Men’s Water Polo: 49ers sign five for 2010 Two first-team All-Americans and one second-team All-American are among five players that have signed National Letters of Intent to play for Long Beach State. Matt Kidwell, Dan Matulis, Devin Mefford, Nick Rascon and Rob Robinson make up head coach Gavin Arroyo’s 2010[Read More…]
Men’s Track & Field
Field accident nearly takes athlete’s life
A tragic mishap at a Cerritos College track and field meet caused senior Jennifer Onyeagbako to suffer a season-ending injury that nearly took her life. Onyeagbako was resting before her hammer event during the April 18 Beach Invitational when the unthinkable occurred. A left-handed female thrower from another university accidently[Read More…]
Sports Picks: Softball wins regular season finale, sweeps Pacific
Box score The Long Beach State softball team swept Pacific with a 6-1 win to close out the regular season Saturday afternoon at Bill Simoni Field. The 49ers (34-19, 15-6 Big West Conference), who have won five straight and eight of their last 10 games, remained in third place in[Read More…]
Sports Picks: Bittner, Watten named All-Americans
A pair of Long Beach State men’s volleyball players were named All-Americans by the American Volleyball Coaches Association on Monday. Junior opposite Dean Bittner was tabbed a first-team honoree while senior libero Dustin Watten earned second-team honors. Bittner led the 49ers in aces (42) and kills, which he also ranked[Read More…]
Sports Picks: Dirtbags sweep Pacific
Baseball LBSU sweeps Pacific The Dirtbags (20-19, 7-5 Big West Conference) completed the series sweep with a 10-3 win Sunday over the Pacific Tigers (16-22, 7-8 Big West). Down two in the third, the Dirtbags scored four runs and captured the lead for good. Devin Lohman and TJ Mittelstaedt each[Read More…]
Sports Picks: 3 track athletes reach NCAA qualifying marks
Track and field NCAA qualifying marks reached Three ‘Niner athletes set NCAA West Regional qualifying marks at the meet. Junior Colin Dunbar set an NCAA Regional qualifying mark in the hammer throw with a distance of 190-10. Senior Patrick Smith set a personal-record 203-03 in the javelin. Junior Kenneth Medwood[Read More…]
Three senior ‘Niners running the extra distance
The Jack Rose Track was a bit noisy for it to be a regular day of track practice. As the women’s distance team rounded the track, loud chants of support rose from several of the runners: “Good job ladies. Finish strong!” It wasn’t hard to notice that the three athletes[Read More…]
Sports Picks: Dirtbags to celebrate 20th anniversary
Baseball Dirtbags host Matadors at Blair Field The Dirtbags (15-17, 2-4 Big West Conference) host a three-game series against Cal State Northridge that begins tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. The second game of the series will be played Saturday at 2 p.m. and will have a special ceremony commemorating the 20th[Read More…]
Big West women’s tennis title highlights Sports Picks
Women’s Tennis ‘Niners complete perfect run through conference The 49er women’s tennis team capped off an 8-0 season in the Big West with a 5-2 win over UC Davis on Saturday. The Beach took the doubles point before going on to win four of the six singles matches. Senior Hannah[Read More…]
Freshman wins high jump at USC Invitational
Freshman Janelle Coulter won the high jump Saturday as the Long Beach State track and field team competed at the USC Invitational at Loker Stadium. Coulter was the only overall champion of an event for the 49ers. Her jump of 5 1/2 feet moved her closer to NCAA Regional qualifying[Read More…]