| May 14, 2005
Men’s Track and Field:
Vikings take fifth place at state finals, earn six top-fives
The LBCC men scored 44 team points to take fifth place at the 2005 California Community Colleges Commission on Athletics Track and Field Championships. The two-day event took place on May 13-14 at American River College in Sacramento.
Long Beach earned a state title in one event and brought home a total of six top-five showings.
The Vikings’ lone win of the weekend came in the 4x400-meter relay. LBCC blazed to a season-best state time of 3:10.13 to earn the state title.
Freshman Brian Woods had a good overall weekend for the Vikings. He finished third in the 200 meters with a time of 21.62 and was fifth in the 100 at 10.85.
He was also a member of LBCC’s 4x100-meter relay team that clocked in at 41.12 to take sixth place.
Others placing for the Vikings:
Mitchell Moore, 400 meters, 3rd, 47.15
Tracy Sessions, 400 hurdles, 2nd, 52.23
Leslie Cedeno, 400 hurdles, 7th, 54.82
Rodney Hawkins, triple jump, 4th, 45-1 1/4
City College of San Francisco and Mt. San Antonio College totaled 63 points to finished tied for the team state title with Moorpark taking third at 55 points.
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