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Friday, March 19
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Trojan Invitational (Throws Only)
Trojan Invitational Day One Highlighted by Men’s Discus
3/19/2021 6:01:00 PM | Track and Field
The Long Beach State outdoor track and field team opened their 2021 season with the throws events of the Trojan Invitational on Friday.
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LONG BEACH, Calif. – Men's Discus highlighted the first day of the Trojan Invitational for Long Beach State finishing 1-2 to kick off the 2021 season.
Charlie Vernoy took home a first place finish in the men's discus with a mark of 56.49 beating out his teammate, Alec Jones, who posted a personal best of 54.31 in second place. With those performances, the pair now ranks 1-2 in the Big West Conference.
Jones saw more success in the Men's Hammer throw posting a 58.57, just three centimeters off his personal best and a mark that puts him in first for the conference.
Illinois College transfer, Anthony Flores, opened up his Long Beach State career with a Hammer throw of 55.64, marking a life-time best for the senior. He finished in fourth for the event.
Team captain, Brianna Uipi, had a solid day finishing in second for the women's discus throw with a 42.58 mark.
"I'm happy so see us open (the season) with some good marks and consistent performances from the throwers," said Throws Coach Cory Loebl. "It's been a long wait for them and they are very hungry for competition. We set some very high goals within this group and what took place today is just the first step toward reaching them."
The rest of the team will finish out the Trojan Invitational tomorrow at the Cromwell Field & Loker Track Stadium on the campus of USC. The day's events will be live streamed to the PAC-12 website, which can be found HERE.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Men's Discus highlighted the first day of the Trojan Invitational for Long Beach State finishing 1-2 to kick off the 2021 season.
Charlie Vernoy took home a first place finish in the men's discus with a mark of 56.49 beating out his teammate, Alec Jones, who posted a personal best of 54.31 in second place. With those performances, the pair now ranks 1-2 in the Big West Conference.
Jones saw more success in the Men's Hammer throw posting a 58.57, just three centimeters off his personal best and a mark that puts him in first for the conference.
Illinois College transfer, Anthony Flores, opened up his Long Beach State career with a Hammer throw of 55.64, marking a life-time best for the senior. He finished in fourth for the event.
Team captain, Brianna Uipi, had a solid day finishing in second for the women's discus throw with a 42.58 mark.
"I'm happy so see us open (the season) with some good marks and consistent performances from the throwers," said Throws Coach Cory Loebl. "It's been a long wait for them and they are very hungry for competition. We set some very high goals within this group and what took place today is just the first step toward reaching them."
The rest of the team will finish out the Trojan Invitational tomorrow at the Cromwell Field & Loker Track Stadium on the campus of USC. The day's events will be live streamed to the PAC-12 website, which can be found HERE.
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