and Eric Babino tossed 96-4. In the Javelin, Carl McCargo threw a personal best 177-4, which gives him the ninth best throw in the state this season.
"We have reached the mid-point of the season, and the team is coming together well," said Riverside coach Jim McCarron. "We still have a lot of work to do in order to win a state title, however."
The next meet for the Tigers is the Southern California Decathlon hosted at Moorpark College on March 25th and 26th. The top 6 finishers automatically qualify for the California state meet on May 16th and 17th. On Friday March 28th RCC will be hosting the RCC Open. Running events will start at 4:30 and their will be 12 community college programs attending.
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JONES, JETER HIGHLIGHT AZTEC INVITATIONAL RESULTS TRACK AND FIELD MEN (3/15/2008) |
Riverside sprinters Sammy Jeter and Ennis Jones highlighted a busy weekend for the Tigers as the men's squad competed in the Aztec Invitational in San Diego and the Occidental College Distance Carnival in Eagle Rock.
At the Aztec Invitational, where Riverside was competing against club teams and university programs, Jeter ran a state-best 53.92 in the 400IH to win the open section on Friday. Jones, in his 200-meter dash, recorded a blistering 21.42, easily the best time this season in the state.
The 4x100 relay team won the invitational section after posting a 41.70 time.
Other notable performances came from Austin Elmore who threw 153-4 in the discus, which ranks third in Southern California and fifth in state. Carl McCargo ran a personal best 15.66 in the 110 HH. Joshua Como easily won the invitational section of the triple jump with a leap of 47-3, and Kevin Rodgers placed second in the invitational section of the long jump with a 22-1 leap. Ricky Holmes had a personal best in hammer throw with a toss of 116-8.
While all of this was taking place in San Diego, the distance runners were competing in Eagle Rock, and were having just as much success as: Jose Lopez ran a conference-best time of 4:08.45 and Jose Moncada ran a 4:17.90 in the 1500 meters; Fabian Pineda posted a 10:57.45 in the 3K steeplechase; and Jorge Macias ran a 35:14.98 in the 10K. Meanwhile, Juan Ruiz ran off a 15:37.57 in the 5K with teammates Mark Simpson (15:47.38) and Jesse Alvarado (16:10.73) also posting quality times in the 5K event.
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TIGERS OPEN DUAL SEASON WITH TWO WINS TRACK AND FIELD MEN (2/29/2008) |
Riverside opened the Orange Empire Conference dual meet season with easy wins over Golden West (132.5 to 21.5) and Saddleback (123 to 31).
Once again, Riverside put the squeeze on the top times in the region as well as the state.
The 4x100 team of Duke Greer, Ennis Jones, Donn Danns, and Daniel Auberry ran a season-best and state-leading 41.59.
In the 100 meters Duke Greer and Daniel Auberry opened up the season with strong times, 10.77 and 10.78, respectively, as they went 1-2 at the finish.
The Tigers went 1-2-3 in the 200 with Ennis Jones running a state leading 21.43. Duke Greer (21.79) and Daniel Auberry (21.97) were second and third. The Tiger's also swept the 400 meters with Ennis Jones (48.59), Aaron Westbrook (50.95), and Pete Manyika (51.28).
Nick Matsueda (2:00.84) and Stephan May (2:01.24) ran their first open 800 meters of the year and finished first and second, respectively. Juan Ruiz cruised to an easy victory in the 3000 meters with a time of 9:29, while Sammy Jeter dominated the hurdles, winning both the 110HH (15.09) and 400IH (55.35). The 4x400 team won easily won their event with a 3:20.17 clcoking.
Dominick Hemphill and David Girten finished first and second in the high jump with leaps of 6-8. Kevin Rodgers and Dominick Hemphill also finished first and second, respectively, in the long jump with leaps of 22-2.5 and 22-1. Joshua Como continued to put up big jumps in the triple with a winning jump of 49-5.75. Terrance Hunter was second in that event with a jump of 43-0.5. Austin Elmore was the only three-event winner, taking first in the discus (141-11), shot put (4511.75) and hammer (138-6).
Next the Tigers will run against Santiago Canyon College on Friday at home, and come back the next day to run at the Ben Brown Invitational, which is hosted by Cal State Fullerton at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut.
