Riverside Men's Track & Field Claims 17th Consecutive OEC Crown

Riverside City College dominated its 17th consecutive Orange Empire Conference Championship Saturday, sweeping multiple events.

The Tigers dominated with 447 points, while Orange Coast College followed with 171 points and Fullerton College finished third with 60 points.

Marcellus Linton was named the OEC Men's Track Athlete of the Year, while Isaiah Butler was named the OEC Men's Field Athlete of the Year. Xavier Harvey picked up the OEC Men's Multis Athlete of the Year.

Linton won the 100-meter dash in 10.96 seconds, followed by RCC's Jason Sherman in second with a time of 11.12 seconds. Fullerton's Ethan Chao took third in 11.26 seconds.

Linton also won the 200-meter, crossing the finish line in 21.71 seconds. Sherman once again came in second (21.91 seconds), while Thaddeus Jones from Fullerton took third in 22.34 seconds.

Riverside went 1-2-3 in the discus as Butler led the field with a hurl of 50.99 meters. Omar Sanchez took second with a mark of 46.61 meters, while Joseph Garcia finished in third with a toss of 46.38 meters.

The Tigers swept the shot put, with Justice Brown leading the group with a first-place mark of 15.53 meters. Butler followed in second (15.37 meters), while Jace Collins took third (13.77 meters).

Kailil O'Brien won the 5K with a time of 15:12.04, followed by two Pirates: Caden Guardino in second (15:24.22) and Chance Callinan in third (15:49.85).

RCC swept the 110-meter hurdles with Rowan Hudson winning in 15.62 seconds. TschaikowskyBrown took second after crossing the finish line in 16.25, while Daniel Agbelusi took third in 16.50 seconds. 

Hudson led a trio of Tigers in the 400-meter hurdles, clocking in at 53.58 seconds to take first. Agbelusi finished in second (54.38 seconds), while Ahkil McClellan took third (55.81 seconds).

The Tigers also swept the triple jump, led by Devyn Smith with a mark of 13.69 meters. Tony Wright followed in second with a jump of 13.46 meters, while Jason Allen took third with a mark of 13.41 meters.

OCC's Brendan Clark won the 400-meter dash with a time of 48.75 seconds, just edging out RCC's Jared Schulte (48.94 seconds). Fellow Pirate Deuce Frierson took third in 49.24 seconds. 

RCC also swept the 1500-meter race with Martin Sandoval winning in 4:03.10. Anthony Ruiz was right behind in second with a time of 4:04.21, while Luke Catherwood in third (4:06.99).

Sandoval also won the 800-meter with a time of 1:58.81, while Ruiz wasn't far behind in 1:59.19. The Pirates saw Williams Dang take third, crossing the finish line in 1:59.43. 

Saddleback's Ayson Anderson won the pole vault after clearing 3.95 meters on his final attempt. RCC's Jacob Knox followed in second with a mark of 3.65 meters, while another Bobcat took third as Micah Krosby finished at 3.50 meters.

Riverside (Jarius Midgett, Adrian Chister, Jason Sherman, Marcellus Linton) won the 4x100 relay with a time of 41.52 seconds. Orange Coast took second in 42.02 seconds, while Fullerton finished third in 43.71 seconds.

The Tigers also won the 4x400 relay (Jace Collins, Jason Sherman, Jared Schulte, Marcellus Linton) in 3:18.02. Fullerton clocked in at 3:36.37 to take second and Orange Coast finished in third with a time of 3:39.66.

Release by Sammi Wellman, Riverside