2015 SBCC Women's Track and Field News

Season
Jessica Escalante was a first-team All-WSC choice in three events -- the javelin, 100 and 200 meters. (Photo by Wade the Giant)
Nine Vaqueros make All-WSC team

Jessica Escalante, Olivia Loy and Anyel Thomas received first-team All-Western State Conference Track & Field honors and six other Vaqueros made the elite squad.

Olivia Loy was fourth in the State 200, running the 2nd-fastest time in school history, and fifth in the 400 in 56.69, the No. 3 all-time mark.
Loy is fourth in State 200, receives All-American honors

Olivia Loy grabbed a fourth and a fifth in the CCCAA State Women’s Track and Field Championships on Saturday at the College of San Mateo.

Jessica Escalante placed fourth in the State javelin final, extending her career best by 2.23 meters.
Escalante takes fourth in State javelin

Jessica Escalante grabbed fourth place in the javelin on Friday in the CCCAA State Women’s Track & Field Championships at the College of San Mateo.

Jessica Escalante threw a season-best 36.69 meters to capture the javelin title at the Southern Cal Championships. She's one of four Vaquero qualifiers for this weekend's State Meet. (Photo by Scott Fickerson)
Escalante claims Southern Cal javelin title

SBCC’s Jessica Escalante showed she’s the best in the Southland on Saturday as she claimed the javelin title in the Southern Cal Women’s Track & Field Championships at Cerritos College in Norwalk.

Olivia Loy qualified for the Southern Cal Finals in the 200 and 400, winning her heat in the 400 in 57.02.
Loy qualifies in two events at Southern Cal Prelims

Jessica Escalante took second in the javelin and Olivia Loy won her heat in the 400 meters on Saturday at the Southern Cal Track & Field Prelims at Cerritos College.

Jessica Escalante, right, runs the anchor leg on the 4 x 100 relay team that set a school record of 48.40. (Photo by Wade the Giant)
400 relay breaks school record; Vaqueros fifth in WSC Finals

Olivia Loy captured the 400 on Friday and ran a leg on the 4 x 100 relay that broke the SBCC school record in the WSC Women’s Track & Field Championships at La Playa Stadium.

Alyssa Garrett ran a season-best 1:08.28 in the 400 hurdles at the WSC Prelims.
Escalante wins javelin; Loy is No. 1 400 qualifier at WSC Prelims

Jessica Escalante won the WSC javelin title and qualified for the finals in the 100 and 200 on Friday as SBCC grabbed the lead in the WSC Women’s Track & Field Prelims at Ventura College.

Olivia Loy ran the 2nd-fastest 200 in SBCC history in 24.97, missing a 28-year-old school record by just 0.15 seconds. (Photo by Scott Fickerson)
Loy runs SBCC’s 2nd-best 200 in Mt. SAC Invitational

Olivia Loy moved up to No. 2 on SBCC’s all-time 200 list and No. 7 in the 100 with her season-best times of 24.97 and 12.54, respectively, on Saturday at the Mt. San Antonio Invitational women’s track and field meet in Walnut.

Jessica Escalante, left, won three events and ran a leg on the victorious 4 x 400 relay.
Escalante racks up 40.5 points in Vaquero win

Jessica Escalante won three events and a relay and scored 40.5 points on Friday, leading SBCC to victory in the WSC Coastal women’s track and field meet at Cuesta in San Luis Obispo.

Dean Roell won the 800 and 1500 in the 77th Easter Relays.
Roell, Escalante are double winners at Easter Relays

Dean Roell and Jessica Escalante each posted a pair of wins on Friday in the Easter Relays women’s track and field meet, hosted by SBCC.

Olivia Loy ran the 7th-fastest 200 (25.55) in SBCC history and the 8th-fastest 100 (12.62) in a meet against Community Colleges and four-year universities.
Loy sprints to season bests at Ben Brown Invitational

Olivia Loy ran a pair of season bests on Saturday in the Ben Brown Invitational women’s track and field meet at Cal St. Fullerton. The meet was held in 90-degree temperatures and featured four-year schools USC, Pepperdine, Long Beach State, Loyola Marymount, Fresno State and Cal St. Fullerton as well as Community Colleges and unattached competitors.

Olivia Loy ran the 10th-fastest 100 in school history with a 12.71 clocking.
Vaqueros win three events at WSC North meet

SBCC posted three wins and 16 season-best marks on Friday en route to a third-place finish in the WSC North women’s track and field meet at Bakersfield College.

Track athletes to volunteer at Special Olympics Polar Plunge
Track athletes to volunteer at Special Olympics Polar Plunge

Approximately 20 student-athletes from the SBCC men's and women's track teams will volunteer on Saturday, Feb. 28 for the Special Olympics Polar Plunge at Leadbetter Beach.

Escalante is SBART Athlete of the Week
Escalante is SBART Athlete of the Week

Jessica Escalante was named female Athlete of the Week by the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table on Monday during the weekly press luncheon at Harry's Plaza Café. The award is given to the top performer in Santa Barbara for all high school and college sports.

Dominique Hinds, left, gets ready to take the baton from Olivia Loy during 4 x 100 relay, which the Vaqueros won and set a new school record. (Photo by Scott Fickerson)
Vaqueros break school record in 4 x 100 relay

SBCC won five events on Friday in the WSC Relays and the 4 x 100 relay team set a new school record at Ventura College.

Dominique Hinds entered the SBCC record book with the No. 6 400 time (58.21) in school history in just her second collegiate meet.
Hinds posts No. 6 SBCC mark in Soka Invitational

SBCC’s Dominique Hinds ran the sixth-fastest time in school history on Saturday in the 400 at the Soka Invitational women’s track and field meet in Aliso Niguel. The event featured seven four-year schools, including UC San Diego and Westmont, as well as two other Community College teams and a few club and unattached athletes.