Tellez places 9th overall at the MJC Invitational; Erlewine, Singh, and Dawson also competed for the Panthers
Maritza Tellez named the SCC October Female Athlete of the Month
Women's Cross Country finsihes 7th at the Nor-Cal Championships; Tellez finishes 15th overall
The Panthers take 3rd at the Big 8 Championships; Tellez finishes 5th overall and is 1st Team All-Conference
Lauren Smith named the SCC September Female Athlete of the Month
Tellez finishes 13th overall at the Nor-Cal preview in Redding; Panthers come in 5th place as a team
Tellez and Smith finish 3rd and 5th respectively, as the Panthers finish 2nd at the MJC Invitational
Erlewine and Smith finish 8th and 9th to pace the Panthers to a 3rd place finish at the Big 8 preview
Athletic And Academic Excellence: City College Recognizes The Campus’ Top Scholar Athletes
The SCC 2017-18 Female Scholar Athlete of the Year is Jasmine Loyola (XC & Track & Field)
Female (October) Athlete of the Month - Maritza Tellez (Women's Cross Country)
Sophomore, Maritza Tellez has been running with the leaders all season long, and she finally came out on top with a 1st place finish at the Pat Ryan Invitational. She finished 50 seconds ahead of the 2nd place finisher in that race to wrap up her October schedule. Earlier in the month, Tellez competed locally at the Urban Cow held at William Land Park. In that race she finished 16th overall, was 4th place in the female division and the 1st female finisher in her age group. Post-season competition begins next month as Tellez will compete in the Big 8 Championship, Nor-Cal Championship and hopes to earn a berth in the State Championship.
Male (October) Athlete of the Month - Jacob Hiller (Wrestling)
Jacob Hiller, a sophomore from Chico, started the month of October off with a 4th place finish at 133 pounds at the Santa Ana Tournament. Hiller would lose by decision at 125 lbs. against Lassen in his next match before bouncing back to rattle off 5 straight wins. Four of those 5 wins came at the Simpson Duals against 4-year competition. Jacob recorded to WBF wins over Grays Harbor College and Team X. He then won by decision against Eastern Oregon University and another WBF in his match against Warner Pacific University. Hiller wrapped up the month with another WBF in his match against Sierra, as he helped the Panthers win their 9th consecutive Big 8 Championship.Photos Credited to: Dianne Rose - SCC Sports Photographer
Student-Athlete Spotlight
Congratulations to Ryan Costeiu for committing to the University of Arkansas to continue his baseball career. Costeiu committed on September 28th (during the early signing period) as he is preparing for his sophomore season with the Panthers!
