Tigers get 2nd at So. Cal Finals

The Riverside men's track and field team competed in the CCCAA Southern California Regional Championships this past Saturday.  The Tigers finished second with a team score of 104 finishing behind the Mt. Sac Mounties who won the So. Cal Championships with a score of 185pts.  In the sprints, Korey Parsons (Martin Luther King HS) finished 8^th while Christopher Shiley (Citrus Valley HS) finished fourth in the 400m.  The middle-distance crew continued to impress with a 1-2-3 finish from Joshua Silva (Corona HS), Cade Clark (Santiago HS) and Ricardo Cardenas (J.W. North HS) respectively.  The 1500m crew had another great showing with Joshua Silva finishing 3^rd, Alec Hall (Norco HS) finishing 4^th, and Christian Malloy coming in 5^th.  In the 400m Hurdles Keeon Thomas, and Anthony Butts (Ramona HS) finished 4^th and 5^th respectively.  The Tigers also had Michael Simpson (Canyon Springs HS) finish in 3^rd and Darvale Jackson (J.W. North) finish 4^th in the 3000m Steeplechase.  James Wilson (Alta Loma HS) finished 5^th in the triple jump.  In the throws, Kyle Jenkins (San Gorgonio HS) finished 2^nd in shot and 3^rd in the hammer, while Jordan Davis (Elsinore HS) finished 2^nd in the discus.

The Tigers are back in action next week for the final meet of the year at the CCCAA State Championships at American River College.

Full results can be found at: https://www.directathletics.com/results/track/50976.html

Athletes that made the State Meet:

Kyle Jenkins – Shot put, Hammer

Jordan Davis – Discus

James Wilson – Triple Jump

Michael Simpson – 3000m Steeplechase

Darvale Jackson – 3000m Steeplechase

Alec Hall – 1500m

Joshua Silva – 1500m, 800m

Christian Malloy – 1500m

Keeon Thomas – 400m Hurdles

Cade Clark – 800m

Isaiah Quiambao – 10000m