CALifornia state championships

college of san mateo

MAY 15-16, 2009

Warm weather and beautiful ocean views greeted the 2009 State Meet Qualifiers to the Community College Track and Field Championships on May 15-16, 2009. American River College posted up some great new marks and grabbed some more athletic scholarships in the process. Freshman standout, Angelica Earls has multiple offers to consider while Jazmin White selected San Francisco’s Academy of the Arts and Julina White was also offered full funding from Kansas.

Angelica Earls (12.5 points) was 2^nd in the 100 (11.84), 7^th in the 200 (24.94), 2nd in the 4x100 with teammates Ashley Frazier, Kristen Scott and Amanda Taylor, and 7^th in the 4x400 with Brittney Chambers, Kristen Scott and Gustee Wolo.

Ashley Frazier was 7th in the 100 hurdles (15.47) and 8^th in the 400 hurdles (1:05.35), as well as the 4X400.

Brittney Chambers and Kristen Scott scored in both relays. Amanda Taylor earned 7th in the javelin (34.16m), Jinnee Miller was 8^th in the pole vault (2.85m).

Julina White was 8th in the 3k steeple (12:13) and Gustee Wolo also scored in the 4X400.

The top 10 team scores were:

1)      Cerritos - 107.5

2)      Laney - 101

3)      Riverside - 64

4)      Orange Coast - 51.5

5)      Mt. Sac - 49

6)      West LA - 43

7)      Sacramento - 39

8)      Fresno - 30.5

9)      Moorpark - 28.5

10)    American River - 27

NOR CAL championships

DIABLO VALLEY college

MAY 8, 2009

Only 18 Teams scored points in the Northern California Championships at DVC on May 1^st and May 8^th, 2009.  The Lady Beavers finished 4^th with some great performances. 

Angelica Earls (18 points) was the fastest lady on the track by winning the 100m (11.85) in route to scoring the most points by an ARC athlete.  She was also 3^rd in the 200 (24.5).  Her 4X100 was also 3^rd (47.24) with teammates Brittney Chambers, Kristen Scott & Ashley Frazier. Angelica was recently offered a full athletic scholarship to Oregon. 

Ashley Frazier (14 points) was 3^rd in both the 100 hurdles (15.42) and the 400 hurdles (1:03.95).  She was also 3^rd in the 4X100 listed above.  

Jinnee Miller (10 points) was 3rd in the pole vault (2.85m), and 5^th in the high jump (1.55m).

 Kristen Scott (7.5 points) was 5^th in the 400 (58.58) and also scored on both relays. 

 Amanda Taylor (5 points) earned 4th in the javelin (32.97m)

 Julina White (5 points) was 5th in the 3k steeple

Other ARC scorers included Brittney Chambers in both relays, Simone Julian  6^th in the 3K steeple (13:17), Claire Jenkins 7^th in the 1500 (5:03),  Laura Sosa 7th in the 3K steeple (13:17), Gustee Wolo in the 4X400, Jazmin White in the 4X400 and Colleen Wachter was 8th in the shot (10.93m).

THE TOP 10 TEAM SCORES WERE:
1)         Laney-142
2)         Sacramento-95
3)         Fresno-88
4)         ARC-76
5)         De Anza-73
6)         Modesto-71
7)         Butte-50
8)         San Mateo-34
8)         Monterey Penensula-34
10)       Shasta-32 

The State Championships will be next with 11 beaver ladies ready to compete in San Mateo on May 15-16, 2009.
 

big 8 conference championships

San joaquin delta college

APRIL 22 & 29, 2009

Top performances were turned in by seven community colleges in our conference (Sierra College had no competitors) for the Big 8 Championships on April 22^nd and 25^th.  American River College women’s team put forth a valiant effort winning 9 events, next to SCC’s 6 and Modesto’s 5.  In the most competitive conference in the state, the ARC women finished 2^nd in an extremely close battle with both SCC and Modesto.

Angelica Earls was voted in, by the Big 8 coaches, as the Female Track Athlete of the  Conference Meet after winning 3 events and 2^nd in another.  She blazed to the fastest time in the state with her 100 (11.85), 200 (24.70) in addition to competing on both relay teams.  She won the 4X400 with teammates Brittney Chambers, Gustee Wolo and Kristen Scott.  She also led the 4X100 to their 2^nd place finish with Ashley Frazier, Kristen Scott and Amanda Taylor.

