Turner, Raud-Gumiel Earn Top Big West Honors for Long Beach State
6/20/2025 9:05:00 AM | Track and Field
Turner named Women’s Track Athlete of the Year; Raud-Gumiel wins Field Athlete of the Year
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Long Beach State track and field standouts Rahni Turner and Claudine Raud-Gumiel have been recognized with two of the Big West Conference's top postseason honors, the league announced Friday. Turner was named the Big West Women's Track Athlete of the Year, while Raud-Gumiel earned Big West Field Athlete of the Year accolades.
Turner capped a record-breaking season by defending her Big West title in the 100-meter hurdles with a wind-aided personal best of 13.08 seconds. She advanced to the NCAA West First Round and reset the Long Beach State program record with a wind-legal 13.15, finishing 16th in the quarterfinals.
Turner also earned All-Big West honors in the 4x100-meter relay, helping her squad place third with a time of 44.90—the third-fastest in school history. She contributed to the 4x400-meter relay team that finished fifth in 3:43.53, the seventh-fastest mark in program history.
Turner's impressive season also included a victory in the 100 hurdles at the Trojan Invitational (13.20), which earned her Big West Track Athlete of the Week honors on March 25—her third such weekly award. She becomes just the second Long Beach State athlete to be named Big West Track Athlete of the Year, joining two-time honoree Ryley Fick (2022, 2023).
Raud-Gumiel earned Field Athlete of the Year honors after capturing the Big West heptathlon title with a school-record 5,698 points, earning Co-Field Athlete of the Meet honors in the process. During the heptathlon, she clocked 13.22 in the 100 hurdles—the third-fastest time in school history—and set personal bests in the high jump (5' 7¾"), shot put (35' 11½"), 200 meters (24.57), and 800 meters (2:17.57).
In addition to the heptathlon, she placed second in the 100 hurdles, fourth in the high jump, and ninth in the long jump at the conference championships.
Raud-Gumiel qualified for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the heptathlon, finishing 21st to earn Honorable Mention All-America honors. She also competed in the 100-meter hurdles at the NCAA West First Round, placing 25th overall.
She is the third LBSU athlete to win Big West Field Athlete of the Year, joining Ami Goldhammer (2004) and Riley Cooks (2016, 2017).
Turner capped a record-breaking season by defending her Big West title in the 100-meter hurdles with a wind-aided personal best of 13.08 seconds. She advanced to the NCAA West First Round and reset the Long Beach State program record with a wind-legal 13.15, finishing 16th in the quarterfinals.
Turner also earned All-Big West honors in the 4x100-meter relay, helping her squad place third with a time of 44.90—the third-fastest in school history. She contributed to the 4x400-meter relay team that finished fifth in 3:43.53, the seventh-fastest mark in program history.
Turner's impressive season also included a victory in the 100 hurdles at the Trojan Invitational (13.20), which earned her Big West Track Athlete of the Week honors on March 25—her third such weekly award. She becomes just the second Long Beach State athlete to be named Big West Track Athlete of the Year, joining two-time honoree Ryley Fick (2022, 2023).
Raud-Gumiel earned Field Athlete of the Year honors after capturing the Big West heptathlon title with a school-record 5,698 points, earning Co-Field Athlete of the Meet honors in the process. During the heptathlon, she clocked 13.22 in the 100 hurdles—the third-fastest time in school history—and set personal bests in the high jump (5' 7¾"), shot put (35' 11½"), 200 meters (24.57), and 800 meters (2:17.57).
In addition to the heptathlon, she placed second in the 100 hurdles, fourth in the high jump, and ninth in the long jump at the conference championships.
Raud-Gumiel qualified for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the heptathlon, finishing 21st to earn Honorable Mention All-America honors. She also competed in the 100-meter hurdles at the NCAA West First Round, placing 25th overall.
She is the third LBSU athlete to win Big West Field Athlete of the Year, joining Ami Goldhammer (2004) and Riley Cooks (2016, 2017).
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