2008 Woodie Awards
Track and field season comes to end
CROSS COUNTRY: With the season starting in the fall, the team will initiate workouts during the summer.
By: Sergio Guerra
Issue date: 5/26/05 Section: Sports
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It took a star performance to help carry both the women's and men's track and field team to a seventh and 12th place finish at the state finals in Sacramento last weekend.
Star Thurman capped a strong weekend of the final meet of the season for the Warriors by capturing first place in the triple jump, leaping 38 feet, 6 3/4 inches; this was her personal best, which landed her eighth all-time in EC triple jump history.
"It is very satisfying to know that all the hard work I have done throughout the season has paid off," Thurman said. "I am just so happy for myself at this very moment."
Thurman also competed in the long jump in which she did fairly well, but not enough to be placed in the top three.
"I kind of knew that I was not going to finish in the top three because the long jump was not my specialty," Thurman said. "But I was very satisfied with my jump."
This was the final installment for the Warriors track and field team this season; it will now begin to prepare for next season.
"We want to take all the experience we had this season and follow it into next season in order for success," coach Dean Lofgren said. "We are very proud of all the accomplishments we have had."
At the state finals last weekend, the team finished seventh place with 37 points.
The women finished behind top seeds Sacramento, with 87 points; Cerritos with 83 points; Mt. San Antonio College and Fresno tied with 70.5 points; Long Beach with 57.5, and Orange Coast finished sixth with 54.5 points.
In the 400-meter relay, the team, composed of Thurman, Shammeer Dawson, Gabrielle Meniefield and Danyelle Meniefield finished in fifth place overall with a time of 48.34 seconds.
Lindsey Brown finished fourth place in the 800-meter with a time of 2.16.33.
Brown, along with Dawson, Gabrielle Meniefield and Danyelle Meniefield finished fifth in the 1,600-meter relay with a time of 3.54.75.
Stephanie Robbins and Angela Morales competed in the shot put.
Star Thurman capped a strong weekend of the final meet of the season for the Warriors by capturing first place in the triple jump, leaping 38 feet, 6 3/4 inches; this was her personal best, which landed her eighth all-time in EC triple jump history.
"It is very satisfying to know that all the hard work I have done throughout the season has paid off," Thurman said. "I am just so happy for myself at this very moment."
Thurman also competed in the long jump in which she did fairly well, but not enough to be placed in the top three.
"I kind of knew that I was not going to finish in the top three because the long jump was not my specialty," Thurman said. "But I was very satisfied with my jump."
This was the final installment for the Warriors track and field team this season; it will now begin to prepare for next season.
"We want to take all the experience we had this season and follow it into next season in order for success," coach Dean Lofgren said. "We are very proud of all the accomplishments we have had."
At the state finals last weekend, the team finished seventh place with 37 points.
The women finished behind top seeds Sacramento, with 87 points; Cerritos with 83 points; Mt. San Antonio College and Fresno tied with 70.5 points; Long Beach with 57.5, and Orange Coast finished sixth with 54.5 points.
In the 400-meter relay, the team, composed of Thurman, Shammeer Dawson, Gabrielle Meniefield and Danyelle Meniefield finished in fifth place overall with a time of 48.34 seconds.
Lindsey Brown finished fourth place in the 800-meter with a time of 2.16.33.
Brown, along with Dawson, Gabrielle Meniefield and Danyelle Meniefield finished fifth in the 1,600-meter relay with a time of 3.54.75.
Stephanie Robbins and Angela Morales competed in the shot put.