Diego Tapia

Diego Tapia
Diego Tapia
  • Hometown:
    Santa Barbara, CA
  • Year:
    Fr
  • High School:
    Santa Barbara
  • Events:
    Throws
News mentions
Anton Nilsson took sixth in the 400 hurdles in the So Cal Prelims on a windy day at Antelope Valley College.
Nilsson leads four qualifiers for Southern Cal Finals

Anton Nilsson placed fifth in the 400 hurdles on Saturday, leading four SBCC qualifiers in the Southern Cal Men’s Track & Field Prelims at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster.

Cameron Shinn jumped his way to 2nd place in the WSC triple jump in a season-best 14.22 meters. He'll compete in the long jump and triple jump at the So Cal meet.
Shinn is 2nd in WSC triple jump; 8 Vaqueros qualify for So Cal Prelims

Cameron Shinn took second in the triple jump on Friday in the WSC Track & Field Championships at Bakersfield College.

Sophomore Bradley Apodaca ran a season-best 15:42.68 to win the 5000 meters by nearly 11 seconds.
Apodaca wins 5000 at Cal State L.A. Twilight Open

Bradley Apodaca captured the 5000 in a season-best 15:42.68 on Thursday and seven teammates also recorded season bests in the toughest meet of the season at the Cal State L.A. Twilight Open.

Anton Nilsson won his fourth 400 intermediate hurdles race by an impressive 5.46 seconds.
Jones, Tapia go 1-2 in discus at WSC Coastal Meet

Edward Jones and Diego Tapia took the top two spots in the discus on Friday and SBCC placed fourth in the WSC Coastal men’s track and field meet at Cuesta in San Luis Obispo.

Colin Dunbar, a former Vaquero athlete in 2007, broke a 53-year-old Easter Relays record with his hammer toss of 67.45 meters (221 feet, 3 inches).
Ramirez, Nilsson notch wins at Easter Relays

Alex Ramirez captured the 1500 meters for SBCC on Friday in the 78th Easter Relays and Anton Nilsson recorded his third win of the year in the 400 hurdles at La Playa Stadium.

Robert Roberson, a freshman from Bakersfield, recorded a season-best 21-8 1/4 to place ninth in the long jump. (Photo by Scott Fickerson)
Roberson, Tapia post ninths in Occidental Distance Carnival

Robert Roberson and Diego Tapia placed ninth in the long jump and hammer, respectively, on Friday in a crowded field at the Occidental Distance Carnival and Spring Break Classic men’s track and field meet in Eagle Rock.

Anton Nilsson, a freshman from Sweden, won the 400 hurdles in 54.05, the No. 6 time in school history.
Nilsson captures 400 hurdles in WSC North Meet

Anton Nilsson won the 400 hurdles and took third in the 100 meters on Friday to pace the SBCC men’s track and field team in the WSC North Meet at Bakersfield. The meet featured athletes from SBCC, Bakersfield, Cuesta, Canyons and Hancock.

Freshman Max Schrock won the javelin and took fifth in the pole vault with a pair of personal bests at the WSC Relays. (Photo by Scott Fickerson)
Schrock wins javelin; distance medley is 2nd in WSC Relays

Max Schrock won the javelin and placed fifth in the pole vault on Friday to highlight SBCC’s day in the WSC Relays at Ventura College.

Alex Ramirez, right, won the mile and teammate Adam Grimmitt (#3) was second, beating 17 runners from four-year schools. (Photo by Scott Fickerson).
Ramirez, Grimmitt run 1-2 in Soka Invitational

SBCC’s Alex Ramirez and Adam Grimmitt took the top two spots in the mile on Saturday in the Soka University Invitational at Aliso Viejo.