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Track & Field: Pirate men finish second, women third at OEC Championships
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Wednesday, May 02, 2007
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SANTA ANA - The Orange Coast College men's track and field team finished second, while the Pirate women took third at the Orange Empire Conference Championships at Santa Ana College last weekend.
 A pair of Pirates picked up a pair of wins. On the men's side, distance runner Brandon Babiracki earned a couple of OEC titles in the 1,500 meters (4 minutes, 0.18 seconds) and the 800 (1:55.18), while on the women's side, hurdler Brenda Finney picked up wins in the 100 hurdles (15.73) and 400 hurdles (1:04.51).
Finney (pictured left) was particularly busy at the meet as she also finished second in the women's heptathlon with 3,815 points and was a part of two top-three relay teams -- the 400 (3rd, 52.05) and the 1,600 (2nd, 4:08.84). She also finished sixth in the high jump (4 feet, 7 3/4 inches) and seventh in the long jump (15-6 1/2) for good measure.
Kyle Peterson showed his all-around athletic ability by winning the decathlon with 5,956 points.
Erendira Uriostegui took the top spot in the women's 800 (2:19.42) and placed second in the 1,500 with a time of 4:48.72.
Sophomore Scott Burbach outthrew the field in the javelin with a winning mark of 193-02, the only competitor to clear 190 feet.
Andres Rossini (pictured right) left the competition in the dust in the discus with a winning throw of 154-11. Teammate Keneti Faagata was runner-up with a throw of 139-6.
Faagata managed to pick up some gold of his own, however, winning the shot put with a mark of 49-0.
A pair of pole vaulters each took home the top prize. For the women, Jade Leblanc cleared 10-6 to win, while for the men, it was Kyle Peterson and his winning jump of 14-6.
Javelin standout Brittany Ickes continued her impressive season, winning the OEC title with a throw of 113-1.
Other top-three finishes from the OEC meet include Melinda Rackliffe in the 3,000 steeplechase (3rd, 12:43.81), Martin Bernard in the 3,000 steeplechase (3rd, 10:05.42), Preston Switzer in the 10,000 (35:13.67), the men's 400 relay (2nd, 42.79), Jesse Ramirez in the 1,500 (3rd, 4:03.65), Justin Parga in the 400 (2nd, 48.78), Josh Strickland in the 100 (10.99), the men's 1,600 relay (2nd, 3:21.11) and George Prior in the javelin (3rd, 178-11).
The top-six in each event have qualified for the Southern California Regional Meet. The prelims will take place this Saturday at the University of California, San Diego with the finals scheduled for May 12 at UCSD.
Complete results from the OEC Championships are online at www.directathletics.com.
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