Phillips Named All-American
May 21, 2006

Bakersfield - West Valley College athletes battled with the best in the State in the heat of Bakersfield yesterday at the 2006 CA State Championships. Of the four Vikings competing, two would walk away with medals, and one earned All-American status (top 4).

Steven Phillips toed the line on Saturday ranked 5th in the men's 3000m steeplechase. The sophomore held on to the lead runners for much of the race and his finishing kick helped him catch the 4th place runner at the line. The photo finish found both men running the same time of 9:41.77. So with a tie for 4th and a new lifetime best, Phillips finishes his season as an All-American.

Sophomore Stevie Odle also earned a state meet medal with her 8th place finish in the women's pole vault with clearance of 10-1. Fellow sophomores Emma Asiyo and Christine Nguyen each placed 9th in their respective events. - Complete Results -

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Asiyo Gets Ticket to State Meet
May 16, 2006

Viking sophomore Emma Asiyo will represent West Valley College one last time this weekend in Bakersfield. The late decision was made because of the withdrawal of the winner of last weeks race. Asiyo enters the meet with a season best of 58.91.

The Vikings compete on Saturday, starting with Stevie Odle in the Pole Vault.

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Vikings Will Send Three Athletes to the State Championships
~ Phillips Crowned NorCal Champion ~
May 14, 2006

Sacramento - West Valley College will have three athletes competing at this year's California State Championships to be held at Bakersfield College on May 20th. To get there, many Vikings competed at the Northern California Championship Finals yesterday at Sacramento City College.

The day was highlighted by Steven Phillips' win in the men's 3000m Steeplechase (10:07). Although it was slower than his previous best in the event, Phillips (at left) still beat the nearest competitor by 10 seconds and will compete next week against the top in the State. The sophomore would later come back in the 800m to run a new lifetime best of 1:56.37, good enough for 5th place. Unfortunately, only the top 4 in that event qualified for the State Championships.

Fellow sophomore Christine Nguyen will make a repeat appearance at the State Championships in the 100m hurdles as she finished in 2nd yesterday in a season best time of 15.85. Nguyen was also a member of both relay teams that ran season bests (50.71 and 4:07.01) but just missed qualifying.

Sophomore Stevie Odle was the first of the three to stamp her ticket to State next week. Odle finished 3rd after a judges decision in the women's pole vault with a clearance of 10-7. Odle was also a member of both relays.

All three Viking athletes also earned All-NorCal honors with their top 4 finishes.

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West Valley Battles With the Best of the North
May 7, 2006

San Mateo - Many Vikings competed at College of San Mateo again this week in the Trials of the Northern California Championships. All events contested were prelims for next week's Finals to be held at Sac City.

Sophomore Christine Nguyen (at right), finished 2nd in her heat and 3rd overall in the women's 100m hurdles in a season best of 16.26. She would later qualify in the 400m hurdles with the 7th fastest time of the day, but she will scratch the event to focus on the short hurdle race and the relays. Fellow soph, Emma Asiyo, also qualified in two events, the 200m and 400m.

Freshman Nick Gancayco, will move on in the men's 200m ranked 9th. Gancayco is also a member of both relay teams that qualified for the finals. Soph Steven Phillips would also qualify for the finals in both the 1500m (4:09) and 800m (1:57); however, he will scratch the 1500m and concentrate on the 3k Steeplechase/800m/4x400m triple.

The Vikings will travel north to Sacramento City College on Saturday for the NorCal Finals. From that meet, the top 4 in lane events and top 6 in the distance races will qualify for the California State Championships.

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Phillips and Nguyen Win Titles in Finals
~ 8 Individual All-Conference Honors Awarded in Championships ~
May 1, 2006

San Mateo - West Valley athletes always tend to run their best during championship time. This year would be no different as most athletes improved their marks/times in their respective events at this years Coast Conference Championships.

