The Leopards placed in 11 different events, to include two first place finishes at the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Track and Field Championship held at Burns Track in Claremont on Saturday and Sunday.
The men’s and women’s track and field teams had a total of five individual wins in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Multi-Dual No. 2 meet Saturday at home.
La Verne’s track and field teams competed in the 23rd annual Rossi Relays on Saturday. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps hosted the event at the Burns Track and Field Complex.
The La Verne cross country teams competed in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships Saturday at Prado Park in Chino with seniors Rachael Dela Cruz and Melissa Cerrillos leading the women’s team with their 15th and 20th place finishes respectively.
New beginnings were a common theme throughout the University of La Verne’s convocation ceremony Aug. 29, which welcomed freshmen, and also the first class in the University’s new physician’s assistant graduate program.