Long Beach State University Athletics
Gray Named Athlete of the Week
3/22/2007 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
Gray Named Athlete of the Week FULL STATISTICS AND SEASON-BESTS LONG BEACH, CA-- Junior sprinter Brent Gray (Carson) was named the Big West's Athlete of the Week after posting Long Beach State's second-fastest times in the 100 (10.29) and 200 (20.92) races at the Jack Rose Relays this past week. Both times were regional qualifying times and rank No. 1 nationally during the early portion of the outdoor season. The 49ers will compete at the USC Invitational this weekend with the hammer throw at Mt. SAC on Friday and the rest of the events on Saturday starting at 9 a.m. Michigan, Texas A&M, New Mexico, Washington State, CS Northridge, CS Los Angeles, CS Fullerton, Loyola Marymount and USC are slated to attend. The 49ers have four men and four women who have already posted NCAA Regional qualifying marks; Gray in the 100 and 200 meters, Alex Freitas in the 800-meter, Ezra Kwong in the shot put and Robert jennings in the discus and hammer for the men and Jill Reyolds (pole vault), Jennifer Onyeagbako (discus), Kim Heinz (javelin) and Alex Shaw (javelin) for the women. Additionally 26 men and 29 women have posted Big West qualifying marks. |
