Vikings Athletic Week in Review- 3/28/2022: Softball Battles for No. 1 Against Mt.SAC, Swim Dominates at Conference Meet
Softball-No. 2 Softball Battles No. 1 Mt. SAC in Tough Loss
The No. 2 Long Beach City College softball team suffered a tough 3-1 loss to the No. 1 Mount San Antonio College Mounties on Friday afternoon at the Vikings Softball Complex.
Sophomore pitcher Daisy Torres (16-5) battled for seven innings as she only allowed the Mounties to three runs on seven hits while striking down three. Torres currently sits on top of the conference leaderboard with 16 wins.
The Vikings were first on the board to lead the Mounties with sophomore Jade Wittman scoring on a Mountie wild pitch. Wittman did not disappoint, as she was 1-3 at-bat, with one run and one walk for the game.
The Mounties started to climb back with an RBI single in the top of the second to tie the game. The Vikings defense held the Mounties for three more scoreless innings, but then Mt.SAC scored a run in the top of the fifth and then one more in the sixth to take the 3-1 conference victory.
The Vikings will play again on Tuesday, March 29 at Santiago Canyon College at 3 p.m. To view the remainder of the softball schedule, click here.
Baseball- Vikings Defeat Rio Hondo 4-2 in Conference Action
The Long Beach City College Vikings defeated the Rio Hondo College Roadrunners 4-2 in the final game of the conference series. With the win, the Vikings advance to 14-11 and are 7-5 in the South Coast Conference.
Freshman pitcher Evan Vazquez (3-3) earned the win on the hill today with only allowing the Roadrunners to one run on two hits, while striking down three. Freshman pitcher Matthew Pinal (Sv, 2) earned his second save with only allowing one run, while striking out one in the final two innings.
The Vikings were first to lead with freshman right fielder Raul Garcia coming in on a wild pitch in the bottom of the first. Then Pinal doubled down the middle to score in freshman designated hitter Moises Guzman.
Guzman then smashed a home run to left side to extend the Vikings' lead 3-0 in the bottom of the sixth.
Rio Hondo started to get some offensive momentum in the top of the seventh with loading the bases, but the Vikings defense shut it down after one run.
In the bottom of the seventh, freshman shortstop Alex Seguine hit an RBI single to bring in freshman second baseman Kamau Neighbors to bring the Vikings up to four runs. Then in the top of the eighth, the Road Runners scored one more unearned run, but the Vikings took home the 4-2 conference victory.
The Long Beach City College baseball team will be back in action on Tuesday, March 29 at home against Cerritos College at 2:30 p.m. To view the rest of the baseball schedule, click here.
Beach Volleyball
The Long Beach City College beach volleyball team defeated Victory Valley College with a 5-0 sweep last Friday at the new sand courts at Long Beach City College
The Vikings will be back in the sand on Wednesday, April 6 against College of the Desert and Rio Hondo College, starting at 11 a.m. To view the rest of the beach volleyball schedule, click here.
Swim and Dive- Long Beach Displays Top Finishes at Pasadena-Rio Hondo Meet
The Long Beach City College swim & dive team competed at Pasadena last Friday against Pasadena and Rio Hondo College in their third South Coast Conference meet.
The women's 200-yard medley relay opened the meet with first and second place showings. Atiya Yuwana, Sydney Brouwer, Rachel Westphal, Kaya Barrett took first place with a 2:01.59 while Daphne Wilder, Maggie Damon, Kelly Zavala and Scout Bates earned second place with a time of 2:09.97.
The men's relay team was up next and recorded top two showings as well with Mazen Abouelela, Lance Gabriel, Sullivan Moore, and Claudio Reveron in first place with a 1:45.37 and Daniel Nellermoe, Jack Fitzpatrick, Nikola Jancic, and Kai Goeku in second with a 1:50.36.
Here are the rest of the Long Beach's top showings for the meet:
