• Long Beach State grduate student Charlie Vernoy won the discus and finished in the top three in the shot put and hammer throw to claim The Big West Men's Field Athlete of the Week award. With Vernoy's help, the Beach won the Challenge Cup team title. It is Vernoy's second weekly honor from the conference this season.
• Vernoy won the discus throw with a mark of 55.89m/183'4" and took third in the shot put with a distance of 15.63m/51'3.5".
• The Ventura product established a new personal best in the hammer throw with a distance of 61.84m/202'11". The mark is third in The Big West and 30th in the West Region.
• Vernoy also competed at the Triton Invitational in the hammer throw the following day after the Challenge Cup