Steven Phillips (at left) started off the day for our Vikings with a win in the men's 3000m Steeplechase (9:42) and finished the day with the fastest leg in the 4x400m relay (49.9). In between he would also help pace a fellow teammate to a season best in the 1500m (4:34) and then finish 2nd in the 800m in a new personal best of 1:58.3.

Christine Nguyen successfully defended her title in the women's 100m hurdles with a season best of 16.49. The sophomore would later come back to run the 400m hurdles and finish 4th. Nguyen was also a member of both relays.

Freshman Nick Gancayco moved up in our record books again as he would finish 3rd in the men's 200m with a time of 21.67. This time now puts him with the 8th fastest time in school history. Earlier in the day he improved his best in the 100m to 10.88, good enough for 4th place. Gancayco was also an integral member of both relay teams.

Other All-Conference performers (Top 3) included freshman Cristina Diaz (Willow Glen '05) in the women's 3k steeplechase (13:36). Her time gives her the 3rd best time run by a West Valley athlete. Sophomore Emma Asiyo collected a pair of individual honors with her 2nd place finish in the women's 400m (59.59) and 3rd place in the 200m (25.46). Her 200m time puts her 3rd on our All-Time List. Asiyo would later split 58.6 in the 4x400m relay and helped our Lady Vikes finish 2nd in the event with a new season best of 4:07 (#9 on AT List). Complete Results

Next up for the Vikings is the NorCal Trials held at College of San Mateo this Friday afternoon. The first running event starts at 1:00pm. Those events that have prelims contested on Friday will be qualifying rounds into next weeks NorCal Finals. The top 9 in lane events and the top 12 in distance and field events will continue at next weeks Finals at Sac City College. Come out and support your Vikings for the last local meet of the 2006 season.

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Odle Becomes First Conference Champ
April 26, 2006

San Mateo - Day one of this year's Coast Conference Championships ended with smiles as one athlete collected a win, and most set new bests in the preliminary rounds. Sophomore Stevie Odle (at right) bettered her own school record with an 11-0 clearance in the pole vault and became the first Viking to be named Conf Champion. Her clearance would also be a new Conference Meet record. She would later qualify for Saturday's final of the women's 200m.

Nick Gancayco also had a great day during the trials. The freshman won his heat of the 200m with a time of 21.87. The time now puts him at #10 on our All-Time List. Earlier in the day he ran a qualifying time in the 100m as well (10.92). Gancayco will also compete in both relays on Saturday. Redshirt frosh, Will Alleshouse ran a qualifying time in the men's 400m that will get him to the finals.

The finals are set to take place this Saturday at College of San Mateo. Field events begin at 11:30 and the running events start with the women's 3000m steeplechase at 12:30. - Conf Trials Results -

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DVC Viking Invitational Stays Dry For Athletes
April 15, 2006

Pleasant Hill - This was the final opportunity for West Valley to get in some new marks before the conference championships. Fortunately the rain stayed away, but the strong head wind into the finish didn't help for blazing times.

Steven Phillips ran an impressive double and walked away with two personal bests. It came down to a photo finish in the 1500m (4:08) which found the soph just missing the win. He would later come back and take off 45 seconds from his best time in the men's 5000m. A final time of 16:13.1h (online results incorrect) finds Phillips ranked in the top 6 in Conf for each of his events run this season. The men's 4x100m relay team lowered their time again this week (43.13).

Freshman Maria Arzate improved her best in the discus with a throw of 98-1. That mark also moves her up to #8 on the WVC All-Time list. Sophomore Christine Nguyen (at left) collected a win in the women's 100m hurdles (17.18) and a runner-up finish in the 400m hurdles (73.15).

The Vikings gear up for the Coast Conference Championships to be held at College of San Mateo. Conference Trials will be on Wed. April 26th and the Finals will be Saturday April 29th. - Complete Results -

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West Valley Athletes Improve at Johnny Mathis Invite
April 9, 2006

San Francisco - The sun poked through the clouds long enough for some season bests to be run at this year's Johnny Mathis Invite at San Francisco State.

