Track & Field
VC's Brianna Richards qualified for the 3C2A State Championships Saturday in the regional finals of the 1500m run at Bakersfield. Meanwhile, the Pirate men's 4x100m relay team of Makaio Thompson, Max Daniel, Ja'Varien Salter and Jeremiah Penny just missed an automatic qualification for the final meet of the year, settling for an alternate position.
VC's Brianna Richards ran an easy sixth place in the 1500m run, and Ja'Varien Salter had a solid race in the 200m dashin Saturday's 3C2A Southern California Regional Prelims in Bakersfield, both moving to next week's regional finals. The men's 4x100m elay team of Makaio Thompson, Max Daniel, Salter and Jeremiah Penny also qualified for the regional finals in competition Saturday.
The VC men's and women's track and field teams qualified a number of athletes for the 3C2A Southern California Preliminaries at the Western State Conference Championships Friday at Moorpark. Brianna Richards was the top qualifier for the Pirate women finishing second in the 800m run while the men's 4x400m relay team of Ty Brown, Luke Carnaghe, Jeremiah Penny and Ja'Varien Salter also ran second. The VC men were sixth place overall in the conference standings while he women finished eighth.
The Ventura College men's and women's track and field teams qualified several individuals for the Western State Conference Championships Friday at the WSC Prelims held at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita. Ja'Varien Salter qualified with the fastest time in the 200m and was second in the 100m qualifying while Brianna Richards was second in the 800m and also moved forward in the 1500m. Mateo Chavez and Alyna Renteria qualified for the Southern California Prelims in finals events in the shot put and discus, respectively.
The VC men's and women's track and field teams battled crazy Santa Ana winds and stiff competition Friday at the Moorpark Open. Jeremiah Penny led a strong showing in the 100m for the Pirates and the men's 4x100m relay of Makaio Thompson, Max Daniel, Ja'Varien Salter and Penny posted the fastest time for VC since 1993. Brianna Richards led the Ventura women with a strong race in the 800m.
The Pirate men's and women's track and field teams both finished second in a five-team field Friday at the Western State Conference North meet at the VC Sportsplex. The Ventura men dominated the short sprints, filling the medal stand in the 100m and also claiming first in the 4x110m and 4x400m relay golds. Marcelo Mendoza also won first in the 3000m run while Mateo Chavez claimed gold in the shot put. Brianna Richards and Alyna Renteria led the effort for the women with wins in the 1500m and javelin events, respectively.
On the strength of a gold-medal performance in the 4x100m relay, and on three individual golds on the day, the Ventura College men's track and field team placed third of 12 teams in the Orange Coast Classic in Costa Mesa Friday. Ja'Varien Salter's won in the 100m and claimed a dead-heat silver in the 200m, Henry Fulk claimed the gold in the 5000m and Mateo Chavez finished first in the shot put to pace the Pirates. Jessica Davison won bronze in the 100m hurdles to lead the VC women.
The Pirates' men's and women's track and field teams competed at the Henry Kirk Invitational hosted by Allan Hancock College Friday in Santa Maria. Brianna Richards and Honest Watson both turned in gold medal performances for the women while the men's 4x100m relay team of Ty Brown, Makaio Thompson, Max Daniel and Jeremiah Penny also claimed first place for the VC men.
The VC men's and women's track and field teams hosted the Pirate Invitational Friday at the Sportsplex posting a number of solid performances. Max Daniel earned Ventura's lone gold medal in the 200m sprint while Daniel, and Aaron Giron won silver in the 100m and 110m hurdles events. Brianna Richards led the VC women with a pair of runner-up finishes in the 800m and 1500m races.
The VC men's and women's track and field teams opened their seasons Saturday at the Moorpark Season Opener. Luke Carnaghe highlighted the Pirate men with a gold and a silver. Honest Watson, Avery Wells and Ariel Montejano each placed in three events to lead the Ventura women in the meet that featured eight community college teams, NCAA Division III Cal Lutheran and other unattached athletes.
Ventura College student athletes excelled once again in the classroom in 2024-25 with a total of 101 Pirates achieving a 3.5 GPA or higher, earning mention on the Dean's List, in the fall 2024 term while taking in 12 or more units of study, with 46 student athletes recording a perfect 4.0 GPA. In spring 2025, 99 VC student athletes were named on the Dean's List with 44 posting perfect GPA's.
Ventura's Trevor McCarthy and Brianna Torres each earned All-American honors at San Mateo Friday at the 3C2A State Track & Field Championships. McCarthy earned his award in the javelin while Torres in the 10,000m run on the first day of the championships.
Ventura's Trevor McCarthy, Cole Everett and Brianna Torres are heading to the 3C2A State Track & Field Championships next week following their performances in this weeken'd Southern California Championships at Saddleback College. McCarthy will compete in the javelin, Everett in the high jump and Torres in the 10,000m while also serving as an alternate in the 5,000m. Max Daniel is an alternate in the 100m.
The VC men's and women's track and field teams are sending six individuals to the 3C2A Southern California Regional Finals next week following the preliminaries Saturday at Saddleback College. Four men and two women will compete in the finals, with one women's relay team as an alternate for the penultimate meet of the season. Cole Everett, Trevor McCarthy, Max Daniel and Caleb Marzette will compete for the men while Brianna Torres and Ashley Crist will compete for the women.
The Pirates' men's track and field team placed third overall, half a point out of second, and the VC women were sixth in the Western State Conference Championships Firday at Moorpark College. Trevor McCarthy finished first in the javelin an Max Daniel, Shaun Tolson and Micah Contreras all produced silver medal performances for the men's team. The women's 4x100 quartet of LeShelle Lee, Ashley Crist, Kelsey Crist, Chloe Williams brought home gold in a highly contested relay.
The VC men's and women's track and field teams hosted the Western State Conference Preliminaries Friday, with a number of athletes moving on to next week's WSC Championships. Additionally, Cole Everett won the conference high jump finals to advance to the Southern California Regionals. Brianna Torres claimed second in the 10000m final and Ashley Crist won silver in the long jump.
