2024 Track and Field Roster
Mays, Mekhi
Mekhi Mays
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Major:
- Sociology
- Hometown:
- Inglewood, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Serra HS
Bio
Mekhi Mays - Season and Career Statistics
Long Beach State Top 10 – Outdoor 4x100m Relay (39.71, 2nd)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Outdoor 200m (20.85, 3rd)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Outdoor 100m (10.46, 5th)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Indoor 200m (21.50aa, 5th)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Indoor 60m (6.89, 6th)
2023 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (200m)
2023 Big West Individual Champion (200m, 4x100m)
2023 All-Big West Performer (4x400m)
2022 All-Big West Performer (4x100m, 4x400m)
2024 (Junior)
Outdoor: Entered five meets ... A member of the Long Beach State 4x400m relay that finished fourth at the Big West Championships ... Ran a season best 10.70 in 100m during the preliminaries of the Big West Championships ... Posted his season best in the 200m, 21.86, to come in sixth at the Steve Scott Invitational ... A member of the LBSU 4x100m that won the race at the Steve Scott Invitational, was fourth at the Pacific Coast Invitational, and finished sixth at the Mt. SAC Relays.
Indoor: Competed in one meet ...Finished in the top 20 for the 60m at the Air Force Lindeman Classic.
2023 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Competed in nine meets … Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminaries in the 200m … Took home two individual conference titles with wins in the 200m and 4x100m Relay at the Big West Championships … Also finished second in the 4x400m and fourth in the 100m … Moved into the LBSU all-time top ten in the 100m (10.46), 200m (20.85), and 4x100m Relay (39.71) at the conference championships … Finished on the podium nine times, including five victories throughout the season.
Indoor: Competed in three meets… Finished third in the 4x400m Relay at the MPSF Indoor Championships … Also ran in the 60m, setting a personal best of 6.89 during the preliminaries which ranks sixth in program history.
2022 (Freshman)
Outdoor: Competed in eight meets during the outdoor season … Finished fourth in the 100m (10.45), fourth in the 200m (21.29), second in the 4x100m, and second in the 4x400m at the Big West Championships … A part of the 4x100m Relay team that won two events during the year.
Indoor: Did not compete.
2021
Outdoor: Did not compete.
Indoor: Indoor season canceled due to COVID-19.
2020
Outdoor: Ran the 200m, 4x100m relay, and 4x400m relay at the Beach Opener before the season was canceled due to COVID-19.
Indoor: Did not compete.
High School: An accomplished sprinter from Serra High School … Named the Daily Breeze Athlete of the Year as a Senior … A three-time league champion in both the 100m and 200m … Also won the CIF-SS championship in both events … Reached the CIF finals in the 200m dash … Joins the Beach with PRs of 10.64 in the 100m and 21.25 in the 200m.
Major: Sociology
Long Beach State Top 10 – Outdoor 4x100m Relay (39.71, 2nd)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Outdoor 200m (20.85, 3rd)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Outdoor 100m (10.46, 5th)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Indoor 200m (21.50aa, 5th)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Indoor 60m (6.89, 6th)
2023 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (200m)
2023 Big West Individual Champion (200m, 4x100m)
2023 All-Big West Performer (4x400m)
2022 All-Big West Performer (4x100m, 4x400m)
2024 (Junior)
Outdoor: Entered five meets ... A member of the Long Beach State 4x400m relay that finished fourth at the Big West Championships ... Ran a season best 10.70 in 100m during the preliminaries of the Big West Championships ... Posted his season best in the 200m, 21.86, to come in sixth at the Steve Scott Invitational ... A member of the LBSU 4x100m that won the race at the Steve Scott Invitational, was fourth at the Pacific Coast Invitational, and finished sixth at the Mt. SAC Relays.
Indoor: Competed in one meet ...Finished in the top 20 for the 60m at the Air Force Lindeman Classic.
2023 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Competed in nine meets … Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminaries in the 200m … Took home two individual conference titles with wins in the 200m and 4x100m Relay at the Big West Championships … Also finished second in the 4x400m and fourth in the 100m … Moved into the LBSU all-time top ten in the 100m (10.46), 200m (20.85), and 4x100m Relay (39.71) at the conference championships … Finished on the podium nine times, including five victories throughout the season.
Indoor: Competed in three meets… Finished third in the 4x400m Relay at the MPSF Indoor Championships … Also ran in the 60m, setting a personal best of 6.89 during the preliminaries which ranks sixth in program history.
2022 (Freshman)
Outdoor: Competed in eight meets during the outdoor season … Finished fourth in the 100m (10.45), fourth in the 200m (21.29), second in the 4x100m, and second in the 4x400m at the Big West Championships … A part of the 4x100m Relay team that won two events during the year.
Indoor: Did not compete.
2021
Outdoor: Did not compete.
Indoor: Indoor season canceled due to COVID-19.
2020
Outdoor: Ran the 200m, 4x100m relay, and 4x400m relay at the Beach Opener before the season was canceled due to COVID-19.
Indoor: Did not compete.
High School: An accomplished sprinter from Serra High School … Named the Daily Breeze Athlete of the Year as a Senior … A three-time league champion in both the 100m and 200m … Also won the CIF-SS championship in both events … Reached the CIF finals in the 200m dash … Joins the Beach with PRs of 10.64 in the 100m and 21.25 in the 200m.
Major: Sociology
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