(L-R) ECC Track Warriors Dominic Marino, Ty McCormick and Bradley Barbosa, hold a tight formation on the first few laps of the men’s final 10,000-meter run at Veterans Memorial Stadium at Long Beach City College on Tuesday, April 22. (Eddie Inclan | The Union)
El Camino College Warriors competed in various track and field events at conference preliminaries Tuesday, April 22, at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Warriors athlete Tilliana Wakefield-Carl grabbed the championship for pole vault at the South Coast Conference Prelims.
She is the first woman to win the event since 2012.
Warriors men’s track and field competed in 10 events throughout the day with some good results.
Aaron Cohen finished third for the Warriors with a time of 32:58:63 in the Men’s 10,000 meter race.
In the men’s decathlon, Warriors athlete Gunner Perez placed second with a total of 5,989 points.
Athletes competed to advance to the next phase, the South Coast Conference Championships, held Saturday, April 26 at Long Beach City College.
Scroll below for photos from the South Coast Conference Prelims.
ECC Track Warrior, Aaron Cohen, celebrates his 3rd place win for the men’s final 10,000-meter run at Veterans Memorial Stadium at Long Beach City College on Tuesday, April 22. The top 6 advance to the SoCal regional finals on Saturday, April 26 at the same stadium. (Eddie Inclan | The Union)
(L) ECC Warrior, Ayla Barbosa, practices for the next 10,000-meter run during the women’s final 10,000-meter run at Veterans Memorial Stadium at Long Beach City College on Tuesday, April 22 (Eddie Inclan | The Union)(L-R) ECC Warriors, Bradley Barbosa and Ty McCormick, finish the men’s final 10,000-meter run side-by-side at Veterans Memorial Stadium at Long Beach City College on Tuesday April 22 (Eddie Inclan | The Union)ECC Warrior, Elaine Dugmore, competes with other colleges during the women’s 800-meter at Veterans Memorial Stadium at Long Beach City College on Tuesday, April 22 (Eddie Inclan | The Union)ECC Track Warriors huddle just before the start of the men’s 10,000-meter at Long Beach City College on Tuesday, April 22. (Eddie Inclan | The Union)
