Track & Field’s McGill Takes 1st in the 200m at Beach Opener

The Long Beach City College track & field team competed in the Beach Opener at the Jack Rose Track over the weekend.

Freshman Azjani McGill took first overall in the Community College 200 meter section with a State 'B' qualifying time of 21.63. The men's relays did exceptionally well as the 4x400m team (Armando Padilla, Jonathan Perez-Cortez, Xavier Evans, Azjani McGill) took second in the Community College section with a time of 3:25.06, and the 4x100m team (McGill, Jordan Ikeda, Wesley Easter, Terrance Clay) took fourth overall with a time of 42.75.

Freshman Jonathan Perez-Cortez earned fourth in the 800m section with a time of 1:57.85, and freshman LaSalle Jackson earned a spot in fifth place in the triple jump with a jump of 14.42m (47.4").

To finalize then men's top finishes, freshman distance runner Leo Acevedo took sixth place in the 1500m with a personal best time of 4:10.74, freshman Armando Padilla also placed sixth in the 400m hurdle section with a season best time of 59.02, and sophomore Christian Virga earned sixth place on the pole vault with a jump of 3.78m (12'5").

For the women's team, freshman Radiance Lindsey earned third in the 400m hurdles, and fourth in the 100m hurdle section. Freshman Ailene Rios took fourth in the 1500m section with a 5:19.77, while freshman Destinee Reid placed fifth in the 100m and 200m with her season best times of 13.02 and 27.13.

Freshman hurdler Taj Grant placed sixth in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:11.63. To round of the women's team finalists, freshman Natalie Mejia took sixth place in the high jump with a leap of 1.40m (4'7").

The track & field teams will compete against at home at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Friday, March 11 at the LBCC Vikings Invitational. Field events begin at 11 a.m., and track events begin at 1 p.m.