Long Beach State Opens The 28th Beach Invitational

Friday, April 12

Azusa, Calif.

All Day

Long Beach State University

Bryan Clay Invitational

Photo by: John Fajardo

4/12/2024 8:26:00 PM | Track and Field

The Beach javelin throwers had a fine day.

By: Madi Sims, Athletic Communications Intern

Beach Invitational Results

LONG BEACH, Calif.—With a field of 100 schools and 236 teams, Long Beach State opened the 28th Beach Invitational Friday at Jack Rose Track.

MEN
Antonio Carbajal posted a career-best performance in the 10000m, clocking 30:31.51 and a fourth-place finish.

Anthony Coleman's 51.27 finish in the 400m dash secured fifth place among the 18 runners who competed in today's heats.

Conrad Bernstein moved to eighth in school history in the javelin with his 216-5 performance on Friday. He ended the competition 12th in the field of 43 throwers.

WOMEN
Rori Denness-Lamont recorded the top Beach placing as she came in second in the javelin with a toss of 173-1.

Sharp finishes were in hand for the 5000m women of The Beach. Marikay Schwab led the way with a lifetime best of 17:17.73, while Allie Scimia followed for a 3-4 showing at 17:25.95, her season best. Alyssa Tapanes joined, turning in her new personal best and finishing eighth. (17:47.33).

Ailene Rios recorded the ninth fastest time in school history in the steeplechase, 11:11.65, to finish fourth.

Kendall Harrison recorded a season-best in the 800m, placing second among the 28 runners who competed in today's heat races (2:14.64).

BEACH INVITATIONAL RECORD
The following Beach Invitational Record was broken on Friday

EVENT	NEW	OLD
Men's 10000m	29:53.07, Michael Moffat (Utah State)	30:37.29, Eric Jackson (UC Santa Cruz), 2023

USA OLYMPIC TRIALS TIMES/MARKS
The following Beach Invitational mark met the automatic standard to qualify for the 2024 USA Olympic Trials.

EVENT	MARK
Men's Hammer Throw	75.71m (248-4), Trey Knight, CSUN

The following Beach Invitational marks met the minimum standard to qualify for the 2024 USA Olympic Trials.

EVENT	MARK
Men's Hammer Throw	71.91m (235-11), Texas Tanner, Air Force
Men's Hammer Throw	71.90m (235-10), Kieran McKeag, Unattached
Men's Hammer Throw	69.18m (226-11), Daniel Reynolds, Wyoming
Men's Hammer Throw	68.59m (225-0), Anthony Barmes, Drake
Men's Hammer Throw	67.72m (222-2) Mason Strunk, Oregon
Men's Javelin Throw	73.40m (240.9), James McNaney, UNAT-Rice
Men's Javelin Throw	71.06m (233-1), Matt Kraft, North Dakota State
Men's Javelin Throw	70.78m (232-2), Evan Todd, Montana
Women's Hammer Throw	68.98m (226-3), Joy McArthur, Unattached
Women's Hammer Throw	67.87m (222-8), Shelby Moran, Oregon
Women's Hammer Throw	64.69m (212-3), Tara Simpson-Sullivan, Rice
Women's Hammer Throw	63.46m (208-2), Tara Maples, North Dakota State
Women's Hammer Throw	63.16m (207-2), Samantha Kunza, Saint Louis
Women's Javelin Throw	52.13m (171-0) Kelsi Oldroyd, Utah Valley
Women's Javelin Throw	51.69m (169-7) Kayla Thorpe, Maryland
Women's Javelin Throw	51.53m (169-0) Alyssa Keller, BYU
Women's Javelin Throw	51.27m (168-2) Kohana Nakato, Oregon
Women's Javelin Throw	50.49m (165-7) Erin Zimmerman, Missouri
Women's Javelin Throw	49.69m (163-0) Elizabeth Parkinson, BYU

BRYAN CLAY INVITATIONAL
The Beach sent a limited set of entries to the Bryan Clay Invitational on Friday.

Kash Powell ran 1:48.14 in the men's open 800m. He placed 16th among 120 competitors.

In a field of 235 runners, Kyle Reden finished 34th in the open 800m in 1:51.68.

UP NEXT
The Beach Invitational concludes on Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m.

Alex Kalmar, Cristian Martinez, and Cameron Rhone are scheduled to compete in the Bryan Clay's 1500m on Saturday. The racing in Azusa begins at 5 p.m.

~#GoBeach~