Mt. SAC to Host 3C2A Track Championships; Modesto, Riverside Look to Defend Team Titles

Walnut, Calif. - After winning both men's and women's titles at the Southern California Championships, host Mt. San Antonio College hopes to reclaim 3C2A Track and Field Championships Friday and Saturday at Hilmer Lodge Stadium. Northern California men's and women's champion Modesto JC is expected to be a strong challenger.

Riverside City (second in the men), Cerritos (second in the women), and San Diego Mesa have strong entries after placing in the top four in both genders at the SoCal finals, held at Bakersfield College last week.

SCHEDULE: While most finals are on Saturday, the 10,000 meter races are Friday's only track finals, starting at 7 p.m. Also featured on Friday are the long throws -- the hammer and javelin --  along with first day competition in the men's decathlon and women's heptathlon. Combined event competition continues Saturday, starting at 10 a.m. The women's discus throw starts the remaining field event competition at 1 p.m., while the women's 3,000 meter steeplechase resumes the all finals racing on the track at 3:30 p.m.

Mt. SAC had a 3-year-run of double state championships from 2022 to 2024 but was "interrupted" last year by the Modesto women and the Riverside men  when College of San Mateo was the host.

SPRINT STARS: The Modesto women continue to be paced by returning state athlete of the meet Shaylan Roy-Williams, who figured in 39 points at the 2025 state finals. She won the 100, 200, and long jump; also ran leg on the Pirates fourth place 4 x 100 and fifth place 4 x 400 relay teams.

Roy-Williams led the state in the 100 for 2025 with her 11.38 seconds finals time. She comes in even faster in 2026 with an 11.29 clocking in the NorCal prelims. Northern California runner-up Ashonti Brown of San Joaquin Delta ranks second at 11.41. Brown will defend her state title in the 400 hurdles, where she comes in as state leader at 1:00.88, nearly two seconds faster than her 2025 title time. She also paces the state this season in the 100 hurdles (13.41).

Hazel Rhodes of College of the Canyons defends her state title at 400 meters, leading the state this season at 53.88; also ranks No. 3 in the 200 at 24.13. Nyarah Anderson-Brown is the state 200 pacesetter at 23.72.  

Ryan Mann of San Diego Mesa leads the  men's sprints this season with times of 10.30 in the 100 and 20.82 in the 200. He won the SoCal century (10.36) but was second in the 200 to Margues Guzman (20.95) of Mt. SAC. Jamal Perry of Chabot ranks No. 2 in the state in the 100 with his NorCal title clocking of 10.34. 

Weston Greenelsh of Cuesta returns to defend his 5,000 meter title and is the 2026 state leader at 14:48.82, He is also a contender in the 1,500 meters (3:56.41), where Cameron Mobley tops the state list at 3:52.84 – but was runner-up at the NorCal finals to Julian Valdivia of College of the Sequoias.

Ericka Dorn of College of San Mateo was a triple women's middle-distance/distance champion at the Northern California championships. She leads the state at 800 meters (2:13.42). ranks No. 5 at 1,500 meters (4:42.73), and No. 6 in the 5,000 (17:46.68) heading into Saturday's finals.

SoCal champion Casey McConn of Mt. SAC leads all 3C2A 1,500 runners this season (4:35.45) while teammate Sophia Ebiner is the 5K pacesetter (17:13.19). Maya Natarajan of Moorpark took the SoCal 5K and ranks No. 3 at 17:33.73 this season.

In women's field events, Ashlyn Reed of Sequoias is the defending triple jump champion at  and has a 2026 best of 38-00.75 of an inch. Roxanne Meyer of Saddleback leads the state with her SoCal winning leap of 41-10 3/4 – the only athlete in the field to surpass 40 feet this season.

All the field events could see new champions in 2026.

Courtesy of Fred Baer, CCCSIA