Long Beach State Opens The 2025 Indoor Season This Weekend

THE STARTING GUN
Friday, Jan. 24
Field • 10 a.m. • Track • 12 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 25
Field • 10 a.m. • Track • 10:30 a.m.

Reno-Sparks Convention Center – Reno, Nev.
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THIS WEEK
Long Beach State opens the 2025 indoor campaign at the Nevada Invitational. The field events on Friday begin at 10 a.m., while Friday's track events begin at noon. Saturday's field action begins at 10 a.m., with track action underway at 10:30 a.m.

The teams entered include the Academy of Art, Alaska Anchorage, Azusa Pacific, Cal State LA, CSUN, Central Washington, Fresno Pacific, Jessup, La Verne, Long Beach State, Nevada, Oregon State, Oregon Tech, Pacific, San Francisco, Stanislaus State, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego, and Utah State.

LOOKING AT THE TEAMS
Long Beach State is the defending MPSF Men's and Women's Champions. The Beach swept the competition in 2024, marking the fifth time in 31 years of the meet that one team won both titles. Long Beach State won a conference-high 10 of the 34 total MPSF titles, seven for the men and three for the women.

Hailey Fune', returns as the two-time MPSF Women's Athlete of the Year. Fune' scored 28 points for the Beach at the 2024 MPSF's. She defended her conference pentathlon title with a school record and NCAA No. 45-ranked five-event total of 3,889. The Chico, Calif. native added a second-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles (8.35; a then-school record 8.30 during the prelims), as well as fourth-place results in the long jump (5.82m/19-1 1/4) and high jump (1.68m/5-6). Within her record-setting pentathlon, Fune collected career bests in two events: shot put (11.08m/36-4 1/4, third place) and long jump (5.80m/19-0 1/2, second place).

Rahni Turner broke the program record in the women's 60m hurdles (8.25) in the finals of the event. The LBSU men swept the jumps with Elijah Harris' long jump, Novye' James' triple jump, Kyle Jankans' high jump, and Cyprus Rice's pole vault.

Earlier this month, LongBeachState.com looked at the Beach newcomers at the following links;

SYTHE TO RETIRE
After 35 extraordinary years at the helm, Andy Sythe, Long Beach State's Director of Track and Field, has announced his retirement, effective at the conclusion of the 2025 outdoor season. Sythe, who has significantly contributed to the program's growth and success, will officially step down on July 31, 2025.
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Players Mentioned

Hailey Fune'

Elijah Harris

Novye' James

Kyle Jankans

Cyprus Rice

Rahni Turner

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