Cuesta Secures WSC Women's Track & Field Crown

Cuesta College women's track & field returned to the top of the Western State Conference with the program's first conference title since the pandemic-shortened season of 2021. Unlike that season, when competition was strictly limited to the conferences, the Cougars are set to continue their charge through regional and state competitions. This year's title is the program's 5th overall, including 1977, 1985, and 1988. | ORIGINAL RELEASE

Cuesta Thrower Kiera Taylor led the team with a pair of titles as the Cougars dominated the implements. Taylor, who began her freshman season as an all-Conference performer for volleyball before leading basketball to the playoffs, has now helped lift track & field to a conference title. She led the way with titles in the shot put (35-4) and discus (130-10), while teammate Kristy Huynh claimed the javelin (108-5). On the Track, sprinting star Gwyndolyn Katics won the 200 meters (0:25.34) and was the Runner-up in the 400 meters with a school-record time of 0:56.17. In the jumps, Kiana Marie Lambert moved into 6th place all-time at Cuesta with a title-winning leap of 17-6.75 in the long jump. Mia Martin, who also earned a Bronze in the 100-meter hurdles, soared 5'3" to win the WSC title in the high jump.

The top three finishers earned First Team All-Conference recognition, while those in 4th-6th place were Second Team All-Conference, and individuals landing at 7th-9th were All-Conference Honorable Mention.

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TEAM SCORES

1. Cuesta College - 153
2. Moorpark College - 133
3. College of the Canyons - 132
4. West LA College - 116
5. Santa Barbara City College - 82
6. Ventura College - 50
7. Allan Hancock College - 37
8. Santa Monica College - 33
9. Bakersfield College - 17
10. Glendale College - 15
11. Antelope Valley College - 1