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MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
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BENARD, RELAY TEAM SHINE AT BROWN INVITATIONAL TRACK AND FIELD MEN (3/6/2010) |
Competing against universities and top community college programs on a cloudy, rainy day, Riverside's Chris Benard and the Tigers' 4x400 relay team took it upon themselves to shine a little at the Ben Brown Invitational at Cal State Fullerton.
Benard finished second in the long jump and triple jump, while the relay team of Garrett Baxter, Marquis Pilchur, Khurtis Henry and Cory Evans won the event, beating such programs as Cal State Los Angeles, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara and UC Riverside in the process. Riverside's time was 3:14.50, over four seconds faster than their best time this year. The foursome beat Cal State Los Angeles by nearly a second.
Benard jumped 23-feet, 8.25 inches in the long jump. He was beaten by four inches by UCLA's Nelson Rosario. Teammate Charles Smith was third with a jump of 23-7.5. In the triple jump, Benard managed 50-0.75, just over two feet less than Cal State Los Angeles' Josh Como. a former Tiger. Curtis Wilson was fifth in the event at 47-11.
Thrower Austin Elmore continued to demonstrate that he his one of the best as he finished 12th in shot put (48-2.75), seventh in the discus (152-7) and hammer (175-10). Teammate Lindon Voglezon was second in the javelin as he unleashed a new season-best mark at 173-8. Only UC Santa Barbara's Michael Guerra threw further at 189-4. In the high jump, Skylarr LaCour placed second.
In the 400 meters, Marquis Pilchur lost to USC's Reggie Wyatt, a freshman who was the nation's No. 1 recruit last year out of La Sierra High School. Pilchur, who set a new season-best mark at 48.23, finished 1.08 seconds behind Wyatt. Pilchur also ran the fastest 5000-meters in the state this season at 14:50.
In the 110 meter hurdles, Riverside had nine runners finish in the top 35, led by Cordell Corder at 13th in a time of 15.34. Joshua Hemphill (15.56) and Tony Crutchfield (15.57) were 15th and 16th, respectively.
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RUIZ ACCEPTS SCHOLARSHIP FROM SAN JOSE STATE TRACK AND FIELD MEN (3/2/2010) |
Riverside men's track and field coach Jim McMarron announced today that former Tiger Juan Ruiz has accepted a scholarship to San Jose State University.
Ruiz, a graduate of Rubidoux High School, was the 10,000-meter champion in 2008 and earned all-conference honors in the 2008 and 2009 in the 5K and 10K races. He was also one of the top cross country runners during his time at Riverside. He earned all-conference honors both seasons he ran cross country, 2008 and 2009.
"Juan was a one of the top cross country runners for RCC in the past 5 years," said McCarron. " In both 2008 and 2009 he placed second at the cross country championships, and in 2009 he earned co-MVP honors in cross country with teammate Jeff Pelarde."
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RIVERSIDE ROUTS SADDLEBACK TRACK AND FIELD MEN (2/26/2010) |
Riverside men's track and field team continued to run past Orange Empire Conference opponents as the Tigers posted a 111-22 victory over Saddleback at Wheelock Field.
In the 100 meters Kenny Jackson cruised to victory with time of 10.77, as did Garrett Baxter in the 200 meters with a time of 22.49.
The Tigers took the top four spots in the 400 meters, Mark Pilchur was the overall winner with a 48.28 clocking. Alberto Camacho was impressive with his 1500 meter victory running 4:04.03. In the 800 meters Josh Potter (2:00.03) and Johnathan Smith (2:00.36) went 1-2.
Meanwhile, Nezanet Woldai won the 3000 meters with a time of 9:09.70. The Tigers swept the 110HH with Cory Corder running a personal-best of 15.15. Tony Crutchfield ran the fourth fastest 400IH in the state with his winning time of 54.47. Riverside's 4x400 teams - A (3:16.42) and B (3:20) - went 1-2.
