Athletics News

Track & Field State Championships: returned home three All-Americans and several lifetime events bests
Track & Field State Championships: returned home three All-Americans and several lifetime events bests

Freshman Gabriela Cardenas placed third in the women’s 3k steeplechase after leading all the way until the final barrier.

State Championships: 11 Individuals Competed
State Championships: 11 Individuals Competed

The Hartnell College men’s and women’s track & field teams sent eleven individuals to the 2026 3C2A Track & Field State Championship at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, CA and returned with four All-Americans, several lifetime events bests, and a USA Under 20 Championship qualifier. 

Women place eighth overall with 49 points two points shy from a top six finish
Women place eighth overall with 49 points two points shy from a top six finish

Hartnell College women’s track & field put up a good fight at the Northern California Championship placing eighth overall with 49 points just two from a top six finish. The Panther women will send four women to the 3C2A State Championship at Mt. San Antonio College on May 15-16. 

The men two points shy of a top six team finish
The men two points shy of a top six team finish

Hartnell College managed a seventh place team finish with 58 points at the 2026 Northern California Championship held at Santa Rosa Junior College. The men were just two points shy of a top six team finish. The Panthers tallied fifteen podium finishes and will advance seven men to the 3C2A State Championship at Mt. San Antonio College on May 15-16.

Men's T & F: Capture 41st Conference Championship
Men's T & F: Capture 41st Conference Championship

Despite a surprising challenge from Chabot College, the Hartnell College men’s track & field team prevailed over two days of tough competition to win its forty-first Coast Conference Track & Field Championship and defend their team title from last year.

Start to competition
Coast Conference Championship

Records Continue To Fall For Panthers

Coach and swimmer
Coast Conference Championship

Records Continue To Fall For Panthers

Sophomore Adrian Manriquez posted a team-leading 100 meters
Sophomore Adrian Manriquez posted a team-leading 100 meters

The Gary Shaw Last Chance Meet held at Hartnell College provided the men’s and women’s teams to compete at home prior to the Coast Conference Championship.

Gary Shaw Last Chance Meet Results
Gary Shaw Last Chance Meet Results

The Gary Shaw Last Chance Meet held at Hartnell College provided the men’s and women’s teams to compete at home prior to the Coast Conference Championship.

Men's and Women's Recap: S.J. Delta Legacy Meet
Men's and Women's Recap: S.J. Delta Legacy Meet

On the final weekend of spring break, the Panthers split squads for the cooler weather of San Francisco

Women's Recap: Mike Fanelli Classic at San Francisco State University
Men's Recap at Mike Fanelli Classic
Men's Recap at Mike Fanelli Classic

The annual Mike Fanelli Classic at San Francisco State University gives the Hartnell College distance runners an opportunity to run under usually ideal weather conditions with experienced four year and club athletes. This year’s meet was unusually warm but the Panthers were able to produce several top marks.

Men's Northern Combined Events Championship
Men's Northern Combined Events Championship

Hartnell College played host to the 2026 Northern Combined Events Championship

Audreyna Ruiz competed in her first seven event heptathlon
Audreyna Ruiz competed in her first seven event heptathlon

Hartnell College played host to the 2026 Northern Combined Events Championship on April 7-8, providing two team members an opportunity to represent the program and advance to the 3C2A State Championship.

Diving into action
Record Breakers

Multiple Records Fall at Hawk Invite

Men's T & F: West Coast Relays Results
Men's T & F: West Coast Relays Results

Competing primarily against four year universities at the West Coast Relays hosted by Fresno State, the Hartnell College track & field teams were able to show some impressive improvements to finish off the spring break week.