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…]
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’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…]
Making an immediate impact for the Long Beach State Track and Field team, thrower De’Ondra Young has set new LBSU records and is certain her talent will land her a spot at next year’s nationals. Young, who has been a thrower since her freshman year of high school, says prior[Read More…]
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…]
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…]
The Long Beach State Track and Field athletes continue to shine even after their season and collegiate careers are over. Four current and former athletes, all ranking in the top 35 in the nation, have qualified for the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships taking place June 25-28 in Eugene,[Read More…]
The Long Beach State track and field team ran faster, jumped higher and threw harder than ever before to break several long held school records throughout the 2015 season. The 49er men’s squad began its postseason run winning the Big West title for the third consecutive year, marking the first[Read More…]
Wayne Stickney, the Senior Associate Athletic Director for Major Gifts and Revenue at Long Beach State, spoke to the Daily 49er about the new Track & Field located next to the Horn Center. Stickney discussed plans for additions to the Walter Pyramid, as well as the plan to improve the[Read More…]
The last time Long Beach State’s track and field team competed on its home turf was eight years ago. In 2005, the team was forced to perform at Cerritos Community College because the LBSU facility was deemed inadequate to host meets. Track and field/cross country head coach Andy Sythe said[Read More…]