In the field events Austin Elmore continued to shine with victories in the hammer (170-5), shot put (48-10.5) and discus (146-9). Lindon Volgzen posed the state's fourth best throw in the javelin with a toss of 173-9, a 13-foot improvement over his previous best effort.
In the triple jump, Timothy Crawford won with a personal best of 47-6.5. Chris Benard and Charles Smith tied for the best jump in the long jump with 22-4.25 marks. Skylarr LaCour won the high jump going 6-6.
The Tigers will be competing next Friday at the Ben Brown Invitational at Cal St. Fullerton.
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RIVERSIDE-CSU LONG BEACH PUT ON A SHOW TRACK AND FIELD MEN (2/24/2010) |
What do you get when you take one of the premier Division I track programs in Southern California and mix in the top community college program in the state? Quite a show. That is what Cal State Long Beach and Riverside put on at Wheelock Field on Wednesday (Feb. 24).
Running indoor distances due to the 49ers currently competing in the indoor season, the two teams still managed to put some impressive times and distances.
For instance, in the 60 meter dash Riverside's Kenny Jackson's time of 6.96 was good for the win with teammate Charles Smith finishing second at 7.07. Long Beach's Nahan Alade was third at 7.10. Mark Pichur easily won the 300 meters in a time of 34.75, while Corey Evans cruised to victory in the 600 meters running 1:22.33.
The 1,000-meter run proved to be one of the most exciting races of the day with Mark Thomas (2:39.30) of Long Beach edging out the Tigers' Jack Moxey (2:39.31). Former Tiger and current 49er Stephan May, who won the 800-meter title at last year's state championship for the Tigers, ran in the 1,000-meter race and finished with a time of 2:40.32. The 3,000 meter race also proved worthy as Riverside's Jeff Pelarde took on some of the best runners the 49ers had to offer. Pelarde finished in a time of 8:45.60, good for second place behind Long Beach State's Jacob Ainsworth.
The 60 hurdles was a hotly contested race with two hundreths of a second separating 1st and 3rd. The Tigers' Cory Corder (8.40) and Tony Crutchfield (8.41) went 1-2 with Spencer Phillips of Long Beach third in a time of 8.42.
The field events also produced some great battles as Riverside's Djuan Lee won the high jump with a leap of 6-4. Teammate Tyler Wallace reached 15 feet in the pole vault. Meanwhile, Chris Benard continued to serve notice that he figures to be one of the top jumpers in the state as he won the long jump and triple jump with distances of 23-3 and 50-1, respectively.
Austin Elmore continued to dominate the competition as he hit a 169-4 throw in the hammer and a shot put distance of 49-4.25, winning both events. Long Beach State's Cesar Puga won the discus with a throw of 162-7. Meanwhile, Riverside's Lindon Voglezon won the javelin event with a distance of 169-4.
"It's always fun for our guys to run the indoor distances, and to compete against D1 competition," said head coach Jim McCarron. "It gives the athletes a taste of what to expect at the university level. Long Beach State coach Andy Sythe runs a great program, and it is a privileged to get to run against his team each season."
The Tigers return to Wheelock Field on Friday (Feb. 26) to take on Saddleback College in an Orange Empire Conference dual meet.
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RIVERSIDE SERVES NOTICE TO REST OF REGION TRACK AND FIELD MEN (2/20/2010) |
Riverside men's track and field team served noticed to the rest of Southern California programs that it doesn't plan on surrendering the state title without a fight.
Sophomore Austin Elmore launched the first warning when he broke the college's 19-year-old hammer throw with a toss of 170-feet, 7-inches. He also finished in the top five in the shot put (47-8).
Riverside also showed the rest of the region it plans on dominating the jump events as Chris Benard won the long jump with a distance of 23-9. Teammate Curtis Wilson won the triple jump with a 49-3 mark. Freshman Skylarr LaCour hit 6-8 in the high jump, good for second place and the ninth-best mark in the Tigers' history. In the pole vault, Tyler Wallace saw air space he had never seen with a personal vault of 15-6, which is also the sixth best mark in the event's history at the college.