Ashley Frazier led the lady beavers with the most points scored (25), just edging out Earls (24.5).  She won both the 100 hurdles (15.21) and the 400H (63.03).  She also scored with 7^th in the 100 (13.12) and 8^th in the long jump (4.80m).  Colleen Wachter captured our 3^rd highest points (22) after winning the discus (39.5m), 2^nd in the hammer (41.94m) and 5^th in the javelin (98’6”).

Amanda Taylor scored 20 points after winning the javelin (118’10”), 4^th in the triple jump (35’9”), 6^th in the LJ (5.16m).  Kristen Scott (18.5 points) also won the 400 (58.09) and was 5^th in the 200 (25.65).  Brittney Chambers (16.5 points) was 3^rd in the 400 (58.96), 4^th in the high jump (4’11”) and 6^th in the 200 (26.42).  Julina White (16 points) won the 3k steeple (12:25), 4^th in the 10K (44:48) and 8^th in the 5k (21:05). 

Claire Jenkins (13 points) was 4^th in the 1500 (5:05), 6^th in the 800 (2:32), 6^th in the 10K (46:01) and 7^th in the 5K (20:57).  Gustee Wolo (10.5 points) was 4^th in the 400H (1:03.06), and 6^th in the 400 (60.89).  Laura Sosa (9 points) was 3^rd in the 3K steeple (12:59), 7^th in the 10K and 8^th in the 800.  Jinnee Miller (8 points) was 2^nd in the pole vault (9’0”).

 After White’s win in the 3k steeple, the lady beavers captured 27 points in that event followed by Sosa 3^rd, Simone Julian  4^th , Eloradanan Morgan 6^th  Annette Daniels 7^th  and Veronica Pardo 8^th.

Lumuli Kyumba was 7^th in both the 400H and TJ.  Shariah Pinkston was 8^th in the 100H, Cezanne Morton was 8^th in the 400m and Larhonda Saunders was 8^th in the TJ.

“I’m really proud of these ladies with only 4 sophomores this year (Taylor, Miller, Kyumba and Saunders), they did a terrific job and we should continue to see them improve for both Nor. Cal. and State Meet later next month”, says Coach Powless.

The Northern California Championships will be next for the lady beavers on May 1^st (trials) and May 8^th (finals) at Diablo Valley College.  Come out and cheer them on.  Go Beavers!!!

HARLAN aNDERSON mEMORIAL

diablo Valley College

APRIL 17, 2009

American River College Women’s Track and Field Team came out on top of 26 teams competing in the Harlan Anderson Memorial Invitational at Diablo Valley College on Friday, April 17^th.

The team results are as follows:

Top marks were turned in by Angelica Earls in the 200 (24.74), Jazmin White (25.92), Ashley Frazier (26.27), Brittney Chambers (26.52) and Kristen Lee (27.06). In the 100m Jazmin White hit her seasonal best at 12.66 and Brittney Chambers with 12.93.

"The ladies times are continuing to slice down as Coach Reid continues to do a terrific job with the sprints relays and jumps" says Coach Powless. The ladies in the 400 also had seasonal best marks from both Gustee Wolo (1:00.35) and Cezanne Morton (1:03.14). Brittney Chambers also cleared 5’0 in the high jump and Lumuli Kyumba hit 33’5" in the triple jump.

"In addition, coach Lieberman continues to see numerous improvements with the throwers including Colleen Wachter with her Shot (36’10") and hammer (144’1")", says Coach Powless.

Next up for the lady beavers in the Big 8 Conference Championships at San Joaquin Delta College.
 

Stanford Invitational

MARCH 27/28, 2009

 “Just to make it into this meet as freshman or a sophomore is a huge accomplishment. Our ARC ladies did a tremendous job at the meet and turned a lot of heads in our direction. There were several 4 year schools watching and talking to our ARC coaches about the future path of these ladies”, says Coach Powless.
 

No surprise the top performance was turned in by Angelica Earls who made it through 4 heats of the 100 and qualified into the final with her 12.13. She ended up 6^th in that event  and went on to place 9^th in the 4X100 with teammates Jazmin White, Brittney Chambers and Kristen Scott (48.08).
 