Both the men's and women's 4x100m relay teams improved their times to 43.20 and 51.16, respectively, with the men capturing the overall win in the event. The ladies 4x400m relay also lowered their team time to 4:12.

Individually, redshirt frosh William Alleshouse ran a solid 50.97 for the one-lap event. He returned to improve his 200m time as well (23.00). Nick Gancayco continued to drop his time in the 100m (11.02). Freshman Terry Newsome bettered his mark in the men's long jump to 19-8.

Sophomore Emma Asiyo dropped her time in the 400m to 59.36. Teammate Stevie Odle made the final of the women's 100m and ran a season best of 13.52 after her 4th place finish in the pole vault with her 10-0 clearance. Freshmen Cristina Diaz and Kathrin Brenner made a mark on our record books as the two raced in the 3000m steeplechase event. Diaz (13:37) now has the 3rd fastest time in school history, with Brenner now in 4th (13:43).

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Some Vikings Compete at the Stanford Invite
April 2, 2006

Palo Alto - This year's Stanford Invitational allowed some of our athletes to gain valuable experience by competing side by side with some of the countries best. Because of the strict entry standards, only two sprinters were able to compete in individual events. Both of the men's relays teams also got in.

Nick Gancayco ran in the 100m and 200m events. The freshman won his heat of the 200m with a time of 22.30, which was good enough for a 7th place finish in the "B" sections. Sophomore Emma Asiyo competed in the women's 100m. The men's 4x100 and 4x400m relay teams finished the day with times of 43.62 and 3:29.08.

The Vikings travel to San Francisco State this week for the Johnny Mathis Invite on Friday and Saturday. Competitors will include local JC's, 4-year Universities, and post-collegiate athletes as well. If the weather holds up, some fast times and solid marks will be earned.
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30th Annual West Valley Relays a Success
March 25, 2006

Saratoga - Two meet records fell at this year's Relays as over 1200 athletes battled it out in the 2-day event. Aptos High School earned team victories in both the Varsity Girls and Frosh-Soph Boys divisions. Bellarmine College Prep repeated as the Varsity Boys team champions with their 108 points.

Valley Christian's Senior, Khrystal Carter (at left), won the girls 100m with a time of 11.86, beating her previous record from '05 (11.97). Sophomore Josh Cusick set a new record in the Frosh/Soph boys Pole Vault of 13-8.

- Complete Results -

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West Valley Runs Well at Home Meet
March 23, 2006

Saratoga - Many Vikings continued to lower their season bests at this year's West Valley Open. Local community college, 4-year universities, and post-collegiate athletes were in attendance during the great day of weather.

Sophomore Steven Phillips (at right) highlighted the day with his impressive triple. Phillips ran the 1500m, 800m, and anchored the 4x400m relay team. In each of the races, he improved his season bests to 4:10, 2:01, and 50.3. Freshman Nick Gancayco also had an impressive day with a win in the men's 200 (22.08) and a 2nd place finish in the 100m (11.06), both in season bests.

Stevie Odle had a very busy day as she competed in nine events within the 3 hours of the meet. The sophomore was trying to get marks in order to qualify for the NorCal Heptathlon, but unfortunately may have come up a bit short in a few events. Sophomore Emma Asiyo improved her best in the women's 200m, which also improves her time on the WVC All-Time list in the #8 position. Freshman Maria Arzate has also made another mark on our All-Time list, this time in the women's shot put. Her mark of 31-2.5 now puts her at #8.
- Complete Results -

This weekend the Vikings host the 30th Annual West Valley Relays with many of the local high school athletes set to attend. Click West Valley Relays for more information.

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Vikings Bring Home Wins From Sacramento
March 18, 2006

Sacramento - Clear skies greeted our athletes for the first time in awhile, so the goal was to take advantage of it and post some good marks. Unfortunately, most of the races found a brutal head wind as the athletes came down the home stretch. But that didn't stop some from finishing on top.

