Dionisio and Youngblood Soar into SoCal Regional Finals
Four Allan Hancock College track and field athletes punched tickets to the Southern California Regional Finals with strong performances on Saturday during the SoCal Prelims at Cerritos College. Rachel Naugle and Taylor Nevitt both qualified for two finals. Steven Youngblood and Brent Dionisio also earned opportunities to qualify for the state meet next week.
Youngblood finished fourth in his heat and eighth overall with a time of 9:58.53 to qualify for next week's final. Dionisio, the Western State Conference champion, was one of five jumpers who tied for first with a top clearance of 6 feet, 2.75 inches.
The SoCal Finals will take place at Cerritos College on Saturday, May 13. Athletes will try to qualify for the 2017 CCCAA Track and Field State Championships, which will take place at American River College on May 19-20.