The Long Beach State cross country team competed in the Big West Conference Championships Saturday. Freshman Tyler Spencer recorded the fastest time (24:50.5) of any Long Beach runner at the Championships since 2013. He was also the fastest freshman in the conference. Spencer achieved his goal of finishing in the[Read More…]
Men’s Cross Country
LBSU cross country season ends in NCAA West Regional
Long Beach State cross country teams concluded its 2017 campaign over the weekend at the NCAA West Regional at Jefferson Park Golf Course. “I accomplished a lot this season,” senior George Martinez said. “Even though I tied my same time as last year, in the end, I was happy.” Martinez[Read More…]
Long Beach State cross country keeps moving forward
Long Beach State cross country keeps moving forward as the women finish the Big West Conference Cross Country Championships in sixth place overall, improving by three positions from last year’s race. LBSU men’s and women’s cross country are wrapping up the season with only one race left to go after[Read More…]
LBSU cross country runs over old record times in Irvine
Long Beach State’s cross country teams raced through the finish line Saturday, with new individual running times to show in the record. Senior George Martinez and junior Mikayla Florez achieved their personal best this past weekend, as they surpassed their previous times in the 6K and 5K races. The LBSU[Read More…]
LBSU cross country earns second place finish at UNLV Invitational
The Long Beach State cross country program had four runners finish in the top-10 during Saturday’s meet in Las Vegas. Both the men’s and women’s teams placed second, with the men’s taking 47 points as women’s scored 73 points, in the UNLV Invitational at the Craig Ranch Regional Park. In[Read More…]
LBSU cross-country leads the pack
The Long Beach State cross-country team wasted no time hitting its stride in the 2017 season as the women won both team and individual honors at the Pepperdine Invitational on Friday. Junior Mikayla Florez crossed the finish line first out of 44 other runners, securing her first collegiate win at[Read More…]
Ford, Mandel pace 49ers at Highlander Invitational
On Saturday, LBSU seniors Cameron Ford and Pauline Mandel once again led the men’s and women’s cross country teams at the Highlander Invitational at UC Riverside’s Agricultural Operations Course. Mandel finished 20th in the 59-runner field with a time of 18:18.14 to pace the women’s team in the 5k competition.[Read More…]
Long Beach State athletic teams start road trip
For the first time this season, all Long Beach State athletic teams will be away from home. The week is headlined by the women’s volleyball team as they take on UC Davis to open Big West conference play tonight at 7 in Davis. After an inauspicious start, the 49ers (6-7)[Read More…]
Weekend roundup
LBSU extends winning streak to five with wins against UC Irvine, UC Davis Josh Barajas, Sports Editor The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team took down both UC Irvine and UC Davis on the road in four sets on Thursday and Saturday, respectively; to make it five wins[Read More…]
Sports Roundup
Men’s Water Polo No. 3 USC defeated the No. 7 Long Beach State men’s water polo team 17-9 in Los Angeles on Saturday. Three different Trojans finished with hat tricks while no one on the 49ers finished with more than two goals. LBSU’s freshmen defenders Austin Stevenson and Keegan Wicken[Read More…]