Nick Gancayco (at left), who has already run 11.1 this season, won the 100m and 200m events against some solid names. He would also run very strong legs on both relays. Sophomore Steven Phillips started the day with a nice win the men's 3000m Steeplechase with a time of 10:20 (ranks 3rd in NorCal as of 3/18).

Freshman Kathrin Brenner would also run the 3000m Steeplechase for the first time and would record a solid 13:53 effort. The time puts Brenner at #3 on West Valley's All-Time list for that event. The women's 4x100m relay continues to lower their season best, this week with a 51.67 clocking which brings them to #5 on the All-Time list.

Now the Vikings have a busy weekend ahead. We stay home and host the West Valley Open Invite on Thursday March 23rd with the first event starting at 2pm. Then on Friday and Saturday, the Vikings host the 30th Annual West Valley Relays. The event is one of the biggest and longest standing high school Invitationals in the area. This year will be no different as 50 schools are registered with over 1200 athletes joining in on the fun.

Come out and support your Vikings on Thursday, and watch some impressive high school races on Friday and Saturday.

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Odle Sets New School Record at the Beaver Relays
March 5, 2006

Sacramento - In a day filled with many seasonal bests, one result stood out among them all. At this year's Beaver Relays, hosted by American River College, former Del Mar HS star, Stevie Odle (at right) broke a school record that was set more than 10 years ago. The recent transfer from Chico State cleared 10' 6" in the women's pole vault on Saturday to set a new school record for West Valley College. The vault was good enough for a second place performance.

Odle soon anchored the 4x100m relay team that finished with the 8th best time in school history (52.20). She was also a member of the sprint medley relay and 4x400m relay teams which all finished 3rd overall. The women's distance medley squad also took the bronze for their efforts over the 4000m event.

The men would also have a successful day, including their second place performance in the sprint medley relay. Sophomore Steven Phillips anchored the SMR with his first sub-2min performance of the season (1:59.9). The day also included season bests in the 4x100 and 4x400m relay events. For complete results, please visit our 2006 schedule. While there, mark your calendars so you can catch some action.

The Vikings will travel to Modesto on Friday for the Jack Albiani Classic Invite where many more marks are sure to improve. Stay tuned!!

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West Valley Sprinters Collect Wins
February 25, 2006

PLEASANT HILL - The Viking tracksters competed at Diablo Valley College on Thursday against some new and some familiar faces. The 5-way meet brought in De Anza, San Mateo, and Laney College as well. A few Viking sprinters walked away with individual wins.

Freshman Pat Hopkins (at left), won the men's 400m in a season best of 52.32. Hopkins would later win his heat of the 200m and finish 3rd overall (23.51). Frosh, Nick Gancayco, would continue to impress with his double win in the 100m and 200m events (11.30 and 22.67). Both Mitty graduates, Gancayco and Hopkins also ran on both relay teams.

Sophomore Emma Asiyo started the day by leading off for our women's 4x100m relay team as they ran the 10th fastest time in school history (53.38). She followed with a win the women's 400m with the current NorCal leading mark of 60.34. She came back to run a season best of 26.18 in the 200m, and then anchor our women's 4x400m relay team. Soph. Christine Nguyen won both hurdle races (17.61, 73.25) and was also a member of both relay teams.

Next up for the Vikings is the 21st annual Beaver Relays in Sacramento, Saturday March 4th. West Valley still holds some meet records from this event over the years. The men's sprint medley (2-2-4-8) with a time of 3:23.21 and the men's 4x1600 (17:06.3). This year's team will surely bring home some solid marks.

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Vikings Host 4-Way Meet
February 18, 2006

SARATOGA - One of the first NorCal Rotationals of the season was held at West Valley College yesterday. Joining the Vikings were Hartnell, City College of San Francisco, and Modesto Junior College (Marin and Laney College were unable to make it). Unfortunately the rainy weather put a damper on parts of the day, and for safety reasons a few events were cancelled. But a break in the showers allowed for most athletes to get a mark.

