Long Beach State University Athletics
Duo Headed to the Dominican for U23 Championships
7/3/2006 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
49er All-Americans Headed to U23 Championships LONG BEACH, CA-- Long Beach State track and field All-Americans Chris Richardson (Downey) and John Temidara (Santa Fe Springs) are each headed to the NACAC Under-23 Regional Championships in the Dominican Republic this weekend to represent the United States. The fourth edition of the championship, featuring countries from North and Central America and the Carribean, will take place at Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo from July 7 to 9. The U.S. will send a full team to the meet, 86 athletes, who were selected based on their rankings and age following the NCAA Championship. Richardson, an All-American this past year in the decathlon and the Big West Conference's Field Athlete of the Year, will compete on Friday and Saturday in the 10-event championship. Richardson, with a school-record 7605 points this season, ranks 12th amongst all U.S. competitors of any age group. Temidara, a four-time NCAA participant in the high jump and an All-American in the triple jump this past season, his mark of 52'2.75" in the triple jump ranks in the top-20 nationally. Temidara is slated to compete on Friday. The duo helped the 49er men win its first conference title in 30 years and finish tied for 16th at the NCAA Championships. |
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