Saturday, May 10
Long Beach, Calif.
Decathlon • Noon. • Heptathlon • 1 p.m.
Long Beach State University
vs
Big West Multis
Photo by: John Fajardo
Raud-Gumiel Wins Big West Heptathlon With School Record Performance
5/10/2025 5:24:00 PM | Track and Field
Gregory Breaks LBSU Decathlon Record To Finish Second
LONG BEACH, Calif.—Claudine Raud-Gumiel broke the Long Beach State record in the heptathlon to win the event while Ryan Gregory broke the decathlon school record to finish second on the final day of the Big West Multis at Jack Rose Track Saturday afternoon.
HEPTATHLON
The competition began with the long jump, where Raud-Gumiel won with a leap of 19-5 1/2 to score 828 points. Jenelle Hurley posted a season-best 19-4 1/4 for 819 points to finish in second. Tori Plummer was seventh (18-2 1/4, 712).
In the javelin, Hurley was the top LBSU performer, coming in second with a toss of 121-5 (610). Raud-Gumiel finished eighth (107-0, 526). Plummer placed 11th (86-11, 410).
Heading into the final event, the 800m, Raud-Gumiel held a 99-point lead over UC Irvine's Jolie Robinson and a 162-point advantage over Hurley. She clinched the title by running a season-best 2:17.67 to finish third for 855 points. Robinson was fifth (2:23.22), with Hurley coming in seventh in a career best 2:26.01. Plummer ran a career best 2:28.97 to place eighth (706).
Raud-Gumiel's 5,698 points broke the previous school mark of 5,671, which Riley Hooks set in 2017 when she became the last Long Beach State entry to win the Big West heptathlon in 2017. Her score is the fifth-best NCAA West Region and ranks her 10th nationally. It will likely qualify her for the June NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Oregon's Hayward Field.
Her Big West title is her second consecutive conference heptathlon championship. Raud-Gumiel won the heptathlon in 2024 for ULM at the Sun Belt Championships.
Hurley finished fourth, resetting her career-best to 5,425, the fourth-best score in school history. Plummer was ninth with 4,874 points. Kendra Daniels scratched in each of the day two events and was credited with 16th (1,960).
DECATHLON
Gregory opened the day by winning the 110m hurdles in 14.81 for 873 points. Milo Orona's 15.96 was fifth for 737 points. Aidan Turner did not finish the race.
Turner led the Beach in the discus, throwing 135-0 to finish fourth (688). Gregory threw a career-best 134-11 on his third and final attempt to place fifth and scored 688 points. Orona was sixth after posting a throw of 129-8 (655).
Gregory took top honors in the pole vault after clearing 14-9 1/2, scoring 736 points. Orona finished in fifth with 676 points after clearing 13-9 3/4. Turner failed to clear a height and did not score.
Gregory threw the javelin a career-best 197-5 to finish second with 740 points. Orona was third at 184-5 (681). Turner fouled on his lone attempt.
Entering the 1500m, the meet's final event, Gregory trailed UC Santa Barbara's Brad Thomas by 199 points. Orona was in third, 703 back. Thomas' 4:34.64 pushed him to a new Jack Rose Track, UCSB, and Big West record as his 714 event points raised his total to 8,108 to win the meet. Gregory ran 4:36.41 for 703 points and a new Long Beach State school record of 7,898 points.
Gregory broke the previous school record of 7,644 points, set by Aaron Booth in 2021. Thomas's score is the third-highest in Division I this season, while Gregory's mark is the fifth-best. Both should advance to the NCAA Championships.
Orona finished third in the decathlon with the sixth-best score in school history, 7,369 points. Turner was ninth with 3,793 points despite only scoring in five events.
UP NEXT
Long Beach State hosts the final two days of the Big West Track and Field Championships next weekend. As a result of the heptathlon, Long Beach State leads the team race with 15 points. The Beach men are second with 14 points.
Friday's action begins at 10:30 a.m. with the field events. The track races start at 1 p.m. On Saturday, the field events begin at 10 a.m. with the track finals starting at 2 p.m.
HEPTATHLON
The competition began with the long jump, where Raud-Gumiel won with a leap of 19-5 1/2 to score 828 points. Jenelle Hurley posted a season-best 19-4 1/4 for 819 points to finish in second. Tori Plummer was seventh (18-2 1/4, 712).
In the javelin, Hurley was the top LBSU performer, coming in second with a toss of 121-5 (610). Raud-Gumiel finished eighth (107-0, 526). Plummer placed 11th (86-11, 410).
Heading into the final event, the 800m, Raud-Gumiel held a 99-point lead over UC Irvine's Jolie Robinson and a 162-point advantage over Hurley. She clinched the title by running a season-best 2:17.67 to finish third for 855 points. Robinson was fifth (2:23.22), with Hurley coming in seventh in a career best 2:26.01. Plummer ran a career best 2:28.97 to place eighth (706).
Raud-Gumiel's 5,698 points broke the previous school mark of 5,671, which Riley Hooks set in 2017 when she became the last Long Beach State entry to win the Big West heptathlon in 2017. Her score is the fifth-best NCAA West Region and ranks her 10th nationally. It will likely qualify her for the June NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Oregon's Hayward Field.
Her Big West title is her second consecutive conference heptathlon championship. Raud-Gumiel won the heptathlon in 2024 for ULM at the Sun Belt Championships.
Hurley finished fourth, resetting her career-best to 5,425, the fourth-best score in school history. Plummer was ninth with 4,874 points. Kendra Daniels scratched in each of the day two events and was credited with 16th (1,960).
DECATHLON
Gregory opened the day by winning the 110m hurdles in 14.81 for 873 points. Milo Orona's 15.96 was fifth for 737 points. Aidan Turner did not finish the race.
Turner led the Beach in the discus, throwing 135-0 to finish fourth (688). Gregory threw a career-best 134-11 on his third and final attempt to place fifth and scored 688 points. Orona was sixth after posting a throw of 129-8 (655).
Gregory took top honors in the pole vault after clearing 14-9 1/2, scoring 736 points. Orona finished in fifth with 676 points after clearing 13-9 3/4. Turner failed to clear a height and did not score.
Gregory threw the javelin a career-best 197-5 to finish second with 740 points. Orona was third at 184-5 (681). Turner fouled on his lone attempt.
Entering the 1500m, the meet's final event, Gregory trailed UC Santa Barbara's Brad Thomas by 199 points. Orona was in third, 703 back. Thomas' 4:34.64 pushed him to a new Jack Rose Track, UCSB, and Big West record as his 714 event points raised his total to 8,108 to win the meet. Gregory ran 4:36.41 for 703 points and a new Long Beach State school record of 7,898 points.
Gregory broke the previous school record of 7,644 points, set by Aaron Booth in 2021. Thomas's score is the third-highest in Division I this season, while Gregory's mark is the fifth-best. Both should advance to the NCAA Championships.
Orona finished third in the decathlon with the sixth-best score in school history, 7,369 points. Turner was ninth with 3,793 points despite only scoring in five events.
UP NEXT
Long Beach State hosts the final two days of the Big West Track and Field Championships next weekend. As a result of the heptathlon, Long Beach State leads the team race with 15 points. The Beach men are second with 14 points.
Friday's action begins at 10:30 a.m. with the field events. The track races start at 1 p.m. On Saturday, the field events begin at 10 a.m. with the track finals starting at 2 p.m.
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