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Track and Field: Pirates top Saddleback, but fall to Riverside
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009
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COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's and women's track and field teams went 1-1 in their tri-meet with Riverside and Saddleback.
The Pirates topped Saddleback -- 100.5-53.5 for the men and 132-18 for the women -- but fell to Riverside -- 100-54 for the men and 108.5-45.5 for the women.
For the OCC men, the field events led the way as a pair of Pirates each won a pair of events. Donovan Toban claimed the top spot in the long jump (23 feet, 2 1/2 inches) and triple jump (47-2 3/4), while teammate Eric Grunbaum led the way in the shot put (47-10 1/2) and hammer throw (148-11 3/4).
In the 1,500, Sergio Olivarrias rallied in the final lap to edge out Riverside's Alberto Camacho with a winning time of 4 minutes, 6.35 seconds. Camacho took second with a 4:06.83.
On the women's side, sophomore standout Cassie Mitchell took the top prize in three events, winning the 800 (2:22.63), the 1,500 (4:47.58) and the 3,000 (10:16.97).
Pirate hurdler Brianna Vanderwal edged out Riverside's Jessica Reeder to win the 400 hurdles with a time of 1:05.04.
Complete results of Friday's meet can be found by clicking HERE.
The Pirates return to the track on Friday when they host their annual Coast Track and Field Classic, beginning at 1 p.m.
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