Crush women capture first-ever Central Valley Conference championship; men finish second
MERCED – Sophomore Rhiannon Walker captured conference titles in the 1500 and 5000 meters, and was runner up in the 800 meters to help lead the Clovis Community College women's track & field team to its first-ever Central Valley Conference team championship. The event, hosted by Merced College, wrapped up on Saturday.
As a team, the Crush women totaled six gold medals, 13 silvers, and three bronze as part of a winning team score of 238 points. College of the Sequoias was second with 196 points, followed by Fresno City (83), Porterville College (24), and host Merced (21).
Gold Medals (1st place)
Paige Douangphoux – 100 meters
Genevieve Tamondong – 800 meters
Rhiannon Walker – 1500 meters, 5000 meters
Maria Garcia – 3000 Steeplechase
4x400 Relay (Crystal Rosales, Amen Grewal, Alyona Beams, Genevieve Tamondong)
Silver (2nd place)
Bethany Wong – 100 meters
Crystal Rosales – 200 meters, 400 meters
Rhiannon Walker – 800 meters
Magy Marcelo – 1500 meters, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters
Natalie Duque – 100 Hurdles
Alyona Beams – 400 Hurdles, 3000 Steeplechase
4x100 Relay (Paige Douangphoux, Genevieve Tamondong, Bethany Wong, Crystal Rosales)
Genevieve Tamondong – High Jump
Paige Douangphoux – Triple Jump
Bronze (3rd place)
Maria Garcia – 5000 Meters
Alayna Lopez – 3000 Steeplechase
Bethany Wong – Triple Jump
On the men's side, Clovis totaled 100 points to end in second place behind team champion College of the Sequoias with 390 points. Fresno City was third with 69 points, followed by Merced in fourth (26), and Porterville (3).
Freshman Vidal Luna also captured a pair of gold medals to lead the Crush, taking first place in the 5000 and 10,000 meters.
Gold Medals (1st place)
Vidal Luna – 5000 meters, 10,000 meters
Silver (2nd place)
Joaquin McGee – 5000 meters, 10,000 meters
Isaak Camacho – 3000 Steeplechase
Bronze (3rd place)
Jose Carrillo – 400 meters
Edwin Quiroz-Cisneros – 800 meters, 1500 meters
Isaak Camacho – 5000 meters
Alvino Diaz-Lopez – 10,000 meters
4x400 Relay (Jose Carrillo, Quennel Kempe, Jose Diaz Hernandez, Kevin Rosales)
Up next for the Crush women and men is the Northern California Regional Championships on May 2-3 at Butte College.