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Long Beach State To Be Represented At Olympic Team Trials
6/20/2024 10:43:00 AM | Indoor Track, Track and Field
Eight with Beach ties will attempt to qualify in four different trials
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LONG BEACH, Calif.—The Long Beach State men's and women's track and field teams will be well represented at several Olympic Trials for the 2024 Paris Games.
Two former LBSU greats, Jason Smith, and Kemonie Briggs, are among the top eight qualifiers for the long jump. Smith is ranked sixth at 26-8 1/4, while Briggs (of Leap Squad T.C.) is eighth with a leap of 26-7 1/4. The long jump qualifying begins on Saturday, June 22 (6 p.m.), with the finals on Monday, June 24 at 5:25 p.m.
Hailey Fune' has been accepted into the US Olympic Team Trials in the 100m hurdles. Fune' earned her spot into the field by tying the school record in the event, 13.21, in the opening round of the NCAA West First Round on May 22. Fune' will be representing Long Beach State during the trials competition. The 100m hurdles begin with the first round on Friday, June 28 (5:28 p.m.). The semifinals are Saturday, June 29 (5:04 p.m.), with the finals set for Sunday, June 30 (5 p.m.).
Long Beach State head men's and women's track and field coach LaTanya Sheffield will serve as the head women's track and field coach for Team USA and will work with the sprinters and hurdlers.
All USA Track and Field Trials rounds will be streamed on Peacock, with selected coverage appearing on NBC and the USA Network.
A trio of Beach athletes will be attempting to qualify for the Paris Games for Canada at the Bell Track & Field Trials in Montreal, Quebec, from June 26-30.
Rori Denness-Lamont is ranked third on the Canadian list in the javelin, entering the June 27 event with her throw of 174-8, which won the 2024 Big West Championships. The qualifying is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. EDT before the 8:30 p.m. EDT finals.
Tayah DeSousa will attempt to qualify for Paris in two events, the long jump and 100m hurdles. DeSousa is ranked 10th in the long jump after posting a leap of 19-7. She is ranked 15th in the 100m hurdles with a quick time of 14.18.
Qualifying for the long jump begins on June 27 at 8:30 p.m. EDT, with the finals coming on Saturday, June 29 at 6 p.m. EDT. 100m hurdles qualifying starts on Friday, June 28 at 10:45 a.m. EDT. The semifinals are Saturday, June 29 at 6:25 p.m. EDT, while the finals are June 29 at 9:05 p.m. EDT. Both of her ranked performances occurred during the 2024 Big West Championships.
The Bell Track & Field Trials include national championships for Canada's National, U20 Para Athletics, and Combined Events. Aidan Turner enters the Olympic Trials in the men's long jump. Turner will also compete in the U20 Men's Pole Vault and the U20 Men's Long Jump. He has achieved automatic standards in each event while sending Turner automatically into the finals of each event.
Turner is ranked third in the Senior Long Jump and first in the U20 Long Jump (24-4 1/4). He is fourth in the U20 Pole Vault (15-3). The U20 events are set for Friday, June 28 (10 a.m. EDT/6:15 EDT). The Senior Long Jump finals will be held on Saturday, June 29, at 8 p.m. EDT.
The Bell Track & Field Trials will be broadcast on AthleticsCanada.tv and RunnerSpace +PLUS.
Omri Shiff will attempt to qualify for Paris in the 400m hurdles at Israel's National Championships, conducted from June 26-27. Shiff earned honorable mention All-America honors in the 400m hurdles at the 2024 NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships on June 5. The 2024 Big West Champion in the 400m hurdles, Shiff ran the fourth fastest time in school history, 50.55, on May 24 at the NCAA West Regional.
Sofia Lavreshina looks to qualify for Paris at Portugal's National Championships in the 400m and 400m hurdles from June 29-30. Lavreshina ran the fourth quickest 400m time in school history, 54.25, during the preliminaries of the Big West Championships. She lowered her seventh fastest 400m hurdles time to 58.97 at the NCAA West Region First Round.