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TIGERS NO. 1 IN THE STATE TRACK AND FIELD MEN (2/25/2008) |
Riverside men's track team has become California's No. 1 ranked team after its impressive showing at the Cerritos Invitational.
Fresno is ranked No. 2 followed by El Camino, Moorpark and Santa Ana, another Orange Empire Conference member. Traditional power Mt. San Antonio is sixth followed by Sacramento, the state's defending champions, Modesto, San Francisco and West Valley.
Three of the top 20 programs come from the Orange Empire Conference.
Meanwhile, the women's team held on to its No. 9 state ranking. The Tigers have yet to move in the rankings after beginning the year at No. 9. The biggest mover has been Cerritos, where the Falcons have climbed from their preseason ranking of No. 12 to No. 1 in the state. Mt. San Antonio, West Los Angeles, Glendale and San Francisco round out the Top 5. Laney, Orange Coast, Sacramento, Riverside and Los Angeles Valley make up the final 10 this week.
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RIVERSIDE SHOW WHY THEY RANK AT THE TOP TRACK AND FIELD MEN (2/23/2008) |
The Tigers competed in their first community college meet with it's full squad at the Cerritos Invitational on Friday and Saturday. This early season meet had most of the top talent in the southern section, and RCC showed that they are one of the top teams in California.
"We chose to focus on relays, hurdles and field events this week before we begin our first conference tri-meet this at home this Friday against Saddleback and Golden West" said head coach Jim McCarron. "I was pleased with this early season effort, and it was nice to see the guys put up some great early season marks that rank tops in the state."
The Tigers dominated all relays, except for one. Rafael Toscano (3:15), Ennis Jones (48.3), Stephan May (1:59.8), and Mark Simpson (4:31.9) won the distance medley with a time of 10:36.15 which places 8th on RCC's all-time list, and the B Team was second with a time of 10:48.15 (9th on all-time list).
The 4x800 meter squads went 1st and 3rd with the A Team running 8:09, which is 7th on the all-time list. The 4x200 team won easily with Duke Greer (21.2), Kevin Rodgers (21.6), Morris Tauch (22.5) and Ennis Jones (20.8) with a time of 1:26.1, which is 8th on the all-time list. The 4x100 with Greer, Jones, Don Danns, and Daniel Auberry also won easily with a state-leading 41.65 timie. The only relay RCC didn't win was the 4x400-and they ended up finishing second with a time of 3:18.
Lance Gonzales threw a state leading 189-10 in the javelin. Joshua Como and Eric Nowell went 1-2 in the triple jump and are now rank first and second in the state with their jumps of 49-10 and 47-7.50. Como's jump also places him 12th on the all-time college list. The Tigers took the top four spots in the long jump with David Girten (23-1.75), Eric Nowell (22-4), Kevin Rodgers (22-3.75) and Dominick Hemphill (22-1.5) finishing one through four.
Jeter (14.6) and Gonzales (14.7) went placed second and third in the 110HH, which is also their state ranking. Jeter also ran a 54.66 in the 400IH, which ranks him second in the state in the event. |
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RIVERSIDE STANDS TOE-TO-TOE WITH LONG BEACH STATE TRACK AND FIELD MEN (2/15/2008) |
Riverside held its own in its non-scoring meet with Long Beach State, a Division I program, on Friday at Riverside.
On the men's side, Riverside's Edward Alvarado ran his fast time of his career in the 3,000 meters as he finished third, five seconds behind Long Beach's Jacob Ainsworth (9:11.04).
Riverside won the 4x400 relay, in what may have been the best running event of the night, as Samuel Jeter, Kevin Rodgers, Duke Greer and Ennis Jones, came from behind to clock a 3:20.68 time, .53 second faster than Long Beach State's team.
Riverside swept the top four spots in the 60-meter hurdles, not a typical event in collegiate meets. Gonzales enjoyed the event as he posted a 8.56 time, edging Jeter by .01. Anthony Anderson was third and Carl McCargo was fourth, respectively.
Riverside had an even strong showing in the field events as Riverside took the top four spots in the high jump as David Girten and Dominick Hemphill each cleared 6-feet, 8-inches. Teammates Lance Gonzales (6-6) and Dajuan Lee (6-4) also easily cleared the 6-foot mark. In the pole vault, Riverside took the top three spots with Eric Watley clearing 11-6, six inches better than teammate Tony Le-Nguyen.