"I was pleased a lot of the early season marks at the Cerritos meet," said head coach Jim McCarron. "The throws and pole vault have been events where we have struggled at the state level for the past few years, and now that is changing. Coach Scott Huthison in the throws and coach Mike Fuentes in the pole vault have really turned those events around for us.
"Austin has huge potential in the throws this season, and to see him throw 170-7 on a two turn in the hammer means that there is lots of room for improvement. Tyler's pole vault was also very encouraging because he looks like he can be a state scorer in that event."
Riverside also experienced success on the track with freshman Kenny Jackson winning the 100 meters in a time of 10.8. Djuan Lee won the 200 meters with a 22.08 clocking. Freshmen Garret Baxter and Cory Evans went first and second in the 400 meters as both finished under 49 seconds. In the 1500 meters, Daniel Cooper won his heat with a time of 4:05, which turned out to be the fastest time of the meet.
In the distance medley race, Riverside's Jack Moxey, Mark Pilchur, Josh Potter and Jeff Pelarde ran the fifth fastest time in school history at 10:20, finishing first overall.
Riverside has a busy week with a home meet on Wednesday (Feb. 24) when the Tigers host Cal State Long Beach University in a non-scoring meet at Wheelock Field and then on Friday (Feb. 27) take on Saddleback in a conference dual meet at home. Both meets begin at 2 p.m. |
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MEN'S TRACK ROLLS PAST SANTIAGO CANYON TRACK AND FIELD MEN (2/12/2010) |
Riverside opened defense of its Orange Empire Conference California Community College Championship by running past Santiago Canyon, 143-11 in an Orange Empire Conference meet at Wheelock Field.
Riverside dominated the meet in every possible way. A Tiger athlete won every event, and in both relays Riverside's B team beat Santiago Canyon's A relay team, showing the Tigers' depth, which is expected to lead them to another state title.
Sophomore Austin Elmore was a double winner as he won the discus with a throw of 137-feet, 10-inch and then nailed the hammer throw with a 165-2 toss. Arturo Murrillo won the shot put with a distance of 45-1, nearly two-and-a-half-feet further then teammate runner-up Aaron Licon. Djuan Lee picked up where he left off last year with a 6-6 leap in the high jump. His mark was one of two which cleared 6-feet. Teammate Micahel Albrecht had the other at 6-4. In the pole vault, Riverside had five athletes clear 11-feet or more. Tyler Wallace won the event with a 14-6 mark. Lee also won the 100 meters with a time of 11.03, beating Rancho Santiago's Leonard Stanley by .12 seconds.
In running events, hurdler Tony Crutchfield won the 400 meter hurdles in a time of 55.88 and then took second in the 110 meter hurdles with a 15.69 clocking. He won the 400 meter hurdle event by more nearly four seconds over teammate Marcellus Coleman. Cordell Corder won the 100 meter hurdle race with a time of 15.30, .04 faster than Crutchfield. |
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MEN'S TRACK BEGIN PURSUIT OF THIRD CHAMPIONSHIP TRACK AND FIELD MEN (2/11/2010) |
Riverside men's track and field team will begin pursuit of its third consecutive state championship on Friday, Feb. 12 when the Tigers host Santiago Canyon and Santa Ana in a three-way meet at Wheelock Field. The meet begins at 2 p.m. with field events. Running events begin at 3 p.m.
The track program hopes to join the likes of men's basketball and baseball in winning three consecutive state titles. Mt. San Antonio holds the men's track record with six consecutive titles from 1997 to 2002.
Riverside stands as the odds-on favorite to win the state title in May in Lancaster. Especially, if you listen to head coach Jim McCarron.
"This is the strongest, most well-rounded squad that we have had in the five years I have been here," said Jim McCarron. "The guys are hungry for number three, although we know it will take a lot of hard work to pull off the feat."