Sophomore Emma Asiyo (at right) opened up her outdoor season yesterday in the 100m and 200m races (13.18 and 26.77), she ended the day in the women's 4x400m relay. Freshman Jaime Hoyt led our distance ladies in the 1500m and 800m double (5:37 and 2:49). Hoyt also anchored our 4x400m relay team.

Former Mitty standout, freshman Nick Gancayco, had another solid outing which included a 3rd place finish in the 200m (22.55) on the wet track. Sophomore Steven Phillips led our distance men in the 1500m and 800m events (4:22 and 2:04) and would later anchor our 4x400m relay team.

Next for the Vikings is the second NorCal Rotational to be held at Diablo Valley College on Thursday, Feb 23rd. Hopefully the weather holds up for some fast times and good marks.

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West Valley Opens Season With Solid Marks
February 10, 2006

SAN JOSE - This year's Coast Conference Preview gave our athletes the opportunity to test their hard work over the winter break in an unscored competition against their conference opponents. Perfect weather greeted everybody and many solid marks were put up in all events.

Even though West Valley is small in numbers this year, we definitely didn't go unnoticed. Many Vikings were able to finish in the top 2 of their heats, with the men's 4x100m relay team earning a win with a time of 43.69 (Steven Reeves, Nick Gancayco, Pat Hopkins, Will Alleshouse). Gancayco (at left) (11.10-100m, 22.54 - 200m) and Alleshouse (52.83 - 400m) would also later each win heats of their respective individual races. Freshman Terry Newsome would also secure a win in his heat of the 200m with a time of 23.91. Sophomore, and defending Conference Champion, Christine Nguyen narrowly missed a win in the 100m hurdles, but clocked a solid early season mark of 16.81.

In the distance events, sophomore transfer Steven Phillips would turn heads with his come from behind sprint finish to just miss the win in the men's 3000m (9:26.05). Freshman Jaime Hoyt would place 3rd in the women's 3k with a time of 12:22.68.

In the field, freshman Maria Arzate placed 3rd in the discus with a throw of 91-05, which was good enough to crack onto our All-Time Top 10 list at #10. Arzate also competed in the shot put and finished in 6th.

The Vikings will compete again this week as they host the first round of the NorCal Rotational vs Hartnell, CCSF, Modesto, Laney, and Marin College. Competition is on Friday (2/17) starting at 2pm. Come support your 2006 West Valley Track & Field team on their home turf.

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Vikings Compete in Fresno
January 17, 2006

FRESNO - With the official start of the outdoor Track & Field season still a few weeks away, a few of the Vikings took the opportunity to compete indoors at Fresno State's "Run For The Dream" Indoor Invitational. West Valley sent seven athletes to the meet and after a very long day, they all walked away with some valuable experiences.

Nick Gancayco, Fr.	55 Meter Dash	6.77
Durrell Roberts, So.	55 Meter Dash	6.80
Pat Hopkins, Fr.	55 Meter Dash	7.09
Will Alleshouse, Fr.	500 Yard Dash	1:06.85
Men's 4 x 400 Yard Relay		3:42.32
Emma Asiyo, So.	55 Meter Dash	7.70
Whitney Cole, So.	55 Meter Dash	7.79
Emma Asiyo, So.	500 Yard Dash	1:18.16
Christine Nguyen, So.	55 Meter Hurdles	9.74

Complete Results

Visit our 2006 Schedule for upcoming races! Support your Vikings this year and join us at our many local races.

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2006 Track & Field Schedule Up
November 25, 2005

The 2006 West Valley College Track and Field schedule is now up. Mark your calendars so you can join us and show your support.

For more information about the season, the team, or how to become a part of it... simply contact the coaches at 408.741.2457 or WVCtrack@hotmail.com.

As we prepare for the upcoming season, take a moment to look at results and highlights from our 2005 campaign.

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