Long Beach State cross-country runner Rosa Del Toro became the first individual in program history to win the Big West Conference Cross Country Championship on Saturday morning at the UC Riverside Agricultural Operations Course. Del Toro made her move to the front of the pack halfway through the women’s 6,000-meter[Read More…]
Men’s Cross Country
Women’s cross country cracks west regional rankings
The Long Beach State women’s cross country team broke into the west regional rankings Monday, coming at at No. 9 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) poll. On the men’s side, the 49ers remained at No. 9 for the third consecutive week. Both teams[Read More…]
Cross-country runner sets school record as 49ers take 1st
Senior Rosa Del Toro a recorded new school record to lead the Long Beach State women’s cross country team to a first-place finish at the Bronco Invitational this past weekend at Baylands Regional Park in Sunnyvale, Calif. Del Toro broke a program record in the 5,000-meters by five seconds that[Read More…]
Del Toro, Maldonado lead 49ers at Big West Championships
Men’s and women’s results The Long Beach State cross country team withstood the rain to take part in the Big West Conference Championships on Saturday morning. The women’s team collected a third-place finish in the 6,000-meter race after collecting 72 points in the nine-team race at UC Riverside’s Agricultural Operations[Read More…]
Runners prepare for Big West Championship meet
The Long Beach State cross country team will be competing at the Big West Conference Championship this Saturday in Riverside. The Riverside course — a packed, dirt surface and mostly flat — suits LBSU, head coach Patrick Cunniff said, adding that the 49ers are a speed and track-based team. “It[Read More…]
The Beach takes home team title at Bronco Invitational
Women’s results | Men’s results After finishing near the top in each of its first three meets, the Long Beach State cross country team finally broke through on Saturday morning. Rosa Del Toro once again paced the women’s team to help earn the 49ers their first team title of the[Read More…]
Transfer running mates find home at The Beach
The duo of Rosa Del Toro and Nina Moore share a meal of pasta and pizza at Deli News before every meet. Despite the seemingly unconventional pre-race meal, the pair has led the Long Beach State cross country team this season. For two consecutive meets, Del Toro and Moore have[Read More…]
LBSU women earn third straight top-3 finish
women’s results | men’s results For the second straight week, junior Rosa Del Toro led the Long Beach State cross country team. Del Toro paced the ‘Niners in the 6,000-meter race with a time of 21:30, which was good enough for 22nd place at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday. Also[Read More…]
LBSU captures individual title at Aztec Invitational
Two weeks after finishing second at the Fullerton Season Opener, the Long Beach State cross country team notched three top-10 finishers at the San Diego State-hosted Aztec Invitational on Saturday. Junior Rosa Del Toro finished with a time of 18:02.3 to place first in the women’s 5,000-meter race at Balboa[Read More…]
49ers take second at Fullerton Season Opener
women’s results | men’s results UCLA dominated both races, but the Long Beach State men’s and women’s cross country teams had an impressive showing in the Cal State Fullerton Season Opener on Saturday morning at Carbon Canyon Regional Park in Brea. Junior Alisia Barajas came in seventh place to pace[Read More…]