Saunders twins leading the way for women’s track; Hodges leading men

Kyle Cortez, Reporter

The BC women’s track team had four first-place winners in the AVC Invitational at Antelope Valley College on March 18.

Kyra Saunders took first in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.32 seconds. Saunders placed second in the long jump with a mark of 17 feet 7 inches (5.36m).

Tyra Saunders took first in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.86 seconds. Saunders placed second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.62 seconds.

Kassidy Murphy placed fourth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1 minute 3.01 seconds.

The BC women’s 4×100-meter relay team, consisting of Kortney Herring, Tyra Saunders, Murphy, and Kyra Saunders, took first in the 4×100-meter relay with a time of 48.46 seconds.

The BC women’s 4×400-meter relay team, consisting of Tyra Saunders, Kyra Saunders, Carina Perezchica, and Murphy, placed third in the 4×400-meter relay with a time of 4 minutes 22.42 seconds.

Veronica Slade took first in the triple jump with a jump of 34 feet 9 inches (10.59m).

Slade placed second in the high jump with a jump of 4-11 (1.51m).

Marilyn Quintero placed third in the discus throw with a distance of 120 feet 7.24 inches (36.76m). Quintero placed fourth in the javelin throw with a distance of 85 feet (25.92m).

The BC men’s track team only had one first-place winner.

Jacob Bookout took first in the high jump with a jump of 6-7 (2.02m). Bookout placed third in the long jump with a mark of 21 feet 5 inches (6.52m).

Deonte Henderson placed fourth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.16 seconds.

Mark Agbalog placed fourth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 59.81 seconds.

Richard Timmermans placed third in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10 minutes 28.92 seconds.

Dillen Littles placed third in the shot put with a distance of 46 feet 10 inches (14.27m).

The BC women’s team took first in four events at the Santa Barbara Easter Relays on March 25.

The BC women’s 4×100-meter relay team, consisting of Emagee Tyler, Tyra Saunders, Murphy, and Kyra Saunders, took first in the 4×100-meter relay with a time of 48.59 seconds.

The BC women’s 4×200-meter relay team, consisting of Tyra Saunders, Kyra Saunders, Tyler, and Murphy, took first in the 4×200-meter relay with a time of 1 minute 44.37 seconds.

The women’s 4×800-meter relay team, consisting of Julissa Mendoza, Sydney Roman, Felicity Tomisaka, and Corina Garcia, placed third with a time of 10 minutes 30.10 seconds.

The women’s 800-meter sprint medley team, consisting of Tyler, Tyra Saunders, Murphy, and Kyra Saunders, took first with a time of 1 minute 57.79 seconds.

The women’s 4,000-meter distance medley team, consisting of Mendoza, Garcia, Tomisaka, and Roman, placed fourth with a time of 13 minutes 46.73 seconds.

Slade placed second in the triple jump with a jump of 35 feet 7 inches (10.84m). Slade placed third in the high jump with a jump of 5 feet (1.53m).

Sha’Nya Terry placed second in the shot put with a distance of 36 feet 5 inches (11.10m). Terry placed fourth in the discus throw with a distance of 110 feet 4.8 inches (33.65m).

Quintero took first in the discus throw with a distance of 121 feet 9.02 inches (37.11m).

The BC men’s team took first in two events.

Jessie Hodges took first in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 16.11 seconds.

Bookout took first in the high jump with a jump of 6-6 (1.98m).

Littles placed second in the discus throw with a distance of 137 feet 10.33 inches (42.02m). Littles placed third in the shot put with a distance of 46 feet 4 inches (14.12m).

The Renegades competed in the Western State Conference Inland meet at Antelope Valley College on April 1 where five teams competed.

The BC women’s team took second at the meet with a team score of 153.

College of the Canyons took first with a team score of 192.

Kyra Saunders took first in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.12 seconds. Saunders also took first in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.27 seconds. Saunders placed second in the long jump with a mark of 17 feet 1 inch (5.21m).

Tyra Saunders placed second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.26 seconds. Saunders placed fourth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.92 seconds.

Tyler placed fourth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.81 seconds.

Murphy placed third in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1 minute 1.99 seconds.

Roman placed fifth in the 1500-meter run with a time of 5 minutes 3.45 seconds. Roman placed sixth in the 3000-meter run with a time of 11 minutes 28.74 seconds.

“I didn’t get to PR on the 1500 how I wanted, but I did still PR by a second. My goal is to break a 5 by the end of the season on the 1500. I didn’t do good on the 3000 because of the 1500. The 1500 gets really competitive where girls are pushing you, so you’re fighting to stay up there from the start to the end of the race,” said Roman.

Perezchica placed second in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1 minute 13.73 seconds.

The women’s 4×100-meter relay team took first with a time of 48.40 seconds.

The women’s 4×400-meter relay team took second with a time of 4 minutes 17.32 seconds.

Slade took first in the triple jump with a jump of 33 feet 10 inches (10.33m). Slade placed third in the high jump with a jump of 4-9 (1.45m).

Terry placed second in the shot put with a distance of 34 feet 1 inch (10.39m). Terry placed fourth in the shot put with a distance of 100 feet 3 inches (30.55m).

Quintero took first in the discus throw with a distance of 123 feet (37.50m).

Quintero placed second in the hammer throw with a distance of 117 feet 11 inches (35.94m). Quintero placed third in the javelin throw with a distance of 74 feet 2 inches (22.60m).

Quintero placed fourth in the shot put with a distance of 28 feet 11 inches (8.82m).

The BC men’s team took third at the meet with a team score of 98.

Hodges took first in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 16.41 seconds. Hodges placed fourth in the high jump with a jump of 5-8.

Tristan McGee took first in the triple jump with a jump of 42 feet 7 inches (12.98m).

Luke Parviainen placed fourth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.11 seconds.

Daniel Aguirre placed fourth in the 800-meter run with a time of 1 minute 58.21 seconds.

Patrick Alvarado placed 14th in the 1500-meter run with a time of 4 minutes 20.62 seconds.

“I feel like I did pretty good. I hydrated properly, got out in the race good. My form messed up at the end of the 1500, but I still got a PR of 4:20. I just need to work on my form and my speed and in the 800 I need to kick earlier,” said Alvarado. “I think I’ve progressed pretty well. Throughout each race, I learn something new and take that lesson to my next race and improve. The cycle repeats, I’ve done good so far.”

The men’s 4×100-meter relay team placed third with a time of 43.24 seconds.The men’s 4×400-meter relay team placed fourth with a time of 3 minutes 24.71 seconds.

Bookout placed second in the high jump with a jump of 6 feet.

Bookout placed third in the long jump with a mark of 20 feet 3 inches (6.17m).Gavin Hong placed third in the high jump with a jump of 5-10.

Littles placed second in the shot put with a distance of 44 feet 9 inches (13.63m).

Littles placed second in the discus throw with a distance of 133 feet 10 inches (40.78m).

The next track meet is on April 9 at Glendale College.