The Big West Track & Field Notebook: Teams Compete in Final Tune-Ups Before Big West Championships

2023 Big West Track & Field Schedule | April 28 Notes (.pdf)

 What 2 Watch 4
The 2023 Big West Track & Field Championships is coming up and teams are gearing up with their last tune-ups. April 28 will see the Causeway Classic Dual between UC Davis and Sacramento State. Also on April 28, Hawai’i will compete at the OSU High Performance Meet. The majority of Big West teams will compete at the Steve Scott Invitational, hosted by UC Irvine, and Fresno State Invitational April 28-29. 

 USTFCCCA Event Squad Rankings
The Big West currently has 23 squads listed in the latest USTFCCCA Event Squad Rankings.

The USTFCCCA Event Squad rankings places a rank order to a program’s “squad” of athletes in a particular event, using the cumulative season-best qualifying marks from a team’s top-four ranked athletes on the national descending-order list.
 
Rank Event School Total/Average
7 Men’s Decathlon Long Beach State 23,179/5,796
10 Women’s 100 Hurdles Long Beach State 55.14/13.78
11 Men’s 110 Hurdles Cal State Fullerton 56.77/14.19
12 Men’s 400 Hurdles Cal State Fullerton 3:35.77/53.94
12 Women’s High Jump UC Davis 6.79m/1.70m
12 Women’s Heptathlon UC Irvine 17,297/4,324
13 Men’s 800 Long Beach State 7:18.93/1:49.73
13 Men’s Long Jump Cal State Fullerton 28.98m/7.24m
14 Men’s Pole Vault Cal State Fullerton 20.07m/5.02m
14 Women’s 10000 UC Riverside 2:26:19/36:34.82
18 Men’s Hammer Throw Cal Poly 233m/58.36m
18 Women’s Javelin UC Santa Barbara 171.34m/42.84m
19 Men’s hammer Throw CSU Bakersfield 231m/57.81m
19 Women’s Pole Vault Long Beach State 15.06m/3.76m
20 Men’s 3000 SC UC Santa Barbara 9:20.19/37:20.74
20 Men’s Javelin Cal Poly 235m/58.65m
21 Men’s Long Jump LongBeachState 28.67m/7.17m
21 Women’s 400 Hurdles UC Santa Barbara 4:09.86/1:02.47
21 Women’s Triple Jump Hawai’i 47.07m/11.77m
22 Men’s 1500 Cal Poly 14:58.52/3:44.63
22 Women’s 3000 SC UC San Diego 47:43.98/11:56.00
24 Women’s 400 Hurdles Hawai’i 4:10.92/1:02.73
24 Women’s Discus Hawai’i 179.18m/44.80m

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 USTFCCCA Regional Rankings
The Big West currently has two teams in the regional top 10. 

Rank Gender Team Points
7 Men’s Long Beach State 369.11
9 Men’s Cal State Fullerton 293.99

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 2022 Rewind
The Cal State Fullerton men and Long Beach State women won the team titles at the 2022 Big West Track & Field Championships, hosted by UC Davis. The Titan men scored 200 points to take home the gold, making it two team titles in a row and four of the last five, dating back to 2017 (The Big West Championships was not held in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic). Long Beach State took second with 173.5 points and UC Santa Barbara was third with 140.5 points. The Beach women scored 134 points for the win. It was their second team title overall and first since 2018. Hawai’i was the runner-up with 108 points and UC Irvine took third with 101 points.

UC Santa Barbara’s Brian Schulz was the Men’s Track Athlete of the Meet after his double gold in the 5000 (14:26.97)  and 10000 (30:45.27). Long Beach State’s Jason Smith was the Men’s Field Athlete of the Meet after wins in the long jump (7.75m/25’5.75”), triple jump (15.54m/51’0”) and high jump (2.11m/6’11”). Marlene Gutierrez of UC Davis was named the Women’s Field Athlete of the Meet after winning the hammer throw (60.57m/198’8”) and shot put (15.06m/49’5”). By winning the 3000 steeple (10:23.14) and 800 (2:09.00), Long Beach State’s Ryley Fick earned the Women’s Track Athlete of the Meet.

Hawai’i’s Alyssa Mae Antolin and Long Beach State’s Ryley Fick were both named Women’s Co-Track Athlete of the Year. CSU Bakersfield’s Miranda Miller was the Women’s Field Athlete of the Year and UC Riverside’s Linda Perez claimed the Women’s Freshman of the Year honor. Long Beach State’s Andy Sythe won the Women’s Coach of the Year. For the second year in a row, Cal State Fullerton’s Charles Kelly took home the Men’s Track Athlete of the Year award. Long Beach State’s Jason Smith was the Men’s Field Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season, third time overall. Cal State Fullerton’s Alonzo Floriolli won Men’s Freshman of the Year and Titan head coach Marques Barosso was named the Men’s Coach of the Year.

The Big West had two individuals in three events at the NCAA Championships. UC Irvine’s Josh Farmer came in 14th place in the decathlon with 7159 points. It was Farmer’s second consecutive All-America Second Team honor. Long Beach State’s Jason Smith placed 13th in the triple jump with a mark of 15.91m/52’2.5”, garnering All-America Second Team accolades. The senior also took 13th place in the long jump  with a mark of 7.52m/24’8.25”, earning All-America status in that event as well. Smith closed out a decorated collegiate career with a toal of seven All-America plaques (2018 outdoor long jump, 2020 indoor long jump, 2020 indoor high jump, 2021 outdoor long jump, 2021 outdoor high jump, 2022 outdoor long jump and 2022 outdoor triple jump).
 
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