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Turner Wraps Season at NCAA West First Round; Three LBSU Athletes Advance to Nationals
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Long Beach State’s Rahni Turner capped off a standout season Saturday at the NCAA West First Round, running 13.21 seconds in the quarterfinals of the women’s 100-meter hurdles at E.B. Cushing Stadium. Turner, who broke the school record in the opening round Thursday, placed seventh in her heat and 16th overall […]
Turner, who broke the school record in the opening round Thursday, placed seventh in her heat and 16th overall out of 24 competitors. Her heat featured one of the fastest marks of the day, as UCLA’s Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck posted a winning time of 12.82 seconds.
Although Turner did not advance to nationals, her performance continues a season of record-setting success for the Beach.
Long Beach State will be represented by three student-athletes at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, held June 11–14 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Tristyn Flores punched his ticket to nationals in both the 100 and 200 meters, breaking the program record in the 100 and tying the record in the 200 during regional competition.
Flores will be joined by multi athletes Ryan Gregory (decathlon) and Claudine Raud-Gumiel (heptathlon), both of whom qualified earlier this spring.
Schedule at Nationals:
- 100m Semifinals: Wednesday, June 11 at 5:25 p.m. PDT
- 200m Semifinals: Wednesday, June 11 at 6:29 p.m. PDT
- Decathlon: June 11–12
- Heptathlon: June 13–14
Live coverage will be available on the ESPN family of networks.