Jones Leads Long Beach State At Big West Championships

Saturday, November 2

Riverside, Calif.

M:8:30 a.m. I W: 9:15 a.m.

Long Beach State University

Big West Championships

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11/2/2024 10:04:00 AM | Cross Country

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Rhone is the top men's performer for the Beach

By: Matt Turk, Associate Athletic Communications Director

RIVERSIDE, Calif.—Long Beach State competed in the Big West Cross Country Championships Saturday morning on the UC Riverside AG/Ops Course.

WOMEN
Leia Jones turned in the top Long Beach State performance as she placed 13th. Jones ran the sixth-fastest 6k time in school history, 20:41.2. She lowered her personal best by almost 14 seconds.

Louise Stonham finished 18th at 20:46.6, her second-quickest performance of the season.

Allie Scimia placed 37th (21:12.8). Marikay Schwab finished 41st (21:15.4). Sophomore Mackenzie Hack ran a career-best 21:30.0 to come in 49th. Junior Alyssa Tapanes also turned in a career-best, 21:46.6, to finish 55th. Jadyn Palaschuk concluded the Beach scorers in 57th (22:10.5).

Despite not scoring for Long Beach State, sophomores Brooke Willoughby (22:10.5, 68th) and Natasha King (22:31.4, 77th) and senior Elani Huntley (24:16.8) ran career-best 6k times.

Long Beach State finished sixth (150) in the team competition. Cal Poly was the team winner (33).

MEN
Cameron Rhone was the top finisher for the Beach as he placed 35th at 24:46.8.

Quinn Garity finished 37th (24:47.4). Levi Taylor placed 52nd (25:11.6). Cameron Gill was 59th (25:23.1). Kyle Reden came in 61st (25:24.9). Ethan Florez (82nd, 26:23.9) and Brandon Day (83rd, 26:45) rounded out the scorers for the Beach.

Long Beach State finished eighth (220) in the team race. Cal Poly earned the team title by scoring 22 points.

UP NEXT
Long Beach State will compete in the NCAA West Regional Championship on Nov. 15. Washington State hosts the event in Colfax, Wash., on the Colfax Golf Course. The action begins at 9 a.m.

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