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Track and Field

'Niner Notes: March 9

Thrower Randi Hicks earned a Big West Conference weekly honor for her record-setting performance in the javelin.

'Niner Notes: March 6

Long Beach State women's tennis head coach Jenny Hilt-Costello collected her 200th career coaching victory in a 7-0 sweep of UC Davis.

'Niner Notes: Feb. 26

Baseball and men's volleyball find the win column, while softball falls short of shocking No. 10 Stanford. Meanwhile, Beach track and field concludes the first day of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Championships in Seattle.

'Niner Notes: Feb. 13

The 49er men's basketball team falls in Santa Barbara, Beach softball kicks off the season with two losses in Las Vegas and women's golf gets its spring season underway.

'Niner Notes: Feb. 6-8

Men's water polo head coach Gavin Arroyo's latest recruiting class features two high school first-team All-Americans.

Kenneth Medwood

Junior hurdler secures automatic bid to NCAAs

Long Beach State track and field concludes NCAA West Regional action

Junior Kenneth Medwood highlights the Long Beach State track and field team's second day at the NCAA West Regionals

Onyeagbako photo

Field accident nearly takes athlete’s life

Onyeagbako bouncing back from tragic season-ending injury

Long Beach State star thrower Jennifer Onyeagbako recovering from near-fatal accident.

Sports Picks: Softball wins regular season finale, sweeps Pacific

49ers will learn postseason fate Sunday at 7 p.m. on ESPNU

Long Beach State also wrapped up its women's golf and tennis seasons, as well as the Big West Conference Multi-Events Championships in track and field during the weekend

Dustin Watten

Sports Picks: Bittner, Watten named All-Americans

Also, recaps of softball and track and field action from the weekend

A pair of 49er men's volleyball players were honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association on Monday

Sports Picks: Dirtbags sweep Pacific

The April 26th edition of Sports Picks also includes volleyball, water polo, tennis, track and field and basketball news

Cameron Gillett

Sports Picks: 3 track athletes reach NCAA qualifying marks

Also, recaps of men's volleyball and women's water polo action

This edition of Sports Picks also includes men's volleyball and women's water polo results

Carly Harris

Three senior ‘Niners running the extra distance

Kristina Wilson, Sarah Apgar and Carly Harris setting the bar for program

A look at Kristina Wilson, Sarah Apgar and Carly Harris on the women's track and field team

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Sports Picks: Dirtbags to celebrate 20th anniversary

The April 16 edition includes baseball, softball, women's tennis, track and field and women's water polo news

Big West women's tennis title highlights Sports Picks

Also, women's water polo, track and field and women's golf news

Long Beach State ended conference play 8-0 and wrapped up its fourth league crown in the past five years

Freshman wins high jump at USC Invitational

Janelle Coulter was the lone individual winner for the Long Beach State track and field team in Los Angeles

Kristen Kiefer

Coaches react to BLR rejection, look forward

Track and field, soccer programs forge ahead without new stadium deal

Track and field head coach Andy Sythe and women's soccer head coach Mauricio Ingrassia assess the future of their respective programs

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Senior earns All-American honors at NCAA Indoor Championships

Sprinter Brent Gray placed sixth in the 200 meters Friday at Texas A&M

Several personal records broken at Ben Brown Invite

The Long Beach State men's and women's track and field team opened the outdoor season in Fullerton on Saturday

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LBSU track and field set to compete in first outdoor meet

Both men’s and women’s teams have big expectations for the 2009 season

The 49ers will compete at the Ben Brown Invitational in Fullerton on Saturday

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Brent Gray

Coach: Sprinter ‘among very best’ in LBSU history

Senior Brent Gray follows Hall of Fame uncle’s path, eyes London Olympics

Senior Brent Gray has made a mark in the school record books

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Junior places first in women's high jump

Tayler O'Connor clears bar at 5-05.75

Part of the 49er track and field team completed the two-day Mountain T's Invitational on Saturday in Northern Arizona

Senior races to NCAA qualifying mark

Brent Gray wins 200-meter dash in 21.20 seconds

The Long Beach State track and field team completed the two-day Washington Invitational in Seattle on Saturday afternoon

Ronald Carter III

Track star has eyes on 2012 London Olympics

Ex-LBSU athlete uses 2008 trials, doubters as motivation

Ex-LBSU athlete uses 2008 trials, doubters as motivation