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Track & Field: Pirates roll past Golden West
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Friday, March 14, 2008
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COSTA MESA -- Friday's dual meet with Golden West turned into another showcase for the Orange Coast College men's and women's track teams as they each ran, threw and jumped to convincing victories.
The OCC men posted a 108-46 win over the visiting Rustlers, while the OCC women topped GWC 117-35.
The biggest highlight of the day for the Pirates came in the men's discus, where sophomore Andres Rossini broke a 32-year-old school record with a winning throw of 167 feet, 8 inches. The previous-best throw was 167-3, set by Judd Binley in 1976. Rossini's mark was nearly 37 feet farther than runner-up Adam Pierce's throw of 130-9.
Double-winners for the Pirates included Nick St. Andre, who placed first in both the 1,500 meters (4 minutes, 15.13 seconds) and the 3,000 (9:23.98) and Spencer Aguilar, who crossed the tape first in the 110 hurdles (16.21) and the 400 hurdles (1:03.88).
Other OCC winners include Brian Bennett in the 100 (11.49), Morgan Rose in the 400 (50.08), Jason Quezada in the 800 (2:00.97), Chris Macke in the long jump (22-7 1/4), Evan Campbell in the triple jump (42-10 1/4), Scott Ruud in the hammer throw (130-04), the 400 relay (44.13) and the 1,600 relay (3:29.71).
On the women's side, double-winners were provided by Brianna Vanderwal in the 100 hurdles (16.77) and the high jump (4-10), Tamara Beardsley in the discus (116-8) and the hammer throw (126-8) and Ashley Rodriguez in the 200 (27.54) and 400 (1:00.13).
Individual winners on the women's side include Ana Rodriguez in the 100 (13.58), Tiffany Hannah in the 800 (2:32.37), Crystal Reed in the 1,500 (5:22.17), Joanna Abarca in the 3,000 (11:53.95), Brenda Finney in the 400 hurdles (1:05.02), Caitlin Schott in the shot put (31-1 1/2), Danielle Morton in the javelin throw (92-7) and both the 400 relay (53.01) and 1,600 relay (4:27.09).
OCC returns to action on Friday at home in a dual meet with Saddleback beginning at 2 p.m. The meet, originally slated for Saddleback College, was moved to OCC because of Spring Break at Saddleback.
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