2025 Track and Field Roster
Tavares, Mario
Mario Tavares
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Major:
- Management
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, Nev.
- Prev School:
- Riverside City College
Bio
Mario Tavares - Season/Career Statistics
SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER – Outdoor 3000m (8:23.63)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Indoor 3000m (8:27.23), 9th
Long Beach State Top 10 – Indoor 5000m (14:51.95), 6th
2025 (Fifth Year)
Outdoor: Competed in six races ranging from 1500m to 10,000m ... Won the 3000m to begin his season at the Battle at the Beach (8:47.56) ... Ran a season best 14:52.98 in the 5000m at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Was seventh in the 1500m at the Beach Invitational (3:55.56) ... Came in fourth in the mile at the Steve Scott Invitational (4:12.42) ... Was 21st in the 5000m at the Big West Championships (15:01.49).
Indoor: Did not compete.
2024 (Senior)
Outdoor: Reset the school record in the 3000m, running 8:23.63 to win the race at the Big West Challenge Cup ... Ran a career best 14:34.84 in the 5000m at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic ... Established a career best in the mile, 4:10.47, at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Finished ninth in the 1500m at the Big West Championships after winning the 1500m at the Pacific Coast Invitational ... Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Competed once, finishing fifth in the 3000m at the MPSF Championships in the ninth fastest time in school history (8:27.23) ... Posted the sixth fastest indoor 5000m time in school history at the MPSF's, 14:51.95, to finish ninth.
2023 (Junior)
Outdoor: Competed in eight meets during the outdoor season … Ran in both the 3000m Steeplechase (10th, 9:32.18) and 5000m (18th, 15:22.59) at the Big West Championships … Finished 10th in the 5000m at the Steve Scott Invitational in a season-best time of 14:41.59 ... Charted season-best in the Steeplechase of 9:23.45 to place fourth at the Ben Brown Invite ... Recorded season-bests in the 800m (1:57.31) and in the 1500m (3:56.02) at the Beach Opener.
Indoor: Competed in just one indoor meet, running 4:28.53 in the mile at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic.
Prior To LBSU: Spent his true freshman year at Arizona Christian University before transferring to Riverside City College for following two years.
High School: Did not start running competitively until his junior year … Ran cross country in 2018 and then the distance events as a senior in 2019 … Was a State Qualifier and Regional Champion in his senior season.
Personal: Son of Martha Jacobo … Has three younger siblings, Daniel, Sarah, and Jose … Uncle Lino Flores is a Long Beach State alum … Majoring in Management.
SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER – Outdoor 3000m (8:23.63)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Indoor 3000m (8:27.23), 9th
Long Beach State Top 10 – Indoor 5000m (14:51.95), 6th
2025 (Fifth Year)
Outdoor: Competed in six races ranging from 1500m to 10,000m ... Won the 3000m to begin his season at the Battle at the Beach (8:47.56) ... Ran a season best 14:52.98 in the 5000m at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Was seventh in the 1500m at the Beach Invitational (3:55.56) ... Came in fourth in the mile at the Steve Scott Invitational (4:12.42) ... Was 21st in the 5000m at the Big West Championships (15:01.49).
Indoor: Did not compete.
2024 (Senior)
Outdoor: Reset the school record in the 3000m, running 8:23.63 to win the race at the Big West Challenge Cup ... Ran a career best 14:34.84 in the 5000m at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic ... Established a career best in the mile, 4:10.47, at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Finished ninth in the 1500m at the Big West Championships after winning the 1500m at the Pacific Coast Invitational ... Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Competed once, finishing fifth in the 3000m at the MPSF Championships in the ninth fastest time in school history (8:27.23) ... Posted the sixth fastest indoor 5000m time in school history at the MPSF's, 14:51.95, to finish ninth.
2023 (Junior)
Outdoor: Competed in eight meets during the outdoor season … Ran in both the 3000m Steeplechase (10th, 9:32.18) and 5000m (18th, 15:22.59) at the Big West Championships … Finished 10th in the 5000m at the Steve Scott Invitational in a season-best time of 14:41.59 ... Charted season-best in the Steeplechase of 9:23.45 to place fourth at the Ben Brown Invite ... Recorded season-bests in the 800m (1:57.31) and in the 1500m (3:56.02) at the Beach Opener.
Indoor: Competed in just one indoor meet, running 4:28.53 in the mile at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic.
Prior To LBSU: Spent his true freshman year at Arizona Christian University before transferring to Riverside City College for following two years.
High School: Did not start running competitively until his junior year … Ran cross country in 2018 and then the distance events as a senior in 2019 … Was a State Qualifier and Regional Champion in his senior season.
Personal: Son of Martha Jacobo … Has three younger siblings, Daniel, Sarah, and Jose … Uncle Lino Flores is a Long Beach State alum … Majoring in Management.
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