Women’s Track and Field Excels Again At Moorpark Invitational

The Pasadena City College women’s track and field team is having its best year in the eight seasons that head coach Innocent Egbunike has directed the Lancers. On April 4 at the Moorpark Invitational, PCC continued to post some of the state’s fastest marks.

Freshman Deniya Fields took over the state lead in the 400 meters, winning the event in 56.17, then scored first place in the 800 meters in 2:18.07. That time is still shy of her 2:17.55 performed last month at the Long Beach Invitational as she stands #2 in the longer sprint.

Jaylin Morgan once again beat her fastest time as the state leader in the 200 meters as the sophomore sprinter finished third overall behind two unattached runners but recorded a 24.35 seconds mark, well past her Pasadena Invite time by .46. Morgan was second in the 200 at 58.41, but she is already eighth in California in that event with a previous 57.83 at PCC.

The Lancers then scored another event victory, capturing the 4×100 relay title behind the racing of Brianna Fisher, Morgan, Fields and Anaya Tryon. Their season-best winning time of 49.27 moved PCC to #13 in the state.

Tryon placed fourth (second among California Community College sprinters) in the 100 with a time of 12.49 (26th in the state).

Raiah Blackmon finished third in the shot put with a throw of 30 feet, 11 inches and then took seventh in the discus at 103-5. The discus toss put her in the top 50 at #48.

Ashley Sosa was eighth in the 800 in a 2:26.27 time to move her up to #32 in the state.

On Saturday, April 12, the Lancers will be back in action at the Cerritos Invitational.