The Long Beach State track and field team concluded the first day of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Championships Friday evening at the University of Washington’s Dempsey Indoor facility.

Colin Dunbar scored for the men in the weight throw, claiming seventh place with a toss of 60-03.75. Dunbar has now hit the 60-foot mark three times this season, including a lifetime-best and NCAA Provisional distance of 64-06 at the NAU Team Challenge on Feb. 6.

Rajan Bains (51-02.75) and Peter Fourtounis (49-06.50) also competed in the weight throw, finishing 10th and 11th, respectively.

In the 200-meter run, Sam Jeter clocked in at 22.24 seconds to take 21st overall. Richard Crawford was not far behind in 22nd with a time of 22.28.

Nicholas Armstrong currently sits in fifth place in the heptathlon with 2,926 points after four events. Armstrong posted three top 10 finishes on the day, including a first-place performance in the high jump. He cleared a lifetime-best 6-09.50 to win the event.

Armstrong also took fifth in the 60-meter dash, crossing the finish line in a season-low 7.21 seconds, and tied for eighth in the shot put (38-11.75). He will compete in the 60m hurdles, pole vault and 1000m run tomorrow.

On the women’s side, Jessica Barnard, Kristen Kiefer, Missy Barclay and Annie Randall scored for The Beach with a seventh-place showing in the distance medley relay (12:08.64). 

Kiefer was also the 49ers’ top finisher in the 60-meter hurdle prelims, coming in 14th with a time of 9.19 seconds. Krissy Knowles took 15th with a season-best 9.23, while Aiyana Welsh rounded out the trio in 16th place (9.49).

Rachel Hammar notched a season-long 43-01.75 as she placed 12th overall in the weight throw. Alexandra Cervantes also competed in the event, coming in 13th with a distance of 38-00.

Long Beach State closes out the two-day MPSF Indoor Championships tomorrow with a busy schedule. The 49ers open action with the men’s triple jump at 11 a.m. and finish the meet with the women’s 4×400 relay at 3 p.m.

Men’s Standings – 5 Events Scored
1. UCLA – 40
2. Stanford – 33
3. Cal – 26
4. Washington – 25
5. Arizona – 21
6. Arizona State – 15
7. Cal State Northridge – 13
8. Washington State – 12
9. Oregon – 7
10. Long Beach State – 2

Women’s Standings – 5 Events Scored
1. Stanford – 52
2. Oregon – 31
3. Arizona State – 25
4. Cal – 23
5. Washington State – 18
6. Washington – 14
6. Cal State Northridge – 14
8. UCLA – 9
9. Arizona – 6
10. Long Beach State – 2