A light early rain helped set the conditions for members of the San Bernardino Valley College track team to have strong showings at the Occidental College spring break event last Saturday.

Several SBVC runners posted personal best times at the meet, as they improve with the goal of peaking later this year. 

In the 800 meters, Jahzeri Gill (1 minute, 59.11 seconds), John Mireles (2:02.27) and Roberto Lopez (2:04.46) all posted lifetime best times. Meanwhile, in the 1,500 meter runs, Francisco Montes de Ocarina (4:36.59), Eduardo Pedroza (4:39.31), and Sashi Torres (5:45.65) all hit their personal bests in their respective races.

Sprinter Jonathan Taylor finished third in his 100-meter heat, clocking in at 11.72, just off his seasonal best. And Angeliqe Seckel clocked a 13.79 in her heat of the 100 meters.

Under the lights, the distance runners also posted improved results. In the men's 5,000 meters, Chris Valderrama, Fercis Torres and Arian Mayorga also slashed their times from their recent performance at Saddleback, with Valderrama dropping 18 seconds with a time of 16:05.42, Torres dropping 15 seconds with a time of 16:25.56, and Mayorga dropping 17 seconds to clock in at 16:58.42.