Long Beach State University
Trojan Invitational
Coulter wins high jump at USC Invitational
3/21/2009 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
March 21, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Freshman Janelle Coulter won the high jump as the Long Beach State track and field team concluded competition at the USC Invitational at Loker Stadium on Saturday.
Coulter, who was the runner up in the high jump at the 2008 California state high school championships, was the top finisher on Saturday, clearing 5 feet, 6 inches. The Aptos, Calif., native moved closer to an NCAA Regional qualifying mark of 5-08.75.
Sophomore Katelyn Beighton added a strong showing in the pole vault, establishing a lifetime best 12-01.50 which was good enough for second place.
Senior Jennifer Onyeagbako, who posted a personal record in the hammer throw on Friday, finished with solid marks in the discus (159-01) and shot put (45-07).
Sophomore Rajan Bains paced the 49er men with top performances in the discus and shot put. Bains displayed big improvements with a mark of 184-03 in the discus, while breaking the 50-foot barrier in the shot put for the first time in his career.
Over on the track, junior Kenneth Medwood took third in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 53.61. Sophomore Christopher Lawson also had a good race in the 110m hurdles with a fourth-place finish (14.57). Senior Austin Fowler added a top 10 performance in the 200-meter dash, crossing the finish line in 21.89 seconds.
The Beach will return to action next weekend with a split squad as it travels to the Stanford Invitational (March 27-28) and the Cal-Nevada Championships (March 28-29) in Westwood .
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