1000-yard Freestyle
1. Atyiana Yuwana- 12:16.69
2. Maggie Damon- 12:56.71
1000-yard Freestyle
1. Mazen Abouelela- 10:42.39
2. Claudio Reveron- 10:44.53
200-yard Freestyle
1. Daphne Wilder- 2:14.68
2. Scout Bates- 2:25.15
200-yard Freestyle
1. Ethan Osorio- 2:03.95
100-yard Backstroke
1. Kaya Barrett- 1:06.02
3. Kelly Zavala- 1:10.36
100-yard Backstroke
1. Mazen Abouelela- 1:00.63
2. Daniel Nellermoe- 1:03.43
3. Isaac Zabukovec- 1:11.80
100-yard Breaststoke
1. Maggie Damon- 1:19.63
2. Haden Bates- 1:24.55
3. Carlotta Zandali- 1:29.35
100-yard Breaststoke
1. Lance Gabriel- 1:05.95
2. Claudio Reveron- 1:06.31
200-yard Butterfly
1. Rachel Westphal-2:58.74
200-yard Butterfly
1. Sullivan Moore- 2:09.46
50-yard Freestyle
1. Sydney Brouwer- 25.55
2. Rachel Wesphal- 25.94
100-yard Freestyle
1. Rachel Westphal- 58.33
2. Kaya Barrett- 58.52
100-yard Freestyle
1. Sullivan Moore- 48.48
2. Kai Goeku- 51.53
3. Itay Batito- 53.21
200-yard Backstroke
1. Atiya Yuwana -2:23.95
2. Daphne Wilder – 2:32.33
200-yard Breaststroke
1. Maggie Damon- 2:50.33
2. Haden Bates- 3:02.60
200-yard Breaststroke
1. Lance Gabriel- 2:29.60
3. Isaac Zabukovec- 3:01.97
500-yard Freestyle
1. Sydney Brouwer- 5:43.60
3. Analise Burch- 7:03.08
500-yard Freestyle
1. Mazen Abouelela- 5:10.23
2. Rory Kleven- 5:34.99
100-yard Butterfly
1. Atiya Yuwana- 1:07.25
2. Scout Bates- 1:20.55
3. Carlotta Zandali- 1:23.89
100-yard Butterfly
2. Claudio Reveron- 56.79
200-yard Individual Medley
1. Sydney Brouwer- 2:24.65
3. Kelly Zavala- 2:41.95
200-yard Individual Medley
1. Kai Goeku- 2:10.28
2. Sullivan Moore- 2:10. 69
400-yard Freestyle Relay
1. Scout Bates, Carlotta Zandali, Daphne Wilder, Kelly Zavala- 4:21.34
400-yard Freestyle Relay
1. Jack Fitzpatrick, Lance Gabriel, Nikola Jancic, Daniel Nellermoe- 3:29.70
3. Itay Batito, Jason Ingram, Rory Kleven, Ethan Osorio- 3:43.38.
To see the remainder of the swim and dive schedule, click here.
Men's Volleyball
The No. 2 men's volleyball team continued their reign as they traveled to Santa Barbara City College and took down the Vaqueros with another 3-0 sweep.
With the win, the Vikings remain in second place in the state rankings and are 12-2 overall and 7-1 in the Western State Conference.
To see the remainder of the Vikings schedule, click here.
Track & Field- Track Performs at Pasadena Relays
The Long Beach City College track & field team competed at the Pasadena College Relays last Friday and had great performances and a plethora of top finishes.
The men's team had four first places finishes with freshman Azjani McGill in the long jump, freshman Jonathan Perez-Cortez in the 400 meter, freshman Leonardo Acevedo in the 3k steeplechase, and the 4x400-relay team (Azjani McGill, DeAngelo Chester, Wesley Easter, Jeremiah Gaines).
Here are the overall top finishes for the men's team:
100 meters
Azjani McGill 6th overall State 'B' Standard 10.67
200 meters
DeAngelo Chester 6th overall 22.20
400 meters
Jonathan Perez-Cortez 1st overall 49.73
1500 meters
Fabian Barales-Nunez 2nd overall 4:31.79
Jaydon Moreno 3rd overall 4:42.43
Ian Gomez 4th overall 4:51.20
Aaron Garcia 5th overall 4:56.48
400 Hurdles
Armando Padilla 2nd overall 1:01.04
Tyrone Jones 3rd overall 1:03.34
3k Steeplechase
Leonardo Acevedo 1st overall 10:58.17
Jose Gutierrez 2nd overall 13:08.71
4x100 Relay
1st overall 42.52 (Azjani McGill, DeAngelo Chester, Wesley Easter, Jeremiah Gaines)
4x400 Relay
4th overall 3:31.05 (Jonathan Perez-Cortez, Armando Padilla, DeAngelo Chester, Xavier Evans)
Long Jump
Azjani McGill 1st overall 6.87 (22'7")
Wesley Easter 2nd overall 6.68 (21'11")
Tyrone Jones 3rd overall 6.31 (20'9")
LaSalle Jackson 4th overall 6.30 (20'8")
Triple Jump
LaSalle Jackson 2nd overall 13.77 (45'2")
Jeremiah Gaines 3rd overall 12.07 (39'7")
Shot Put
Tully Farmer 2nd overall 11.76 (38'7")
Nichohlaus Vasquez 4th overall 11.07 (36'4")
Joseph Munoz 6th overall 10.30 (33'10")
Discus
Joseph Munoz 2nd overall 32.30 (106'0")
Tully Farmer 4th overall 31.70 (104'0")
Nichohlaus Vasquez 5th overall 31.40 (103'0")
The women's team also demonstrated five first place finishes with freshman thrower Casey Davis in the shot put, freshman Allure Strong in the triple jump, freshman Taryn Benton in the long jump, and freshman Radiance Lindsey in the 400 meter and the 100 meter hurdles.
Here are the rest of the top performances for the women's team:
100 meters
Desiree Hansford 2nd overall 13.09
Radiance Lindsey 3rd overall 13.17
Taj Grant 4th overall 13.31
Taryn Benton 6th overall 13.58
200 meters
Desiree Hansford 2nd overall 27.11
Taryn Benton 3rd overall 27.80
100 hurdles
Radiance Lindsey 1st overall State 'B' standard 15.49
Taryn Benton 5th overall 17.84
400 hurdles
Radiance Lindsey 1st overall State 'B' standard 1:08.18
3000 Steeplechase
Ailene Rios 2nd overall 13:07.64
Jocelyn Gutierrez 3rd overall 13:53.12
Long Jump
Taryn Benton 1st overall 4.32 (14'2")
Allure Strong 2nd overall 4.04 (13'3")
Triple Jump
Allure Strong 1st overall 8.57 (28'2")
Shot Put
Casey Davis 1st overall 10.75 (35'3")
Serenity Lindemans 5th overall 8.43 (27'8")
Samantha Perez 6th overall 6.83 (22'5")
Discus
Casey Davis 2nd overall 28.90 (94'10")
Serenity Lindemans 5th overall 24.40 (80'1")
Samantha Perez 6th overall 23.80 (78'1")
For more information on the Track & Field team's schedule, click here.
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