Long Beach State Puts Up School Top 10's On Final Day Of Beach Invitational

Saturday, April 13

Long Beach, Calif.

10:00 a.m.

Long Beach State University

Beach Invitational

Photo by: John Fajardo

Long Beach State Puts Up School Top 10's On Final Day Of Beach Invitational

4/13/2024 7:21:00 PM | Track and Field

Seven meet records fell during the two-day competition

By: Madi Sims, Athletic Communications Intern

COMPLETE BEACH INVITATIONAL RESULTS

LONG BEACH, Calif.—Long Beach State recorded a pair of school top 10 marks as the 28th Beach Invitational closed on Saturday at Jack Rose Track.

WOMEN
Hailey Fune' ran the second fastest 100m hurdles time in school history, 13.39, to finish third overall in a field of 65 entries.

Sofia Lavreshina lowered the seventh fastest all-time in school history in the 400m hurdles to 59.02. Lavreshina placed fourth as 52 runners took a time.

Charlotte O'Connor tied Jodi Lambert (2016) for the ninth-highest mark in the pole vault as she cleared 12-10. O'Connor tied for 11th during an event that saw 63 take an attempt.

MEN
Tristyn Flores moved to third in school history in the 100m when he ran 10.34. Flores finished 11th in the 90-man field.

Omri Shiff led the way for the Beach in the 400m hurdles, recording 52.52 for a second-place finish. Caleb Roberson followed suit, clocking 53.22 to secure third place. The 400m hurdles featured 33 entries.

The men's 4x400m relay of Anthony Coleman, Patrick Henderson, Mekhi Mays, and Justin Watterson finished second at 3:13.53.

Quinn Garity finished third in the 1500m with a time of 3:55.29, while Jay Brown, who turned in a 3:55.87, was in line for fifth place. The event had 55 runners.

Kyle Jankans finished third in the high jump with the ninth-highest mark in school history, 7-0 1/4. The high jump saw 35 competitors attempt a jump.

Watterson was seventh (of 33) in the 110m hurdles in a season-best 14.22.

Novye' James placed eighth (of 35) in the triple jump (50-3 1/4).

BRYAN CLAY INVITATIONAL

The Beach sent a limited set of entries to the Bryan Clay Invitational on Saturday.

Alex Kalmar ran a season-best 3:50.08 in the invitational 1500m. He finished 121st overall. 153 runners took a time.

Cristian Martinez finished 104th in the A Division of the open 1500m. 191 runners entered the race. Martinez posted a season best time of 3:51.00 in the event.

~#GoBeach~

BEACH INVITATIONAL NOTES

There were 49 mark/times recorded that are currently in the top 100 NCAA Division I Rankings
1. Four performances reach the top five of their respective events;
  1. First in the women's long jump by Breigan of UTSA
  2. Fourth in the women's discus by Hawkins of Colorado State
  3. Fourth in the women's shot by Lesnar of Colorado State
  4. Fifth in the women's javelin by Van Der Westhuizen of Rice
The full Division I women's list can be found here (https://tf.tfrrs.org/lists/4515/2024_NCAA_Division_I_All_Schools_Rankings?gender=f)
There were seven NCAA Division II marks recorded (https://tf.tfrrs.org/lists/4516/2024_NCAA_Division_II_Outdoor_Qualifying_List?gender=f)
There were four NCAA Division III marks recorded that are in the top 50 of their respective events (https://tf.tfrrs.org/lists/4517/2024_NCAA_Division_III_Outdoor_Qualifying_List?gender=f)
On the men's men's side, there were 51 marks/times recorded that are now in the top 100 NCAA Division I Rankings (https://tf.tfrrs.org/lists/4515/2024_NCAA_Division_I_All_Schools_Rankings?gender=m)
1. The highest being 10th in the men's shot by Bryant of BYU
There were five NCAA Division II marks recorded (https://tf.tfrrs.org/lists/4516/2024_NCAA_Division_II_Outdoor_Qualifying_List?gender=m)
1. The highest being third by Fresno Pacific's Mileusnic in the men's javelin.
There were four NCAA Division III marks recorded (https://tf.tfrrs.org/lists/4517/2024_NCAA_Division_III_Outdoor_Qualifying_List?gender=m)
1. The highest being by Blaskowski who's 200m time is on top of the Division III list in the event.
There were three NAIA marks posted (https://tf.tfrrs.org/lists/4518/2024_NAIA_Outdoor_Qualifying_List?gender=m)
1. The highest being by Uliana of British Columbia who is third in the men's javelin.

