Heuchert takes 1500 at Easter Relays
SBCC’s Alex Heuchert won the community college 1500-meter race on Friday in the 76th annual Easter Relays track and field meet at La Playa Stadium.
Easter Relays results
SBCC's Alex Heuchert won the community college 1500-meter race on Friday in the 76th annual Easter Relays track and field meet at La Playa Stadium.
The freshman from San Marcos High was clocked in 4:00.94, one of 22 season-best marks by the Vaquero men. He finished second overall by just 0.78 seconds in the nine-team field that included four-year schools Westmont, Bowdoin of Brunswick, Maine, and Nippon Sports Institute of Japan.
Heuchert was fourth in the CC 800 in 2:02.45, followed closely by teammates Blake Hardnett (2:02.62) and Victor Sanchez (2:02.91).
Bas van Leersum won the community college 400 hurdles in 54.39, which is the No. 7 all-time mark for SBCC athletes. Michael Orosco was a two-time CC winner in the hammer (35.92 meters) and discus (38.83m), both season-best marks.
Kyle O'Hollaren tied his season best of 4.40m (14-5¼) to win the CC division in the pole vault. Scott Santella won the CC high jump at 1.85m and was third in the javelin (46.53m).
"The meet ran smoothly and I was very happy to see a lot of our athletes perform so well on our home track," said coach Scott Fickerson.
The Vaqueros will compete in the WSC Coastal Meet on Friday at Cuesta in San Luis Obispo.
