National championships — words that have crept into the veins of every competitive college athlete, a goal sought by the most elite, stirring up the greatest determination, and sometimes pain from overexertion of the body or joy from milestone victories. There aren’t many things in life that can make a[Read More…]
Men’s Track & Field
The Beach stays hot
Long Beach State continually climbs toward the top by having a respectable athletics program. Three Big West championships in the spring helped LBSU claim its fourth straight Commissioner’s Cup, an award given to the top athletics program in the conference, while women’s tennis, softball and men’s track and field were[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: LBSU’s Vic Couch retires
LBSU men’s basketball assistant coach Vic Couch retires Long Beach State assistant head coach Vic Couch announced his retirement Sunday after spending seven years with the men’s basketball team. Couch was on medical leave during the 2013-14 season, as an unspecified illness forced him to miss action. Head coach Dan[Read More…]
Long Beach State alumnus taking a break following Olympic experience
Kenneth Medwood isn’t a name that immediately comes to mind when thinking of Olympians from Long Beach State. Medwood, a hurdler who competed for Belize in the 2012 London Games, doesn’t have the fame and success of Misty May-Treanor or the lengthy resumé of five-time Olympian Danielle Scott-Arruda. What he[Read More…]
LBSU track and field team well-represented at Olympic trials
Eugene, Ore. is the birthplace of Nike, the home of the University of Oregon and every four years, it becomes a track and field Mecca. The Olympic trials are being held at Oregon’s Hayward Field for the fifth time, and a couple of Long Beach State athletes have made the[Read More…]
Del Toro taking recognition in stride
Rosa Del Toro has all the makings of a track superstar. In fact, the senior track and field distance runner said she could describe herself in just three words: “determined, positive and focused.” Nothing keeps this Van Nuys-native from going for the gold. In the 2012 season alone, Del Toro[Read More…]
Woodruff finds his niche
It was only three years ago that Long Beach State’s two-time Big West Field Athlete of the Week, Ben Woodruff, first picked up a javelin. Now in his second season with Long Beach States track and field team, the senior ranks ninth in nation, third in the Big West Conference[Read More…]
LBSU track and field breaking records
The season may be young, but the Long Beach State track and field team has been re-writing history with each and every meet. Senior track and field Athlete Matt Maldonado broke barriers this past Saturday at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Championship Finals at Dempsey Indoor. Maldonado finished the[Read More…]
Senior field athlete finishes career at USA T&F Championships
Long Beach State field athlete Colin Dunbar finished his collegiate career with an 11th-place finish in the hammer throw at the USA Track and Field Championships last Thursday at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. The senior registered a distance of 219 feet, 4 inches on his third attempt and placed[Read More…]
Senior earns first-team All-America honors in women’s javelin
Senior Randi Hicks led the Long Beach State track and field team on the second day of the NCAA Championships as she finished eighth overall in the women’s javelin Thursday at Drake Stadium. Hicks’ performance earned her first-team All-America honors. She advanced to the finals with a toss of 161-02[Read More…]