Almost a week after the men and women of the Cerritos College track and field team hosted an all-comers meet, they took part in another one Friday at Mount San Antonio College.

One member of the team who did not participate in either meet, but was present for both, is injured sophomore from the men’s team Daniel King.

“Cerritos almost won every event. I couldn’t run because I was injured,” he said.

King took second place for the 800-meter-dash in the state championships last season and looks to improve this season.

He also said that one in every three competitors at Mt. San Antonio were from Cerritos College.

With the new members of the team having used these meets as tools to see what the upcoming season will hold for each of them, they also looked to find what events they feel strongest doing.

In his first year on the men’s Cerritos College track and field team, sophomore Jorge Villareal set a personal record in the long jump, while also placing in third in hurdles.

“I am doing the decathlon, so, that is 10 events, and the events I did on Friday will be a part of the events that are in the decathlon,” Villareal said at a recent practice.

Also at the practice, was Aaron Koeppe, who took third place in the 800-meter-dash Friday at Mt. San Antonio College.

“Everyone looked pretty good. We are still a little fuzzy, but we are getting there,” Koeppe said on the team’s overall performance in the last two meets.

King and a few other competitors from the team said coaches of the team believe the athletes need to step up before their invitational, which is on Feb. 18 and 19, but they all have high expectations for the invitational and the overall season.