Due to the current renovations being done to the Cerritos College gym, the wrestling and volleyball teams were both forced to relocate their practices to Excelsior High School on Alondra Boulevard and Pioneer Boulevard. 

According to general contractor Larry Sobolewski of USS Cal Builders, the gymnasium is going through a seismic upgrade, as well as lead and asbestos removal.

USS Cal Builders is the general contracting firm for this project, and has been responsible for several projects including renovations at Cypress College, UC Riverside, and CSU Santa Barbara.

The project was originally supposed to be a year-long project, however it may be finished sooner.

“If you come back in a month, it will look totally different– two months even more different than that. We are making good progress,” Sobolewski says.

The temporary location change doesn’t seem to affect wrestling head coach Don Garriott much.

“I like it here because we are the only people in this facility. It’s quiet and the guys can actually hear us while we teach and coach.  They jog over here as a warm up, then jog back after practice,” says Garriott. 

The volleyball team and its coaching staff were in Florida and could not be reached for comment.