Moorpark, CA — NORWALK, Calif. --- Gunner Perez placed third in the decathlon at the 3C2A Southern California Decathlon Championships hosted at Cerritos College on Tuesday and Wednesday. Perez recorded 5,989 total points to finish third and qualify for the 3C2A State Championships, which will be held at the College of San Mateo on May 16-17. Perez either tied or set new personal records in nine of the 10 events. He scored a win in the high jump (1.87 meters; 6 feet, 1.5 inches) and 110 high hurdles (15.70) while finishing no lower than fourth in eight of the 10 events. His 5,989 points were the second most in a decathlon in ECC history, trailing only Steve Nuchols' 6,719 points from 1985. Perez also had the most points in the event since 2021 when Shea Wissler scored 5,954. Freshman Tilliana Wakefield-Carl set a new El Camino College standard in the pole vault, breaking the 13-year-old school record on Friday at the Moorpark Open hosted by Moorpark College. Wakefield-Carl took down first place at the competition with a mark of 3.68 meters (12 feet, 0.75 inches), breaking the ECC record set by Katrina Wilbanks (3.66m; 12 feet) in 2012. It was Wakefield-Carl's fourth victory in the event this season as she surpassed her previous season-best mark of 3.50m. Wakefield-Carl also joined Wilbanks as the only women in ECC history to complete a pole vault attempt of 12 feet or better. She completed the feat on her first try at that height. She attempted to expand on that record with three attempts at 3.74 meters (12 feet, 3.25 inches) but came up short. In addition to Wakefield-Carl's record, the Warriors swept the podium in the event as Misha Amir-Moazzami placed second with a mark of 2.92 meters (9 feet, 7 inches) and Valentina Amescua tied for third with a mark of 2.77m (9 feet, 1 inch). Other highlights from the Moorpark Open included: Savanna Mullins placed second overall and first amongst community college athletes in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:06.78. Curtis Williams posted a second-place finish in the 100m high hurdles with a time of 16.02. He also placed third overall and second amongst community college athletes in the long jump with a mark of 6.48m (21 feet, 3.25 inches), a new personal best this season. Laighton Scott finished second overall and first amongst community college athletes in the discus, posting a mark of 39.18m (128 feet, 6 inches). He also placed fourth overall and second amongst community college athletes in the javelin with a throw of 43.04m (141 feet, 2 inches). Griffin Esperon placed fourth in the pole vault with a mark of 3.97m (13 feet, 0.25 inches). Jasmin Williams recorded three top-10 finishes on Friday as she was seventh in the 100 meters (12.77), and ninth in the 200m (26.93) and the long jump (4.34m; 14 feet, 3 inches). Nia Sinclaire-Jarveaux recorded a top-10 finish in the shot put, placing seventh with a mark of 8.63m (28 feet, 3.75 inches). William Mullins finished eighth in the 400 meters with a time of 50.90.