2017 Track and Field Roster
James Hubbard
- Position:
- Throws
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- American Studies
- Hometown:
- Auburn, Calif.
- Prev School:
- American River College
James Hubbard -- Season and Career Statistics
SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER -- Weight Throw (72-6 1/2)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Hammer Throw (217-3, 4th)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Hammer Throw (190-2, 10th)
2017 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Discus, Hammer Throw)
2017 Big West Individual Champion (Hammer Throw)
2017 NCAA Indoor Championships Qualifier (Weight Throw)
2017 MPSF Individual Champion (Weight Throw)
2016 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Discus, Hammer Throw)
2016 All-Big West Performer (Discus)
2016 All-Big West Performer (Hammer Throw)
2017 (Senior)
Outdoor: NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier in the discus and hammer throw ... Won the Big West title in the hammer throw and placed third in the discus (173-2) at the Big West Championships ... Won the Big West Challenge in the hammer with a career-best and the fourth-longest toss in school history, 217-3 ... Was eighth in the hammer (212-5) and 15th in the discus at the Texas Relays (146-1) ... Threw the hammer at least 200 feet in seven of eight starts ... Second in the discus at the UCLA dual (165-1) ... Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the weight throw, finishing 15th (65-11 3/4) ... Won the MPSF Championships in the weight throw with a toss of 69-11 ... Won the Don Kirby Invitational in the weight throw by breaking the school record in the event with a mark of 72-6 1/2 ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.
2016 (Junior)
Outdoor: NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier and Big West runner-up in the discus and hammer throw ... Took second in the discus with a personal-record 190-2 at the USC Trojan Invitational ... That mark ranks seventh in school history ... Also finished second at the UCR Spring Track Classic (181-3) ... Reached 200 feet in the hammer six times ... Went 203-4 at UCR ... Bettered that mark with a toss of 207-7 to place third at the Steve Scott Invitational and move up to No. 6 on the LBSU all-time charts ... Came within three inches of his PR at the Big West Championships (207-4) ... Finished 13th out of 48 at the NCAA West Prelims.
Indoor: Runner-up in the weight throw at the MPSF Championships with a then indoor program-record 67-9 /2 ... Finished second in the weight throw at the UW Invitational (61-2 1/4) and fourth (62-9 1/2) at the Husky Classic.
Prior to LBSU: A three-time CCCAA All-American at American River College ... Earned the award twice in the hammer and once in the discus ... Finished third in both events at the 2015 CCCAA Championships ... Claimed runner-up honors in the hammer at the Northern California Community College Championships ... Helped his squad win the 2014 Nor Cal meet with a first-place finish in the hammer and a third-place finish in the discus ... Led the Beavers to back-to-back Big 8 Conference titles ... Won the hammer as a sophomore and took third as a freshman ... Ranks among the top-10 in program history in the hammer (194-0) and discus (168-0).
High School: Lettered in track and field and football at Placer High School ... Helped the Hillmen to three Placer Valley League championships ... Won the individual title in the discus in 2012 and 2013.
Personal: Majoring in American studies.
