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It was a great day for 49er leapers as juniors Alex Black and Tayler O’Connor both notched NCAA Regional qualifying marks in the high jump at the UCLA Invitational on Saturday.<\/p>\n
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Black won the men’s high jump, clearing a career-high tying and NCAA Regional mark of 6-10.75. In other field events, sophomore Rajan Bains was the 49ers’ top finisher in the shot put (50-06.00) and discus (158-07) as he finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Over on the track, freshman Matt Maldonado placed fourth in his first 800-meter run of the season, clocking in with a Big West qualifying time of 1:53.52.<\/p>\n
O’Connor led the way in a 1-2 finish for The Beach in the women’s high jump. The San Mateo, Calif., native reached the NCAA Regional qualifying mark with a personal-record 5-08.75, while freshman Janelle Coulter rounded out the top duo, clearing 5-06.50.<\/p>\n
Senior Jennifer Onyeagbako claimed the discus throw with a season-long distance of 162-00. Onyeagbako also took third in the shot put (45-01.00), while senior Katie Crowe added a third-place performance in the pole vault, tying her career best of 11-07.75.<\/p>\n
Junior B.J. Triplett paced the women in the track events with a pair of top 10 finishes in the 100m (12.36) and 200m (25.08) dashes.<\/p>\n
Long Beach State returns to action next weekend when it makes the short trip to Fullerton, Calif., for the Big West Challenge on Friday, April 10.<\/p>\n
From LBSU reports<\/i><\/p>\n
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