BEACH INVITATIONAL RECORDS
The following Beach Invitational Records was broken on Saturday.

EVENT	NEW	OLD
Men's 4x100m	39.47, CSUN	39.87, Canada National Team, 1999
Women's 100m	11.25, Taylor Snaer, Modesto JC	11.36, Latasha Meyers, LA SW College, 2000
Men's Pole Vault	5.86m (19-2 3/4), Austin Miller, Vault House	5.82m (19-1), Chris Nilsen, South Dakota, 2019
Women's Long Jump	6.74m (22-1 1/2), Ida Breigan, UTSA	6.65m (21-10), Tori Polk, Unattached, 2016
Women's Shot Put	18.41m (60-4 3/4), Mya Lesnar, Colo. St.	18.02m (59-1 1/2), 2x, last, Alyssa Wilson, UCLA 2019

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

Men's 100m	9.99, Brice Chabot, UTSA
Men's 100m	9.99, Sam Blaskowski, UW-La Crosse
Men's 100m	10.01, David Phillips, CSUN
Men's 100m	10.03, Chase Mars, CSUN
Women's Long Jump	6.74m (22-1 1/2), Ida Breigan, UTSA
Men's Pole Vault	5.86m (19-2 3/4), Austin Miller, Vault House
Women's Discus Throw	61.24m (200-11), Michaela Hawkins, Colorado State
Women's Shot Put	18.41m (60-4 3/4), Mya Lesnar, Colorado State

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

EVENT	TIME/MARK
Men's 100m	10.12, Dennis Phillips, UTSA
Men's 100m	10.14, Javin Bostic, Air Force
Women's 100m	11.25, Taylor Snaer, Modesto JC
Men's 200m	20.44, David Phillips, CSUN
Women's 100m Hurdles	13.02, Marissa Simpson, UTEP
Men's High Jump	2.17m (7-1 1/2), Jakub Belik, UTEP
Women's High Jump	1.82m (5-11 1/2), Cierra Allphin, BYU
Men's Long Jump	7.99m (26-2 3/4), Kemonie Briggs, Unattached
Men's Long Jump	7.80m (25-7 1/4), Christiaan Le Roux, UTSA
Men's Long Jump	7.78m (25-6 1/4), Jeremiah Willis, Louisville
Men's Long Jump	7.78m (25-6 1/4), Benjamin Gfohler, Unattached
Women's Long Jump	6.38m (20-11 1/4), Robbie Grace, Wake Forest
Women's Triple Jump	12.94m (42-5 1/2), Euphenie Andre, Missouri
Men's Pole Vault	5.66m (18-6 3/4), Tyler Burns, UNA-Okla. City
Men's Pole Vault	5.56m (18-2 3/4), Carson Waters, Unattached
Men's Pole Vault	5.46m (17-11), Luke Winder, Rise PV
Men's Discus Throw	61.98m (203-4), Brian Williams Unattached
Men's Discus Throw	60.58m (198-9), Mitchell Weber, Missouri
Men's Discus Throw	58.24m (191-1), Skyler Coffey, Missouri
Women's Discus Throw	58.14m (190-9), Jayden Ulrich, Louisville
Women's Discus Throw	56.21m (184-5), Jaida Ross, Oregon
Women's Discus Throw	55.05m (180-7), Gabby Morris, Colorado State
Women's Discus Throw	53.60m (175-10), Shelby Moran, Oregon
Men's Shot Put	19.43m (163-9), Danny Bryant, BYU
Men's Shot Put	19.30m (63-4), Myles Kerner, Grand Valley State