2013 Track and Field Roster
Yates, Chris
Chris Yates
- Position:
- Throws
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- American Studies
- Hometown:
- Lakewood, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Golden West College
Bio
Chris Yates -- Career and Season Statistics
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Outdoor Shot Put (59-1 1/4, 9th)
2013 NCAA West Preliminary Round Qualifier (Shot Put)
2013 All-Big West Performer (Shot Put)
2013 (Senior)
Outdoor: NCAA West Preliminary qualifier ... Earned All-Big West honors with a runner-up performance in the shot put (57-6 1/4) at the conference championships ... Also scored in the hammer throw (7th) ... Was a double winner at the Big West Challenge, taking top honors in the hammer (187-9) and in the shot put with a personal-record 59-1 1/4 ... His shot put distance ranks sixth in program history ... Notched a lifetime-best 191-6 in the hammer at the Ben Brown Invitational ... Two-time Big West Men's Field Athlete of the Week honoree.
Indoor: Competed in the weight throw (52-0 1/2) at the Air Force Team Challenge during the indoor season.
2012 (Junior): Point-scorer in the hammer throw at the Big West Championships ... Finished fifth (180-4) ... Established a season-best 182-1 to place fifth at the UCI Spring Break Invitational ... Also took fifth at the Big West Challenge ... Added top-10 performances at the Cal-Nevada Championships (179-7) and Steve Scott Invitational (181-6).
Indoor: Did not compete.
Prior to LBSU: Competed two years at Golden West College ... Won the shot put at the 2010 CCCAAA State Championships with a toss of 54-10 1/4 ... Earned CCCAA All-America honors as he finished third in the nation in the shot put ... Left as the school-record holder in the hammer throw (157-9) and ranked second in the shot put.
High School: Four-year letter winner at Los Alamitos High School ... Led the Griffins to a pair of Sunset League titles ... Tabbed the squad's most outstanding athlete in 2008 ... Left as the school-record holder in the shot put (55-1) and discus (155-4) ... Also won four letters in football.
Personal: Both parents attended Long Beach State ... Majoring in American studies.
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Outdoor Shot Put (59-1 1/4, 9th)
2013 NCAA West Preliminary Round Qualifier (Shot Put)
2013 All-Big West Performer (Shot Put)
2013 (Senior)
Outdoor: NCAA West Preliminary qualifier ... Earned All-Big West honors with a runner-up performance in the shot put (57-6 1/4) at the conference championships ... Also scored in the hammer throw (7th) ... Was a double winner at the Big West Challenge, taking top honors in the hammer (187-9) and in the shot put with a personal-record 59-1 1/4 ... His shot put distance ranks sixth in program history ... Notched a lifetime-best 191-6 in the hammer at the Ben Brown Invitational ... Two-time Big West Men's Field Athlete of the Week honoree.
Indoor: Competed in the weight throw (52-0 1/2) at the Air Force Team Challenge during the indoor season.
2012 (Junior): Point-scorer in the hammer throw at the Big West Championships ... Finished fifth (180-4) ... Established a season-best 182-1 to place fifth at the UCI Spring Break Invitational ... Also took fifth at the Big West Challenge ... Added top-10 performances at the Cal-Nevada Championships (179-7) and Steve Scott Invitational (181-6).
Indoor: Did not compete.
Prior to LBSU: Competed two years at Golden West College ... Won the shot put at the 2010 CCCAAA State Championships with a toss of 54-10 1/4 ... Earned CCCAA All-America honors as he finished third in the nation in the shot put ... Left as the school-record holder in the hammer throw (157-9) and ranked second in the shot put.
High School: Four-year letter winner at Los Alamitos High School ... Led the Griffins to a pair of Sunset League titles ... Tabbed the squad's most outstanding athlete in 2008 ... Left as the school-record holder in the shot put (55-1) and discus (155-4) ... Also won four letters in football.
Personal: Both parents attended Long Beach State ... Majoring in American studies.
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