Pirates earn second place overall at OEC meet
RIVERSIDE -- It was a solid performance for the Orange Coast College women's track and field team as the Pirates placed second overall with 130 points at Friday's Orange Empire Conference Invitational, hosted by Riverside City College.
The host Tigers earned the top team points spot with 409.5 points, while Saddleback (96 points), Fullerton (43.5) and Golden West (2) finished behind the runner-up Pirates in the team standings.
Several highlights for the Pirates, including a photo finish in the 400-meter relay, as the foursome of Ana Chupinsky, Jasmin Trujillo, Nikki Watana, Sara Chupinsky edged out the RCC foursome by just .03 seconds, taking first with a time of 49.33.
The Pirates will return to action this weekend at the CSULB Invitational, which kicks off on Friday at 9:30 a.m. at Long Beach State.
Here are the top-three finishes for the Pirates at Friday's OEC Invitational ...
FIRST PLACE
400 -- Jasmin Trujillo, 57.5
100 Hurdles -- Nikki Witana, 16.17
400 Hurdles -- Ana Chupinsky, 1:10.06
400 Relay (Ana Chupinsky, Jasmin Trujillo, Nikki Watana, Sara Chupinsky), 49.33
High Jump -- Sara Chupinsky, 5-1
SECOND PLACE
200 -- Jasmin Trujillo, 25.47
800 -- Isabel Ramirez, 2:34.45
100 Hurdles -- Sara Chupinsky, 17.1
Pole Vault -- Paige Hasegawa, 7-6 1/2
THIRD PLACE
5,000 -- Jocelyn Alba, 20:34.2
Long Jump -- Jasmin Trujillo, 15-6 3/4
Hammer -- Sahara Pulido, 112-9