Kristen Scott then led her 4X400 teammates with her 57.13, 400 split along with teammates Brittney Chambers (58.9), Jazmin White (58.5) and Angelica Earls (57.7). Their 8^th place finish was a new season best mark of 3:52.38.  Currently that is the 4^th best mark in the history of ARC.
 

Ashley Frazier also hit a season best mark in the 400 hurdles with her 63.82, good enough for 10^th position overall in this prestigious meet.
 

“With all of these ladies being freshmen (except Jazmin White), we have so much more to look forward to, for both the rest of the season and for next years meet back here at the Stanford Invitational”, replies Coach Powless.
 

Next up is our last home meet of the season this Fri. April 4^th as we host the American River College Invitational with more than 15 community college and 4 year schools expected to compete.
 

Bob Rush Invitational-Hosted by San Mateo

March 26, 2009

Undefeated 100 meter champion Angelica Earls did it again in the 100 meters (12.13) at the Bob Rush Invitational.  She was followed by teammates Jazmin White (12.73), Kristen Scott (12.87), Brittney Chambers (12.95), who all hit the provisional and Nor. Cal. qualifying marks.  Ashley Frazier also hit the provisional mark with her 13.18.
 

Frazier also stepped into help her 4X400 team set another top ten all time mark (#8) with White, Chambers and Scott.  “Without Earls this new team mark of 3:56.25 was a solid performance.  We had to applaud Frazier for helping out the team at the last moment.  I am so proud of these ladies for their selfless dedication to the team effort”, says Coach Powless.
 

Cezanne Morton hit two season best marks in both the 200 (27.75) and the 400 (63.19).  Julina White cut off 20 seconds in the 1500 with her 5:31.
 

The ladies squad is off to the Stanford Invitational on March 27^th and 28^th, 2009.
 

Hornet Invitational-Hosted at Sacramento State University

MARCH 21, 2009

The 2009 undefeated champion of the 100meters, and the fastest female athlete at the Sacramento State Universities Hornet Invitational, was American River Colleges’ freshman stand out Angelica Earls.  Her 12.26 was good enough to win all 5 heats including four year athletes from Oregon Tech, Nevada, Seattle Pacific, San Fran., Chico, Davis and more.
 

Earls also led her 4X400 relay to a third place finish behind Laney and Sac. State with her 57 second 400 split. Her teammates included Jazmin White, Brittney Chambers and Kristen Scott who earned a new season best mark of 3:55.62, which places them fifth in the ARC history book of 4X400’s.
 

Julina White was 7^th and earned the automatic NorCal qualifying mark in the 3k steeple cutting :45 second off her previous best in 12:13.92. That new mark is currently the best time in Northern California and places her 4^th in the ARC all time list. Simone Julian also hit the Nor. Cal. mark, with her 12:45, and is currently 7^th on ARC’s all time best list.
 

Ashley Frazier still has the best community college time in the state with her 1:04.43 in the 400 hurdles  was 5^th at 1:05.89. Gustee Wolo hit both the provisional and NorCal standard in the 800 with her 2:28.
 

Next week is the Bob Rush Invitational, in San Mateo, on Thurs. Mar. 26 followed by the Stanford Invitational on Mar. 27 and 28.
 

Aggie Open at UC Davis

March 14, 2009

Colleen Wachter (Cordova High School graduate) led the lady Beavers toward some terrific marks at UC Davis on Sat. March 14^th. She was 3^rd in the discus with her 135’3”. She also improved her previous mark by over 10’ and just missed the school record by a mere one foot margin. She also hit a personal best in the hammer by over 14’ with her new mark of 136’2”.
 

Angelica Earls won the women’s 100 into a headwind with 12.24.She also led her relay squads along with teammates Jazmin White, Kristen Scott and Brittney Chambers to 2^nd place in the 4X40, and 3^rd in the 4X100 relay.
 

Ashley Frazier was 4^th in the 400 hurdles at 1:05.72 and Brittney Chambers was 5^th in the open 400 at her new season best of 58.89.
 

