Haas, Lawson Win at WSC Finals

By Jimmy Friery

VALENCIA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara City College Track & Field team competed at the Western State Conference (WSC) Finals on Friday. Kiala Haas and Kaylee Lawson were crowned conference champions in their respective events.

Haas ran a 2:18.65, winning the 800 Meter Dash. She was only .57 off the top spot for the 1500 Meters, clocking in at a second-place 4:44.92.

Lawson won the Triple Jump at 11.08 meters. She also placed second in the Long Jump with a 4.92-meter mark.

Audrey Kobayashi, Syriah Jones, and Serenity Jones all were part of the third-place teams in both the 4x100 Relay (48.88) and 4x400 Relay (4:08.35). Lawson was on the 4x100 team, and Haas was on the 4x400 team.

Marley Nacco was third in the 3000 Steeplechase at 12:29.12. Kobayashi was third in the Discus with a 35.08-meter throw. Syriah Jones was fourth in the 400 Meters, clocking in at 1:01.13.

Serenity Jones had a few top-five finishes. In the 100 Meter Dash, her 12.66 was good for fourth. In the 200 Meters, she placed fifth (26.42). She also was fifth in the 100 Hurdles (15.93).

Ethan Ball had the best finish on the men's side. His 15.65 time in the 110 Hurdles was good for second place.

Colin Lorentz's 3.25-meter mark in the Pole Vault was good for fourth place.

The Vaqueros will compete at the SoCal Prelims in Bakersfield on Saturday.