USA Olympic Trials TV & Webcast Schedule
USA Olympic Trials Live Stats
LONG BEACH, Calif.—The Long Beach State men's and women's track and field teams will be well represented at several Olympic Trials for the 2024 Paris Games.
Two former LBSU greats, Jason Smith, and Kemonie Briggs, are among the top eight qualifiers for the long jump. Smith is ranked sixth at 26-8 1/4, while Briggs (of Leap Squad T.C.) is eighth with a leap of 26-7 1/4. The long jump qualifying begins on Saturday, June 22 (6 p.m.), with the finals on Monday, June 24 at 5:25 p.m.
Hailey Fune' has been accepted into the US Olympic Team Trials in the 100m hurdles. Fune' earned her spot into the field by tying the school record in the event, 13.21, in the opening round of the NCAA West First Round on May 22. Fune' will be representing Long Beach State during the trials competition. The 100m hurdles begin with the first round on Friday, June 28 (5:28 p.m.). The semifinals are Saturday, June 29 (5:04 p.m.), with the finals set for Sunday, June 30 (5 p.m.).
Long Beach State head men's and women's track and field coach LaTanya Sheffield will serve as the head women's track and field coach for Team USA and will work with the sprinters and hurdlers.
All USA Track and Field Trials rounds will be streamed on Peacock, with selected coverage appearing on NBC and the USA Network.
A trio of Beach athletes will be attempting to qualify for the Paris Games for Canada at the Bell Track & Field Trials in Montreal, Quebec, from June 26-30.
Rori Denness-Lamont is ranked third on the Canadian list in the javelin, entering the June 27 event with her throw of 174-8, which won the 2024 Big West Championships. The qualifying is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. EDT before the 8:30 p.m. EDT finals.
Tayah DeSousa will attempt to qualify for Paris in two events, the long jump and 100m hurdles. DeSousa is ranked 10th in the long jump after posting a leap of 19-7. She is ranked 15th in the 100m hurdles with a quick time of 14.18.
Qualifying for the long jump begins on June 27 at 8:30 p.m. EDT, with the finals coming on Saturday, June 29 at 6 p.m. EDT. 100m hurdles qualifying starts on Friday, June 28 at 10:45 a.m. EDT. The semifinals are Saturday, June 29 at 6:25 p.m. EDT, while the finals are June 29 at 9:05 p.m. EDT. Both of her ranked performances occurred during the 2024 Big West Championships.
The Bell Track & Field Trials include national championships for Canada's National, U20 Para Athletics, and Combined Events. Aidan Turner enters the Olympic Trials in the men's long jump. Turner will also compete in the U20 Men's Pole Vault and the U20 Men's Long Jump. He has achieved automatic standards in each event while sending Turner automatically into the finals of each event.
Turner is ranked third in the Senior Long Jump and first in the U20 Long Jump (24-4 1/4). He is fourth in the U20 Pole Vault (15-3). The U20 events are set for Friday, June 28 (10 a.m. EDT/6:15 EDT). The Senior Long Jump finals will be held on Saturday, June 29, at 8 p.m. EDT.
The Bell Track & Field Trials will be broadcast on AthleticsCanada.tv and RunnerSpace +PLUS.
Omri Shiff will attempt to qualify for Paris in the 400m hurdles at Israel's National Championships, conducted from June 26-27. Shiff earned honorable mention All-America honors in the 400m hurdles at the 2024 NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships on June 5. The 2024 Big West Champion in the 400m hurdles, Shiff ran the fourth fastest time in school history, 50.55, on May 24 at the NCAA West Regional.
Sofia Lavreshina looks to qualify for Paris at Portugal's National Championships in the 400m and 400m hurdles from June 29-30. Lavreshina ran the fourth quickest 400m time in school history, 54.25, during the preliminaries of the Big West Championships. She lowered her seventh fastest 400m hurdles time to 58.97 at the NCAA West Region First Round.
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