Riverside also took the top four spots in the long jump and top five in the hammer. In the long jump, Girten was the only athlete to leap over 22 feet at 22-10.5. Austin Elmore was over five feet better in the hammer with a toss of 134-6.
On the women's side, Riverside's Djquara Jackson ran to a 7.93 clocking in the 60-meter dash. Brittany Manuel won the 300-meter dash with a time of 41.91. The biggest news for the women was easily on the throw side where Ashlee Burge won the triple jump with a leap of 33-5.5, almost three feet better than second place finisher. Jennifer Schulte, who returned to track this season after a year layoff, won the javelin event with a 103-2 toss. Teammate Karee Nordby was second at 100-7. They were the only athletes to throw over 100 feet.
In the hammer and discus, Riverside had its athletes take second through sixth in both events. |
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RIVERSIDE SOLID IN CONFERENCE PREVIEW MEET TRACK AND FIELD MEN (2/9/2008) |
Riverside had a solid performance in the Orange Empire Relays Saturday. The non-scoring match was hosted by Orange Coast and allows the conference coaches and athletes to see where they stand against conference competition.
Judging by the results, Riverside's outlook is pretty strong again this season.
Some of the highlights were: freshman David Girten jumping 6-8 and sophomore Dominick Hemphill 6-6 in the high jump; freshmen Sean Robinson and Vince Pryor jumping personal bests in the high jump at 6-4 and 6-2, respectively.
Freshman Sammy Jeter had a terrific start to the season by winning the 400 IH in a time of 56.22. Freshman Carl McCargo also ran well in the 400 IH (58.72), and had a great first javelin throw of the season at 169-2, which was good enough to win the event over Orange Coast’s Andres Rossini.
The Tigers 110 shuttle hurdle relay team (Lance Gonzales, Carl McCargo, Brian Bowers and Sammy Jeter) won easily with a time of 62.84, as did the 4x400 relay team of Stephan May, Kevin Rodgers , Jeff Russell and Nick Matsueda with a 51.34 clocking.
Freshman Anthony Harris (42-11) and Blake Jadwinn (42-3.25) placed first and third respectively in the shot put, and freshman Austin Elmore was second in the discus (138) and third in the hammer (127-7).
"This was a good start for the team," said coach McCarron.
The Tigers will host Long Beach State on Friday. Field events start at 1:30 pm and running events start at 4:00 pm.
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GONZALES SETS SCHOOL MARK TRACK AND FIELD MEN (2/2/2008) |
Riverside's Lance Gonzales broke the college record with 6,640 points as he won the decathlon this past weekend at the Riverside Community College Heptathlon/Decathlon Invitational.
Gonzales easily won the event, outdistancing Mt. San Antonio's Mark Horist by 880 points. James Doyle of Mt. San Antonio was third with 5385 points.
Gonzales set three personal records. His time in the 100 meters was 11.56, while he high jumped to a personal-best 6-feet, 9 and 3/4 inches. In the pole vault he cleared 11-11.75. He also had strong marks in the long jump (22-9) and the javelin (172-6).
"Lance met the goals we set for him in 8 of the 10 events, which is promising, especially this early in the season," said head coach Jim McCarron. "He is looking strong this year, and he should be a big asset to this team with his ability to be very competitive at the state level in several events." |
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RIVERSIDE IN THE RUNNING FOR THE PEPSI/NATYCAA CUP GENERAL NEWS (1/24/2008) |
Riverside stands in ninth place in the latest Pepsi/NATYCAA Cup standings it was announced today by the California Community Colleges Athletic Association.
Fresno City College (Fresno, CA) leads the 2007-08 State Associations Division standings with 100 points, followed closely by Mt. San Antonio College (Walnut, CA) with 99.5 points. Cerritos College (Norwalk, CA), Santa Rosa Junior College (Santa Rosa, CA), and American River College (Sacramento, CA) round-out the fall sport season's top-five. Riverside currently has 55.5 points., four points behind El Camino.
NATYCAA is the professional organization of two-year college athletic administrators. Membership is open to all two-year institutions throughout the country. The Pepsi/NATYCAA Awards were designed to recognize and reward overall program excellence at the community college level.
