Track & Field Picks Up Two Individual Titles at WSC Finals

MOORPARK, Calif. - The Allan Hancock College track & field programs continued a successful season at the Western State Conference Finals in Moorpark on Friday afternoon. | FULL RESULTS

The Bulldogs closed the weekend with two new individual conference champions while seeing several athletes advance to the next stage after finishing in the top seven for their respective events. The top three finishers for each event earned First Team All-Conference recognition, while those in 4th-6th place were Second Team All-Conference, and individuals landing at 7th-9th were All-Conference Honorable Mention.

The women's team finished in seventh overall out of 11 scoring teams after totaling 37 points. Abigail Aponte led the way with a championship heave of 37.99 meters in the hammer throw. She is the first women's thrower on record to win a conference title in the hammer throw for AHC and the third women's thrower to win in any event (Hoogenbosch - Discus, 1990; Nevitt - Shot Put, 2016). Makayla Gonzalez continued her stellar showing in the distance races with a runner-up performance in the 3K Steeplechase (12:21.13) and finished fifth in the 5K (20:15.74). Maraitzel Moreno Gutierrez will also move on in the Steeplechase race after earning a fourth place spot with a final time of 12:46.52.

The men's team pulled out a fifth place finish through the field of 11 with 68 points. Jacob Garbiso picked up his third individual title with a top finish in the hammer throw with a mark of 40.93 meters. He becomes both the first men's thrower on record to win the hammer event for the Bulldogs and is also the first men's thrower on record to claim a conference title in three separate events. Esequiel Gauna snagged a runner-up finish in the javelin after a 41.37-meter heave. Chris Sapey also finished the day with a qualifying mark in hammer (34.63m) with a fifth place performance. 

Qualifying individuals will advance to the SoCal Prelims event, hosted at Saddleback College, on May 3rd.

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