2010 Track and Field Roster
Black, Alex
Alex Black
- Position:
- Jumps
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Engineering
- Hometown:
- Downey, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Downey HS
Bio
Alex Black -- Career and Season Statistics
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Indoor High Jump (7-0 1/2, 5th)
2010 NCAA West Preliminary Round Qualifier (High Jump)
2009 NCAA West Preliminary Round Qualifier (High Jump)
2008 NCAA West Preliminary Round Qualifier (High Jump)
2010 (Senior)
Outdoor: A NCAA West Preliminary Round Qualifier in the high jump ... Finished seventh in the high jump at the Big West Championships (6-6 1/4) ... Was the runner-up (6-8 3/4) in the high jump at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Earned second-place finishes in the high jump at the Cal/Nevada Championships (6-8 3/4) and the Trojan Invitational ... Cleared a season-best 6-10 3/4 at USC ... Finished third in the high jump at the Triton Invitational and Beach Invitational, clearing 6-7 both times ... Selected Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Was ninth in the high jump at the MPSF Championships (6-7 1/2) ... Won the NAU Team Challenge with a career-best 7-0 1/2 ... Was second at the UW Open and eighth at the Husky Classic, going 6-8 3/4 both times ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.
2009 (Junior)
Outdoor: A NCAA West Preliminary Round Qualifier in the high jump ... Placed 12th at the Big West Conference championships ... Matched his outdoor-best of 6-10 3/4 to win the event at the UCLA Invitational ... Reached that height again the following weekend, finishing in a tie for first at the Big West Challenge ... Selected Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Tied his indoor-best of 6-8 at the NAU Team Challenge and the Mountain T's Invitational ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.
2008 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: NCAA Regional and Big West qualifier in the high jump ... Finished third at the Big West Challenge with a season-best 6-10 3/4 ... Selected Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Finished sixth in the high jump at the MPSF Championships after clearing 6-8 1/4 ... The runner-up in the high jump (6-6 3/4) at the Mountain T's Invitational ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.
2007 (Freshman):
Outdoor: Was fifth in the high jump at the Big West Championships (6-8 3/4) ... Finished fourth in the high jump (6-4 3/4) and 17th in the long jump (20-2 1/4) at the Jack Rose Relays.
Indoor: Placed fifth in the high jump at the conference meet ... Notched a top-10 finish at the MPSF Championships, recording the ninth-best jump in school history (6-8).
High School: Ran four years of track at Downey High School ... Helped the Vikings to a league championship in 2002 ... Set the school record in the high jump at 6-10 ... That mark also ranked second in the state ... Finished fourth at the Golden West Invite ... Lettered two years in basketball.
Personal: Sister, Katie, was a member of the Long Beach State track and field team from 2007-09 ... Majoring in mechanical engineering.
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Indoor High Jump (7-0 1/2, 5th)
2010 NCAA West Preliminary Round Qualifier (High Jump)
2009 NCAA West Preliminary Round Qualifier (High Jump)
2008 NCAA West Preliminary Round Qualifier (High Jump)
2010 (Senior)
Outdoor: A NCAA West Preliminary Round Qualifier in the high jump ... Finished seventh in the high jump at the Big West Championships (6-6 1/4) ... Was the runner-up (6-8 3/4) in the high jump at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Earned second-place finishes in the high jump at the Cal/Nevada Championships (6-8 3/4) and the Trojan Invitational ... Cleared a season-best 6-10 3/4 at USC ... Finished third in the high jump at the Triton Invitational and Beach Invitational, clearing 6-7 both times ... Selected Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Was ninth in the high jump at the MPSF Championships (6-7 1/2) ... Won the NAU Team Challenge with a career-best 7-0 1/2 ... Was second at the UW Open and eighth at the Husky Classic, going 6-8 3/4 both times ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.
2009 (Junior)
Outdoor: A NCAA West Preliminary Round Qualifier in the high jump ... Placed 12th at the Big West Conference championships ... Matched his outdoor-best of 6-10 3/4 to win the event at the UCLA Invitational ... Reached that height again the following weekend, finishing in a tie for first at the Big West Challenge ... Selected Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Tied his indoor-best of 6-8 at the NAU Team Challenge and the Mountain T's Invitational ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.
2008 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: NCAA Regional and Big West qualifier in the high jump ... Finished third at the Big West Challenge with a season-best 6-10 3/4 ... Selected Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Finished sixth in the high jump at the MPSF Championships after clearing 6-8 1/4 ... The runner-up in the high jump (6-6 3/4) at the Mountain T's Invitational ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.
2007 (Freshman):
Outdoor: Was fifth in the high jump at the Big West Championships (6-8 3/4) ... Finished fourth in the high jump (6-4 3/4) and 17th in the long jump (20-2 1/4) at the Jack Rose Relays.
Indoor: Placed fifth in the high jump at the conference meet ... Notched a top-10 finish at the MPSF Championships, recording the ninth-best jump in school history (6-8).
High School: Ran four years of track at Downey High School ... Helped the Vikings to a league championship in 2002 ... Set the school record in the high jump at 6-10 ... That mark also ranked second in the state ... Finished fourth at the Golden West Invite ... Lettered two years in basketball.
Personal: Sister, Katie, was a member of the Long Beach State track and field team from 2007-09 ... Majoring in mechanical engineering.
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