This is the fifth year that NATYCAA has sponsored a State Association division. Orange Coast College is the defending champions of the cup.
The 2007-08 winners will be recognized at the Pepsi/NATYCAA Awards Luncheon, which is scheduled for June 8-9 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, TX. Awards will be presented to the top three colleges, and the top 20 schools will be recognized.
A college is awarded points based on its team's final positions in post-conference competition. Each college's top-five men's and top-five women's team results count toward the school's overall point total. Final standings are announced after the state baseball championships, which conclude Memorial Day Weekend.
To date, Riverside has received 20 points from its state champion women's water polo team and 11 points from its women's cross country team. On the men's side, the cross country team generated 9 points, with men's water polo team earning 15 points.
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REYNOLDS, DEES SIGN WITH FRESNO STATE TRACK AND FIELD MEN (1/24/2008) |
Riverside men’s track coach Jim McCarron announced today that Byron Reynolds and Damon Dees have both agreed to scholarships with Fresno State, a Mountain West Conference Division I school.
Both athletes transferred after concluding their fall semester at Riverside.
Dees, who competed in the long jump, triple jump, high jump and ran the led-off leg on the team’s 4x100 relay team, received a full scholarship from the Bulldogs. Dees helped the 4x100 relay team to a fourth-place finish at last year’s state finals.
Meanwhile, Reynolds received a three-quarter’s scholarship to Fresno State. He helped the 4x400 relay team to second place finish as its team’s No. 2 runner and then finished seventh in the 800 meters with a 1:55.1 clocking.
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REYNOLDS, DEES SIGN WITH FRESNO STATE TRACK AND FIELD MEN (1/24/2008) |
Riverside men’s track coach Jim McCarron announced today that Byron Reynolds and Damon Dees have both agreed to scholarships with Fresno State, a Mountain West Conference Division I school.
Both athletes transferred after concluding their fall semester at Riverside.
Dees, who competed in the long jump, triple jump, high jump and ran the led-off leg on the team’s 4x100 relay team, received a full scholarship from the Bulldogs. Dees helped the 4x100 relay team to a fourth-place finish at last year’s state finals.
Meanwhile, Reynolds received a three-quarter’s scholarship to Fresno State. He helped the 4x400 relay team to second place finish as its team’s No. 2 runner and then finished seventh in the 800 meters with a 1:55.1 clocking.
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REYNOLDS, DEES SIGN WITH FRESNO STATE TRACK AND FIELD MEN (1/24/2008) |
Riverside men's track coach Jim McCarron announced today that Byron Reynolds and Damon Dees have both agreed to scholarships with Fresno State, a Mountain West Conference Division I school.
Both athletes transferred after concluding their fall semester at Riverside.
Dees, who competed in the long jump, triple jump, high jump and ran the led-off leg on the team's 4x100 relay team, received a full scholarship from the Bulldogs. Dees helped the 4x100 relay team to a fourth-place finish at last year's state finals.
Meanwhile, Reynolds received a three-quarter's scholarship to Fresno State. He helped the 4x400 relay team to second place finish as its team's No. 2 runner and then finished seventh in the 800 meters with a 1:55.1 clocking.
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WILD FIRES TAKING TOLL ON EVENTS GENERAL NEWS (10/25/2007) |
The Commission on Athletics announced this afternoon that the wild fires which are raging across the southland may require the shuffling of athletic events this weekend.
Riverside athletic director Barry Meier said decisions on weekend events involving Tiger teams will be addressed tomorrow morning at 11 a.m.
