The Cerritos Falcons cross country team went out to the Palomar Invitational and won with the help of freshman Anthony Lozano who came in first place to lead the team to victory. It was their first test of the year and they started off the season nervous, but ready. "A lot of guys were nervous. I could see it in...

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Brian Cable, the head athletic trainer at Cerritos College, has been at the forefront of the injury prevention battle and helped write and pass new legislation for the 3C2A rules concerning concussions and their treatments. "Before there was nothing," Cable said. "It was just left up to the individual schools, but the new legislation that we put in mandates that...

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The Cerritos College women's volleyball team lost by 3-1 at home against Fullerton on Sept. 11. The Falcons managed to win the first set but lost the next three sets against Fullerton. They finished closely with 46 kills to Fullerton's 50 kills. As for their serving, the Falcons scored 43 aces, one shy of Fullerton's 44 aces in the game....

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Cerritos women's soccer team came out with a 2-1 victory over Consumnes River last Friday at home. "I felt we controlled the game, but could have done better," number 14 Jennifer Torres said. The Falcons came out with a great start in the first half with a pair of two goals in minute 10:37s and minute 20:09s of the first...

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With only two returning members, the strength of the 2013 women’s water polo team will be tested with four games this weekend at the American River Tournament. Head Coach Sergio Macias looks at it as a positive and goes on to say, “ It’s a brand new group, it’s a fresh start. Because we don't have many returners we aren't...

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Bellator MMA fighter Tito Ortiz was looking to give back to Cerritos College and its wrestling team when he attended MMA fundraiser event, “Night of Champions” on Friday in the Cerritos College Falcons Gymnasium. The event featured 15 fights, three of them championship fights, and other guests such as Rampage Jackson and Emmanuel Newton. Ortiz said, “I'm here because of...

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Men's and women's soccer seek to continue their success this week with a few games; women's water polo begins its season as the men's team has its home opener on Friday and football looks to build off its strong start as it has its home opener this Saturday during this week in sports. The football team looks to build off...

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The women's volleyball team played their first game of the season against Santa Ana College on Sept. 6 at the Cerritos College Gymnasium. The Falcons had a great start and ended their first game of the season by winning 3-0. The first set was won, 25-21, the second set was won by 25-18 and the third set was won, 25-16....

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Dean of athletics Daniel Smith says athletic scholarships are not handed out based on race at Cerritos College, rather they are earned through an athlete's work ethic, talent and education level. "Race is not an issue for athletic scholarships," he said. "There is no discrimination for any race or gender. An influence or a bias toward a certain race or...

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Before achieving the title of cross country and track and field director, Christopher Richardson was among not only of Cerritos College's top athletes, but an exceptional talent who performed as an athlete and coach for different schools and across the world. Coming out of high school and arriving at Cerritos College, Richardson had aspirations to be a football player. However,...

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