2009 Track and Field Roster
Jennifer Onyeagbako
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Studio Art
- Hometown:
- Sparks, Nev.
- High School:
- Edward Reed HS
- Prev School:
- Moorpark College
SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER -- Discus (179-4)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Hammer Throw (199-5, 3rd)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Indoor Shot Put (48-1 1/4, 3rd)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Weight Throw (58-1 1/4, 6th)
2009 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Discus, Hammer)
2007 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Qualifier (Discus)
2007 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Discus, Hammer)
2007 Big West Individual Champion (Discus)
2009 (Senior)
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the discus and hammer throw before a season-ending injury occured during the Beach Invitational ... Reset the school record in the hammer with a toss of 199-5 at the Cal/Nevada Championships (finishing third)... Was the runner-up in the hammer (186-0) at the Mt. SAC Relays ... Won the discus (162-0) and was third in the shot at the UCLA Invitational (45-1) ... Won the discus (159-3) and the hammer (178-7) at the Big West Challenge Cup ... Was third in the discus (155-1) at the Cal/Nevada Championships ... Won her section of the hammer (191-9), finished third in her section of the discus (159-1) and was sixth in her section of the shot (45-7) at the Trojan Invitational ... Won the shot (44-5 1/2) and the discus (161-6) and was third in the hammer (180-8) at the Ben Brown Invitational ... Opened the outdoor campaign with wins in the discus and the hammer at the Riverside City College Dual.
Indoor: Reset the school record in the weight throw at the Mountain T's Invitational with a toss of 58-1 1/4 to finish third ... Was fourth in the shot at the Mountain T's (44-9) ... Placed sixth in the weight throw (54-1 3/4) and 12th (44-2) in the shot put at the MPSF Championships ... Was second in the shot (48-1 1/4) at the NAU Team Challenge ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.
2008 (Redshirt): Sat out as a redshirt in the Long Beach State program ... ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team during the indoor season.
2007 (Junior)
Outdoor: A Big-West and NCAA Regional qualifier in the discus and hammer ... Also a conference qualifier in the shot put ... Won the discus throw at the league championships, breaking the school record with a distance of 179-4 ... Grabbed top 10 spots in the shot put and hammer toss as well ... Finished 11th at the NCAA championships
Indoor: Finished second in the weight throw (54-7 1/2) and seventh in the shot put (41-10) at the MPSF Championships.
Prior to LBSU: Set the Moorpark College school record at 188-3 for the discus throw as a sophomore ... Helped team to a conference title and second-place finish at the state championship ... Made it to Senior Nationals ... The 2005 Big Sky discus champion for Sacramento State ... A NCAA Regional and junior national qualifier ... Her season-long discus throw of 166-3 ranked second all-time in school history.
High School: Lettered three years in track at Edward Reed High School ... Set the school record at 154-6 in the discus ... Led her team to a state title in 2004, winning the discus at the championship meet ... Named the field events and women's MVP ... Two-time team captain ... Led the squad to a state championship in 2004.
Personal: Majoring in studio art.
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Hammer Throw (199-5, 3rd)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Indoor Shot Put (48-1 1/4, 3rd)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Weight Throw (58-1 1/4, 6th)
2009 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Discus, Hammer)
2007 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Qualifier (Discus)
2007 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Discus, Hammer)
2007 Big West Individual Champion (Discus)
2009 (Senior)
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the discus and hammer throw before a season-ending injury occured during the Beach Invitational ... Reset the school record in the hammer with a toss of 199-5 at the Cal/Nevada Championships (finishing third)... Was the runner-up in the hammer (186-0) at the Mt. SAC Relays ... Won the discus (162-0) and was third in the shot at the UCLA Invitational (45-1) ... Won the discus (159-3) and the hammer (178-7) at the Big West Challenge Cup ... Was third in the discus (155-1) at the Cal/Nevada Championships ... Won her section of the hammer (191-9), finished third in her section of the discus (159-1) and was sixth in her section of the shot (45-7) at the Trojan Invitational ... Won the shot (44-5 1/2) and the discus (161-6) and was third in the hammer (180-8) at the Ben Brown Invitational ... Opened the outdoor campaign with wins in the discus and the hammer at the Riverside City College Dual.
Indoor: Reset the school record in the weight throw at the Mountain T's Invitational with a toss of 58-1 1/4 to finish third ... Was fourth in the shot at the Mountain T's (44-9) ... Placed sixth in the weight throw (54-1 3/4) and 12th (44-2) in the shot put at the MPSF Championships ... Was second in the shot (48-1 1/4) at the NAU Team Challenge ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.
2008 (Redshirt): Sat out as a redshirt in the Long Beach State program ... ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team during the indoor season.
2007 (Junior)
Outdoor: A Big-West and NCAA Regional qualifier in the discus and hammer ... Also a conference qualifier in the shot put ... Won the discus throw at the league championships, breaking the school record with a distance of 179-4 ... Grabbed top 10 spots in the shot put and hammer toss as well ... Finished 11th at the NCAA championships
Indoor: Finished second in the weight throw (54-7 1/2) and seventh in the shot put (41-10) at the MPSF Championships.
Prior to LBSU: Set the Moorpark College school record at 188-3 for the discus throw as a sophomore ... Helped team to a conference title and second-place finish at the state championship ... Made it to Senior Nationals ... The 2005 Big Sky discus champion for Sacramento State ... A NCAA Regional and junior national qualifier ... Her season-long discus throw of 166-3 ranked second all-time in school history.
High School: Lettered three years in track at Edward Reed High School ... Set the school record at 154-6 in the discus ... Led her team to a state title in 2004, winning the discus at the championship meet ... Named the field events and women's MVP ... Two-time team captain ... Led the squad to a state championship in 2004.
Personal: Majoring in studio art.
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