Long Beach State University Athletics
Long Beach State University
Big West Championships
Three-Time Champions! 49er Men Defend Conference Title Once Again
5/16/2015 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
Photo Gallery 1 (Photos by John Fajardo) 
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Long Beach State men's track & field team won their third straight Big West title after coming back from a 33.5-point deficit in the first day of the Big West Championships. It is the first three-peat in school history and the first in the conference since former member Utah State (1994-96).
This win is the 49er's ninth overall Big West title, which is the most by any current member in the conference.
The men finished with 185 points after taking the lead over UC Santa Barbara in the triple jump with Ryan Sanders' win and Willie Alexander taking second. The men built on that lead by taking first and second in the discus and winning the final event of the meet, the 4x400m relay.
Although the women finished seventh with 52 points, there were some standout performances that cracked the LBSU All-Time Top 10 list.
Starting with the men, the 49ers were able to win six events for the Beach.
Michael Montgomery increased his lifetime best after winning the pole vault, moving up the All-Time Top 10 list. Montgomery's mark of 17-09 ranks him sixth overall in program history. Conner Rouse tied for second in the event (16-00.75), and Dustin Wert earned a season best 15-07.
Sanders' won the triple jump with a mark of 51-01, and Alexander's second place finish (50-10.25) was a season best for him.
Jacob Fraser took first in the discus (185-04), and Victor Martin took second (172-09).
Cameron Glasgow increased his lifetime best in the 400m after taking first with his time of 46.39. Glasgow is now sixth overall in program history. Additionally, Glasgow has a new personal best in the 200m, finishing in second and running his lowest time at 21.08.
Michael Perez-Rogers took second (46.88), which was his second best time this season.
Chris Low defended his title in the 800m with his time of 1:48.72. The 49ers have now won the event three years in a row.
The men's 4x400m relay squad consisting of Dylan McCloskey, Glasgow, Perez-Rogers and Jahmani Lockett closed out the day with a win to seal the victory for the Beach. The men ran a time of 3:09.58.
Kody Robison also had a new personal best in the javelin, taking second with his mark of 202-11.
On the women's side, both relay squads moved up on the program's All-Time Top 10 list while freshman Jasmine Bass also made a significant jump on the list.
In the triple jump, Bass made the outstanding move from sixth overall to second overall in school history with her third place finish of 40-11.50. Bass increased her lifetime best from 39-08.75.
The women's 4x100m relay also made a remarkable jump from eighth overall to third overall in school history with their time of 45.44. The team, consisting of Kayla Goosby, Kristina Goosby, Ashleigh Chambers and Madison Carney improved from the previous record-setting time made this year by a different team (45.90).
The women's 4x400m relay also increased from 10th overall to eighth overall. The squad, consisting of Brianna Wilson, Jasmine Askew, Chambers and Hollie Harris ran the record-setting time of 3:45.42.
In addition to new records, three 49ers made new personal records.
Wilson had a new best in the 400m hurdles after finishing fifth with her time of 61.63. Jessica Rotter had a new personal record in the shot put (45-00.25), and Kristina Goosby ran a new personal record in the 100m (12.04).
Big West Championships
Riverside, Calif.
Final Men's Team Results
1. Long Beach State (185)
2. UC Santa Barbara (167)
3. Cal Poly (95)
4. Cal State Northridge (94)
5. UC Davis (92)
6. Cal State Fullerton (66)
7. UC Riverside (63)
8. UC Irvine (55)
Final Women's Team Results
1. Cal State Northridge (212)
2. UC Davis (168)
3. Cal Poly (102)
4. UC Santa Barbara (80)
5. UC Riverside (69)
6. Hawaii (55)
7. Long Beach State (52)
8. Cal State Fullerton (42)
9. UC Irvine (39)
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