Here is the COA comments on the matter:
October 25, 2007 Sacramento, CA. - The Commission and Athletics has issued the following statement on Intercollegiate Athletic contests scheduled in the Southern California Region affected by the current wildfires. Chancellor Stanley Arterberry, COA Board Chair, issued the following statement:
“Our first concern is the welfare and safety of all participants and our thoughts and prayers go out to those directly affected by the current emergency. The Commission on Athletics has been updated on the conditions surrounding institutions affected and has received the following list of those institutions that have announced closures through Sunday October 28, 2007 because of the wildfires and/or poor air quality:
Cuyamaca College
Grossmont College
MiraCosta College
Mt. San Jacinto College
Palomar College
Saddleback College
San Diego City College
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego Miramar College
Southwestern College (thru Sat. Oct. 27th)
In addition, we have received verbal accounts of contests that have been cancelled by institutions not affected by the wildfires because the visiting institution's athletic program has been affected through the inability to practice and prepare for the contest. The COA Board strongly recommends that any decision(s) regarding the status of intercollegiate contests be addressed at the Superintendent/Presidential or District Chancellor level. The COA Board has charged the Office of the Executive Director to work with the Southern California Region on a sport by sport basis to develop a plan to address the impact on programs as a result of the current emergency situation.â€
COA Executive Director, Carlyle Carter stated, “Following the charge from the Board, I will be in contact with the Conference Commissioners in the Southern California region to assess the status of contests affecting their members. In addition, I will be working with the leadership of the sport organizations to determine the best course of action in the aftermath of the emergency.â€
Carter further stated, “Our primary concern has to be keeping our participants and fans safe – we will address how we handle the impact on the future, in the coming days.â€
For information regarding the situation please contact:
David Eadie, Director of COA/CCCAA Marketing and Communications
(916)444-1600 or deadie@coasports.org |
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WILD FIRES TAKING TOLL ON EVENTS GENERAL NEWS (10/25/2007) |
Update on Riverside Events:
Saturday's home football game has been cancelled for Saturday. The Tigers were scheduled to host Mt. San Antonio at Wheelock Field at 5 p.m. No make-up date has been announced.
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The Orange Empire Conference Cross Country meet, schedule for Saturday at Craig Park, was cancelled Friday morning due to poor air quality. The conference championship will be folded into the Southern California Championship event, which will be held next Saturday at Irvine Regional Park. Non-conference teams will be removed from the scoring, and then the meet will be rescored to determine the OEC champion.
Friday's soccer matches have has been postponed due to poor air quality. The the men's and women's matches have been rescheduled for Monday, November 5th at the original sites and times.
Earlier in the week, the COA released this statement concerning events surrounding athletic competition in Southern California.
October 25, 2007 Sacramento, CA. - The Commission on Athletics has issued the following statement on Intercollegiate Athletic contests scheduled in the Southern California Region affected by the current wildfires. Chancellor Stanley Arterberry, COA Board Chair, issued the following statement:
"Our first concern is the welfare and safety of all participants and our thoughts and prayers go out to those directly affected by the current emergency. The Commission on Athletics has been updated on the conditions surrounding institutions affected and has received the following list of those institutions that have announced closures through Sunday October 28, 2007 because of the wildfires and/or poor air quality:
Cuyamaca College
Grossmont College
MiraCosta College
Mt. San Jacinto College
Palomar College
Saddleback College
San Diego City College
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego Miramar College
Southwestern College (thru Sat. Oct. 27th)
In addition, we have received verbal accounts of contests that have been cancelled by institutions not affected by the wildfires because the visiting institution's athletic program has been affected through the inability to practice and prepare for the contest. The COA Board strongly recommends that any decision(s) regarding the status of intercollegiate contests be addressed at the Superintendent/Presidential or District Chancellor level. The COA Board has charged the Office of the Executive Director to work with the Southern California Region on a sport by sport basis to develop a plan to address the impact on programs as a result of the current emergency situation."
COA Executive Director, Carlyle Carter stated, "Following the charge from the Board, I will be in contact with the Conference Commissioners in the Southern California region to assess the status of contests affecting their members. In addition, I will be working with the leadership of the sport organizations to determine the best course of action in the aftermath of the emergency."
Carter further stated, "Our primary concern has to be keeping our participants and fans safe - we will address how we handle the impact on the future, in the coming days."
For information regarding the situation please contact:
David Eadie, Director of COA/CCCAA Marketing and Communications
(916)444-1600 or deadie@coasports.org |
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WILD FIRES TAKING TOLL ON EVENTS GENERAL NEWS (10/25/2007) |
The Commission on Athletics announced this afternoon that the wild fires which are raging across the southland may require the shuffling of athletic events this weekend.
Riverside athletic director Barry Meier said decisions on weekend events involving Tiger teams will be addressed tomorrow morning at 11 a.m.
