La Verne hosts Leopard Invitational meet

Freshman pole vaulter Elena Cox takes her jump at the Leopard Invitational track meet on April 16 at Ortmayer Stadium. Cox achieved a new personal record in the pole vault at 2.75 meters, matching teammate Chloe Chong’s mark, which places this duo in the top 10 in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. / photo by Jesse Juarez
Freshman pole vaulter Elena Cox takes her jump at the Leopard Invitational track meet on April 16 at Ortmayer Stadium. Cox achieved a new personal record in the pole vault at 2.75 meters, matching teammate Chloe Chong’s mark, which places this duo in the top 10 in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. / photo by Jesse Juarez
Sophomore pole vaulter Chloe Chong gives it her all to keep going over the bar at the Leopard Invitational track meet on April 16 at Ortmayer Stadium. Chong had a successful meet and achieved three personal bests. / photo by Jesse Juarez
Sophomore pole vaulter Chloe Chong gives it her all to keep going over the bar at the Leopard Invitational track meet on April 16 at Ortmayer Stadium. Chong had a successful meet and achieved three personal bests. / photo by Jesse Juarez
Sophomore pole vaulter Chloe Chong makes her first attempt to make it over the bar at the Leopard Invitational track meet on April 16 at Ortmayer Stadium. Chong achieved a new personal record in the pole vault at 2.75 meters. The team’s next meet will be Saturday in Walnut for the Mt. SAC Relays. / photo by Jesse Juarez
Sophomore pole vaulter Chloe Chong makes her first attempt to make it over the bar at the Leopard Invitational track meet on April 16 at Ortmayer Stadium. Chong achieved a new personal record in the pole vault at 2.75 meters. The team’s next meet will be Saturday in Walnut for the Mt. SAC Relays. / photo by Jesse Juarez
Sophomore jumper Towart Kahungu takes flight in the long jump at the Leopard Invitational track meet on April 16 at Ortmayer Stadium. Kahungu finished sixth. / photo by Jesse Juarez
Sophomore jumper Towart Kahungu takes flight in the long jump at the Leopard Invitational track meet on April 16 at Ortmayer Stadium. Kahungu finished sixth. / photo by Jesse Juarez
Sophomore sprinter Jai’la Counts is determined to pass Occidental freshman sprinter Katie Lee in the 100 meter dash preliminaries at the Leopard Invitational track meet on April 16 at Ortmayer Stadium. Counts finished her dash prelim at 14.30 seconds and led La Verne with a personal record in the long jump at 3.98 meters. / photo by Jesse Juarez
Sophomore sprinter Jai’la Counts is determined to pass Occidental freshman sprinter Katie Lee in the 100 meter dash preliminaries at the Leopard Invitational track meet on April 16 at Ortmayer Stadium. Counts finished her dash prelim at 14.30 seconds and led La Verne with a personal record in the long jump at 3.98 meters. / photo by Jesse Juarez
Freshman Elena Cox is focused on passing Paradise Valley sophomore Jaylee Spivey in the 100 meter dash preliminaries at the Leopard Invitational track meet on April 16 at Ortmayer Stadium. Cox finished her dash prelim at 14.46 seconds. / photo by Jesse Juarez
Freshman Elena Cox is focused on passing Paradise Valley sophomore Jaylee Spivey in the 100 meter dash preliminaries at the Leopard Invitational track meet on April 16 at Ortmayer Stadium. Cox finished her dash prelim at 14.46 seconds. / photo by Jesse Juarez
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Jesse Juarez is a senior photography major and a staff photographer for the Campus Times and La Verne Magazine. A camera has been a very powerful tool and a vessel of expression for him. While originally focused on portraits and fashion photography, his work is continuously evolving. His other work can be found at jessejxo199x.edublogs.org.

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