COMPLETE RESULTS<\/a><\/p>\nThe Long Beach State track and field team had a successful day at the Big West Challenge as the men took top honors for the 12th time in 17 years, while the women notched a respective third-place finish.<\/p>\n
Both the 49er men and women had a handful of individuals finish better than their rankings heading into the meet.<\/p>\n
“I am very impressed by the strength of the teams we competed against today,” said 49er head coach Andy Sythe. “They definitely brought out our better side and we did a good job of overcoming key injuries by rebounding with some great performances.”<\/p>\n
The men were at the head of the pack, compiling 209 total team points. Freshman Matt Maldonado had a breakthrough performance, placing second in the 1500-meter run with an NCAA Regional qualifying mark of 3:47.76. Maldonado, who shaved 10.24 seconds off his personal-best, posted the 29th-fastest time in all of NCAA Division I this season. Classmate Raul Arcos also clocked in with a season-low 3:53.12 for a third-place finish.<\/p>\n
Junior Kenneth Medwood won the 400-meter hurdles in 52.63 seconds, while sophomore Christopher Lawson notched a runner-up performance in the 110m hurdles with a lifetime-best 14.42. Medwood also recorded a career-long 23-00.00 in the long jump.<\/p>\n
Junior Alex Freitas placed second in the 800m (1:50.85), while sophomore Jonathan Evans recorded a personal-record 1:53.68 for fifth place.<\/p>\n
Senior Collin Cram led the men in the field events, winning the pole vault with a career-high tying 16-00.75. Junior Rodney Hawkins added a first-place finish in the triple jump (46-08.00), while classmate Alex Black tied his career-best for a runner-up performance in the high jump (6-10.75).<\/p>\n
Rounding out the winners for the men was sophomore Rajan Bains (discus), senior Patrick Smith (javelin) and senior Dylan Jaedtke (3000m steeplechase).<\/p>\n
Senior Carly Harris paced the women, taking second in the 3000-meter steeplechase with her second NCAA Regional mark (10:34.30). Her time stands as the second-fastest in school history and the 24th-fastest of 2009 in all of Division I.<\/p>\n
Senior Kristina Wilson also had an outstanding day, winning the 3000-meter run with a lifetime-best 9:54.75. Junior B.J. Triplett added top five performances with personal records in both the 100m (12.17) and 200m (24.85).<\/p>\n
Over in the field events, sophomore Katelyn Beighton won the pole vault , clearing 11-06.75, while junior Tayler O’Connor claimed the high jump for the second consecutive week (5-07.00).<\/p>\n
Senior Jennifer Onyeagbako continued to anchor the 49er throwers as she was a double-winner in the discus (159-03) and hammer (178-07).<\/p>\n
Long Beach State returns to action with a busy schedule next week. The 49ers are set to compete in the Mt. SAC Decathlon-Heptathlon (April 15-16) and the Mt. SAC Relays (April 16-17), while also playing host to the Beach Invitational at Cerritos College on Saturday, April 18.<\/p>\n
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