Here is the COA comments on the matter:
October 25, 2007 Sacramento, CA. - The Commission and Athletics has issued the following statement on Intercollegiate Athletic contests scheduled in the Southern California Region affected by the current wildfires. Chancellor Stanley Arterberry, COA Board Chair, issued the following statement:
“Our first concern is the welfare and safety of all participants and our thoughts and prayers go out to those directly affected by the current emergency. The Commission on Athletics has been updated on the conditions surrounding institutions affected and has received the following list of those institutions that have announced closures through Sunday October 28, 2007 because of the wildfires and/or poor air quality:
Cuyamaca College
Grossmont College
MiraCosta College
Mt. San Jacinto College
Palomar College
Saddleback College
San Diego City College
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego Miramar College
Southwestern College (thru Sat. Oct. 27th)
In addition, we have received verbal accounts of contests that have been cancelled by institutions not affected by the wildfires because the visiting institution's athletic program has been affected through the inability to practice and prepare for the contest. The COA Board strongly recommends that any decision(s) regarding the status of intercollegiate contests be addressed at the Superintendent/Presidential or District Chancellor level. The COA Board has charged the Office of the Executive Director to work with the Southern California Region on a sport by sport basis to develop a plan to address the impact on programs as a result of the current emergency situation.â€
COA Executive Director, Carlyle Carter stated, “Following the charge from the Board, I will be in contact with the Conference Commissioners in the Southern California region to assess the status of contests affecting their members. In addition, I will be working with the leadership of the sport organizations to determine the best course of action in the aftermath of the emergency.â€
Carter further stated, “Our primary concern has to be keeping our participants and fans safe – we will address how we handle the impact on the future, in the coming days.â€
For information regarding the situation please contact:
David Eadie, Director of COA/CCCAA Marketing and Communications
(916)444-1600 or deadie@coasports.org |
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DISTRICT SETS ASIDE $5 MILLION GENERAL NEWS (9/20/2007) |
On September 11 the Riverside Community College District Board of Trustees approved spending $5 million to build a new aquatics complex on the downtown Riverside campus. The expenditure, drawn from Measure C funds, will go toward the construction of a joint-use facility that includes a 65-meter Olympic quality pool that will be home to RCC water polo, swimming, and dive teams.
The planned aquatics complex, with an estimated cost of $14 million, is the result of a partnership between RCCD, the city of Riverside, the county of Riverside, and the RCCD Foundation. Construction is expected to begin by 2009. When completed, the new facility will provide a venue for water fitness education, youth aquatics instruction, and training and competition for RCC teams, local swim organizations such as the Riverside Aquettes, and the community. Popular programs such as the College for Kids swim classes will continue at the new aquatics complex.
In voting to approve the project funding, board member Virginia Blumenthal said, "This is the type of partnership that I love to see. Not only does it provide much needed 'water' for our young athletes who have had to travel outside the region to train and compete, but it brings the community on to the campus and gives people an opportunity to learn more about RCC."
The board's action follows a similar vote by the Riverside City Council in August, which approved the allocation of $3 million for the project and the development of a joint-use agreement between the city and the College District. Riverside County Supervisors John Tavaglione and Bob Buster recently pledged support over the next four years.
Blumenthal's comments were echoed by local businessman Ted Weggeland, who has agreed to chair the RCCD Foundation's effort to raise private support to complete construction and help cover ongoing operations. "RCC is the single best location for an aquatics facility that will benefit both the community and student athletes," Weggeland told the board. "The College has a great tradition of first-rate aquatics programs and of welcoming the community onto its campuses. The youth in our community deserve the very best aquatics facility we can build."
Plans for the aquatics complex include adding to the existing Cutter Pool building and swim and dive pools a 65-meter competition pool, which can be sectioned off to allow simultaneous multiple use. New locker rooms, coaches' offices, and grandstands will also be constructed, said Riverside City College interim president Dr. Linda Lacy. And the possibility of installing a photovoltaic system on the shade cover over the grandstands is being discussed with representatives of Riverside Public Utilities.
