The Bakersfield College track and field women finished third at the Western State Conference, while the men finished fourth.
The WSC matchup was held at Moorpark, and the Renegades picked up 19 top five finishes with 20 athletes advancing, 11 men and nine women, to the Southern California Preliminaries.
For the women, Chelsea Cassulo finished tied for first in the hammer throw with a new BC record of 165 feet, first in javelin (121-2), fourth in discus (113-6), and fourth in shot put (40-3).
Lora Rodgers earned a fourth-place finish in the hammer event with a 132-7, while Shawnece Mackey gained a fifth place finish in Javelin with 103-1.
Ashley Webber finished fourth in the 100-meter and fifth in the 200-meter.
Dyneeca Adams finished second in the 800-meter run.
In the relays, the team of Chanel Reaves, Felisa Torres, Ashley Colbert, and Webber finished third in the 400-meter relay.
This same team, minus Webber, plus Adams, finished second in the 400-meter relay.
Of the athletes advancing, head coach Dave Frickel spoke on how he expects them to do individually.
“We had a lot of our seasons best marks, so I feel like we have a good chance at getting quite few to go on.
We’ll probably get a few more who sneak on,” said Frickel.
For the men, Tyler Thompson earned a first-place finish in the triple jump with a 48-0 and second in the long jump with a 23-0.75.
Also claiming first place victories were Ryan Taylor in the 400-meter, and Edward Morrow in the 400 meter hurdles.
Ryan Kirschenmann gained a fifth place in the 400-meter.
Matthew Jones also pulled out a fifth place, with his coming in the 110-meter hurdles.
Brandon Gooden, Kyle Lemucchi, Taylor and Morrow came in first in the 1,600-meter relay.
The Southern California Preliminaries will be held May 8 at Saddleback College. The Southern California finals are the next week.
On the season, the Southern California rankings have the Renegades men’s and women’s teams both ranked. The women are ranked 15th, and the men are tied for 17th. According to Frickel, the rankings are compiled by overall statistics and team scores from the current season.
“I think the rankings are great. They don’t mean much to us, but it’s good to be recognized in SoCal. There are so many good teams in the region, and it’s an honor to be mentioned with some of the best,” said Frickel.