Long Beach State University Athletics
Top JUCO Runner Headed to the 49ers
7/13/2005 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
Yet Another Top Runner Headed to The Beach LONG BEACH, CA-- The Long Beach State distance program has picked up yet another top prospect, as Mario Cobian (Rosemead/Rosemead HS/Pasadena CC) has signed a national letter of intent, choosing the 49ers over national middle distance powers UCLA and USC. Corbian was rated as the 12th-best prep out of high school in the 800-meter and followed that up with two successful seasons at Pasadena City College. In 2004 he won the state junior college championship in the 800-meter and in 2005, he finished second with a time of 1:50.61. His time of 1:51.19 during the 2003 track season was ranked 12th nationally amongst high school athletes. Cobian is the10th athlete to sign with distance coach Matt Roe, who was hired in late August to take over the program. Earlier this year, the program gained three of the state's top prep runners on the men's side, and two of the top junior college harriers and another all-state performer on the women's side. |
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