"The community recognizes the need for a facility of which we can all be proud," Weggeland said. "I'm confident that individuals and businesses will step forward with the necessary private support to complete what will be one of the premier aquatics complexes in California." |
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COURTS TO BE RENAMED BUSHMAN TENNIS COMPLEX GENERAL NEWS (9/17/2007) |
The Riverside Community College District Board of Trustees has announced that on October 27, the Wheelock Tennis Courts at the District's Riverside City Campus will be renamed in honor of Fran Bushman, a long-time counselor and former tennis coach at the college.
At the ceremony, the courts will be renamed the Fran Bushman Tennis Complex. The dedication ceremony will include speeches from colleagues as well as former players and Bushman himself, who turned 85 this year. Festivities will also include a tailgate party, and later a special presentation to Bushman during halftime of the Riverside-Mt. San Antonio game.
The public is invited to both the 2 p.m. dedication ceremony as well as the football game, which kicks off at 5 p.m.
“When you think of RCC tennis, you think of Fran Bushman,†said Marty Montigel, a former player and now the Director of Tennis at the Riverside Tennis Club.
Bushman, who continues to work part-time at the Riverside City Campus as a counselor, has a long history with the game of tennis. Bushman, who has worked at Riverside for 41 years, served as the men’s tennis coach for 14 seasons.
He has won five international age-group tennis championships in doubles from 1992 to 2001, and during the same time he won 37 national age-group championships.
He began his touring tennis career in 1992 at the age of 70. During his tennis career, he won 31 Gold medals, 10 Silver medals and 3 Bronze medals. In 1998, Bushman along with his doubles’ partner won the Grand Slam—gold medal in hardcourt, indoor, grass and clay events—all at the age of 76. Five of his gold medals came in international competition, which includes stops in Barcelona, Spain, Austria, France and Cape Town, Africa.
Bushman represented the United States in Senior Davis Cup competition, reaching No. 1 ranking in his age division.
As a young athlete in the Inland Empire, Mr. Bushman played in summer baseball leagues against Jackie Robinson and Ewell Blackwell, two future baseball greats. Bushman starred in baseball and basketball at Riverside Poly and football, basketball and baseball at Riverside City College. In 1938, he led Poly to the Citrus Belt League Championship.
Bushman went on to play baseball at the University of Santa Barbara, and earned all-league honors.
A four-year US Navy veteran, Bushman served in the South Pacific during World War II. Bushman, who in 2003 was inducted in the Riverside Sports Hall of Fame, continues to live in Riverside with his wife, Evie. They have been married for 58 years.
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ATHLETICS LAUNCHES STATE-OF-THE-ART WEBSITE GENERAL NEWS (7/23/2007) |
Riverside Community College District today unveiled its new state-of-the-art athletic website. The website uses the latest technology available in statistical gathering, video presentation and other features which will help promote Tiger student-athletes to four-year programs.
The site also allows the District to reach out to former Tigers by creating an alumni page where former student-athletes can register and keep in touch with one another.
"This was a huge undertaking by our Sports Information Office," said athletic director Barry Meier. "Our goal was not to only service our current student-athletes, but to reach out to our former players. We want this site to be inclusive to all of our players-both present, past and future."
Former players can register through the Alumni section. Meanwhile, future players can contact coaches through Become a Tiger.
"From the beginning our thoughts were centered on helping our student-athletes to move on through timely statistical posting and game stories," said Robert Schmidt, Sports Information Director. "But the further we got into the site, the more we realized how much more potential the site had to offer."
The site will give potential students the ability to find out not only about athletic teams, but athletic programs like the District's Athletic Training Program, the cheer program and physical education classes.
"I still think there are areas that can be enhanced," said Schmidt "and we will be looking at them as we begin the process to bring everything online." |
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Riverside Community College Cheer & Dance Tryout Information
1950 5th Street Suite B, Norco, CA 92860, (951)756-6101
Team Auditions for the 2008 – 2009 Season
Saturday May 10th
RCC Cheer and Dance Team Audition
Cheerz All-Starz Gym located at
1950 5th Street Suite B Norco, CA 92860
Registration Begins @ 9am
Tryouts Begin promptly @ 10am
Cheer Team - We are looking for Cheerleaders with training in stunting, tumbling, and overall performance.
Dance Team – We are looking for dancers with training in Jazz & Hip Hop.
Overall, we are looking for students with not only the talent needed but the dedication needed to build a tradition of excellence.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Do the Cheer & Dance Teams cheer at School Sporting Events?
