Canyons Men and Glendale Women Claim WSC Track & Field Team Titles
The College of the Canyons Men and the Glendale College Women claimed the 2014 Western State Conference Track and Field Team Championships at this past weekend’s 2014 Western State Conference Championships. The Cougars amassed 145 points, edging West Los Angeles College by six points, while the Vaqueros bested the Wildcat women by 14.25 with 168 points.
The College of the Canyons Men and the Glendale College Women claimed the 2014 Western State Conference Track and Field Team Championships at this past weekend's 2014 Western State Conference Championships. The Cougars amassed 145 points, edging West Los Angeles College by six points, while the Vaqueros bested the Wildcat women by 14.25 with 168 points.
Canyons displayed consistency across the board, picking up valuable points in 17 of the 20 events over the weekend. The Cougars did the most damage in the field events, where sophomore Tim White won three events for Canyons. White won the High Jump (1.97M), Long Jump (7.12M), and Triple Jump (15.27M) events. The Cougars also picked up wins in the Shot Put where Marvin Magg won with a toss of 13 Meters. Canyons rounded out the wins on the weekend with a victory in the 4 x 100 Relay with a time of 42.52 seconds.
For Glendale, the Vaqueros picked up points in just 13 of the 20 events, but when they picked up points they picked them up in large chunks. Glendale did most of its damage in the middle and long distance events. Lizette Gonzalez got things going for the Vaqueros with a win in the 800M Run with a time of 2:18.05. Elizabeth Nelson followed that up with winning three straight events, the 1500M (4:53.07), the 5000M (19:36.03), and the 10000M (39.55.03). In addition to Nelson's wins in those three events, Glendale claimed the top three spots in the 1500M and 5000M, and the first, third, and fourth place finishes in the 10000M. Glendale added three more victories in the field events, thanks to performances by Justice Shank in the High Jump (1.71M), Aisiah Tuiasosopo in the Discus (39.28), and Ana Tonga in the Javelin (37.65).
