2018 Indoor Track Roster
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Elijah McDonald
- Position:
- Hurdles
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Family Life Education
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Wilson HS
- Prev School:
- Wilson HS
Elijah McDonald -- Career and Season Statistics
Long Beach State Top 10 -- 60m Hurdles (8.68, 8th)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- 100m Hurdles (13.77, 8th, T)
2018 (Senior)
Outdoor: Ran a career-best 13.78 in the 100m hurdles during the preliminaries of the Big West Championships ... Placed sixth in the finals (14.55) ... Won the 100m hurdles a the San Diego Collegiate Challenge (14.21) and finished seventh in the 100m (13.16) ... Was second in the 100m hurdles at the Beach Opener (14.06) and at the Big West Challenge Cup (14.52).
Indoor: Qualified for the 60m hurdles at the MPSF Championships, running 9.06 during the prelims ... Ran the 60m and 60m hurdles at the Don Kirby Elite and the Air Force Invitational.
2017 (Junior)
Outdoor: Logged a season-best time of 12.43 in the 100m at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Recorded a season-best time of 13.92 in the 100m hurdles at the Big West Challenge.
Indoor: At the Air Force Team Challenge, recorded a time of 8.68 in the 60m hurdles, a time that ranks third-fastest in Long Beach State history.
2016 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Placed 15th in the 100m hurdles at the Big West Championships (14.66) ... Registered a season-best 14.10 at the UCR Spring Track Classic ... Took second at the Anteater 4-Way Meet (14.19) ... Finished third at the Cal Opener and Big West Challenge.
Indoor: Did not compete.
2015 (Freshman): Big West finalist in the 100m hurdles ... Finished fourth overall at the conference championships ... Ran four sub-14 second races on the season ... Established a lifetime-best 13.87 at the Beach Invitational ... That time ranks eighth in program history ... Claimed runner-up honors at the Big West Challenge (13.97) ... Also clocked in at 13.97 at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Crossed the finish line in 13.96 seconds in the preliminary round of the Big West Championships.
Indoor: Competed in two meets ... Notched a season-best 8.77 to take third in the 60m hurdles at the Lumberjack Team Challenge ... Came in 14th at the MPSF Championships (8.78).
High School: Prepped at Wilson High School ... Finished third in the 100m hurdles at the Moore League Championships ... Went on to place fifth at the CIF-Southern Section Division I Finals with a prep-best of 14.19 ... Took ninth at the CIF Masters Meet ... Also a member of the Moore League runner-up 4x100 relay squad ... Added top-10 showings in the 100m hurdles at the Moore League and CIF-SS Finals as a junior.
Personal: Majoring in family life education.