Answer: Both the cheer & dance do cheer for Football and Basketball and any other events that the school requests. We also do performances for other school related events throughout the year.
2. How much does the team require?
Answer: You will be required to be enrolled in the designated cheer and dance class/es through RCC every semester. These classes form your practices. Practice days and times will be determined at a later date, but typically practices are held in the late evening two nights a week.
3. Does the team compete?
Answer: Both teams compete locally and nationally. Hotels, airfare, and ground transportation are provided by the school or fundraising. Food and personal expenses are paid by the students. Please note that there are a limited number of spots on the competition team. We will select the most talented, committed and dedicated students to make-up the competition teams. This selection process will occur throughout the season.
4. What are the requirements to make the RCC Dance Team?
Answer: We are looking for dancers with formal technical training in jazz and ballet. We are also looking for students with Hip Hop experience. It would be in your best interest to have training in both dance formats. We would like to see a minimum of double pirouettes, turns in second, leg hold turns, and jumps in second.
5. What are the requirements to make the RCC Cheer Team?
Answer: We are looking for cheerleaders with tumbling experience. We would love to see backhandsprings. Any tumbling skills above that i.e., standing back tucks, and round-off backhandspring tucks if a plus. If you do not have tumbling experience do not let that detour you. You will have the opportunity for additional tumbling classes throughout the season to achieve tumbling skills. We would like cheerleaders with stunting experience.
6. What do you need to bring to tryouts?
Answer: There is a $20.00 try-out fee. Cash Only. If you are not currently 18 years of age you will need an adult to come to sign your registration information.
7. When do you find out if you make the team?
Answer: You will find out by the end of the audition. There will be cuts during the audition until the coaches feel they have the team they need for the upcoming season. There will be a short meeting after the final cut is made to discuss the upcoming season.
8. How are tryouts run?
Answer: The tryouts are run like any audition. First cuts will be after motions and jumps. Then we will move to tumbling for cheer. The dancers will go across the floor like any Jazz class. After that there will be a cut. From that point you will be taught material and expected to perform said material in which there will be another cut until the final team is chosen. Tryouts are closed to spectators.
9. What do you wear for tryouts?
Answer: Cheerleaders will wear workout wear, but remember you do want to make a good impression on the judges so please take your appearance into consideration. Dancers please wear form fitting outfits so the judges can see your body alignment and posture. They will be judging your knowledge of correct dance form. You also will want to present yourself in a positive manner so please be aware that your appearance is important.
10. What type of financial commitment is required of the RCC Team members? Answer: All team members are expected to pay a $600 fee. Veteran members that already own a uniform will pay a fee of $200. For new members, this fee can be divided into two payments. The first payment is due May 15th (the first payment will be made directly to our uniform company, Broadway Cheer, and can be made via credit card) , the second payment is due June 20th . This will include your full uniform. Veteran members payment will be due in full on May 15th.
New members will be fitted for your uniform on Thurs. May 15th at 6:30pm. Some students will be eligible to receive a previously owned uniform at a reduced fee. For all members new and veteran, there will also be a camp fee. All competition and travel fees are currently paid by the school or through team fundraising.
Additionally, Cheerleaders will be required to take a weekly tumbling class and dancers will be required to take a weekly dance technique class. There is a $25 monthly fee for these classes. These classes will run from June – Aug. The total fee of $75 is due on May 15th
For more information contact Rachelle at rachelle.fawcett@rcc.edu |
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2008 John Smith Summer Basketball Camp
Wheelock Gym, Riverside City Campus
4800 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA 92506
Session I-June 23-27
Session II-August 4-8
Cost is $200 for full day; $100 for half day; second child receives $25 off same session sign-up. Open to basketball players who are 7 to 15 years of age.
Camp is run by head coach John Smith, his staff and players. For more information call 951-222-8341. Payments should made out to RCC Men's Basketball Trust and can be mailed to 4800 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA 92506, please ensure to list children with payment. |
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Football Mini-Camp for Freshmen will be held May 19-22 and 27-29 from 4 to 6 pm on the district's practice field at the Riverside City Campus. Registration will be held on the first day of practice from 3 to 4 pm. There is a $15 registration fee due at registration.
For more information email bill.brown@rcc.edu. |
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