Coming off its performance in the split meets last weekend, the Long Beach State track and field team will be changing pace, as the decathletes and heptathletes will take center stage at the UC Riverside Decathlon and Heptathlon Thursday and Friday. This event is the only decathlon and heptathlon on[Read More…]
Men’s Track & Field
49ers set benchmark for upcoming season
The Long Beach State track and field team put together a solid showing at the USC Trojan Invitational and Baldy Castillo Invitational in Arizona this weekend, creating a gauge for the team to measure itself. The 49ers come home with four event wins, three of which came from field events,[Read More…]
Long Beach prepares for dual track meets
With rainy days behind them, the Long Beach State track and field team looks forward to the USC Trojan Invitational and Baldy Castillo Invitational Friday and Saturday, to get its first taste of optimal outdoor conditions. The beginning of the year has not been kind to the track and field[Read More…]
Big West freshman of the year Tyler Spencer ran long road to Long Beach State
Whether he’s rolling around on his scooter, shifting in his seat during an interview or winning a cross country race, Long Beach State freshman runner Tyler Spencer is always on the move. The Long Beach native just became the Big West Conference Freshman of the year. The award came after[Read More…]
Track and Field dominates in NCAA West Preliminaries
Long Beach State Track and Field came out with a big statement Thursday, earning two spots in the National Championship meet on the very first day of the NCAA West Preliminaries. Jason Smith and Sal Nassar will move on to the NCAA championship meet in Eugene, Oregon after placing with[Read More…]
Sports spring back into action
The Daily 49er sports staff compiled a list of sports that will be in play during the Spring 2018 semester. We did a breakdown of the following sports that are in action: women’s tennis, women’s water polo, beach volleyball, track and field, baseball and softball. Women’s tennis: The Long Beach[Read More…]
Long Beach State dominates Big West Challenge
Long Beach State’s track teams had no problem rising to the occasion on Friday for Senior Day at the Jack Rose Track, taking first place in the Big West Challenge on the men’s side for the tenth year in a row. The men’s team earned an overall score of 197[Read More…]
Long Beach State track and field team beats UCLA
The Long Beach State track and field team defeated UCLA in a dual meet Saturday at the Jack Rose Track. The men’s team had an overall score of 98 points to UCLA’s 71 and the women came out on top 100.50 to 86.50. It was the first outdoor meet of[Read More…]
Long Beach State track coach represents LBSU and USA at Rio Olympics
The ultimate honor for an athlete is to represent their country at the Olympics. For Long Beach State track coach LaTanya Sheffield, she’s had the opportunity to go to the Olympics both as a competitor and a coach. At the Olympics this summer in Rio, Sheffield had the opportunity to[Read More…]
Long Beach State Track & Field athletes wrap up season
After competing at the NCAA Track & Field Championship June 8-11, three 49ers received honorable mention All-America honors based on their performances. The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Association announced the honors Monday. Juniors Riley Cooks and Robert Marlow and senior Fatima Vergara were recognized after 17th-24th finishes.[Read More…]