“To place in the top 5 in any event here is significant with the amount of talent including Sacramento State University, Chico State, Stanislaus, San Francisco University, UC Davis, San Jose and many more”, says Coach Powless. “Even though we were small in numbers, our women’s squad made a big impact with their marks against these four year schools.
 

Next week we will be up against the four year schools again in the Hornet Invitational at Sacramento State University, on Sat. March 21^st.
 

BEAVER RELAYS

Hosted by American River College

MARCH 7, 2009

A 28 year old school record was broken in the women’s track and field meet on March 7, 2009. The old 4X200 mark was demolished by 6 seconds with Jazmin White, Angelica Earls, Kristen Scott and Brittney Chambers in 1:42.24. Season best were also posted by these same lady beavers for both the 4X100 in 48.07, and the 4X400 in 3:57.67.

Jinnee Miller was 3^rd in her first pole vault competition of this season with her 9’0 clearance. Ashley Frazier posted a new mark of 15.55 in the 100H, and has the best time in the state for the 400H at 64.31. Also winning the 4X1600 were Laura Sosa, Claire Jenkins, Simone Julian and Julina White in 23:48.

Next up for the lady beavers is the Aggie Open at UC Davis on Saturday, March 14.
 

SAN MATEO INVITATIONAL

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Setting the second best mark in the state for the women’s 4 X 400 were Brittney Chambers, Angelica Earls, Kristen Lee and Kristen Scott. The Beavers anchor (Scott) led her squad, with the best split, and a 3:59 finish time to win that event at the San Mateo Invitational on Feb. 27, 2009.
 

Angelica Earls also anchored the winning 4X100 (48.98) with teammates Brittney Chambers, Lee and Scott. In addition to winning both relays, Earls also won the 100 (12.36) and the 200 (25.67).In the 200, she was followed by teammates Scott (26.38), Jazmin White (26.42) and Chambers (26.96).
 

Ashley Frasier won both the 100 hurdles (15.63) and the 400 hurdles (66.57) followed by teammate Shariah Pinkston (17.79 in the 100H, and 1:14.44 in the 400H).Winning the 400 was Chambers (59.9), followed by teammates White (60.38), Gustee Wolo (62.92) and Cezanne Morton (65.66).
 

Freshman Traelynn Lewis (El Dorado HS) hit both the provisional and NorCal qualification standards in both the long jump (167”), and the triple jump (33’8”).
 

Five beaver ladies swept the 3K steeple, led by Julina White in 12:59.
 

Next up for the ladies will be their last home meet of the year, while hosting nearly 30 schools, in the Beaver Relays on Sat. March 7, 2009.
 

Delta College Rotational

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Despite cold and windy conditions, American River College Women’s Track and Field Team posted some great marks with their track meet with Fresno, DVC, College of San Mateo, Merced, Monterey Peninsula, Chabot, Delta and ARC.
 

The Beavers currently have the 4^th best mark in the state for 4X100 with all freshman ladies: Kristen Lee, Kristen Scott (from Center HS), Brittney Chambers (Casa Roble HS) and Angelica Earls (West Campus HS). The Lady Beavers set a new season best with their 48.86 slipping under the Northern California Championships automatic qualifying standard.
 

Angelica Earls has the third fastest mark in the north by hitting both the provisional and the NorCal standards for the 200 with her 25.80, all while running into a headwind.
 

Other stand outs included Brittney Chambers in the 400 with her 1:00.21, followed closely by sophomore Jazmin White (Folsom HS) in 1:01.44.
 

Also, in the 5k, four Beavers hit the provisional qualifying mark including Claire Jenkins (Pioneer HS) who also has the 2^nd best mark in the north and also hit the NorCal standard in 20:04, followed by Simone Julian in 21:10, Julina White 21:24 and Laura Sosa (Union Mine HS) at 21:40.
 

Lastly, with the 3^rd best mark in the state, and in winning the 4 X 400 in 4:04, were Brittney, Jazmin, Kristen Scott and Kristen Lee. Second in this event was our ARC “B” team who also hit both the provisional and nor cal mark at 4:20 was Ashley Frazier (San Juan HS), Gustee Wolo (Sheldon HS), Kristen Lee and Kristen Scott.
 

Next week we compete in the San Mateo Invitational on Fri. Feb. 27, 2009.