Fatima Vergara

Senior Fatima Vergara wrapped up an outstanding career at Long Beach State with a 23rd-place finish in the hammer throw at the NCAA Championships.

Fatima Vergara was the Big West champion in the women's hammer throw with a toss of 189-04.

Photo by: John Fajardo

Position:
Throws
Class:
Senior
Major:
Community Health Education
Hometown:
Corona, Calif
High School:
Corona HS
Prev School:
Riverside City College

Fatima Vergara -- Career and Season Statistics

Long Beach State Top 10 -- Hammer Throw (199-8, 2nd)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Weight Throw (62-11 1/2, 2nd, T)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Indoor Shot Put (44-10 1/4, 10th)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Outdoor Shot Put (47-3 3/4, 10th)

2016 Honorable Mention All-American (Hammer Throw)
2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier (Hammer Throw)
2016 Big West Individual Champion (Hammer Throw)
2014 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Hammer Throw)
2014 Big West Individual Champion (Hammer Throw)

2016 (Senior)
Outdoor: Reset the school record in the hammer throw with a toss of 199-8 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round to finish 12th and advance to the NCAA Division I Championships ... Earned honorable mention All-American honor with a 23rd place finish (183-11) ... Won second Big West title in the hammer, posting a throw of 196-0 ... Qualified for the shot (9th) and discus (NM) at the Big West Championships ... Reset career-best in the shot at the Triton Invitational, finishing seventh with a toss of 47-3 3/4 ... Won the shot at the Big West Challenge Cup (44-8 1/4) ... Reset career-best in the discus with a mark of 159-4 to place seventh at the Trojan Invitational ... Won the hammer throw at the Trojan Invitational ... Was second in the shot and discus, and third in the hammer at the Cal Opener ... Named Academic All-Conference.

Indoor: Was fourth in the weight throw (58-6) and ninth in the shot put (44-10 1/4) to begin the indoor campaign at the UW Invitational ... Finished second in the weight throw (61-4) and 15th in the shot (44-7 1/2) at the UW Husky Classic ... Finished fourth in the weight throw with a school record toss of 62-11 1/2 at the MPSF Championships ... Was 18th in the shot (42-1 1/2) at the MPSF's ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.

2015 (Junior)
Outdoor: Sat out the outdoor season as a redshirt.

Indoor: Finished second in the weight throw at the Lumberjack Team Challenge (62-5) and fifth in the shot put (40-7) ... Placed fourth in the weight throw at the MPSF Championships (62-3) ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.

2014 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the hammer throw ... Claimed the Big West title with a toss of 189-4 ... Also notched individual victories at the RCC Quad Meet (181-3), Anteater 4-Way Meet (183-1), Big West Challenge (173-10) and Beach Invitational (187-5) ... Established a personal-best 192-2 to finish third at the Ben Brown Invitational ... That mark ranks third in school history ... Registered lifetime bests in the shot put (45-5 3/4) and discus (151-4).

Indoor: Recorded LBSU's second-best weight throw mark of 57-7 3/4 in the indoor opener, the Mountain T's Invitational ... Finished 12th in the weight throw at the MPSF Championships (52-10 3/4).

Prior to LBSU: Led Riverside City College to the 2013 Orange Empire Conference team title ... Was the individual champion in the shot put and discus, while finishing third in the hammer ... Advanced to the CCCAA Championships in all three events, winning the discus ... Also made an appearance in the shot put at the state finals as a freshman.

High School: Competed in the shot put and discus at Corona High School ... Took third in both events at the Big VIII League finals as a senior ... Advanced to the CIF Southern Section Division I finals where she placed 10th overall.

Personal: Majoring in community health education.