Wednesday, June 7
Austin, Texas
6:14 pm
Long Beach State University
at
NCAA Track & Field Championships (Men's 800m Semis)
Powell Finishes 16th at NCAA National Championships
6/7/2023 6:51:00 PM | Track and Field
The junior closed out the 2023 season at the NCAA Championships on Wednesday.
AUSTIN, Tex. – Long Beach State's Kash Powell wrapped up the 2023 season in the 800m semifinal race at the NCAA Championships on Wednesday evening. The junior finished 16th in the field of 24 competitors.
800m Results
Competing in the second of three heats, he ran a 1:49.48 to finish fifth in the heat missing the qualifying mark by just over a second.
Entering the NCAA postseason, the Australia native was ranked 30th in the nation improving on that by 14 positions with his 16th place finish in the semis. It is the highest finish at the championships by any Long Beach track athlete since Chris Low finished seventh in the same event back in 2014.
The school record holder for the event, Powell wraps up the 2023 track and field season as the fourth-ranked 800m runner in the west region and his 1:47.47 at the NCAA West Regionals.
The performance also earns him Long Beach State's 76th ever All-America honor and just the fifth ever by a Beach distance runner.
800m Results
Competing in the second of three heats, he ran a 1:49.48 to finish fifth in the heat missing the qualifying mark by just over a second.
Entering the NCAA postseason, the Australia native was ranked 30th in the nation improving on that by 14 positions with his 16th place finish in the semis. It is the highest finish at the championships by any Long Beach track athlete since Chris Low finished seventh in the same event back in 2014.
The school record holder for the event, Powell wraps up the 2023 track and field season as the fourth-ranked 800m runner in the west region and his 1:47.47 at the NCAA West Regionals.
The performance also earns him Long Beach State's 76th ever All-America honor and just the fifth ever by a Beach distance runner.
Kash finishes fifth in the second heat of the 800m semifinals and 17th overall #GoBeach pic.twitter.com/PMrylcvQDv
— LBSU Track/XC (@LBSUTrackXC) June 8, 2023
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