The OCC track and field team got off to a good start over the weekend for the Orange Empire Conference Championships.
Women team rankings (after six events)
1) Orange Coast College - 102
2) Riverside Community College - 87
3) Golden West College - 20
Men's team rankings (after six events)
1) Riverside Community College - 92
2) Orange Coast College -55
3) Saddleback College - 40
Coast's Cassie Mitchell won the 10,000 meter run with a time of 38:42.86 followed by three teammates Kristen Simek (38:43.42), Margaret McDuffee (39:19.40) and Hilary Labelle (39.56.11). [Click here to read about Mitchell who is ranked No. 1 in the US in the 3,000-meter steeplechase]
Coast's Audrey Crouse, this week's Pirate of the Week, won the women's pole vault clearing 11 feet, 6 inches. This tied a school and OEC record. [Click here to read her Q & A session from earlier this year] [Click here to read her Pirate of the Week]
In the women's javelin, OCC finished behind Riverside standout Karee Nordby's 38.53 meters throw. Lady Pirates Danielle Morton (second, 36.07 meters), Liana Fuentes (third, 33.84 meters) and Bri Vanderwal (fourth, 33.22 meters) followed Nordby. [Click here to read about Fuentes and Vanderwal qualifying for state as heptathletes]
Coast's Russell Westphal finished second in the men's 10,000 meter run (33:06.46) by four seconds to Mat Van Dyke of Saddleback.
OCC's Regan Grego also finished second in the 3,000 meter steeplechase (10:12.35).
Eric Grunbaum, former Pirate of the Week, won the men's shot put with a 15.37 meter launch.
In the men's javelin, Coast finished behind Saddleback's Ray Lian's 59.19 meter throw. Stephen Ruby (58.66 meters) and Brian Norton (50.36 meters) got second and third.
Good luck on Friday at the OEC Championships.
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