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Long Beach State Records 14 Top-10's At PCI
4/17/2025 6:51:00 PM | Track and Field
Top finishes were third by Funches and James
LONG BEACH, Calif.—Featuring 57 teams that made up 1,815 entries, Long Beach State hosted the Pacific Coast Invitational Thursday at Jack Rose Track.
WOMEN
The top finishes for Long Beach State were a pair of sixths for LBSU. Jenelle Hurley posted a career-best leap in the high jump, 5-7 3/4, to finish in a tie for sixth with North Dakota State's Nyariek Kur. Tayah DeSousa went a season-best 19-6 in the long jump for her sixth.
TOP WOMEN'S PERFORMANCES
MEN
TJ Funches and Novye' James recorded the top Long Beach State individual finishes. Funches tied for third in the high jump (6-7 1/2) with two entries form Colorado State. James was third in the triple jump, going 49-7 1/4.
TOP MEN'S PERFORMANCES
UP NEXT
The 29th Beach Invitational is set for Friday and Saturday. 74 teams from D-1, D-2, and Canada are joined by six clubs (AthleteX, Elite Sports, EVO, Leap Squad, S.H.A.R.K.S, and Valor) to make up 2,335 entries currently set to come to Jack Rose Track.
On Friday, the track events begin with the Gold Invitational 10,000m at 8:15 a.m. The field events start at noon. Saturday's field events begin at 10 a.m., with the track events starting at 10:10 a.m.
~#LongBeachBuilt~
WOMEN
The top finishes for Long Beach State were a pair of sixths for LBSU. Jenelle Hurley posted a career-best leap in the high jump, 5-7 3/4, to finish in a tie for sixth with North Dakota State's Nyariek Kur. Tayah DeSousa went a season-best 19-6 in the long jump for her sixth.
TOP WOMEN'S PERFORMANCES
Grace Stoddart | Pole Vault | 12-5 1/4 | Third |
Claudine Raud-Gumiel | 100m Hurdles | 13.52 | Seventh |
KiiKii Brown | Long Jump | 19-2 1/2 | Eighth |
Jenelle Hurley | Long Jump | 18-10 3/4 | Tenth |
Relays | |||
Lavreshina, Walker, A. Davis, Hall | 4x100m Relay | 46.83 | Sixth |
MEN
TJ Funches and Novye' James recorded the top Long Beach State individual finishes. Funches tied for third in the high jump (6-7 1/2) with two entries form Colorado State. James was third in the triple jump, going 49-7 1/4.
TOP MEN'S PERFORMANCES
Tristyn Flores | 200m | 21.04w | Fourth |
Ryan Gregory | Long Jump | 23-9 | Fourth |
Micah Norfles | Hammer Throw | 200-2 | Ninth |
Milo Orona | Javelin | 189-0 | Ninth |
Canaan Wharry | Discus | 180-7 | Ninth |
UP NEXT
The 29th Beach Invitational is set for Friday and Saturday. 74 teams from D-1, D-2, and Canada are joined by six clubs (AthleteX, Elite Sports, EVO, Leap Squad, S.H.A.R.K.S, and Valor) to make up 2,335 entries currently set to come to Jack Rose Track.
On Friday, the track events begin with the Gold Invitational 10,000m at 8:15 a.m. The field events start at noon. Saturday's field events begin at 10 a.m., with the track events starting at 10:10 a.m.
~#LongBeachBuilt~
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