OROVILLE >> Jenna Emerson wanted to eclipse her mother Tanya’s mark in the 100 meter hurdles.

Mission accomplished.

With it came a spot in the Community College State track and field championships after Emerson finished third overall Saturday for Hartnell College at the Northern California finals at Butte College.

“From the end of the track, I couldn’t see my time because I have poor vision,” Emerson said. “I was so stoked to break that barrier. This event has been so challenging for me.”

A Rancho San Juan graduate, Emerson dipped under 15 seconds for the first time in her career, clocking 14.96, the fifth fastest time in school history.

Emerson, who won the Coast Conference title last week, came in with a season best of 15.24, a tenth of a second off her mom’s time at Hartnell, accomplished in the late 1990’s.

The freshman will be competing in multiple events at the state championships after Emerson ran a personal best of 64.54 in the 400 low hurdles, placing fourth.

“I was super nervous,” Emerson said. “I was aggressive. Making state as a freshman is cool. I didn’t anticipate that at the start of the season. It (state) really didn’t come into focus until last week. I will appreciate it when I’m there.”

Joining Emerson at the state championships in two weeks at College of San Mateo will include Dominayah Black, who finished fifth in the triple jump for the Panthers.

A North Salinas graduate, who missed the first half of the season playing basketball for Hartnell, Black had never competed in the triple jump before.

Extending their seasons in the men’s division included Jesse Blanco, who finished second in the 10,000 at 33:01.50 and Armando Amaro, who took fourth in the hammer throw, unleashing it 158-feet-11.

Headlining a trio of athletes from Monterey Peninsula College heading to state include Pacific Grove graduate Oliver Ottmar, who sailed 6-foot-4 3/4 in the high jump to finish fourth overall.

Having equaled his career best, which occurred last week in capturing the Coast Conference title for the Lobos, Ottmar had near misses at 6-6.

Ariel Ferrell extended her season after finishing in a tie for third in the pole vault, clearing 11-1 3/4. The Santa Cruz graduate, who broke the school record four times this year, became the first MPC women’s vaulter to qualify for state.

Ferrell will be joined by teammate Katie Buller, who finished sixth. The freshman from Oregon, who doubles as a volleyball player in the fall for the Lobos, cleared 10-2.

College softball

Charlee Hoover tossed another gem in the circle for Harnell, hurling the Panthers into the second round of the 3A2A State Northern California playoffs with a 3-1 win over Sacramento City, completing a three-game sweep of the hosts.

Hoover, who struck 14 in a 2-1 win on Friday, handcuffed Sacramento City on four hits, fanning six in picking up her 14th win of the season.

The all-conference hurler, who has a perfect game and a no-hitter to her credit this spring, also collected two hits and drove in a run for Hartnell (24-14), which has rattled off five consecutive wins.

Malaya Carrillo knocked in a run for the second straight game for the Panthers, who finished in third in the Coast Conference, one game behind co-champions West Valley and San Mateo.

Owners of 28 wins this season and the higher seed, Sacramento City came into the postseason riding a six-game winning streak and was 18-3 at home this spring.

MPC also advanced with a 5-2 win over Sequoias. The Lobos had staved off elimination earlier in the day with a 3-2 win.

Amelia Visesio won her 18th and 19th games in the circle for MPC, shutting out Sequoias over the final four frames in the final game of the best-of-three series.

Haley Koda collected three hits and drove in a run for MPC, while Ky Dahle and Johana Alonzo each finished with two hits and an RBI.

The Lobos came into the postseason just 3-7 in their last 10 regular season games, finishing fifth in the Coast Conference,

Falling in the opener on Friday, the Lobos staved off elimination in the first game on Saturday as Visesio won her 18th game of the spring over the Central Valley conference champions.

A North County High product, Visesio also homered, snapping Sequoias’ seven game winning streak. Dahle and Celeste Camarena also drove in runs to force a third and deciding game.