Report by LBSU
The Long Beach State track and field team concluded action at the Trojan Invitational Saturday at USC’s Loker Stadium.
Brett Hasvold won the 3000-meter run with a time of 8:42.25, while Raul Arcos (8:54.17) and Jacob Ainsworth (8:56.23) took fourth and fifth, respectively. Kenneth Medwood also had a pair of top 10 finishes in the 200m (21.98) and 400m (48.44).
Nimrod Piggee placed sixth in the 110m hurdles, crossing the finish line in 14.40 seconds. In the 400m hurdles, Sam Jeter clocked in at 53.06 to claim fourth.
The quartet of Medwood, Chris Sweeney, Richard Crawford and Jeter also finished fourth overall in the 4x400m relay (3:16.75).
In the field events, the 49ers had a 1-2 finish in the high jump (section A) as Nicholas Armstrong won the event with a height of 6-10.75, while Alex Black took second.
Danny Bang (22-01) and Cameron Gillett (21-06) claimed the top two spots in the long jump (section B) and Kevin Jenkins earned runner-up honors in the triple jump with a leap of 45-06.50.
Cesar Puga won his section of the shot put with a distance of 52-02.50, while Peter Fourtounis took third (50-11.50). Puga also had a fifth-place finish in the discus (173-05).
In the hammer throw, LBSU swept the medal honors in section B with Bains leading the way at 177-03. Fourtounis (167-09) and Puga (164-10) were not far behind in second and third, respectively.
On the women’s side, Missy Barclay clocked in at 10:17.23 in the 3000-meter run to finish third overall. Prism Garcia (10:35.89) and Veronica Franco (10:39.39) also placed eighth and ninth. Kristen Kiefer notched a top 10 finish in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 64.50.
In the high jump, Taylor O’Conner took fifth (5-07), while Katrina Graves-Johnson tied for sixth (5-05). Kayla Kamaka also placed eighth in the pole vault, clearing 11-09.75.
Randi Hicks led the throwers with a third-place performance in the javelin (160-07).
Long Beach State returns to action next weekend when it sends a split squad to the Cal-Nevada Championships (March 27-28) and the Stanford Invitational (March 26-27).