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Flores Advances In 100m & 200m At NCAA West First Round
COLLEGE STATION, Texas—The Long Beach State men’s track and field team opened competition at the NCAA West First Round Wednesday at E.B. Cushing Stadium. ON THE TRACK In the 100m, Tristyn Flores finished second in heat two, running 10.32w. The time was the 10th fastest of the preliminary round, advancing Flores to Friday’s quarterfinals, […]
COLLEGE STATION, Texas—The Long Beach State men’s track and field team opened competition at the NCAA West First Round Wednesday at E.B. Cushing Stadium.
ON THE TRACK
In the 100m, Tristyn Flores finished second in heat two, running 10.32w. The time was the 10th fastest of the preliminary round, advancing Flores to Friday’s quarterfinals, which will be run at 4:35 p.m. PDT.
Flores returned to compete in the 200m, where he advanced to Friday’s quarterfinals after running the ninth fastest time of the round, 20.61w. Friday’s 200m quarterfinals are set for 5:50 p.m. PDT.
Moray Steward completed his heat after running 10.52w. His mark was 29th overall, five away from advancing.
Omri Shiff started the 400m hurdles but pulled up at the first hurdle due to injury and did not complete the race.
IN THE FIELD
Micah Norfles opened the hammer throw with a toss of 211-10. Despite fouling on his final two attempts, Norfles improved upon his seed by 21 places to earn 19th in the field of 48.
Jaylon Wells’ 58-7 1/4 on his final attempt in the shot put resulted in 27th place. Wells improved upon his seed by 11 positions.
Elliott Payne was scheduled to compete in the javelin but was forced to withdraw due to an injury that occurred during warmups.
The Long Beach State women’s track and field team begins on Thursday. The field events start at 8 p.m., and the track events begin at 4 p.m.
Upcoming Long Beach State Men’s West Qualifiers (ALL TIMES PACIFIC)
ON THE TRACK
In the 100m, Tristyn Flores finished second in heat two, running 10.32w. The time was the 10th fastest of the preliminary round, advancing Flores to Friday’s quarterfinals, which will be run at 4:35 p.m. PDT.
Flores returned to compete in the 200m, where he advanced to Friday’s quarterfinals after running the ninth fastest time of the round, 20.61w. Friday’s 200m quarterfinals are set for 5:50 p.m. PDT.
Moray Steward completed his heat after running 10.52w. His mark was 29th overall, five away from advancing.
Omri Shiff started the 400m hurdles but pulled up at the first hurdle due to injury and did not complete the race.
IN THE FIELD
Micah Norfles opened the hammer throw with a toss of 211-10. Despite fouling on his final two attempts, Norfles improved upon his seed by 21 places to earn 19th in the field of 48.
Jaylon Wells’ 58-7 1/4 on his final attempt in the shot put resulted in 27th place. Wells improved upon his seed by 11 positions.
Elliott Payne was scheduled to compete in the javelin but was forced to withdraw due to an injury that occurred during warmups.
The Long Beach State women’s track and field team begins on Thursday. The field events start at 8 p.m., and the track events begin at 4 p.m.
Upcoming Long Beach State Men’s West Qualifiers (ALL TIMES PACIFIC)
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