Riverside's schedule will pit the Tigers against some of the best competition in Southern California. Riverside will compete in the Cerritos Invitational, the Ben Brown Invitational at Cal State Fullerton and the fourth consecutive year host Cal State Long Beach, a Division I program, in a non-scoring meet at Wheelock Field on February 24th. |
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COMO ACCEPTS SCHOLARSHIP TO CAL STATE LOS ANGELES TRACK AND FIELD MEN (1/14/2010) |
Riverside men's track coach Jim McCarron announced today that triple jumper Joshua Como has accepted a track scholarship and will compete this spring for Cal State Los Angeles.
For two years Como, a graduate of Rancho Verde High School, was one of the premier triple jumpers at the community college level. As a sophomore in 2008, he placed second at the state meet, helping the Tigers to the state title. An All-American, he had the school's second best mark ever in the triple jump at 52-feet, 4-inches. As a freshman in 2007, he earned All-American honors as he finished fourth in the state meet, helping Riverside to a third-place finish.
"Joshua has a great chance to be an All-American at the four-year level," said McCarron. "And he's got enough ability to be a contender for an individual national title in the triple jump.
"He was one of the hardest working athletes we've had in the program over the last three years. He was one of the reasons that in 2008 we were able to bring home the state championship trophy."
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DANNS SIGNS WITH MONTANA TRACK AND FIELD MEN (1/11/2010) |
Riverside men's track and field coach Jim McCarron announced that that Don Danns has received a scholarship to the University of Montana, a Division I school in the Big Sky Conference.
Danns (Helix High School/San Diego, CA), who was a member on both state championship teams, ran relays for the Tigers as well as the 100 meters. His sophomore season he earned All-American status as a member of the 4x100 relay team. In the 100 meters, he ran a 10.6 in the Southern California Championship meet. As a freshman, he was an alternate on the 4x100 relay team that won the state title.
"Don will make an immediate impact at Montana," said McCarron. |
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THREE ATHLETES MOVE TO FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITIES TRACK AND FIELD MEN (11/23/2009) |
Riverside head track coach Jim McCarron announced today that three student-athletes have completed their academic requirements and progressed on to four-year institutions.
Eric Nowell (Perris High School) will join former Riverside teammates Sammy Jeter and Stephan May at Cal State Long Beach. A member of the 2008 state champion team for the Tigers in the triple jump, Nowell, an All-American, finished the season with best-jumps of 50-11 in the triple jump and 24-10 in the long jump.
Meanwhile, pole vaulter Eric Watley (Upland HS) will transfer to Cal State Los Angeles. He was an all-conference vaulter. And 1500-meter runner, Jose Lopez (Rancho Verde) will move on to Cal State Bakersfield. Lopez, who also ran cross country for the Tigers, was an all-conference honoree in the 1500 meters.
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MAY SIGNS SCHOLARSHIP WITH LONG BEACH STATE TRACK AND FIELD MEN (8/31/2009) |
Riverside's Stephan May, one of the Tigers' most decorated track and field athletes, has accepted a scholarship offer from Long Beach State University. A graduate of Great Oak High School in Murrieta, CA, May is a two-time All-American and all-state athlete in the 800 meters and is a member of the District's 4x400 relay team.
As a freshman, May won the state 800 meter title, running a 1:53.5, which was 5.8 seconds faster than his best time in high school. This past spring, he ran a personal best of 1:51.9. He finished third at the state meet in the 800 meters and ran the lead-off leg on the 4x400 relay team, which finished third.
He leaves Riverside with two state championship rings. |
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2010 Tiger Backer Golf Tournament
The Riverside Community College Tiger Backer Association is accepting player applications for the 2010 Tiger Backer Classic Golf Tournament, which benefits the District's 19 athletic programs. The tournament is scheduled for Monday, April 5 at Canyon Crest Country Club.
The tournament is limited to the first 175 entry fees. Fees cover green fee, lunch, dinner and awards. It is a four-man scramble.
The athletic department is also soliciting businesses for assistance in tee sponsors and raffle prizes. If interested please contact either Barry Meier, athletic director, at barry.meier@rcc.edu or Robert Schmidt, Sports Information Director, at robert.schmidt@rcc.edu
To view this year's brochure, please click here. |
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