The throwers and pole vaulters will travel to San Diego to face top competition
Women’s Track & Field
Long Beach earns first in Big West Challenge
The Long Beach State track and field team kicked off its first scored meet Friday, with the men claiming first place at the 27th Annual Big West Challenge at Santa Barbara with a score of 202.5 and the women earning second with a score of 178.5.
49ers dominate decathlon at UC Riverside
For the second time in his career, senior decathlete Herman Day broke the UC Riverside decathlon meet record, with a score of 7410 on his way to a first-place finish. The score is not only his personal best, but is third in Long Beach State history and ranks him first[Read More…]
Long Beach shifts speeds this weekend
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…]
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…]
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…]
Looking back on a season of highs and lows at LBSU
No one will ever forget the year that ended the 20-year drought of winning a National Championship. The men’s volleyball team found redemption after losing in the semifinals last season by winning a national title. The year ended in a historic fashion for Long Beach State athletics, but it began[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…]