Kessa Rychlick broke a 3-year drought of Pasadena City College women's athletes not scoring at the Southern California Track and Field Championships. Rychlick took eighth place in the 100-meter hurdles with a season-best time of 15.75 seconds at the SoCal meet held at Riverside City College on May 11.
The Pasadena City College women's track and field team scored in just four events and settled for sixth place with 14 points overall at the South Coast Conference Prelims and Championships held April 23/27 at Cerritos College.
Pasadena City College women's track and field sophomore Kessa Rychlick ran the state's fifth fastest time this year Friday in the 400-meter hurdles at one minute, 5.64 seconds at the San Diego Mesa Arnie Robinson Invitational.
After taking last week off from competition, the Pasadena City College women's track team participated at the Bakersfield Relays on March 16. Top athlete Kessa Rychlick placed third in two events while the 4x100 relay squad raced its best time this season.
Sophomore Kessa Rychlick has made the state Top 25 in three different events after her performances at the Pasadena City College women's track and field team's two most recent meets.
Event victories don't happen often for the Pasadena City College women's track and field team so the Lancers were excited when freshman Claire Chen won the 100-meter hurdles Friday at the Bakersfield Battle of the Regions meet.