LONG BEACH, CA — In good conditions at Long Beach State's Pacific Coast Invitational, a small group of Leo's continued to impress with several personal Bests, season bests, and solid consistent performances.
"It was a good day to be a Leo. I'm very proud of our efforts at Long Beach State against mostly NCAA Division I competition. Going into the championship portion of our schedule, our training and competition performances are trending to where we need to be for SCIAC in a couple of weeks," said University of La Verne head track and field coach Kevin Reid.
Tyler Thomas highlighted the meet by setting a new La Verne record in the 100m dash with a wind-legal time of 10.63. Thomas set the previous record last year with an all-weather conditions time of 10.56 (10.69).
Top Performances
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Tyler Thomas - 100m, 10.63, personal best, La Verne School Record, ranked No. 1 in the SCIAC and No. 21 in NCAA DIII
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Zachary Reid - 110m hurdles, 14.54, season best, ranked No. 1 in the SCIAC and No. 13 in the NCAA DIII
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Jayden Figueroa - 400m, 51.93, season best
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Dawson Bell - 100m, 12.45, just off her -personal best from last week (12.38)
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LaVaughn Smooth, 100m, 10.94, personal best, ranked in the SCIAC top 10
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Russel Maxie, 100m, 11.16, personal best
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Davion Fields, 100m, 11.14, personal best
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Gabriel Candelario, 100m, 11.74, personal best
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Joshua Collier, 400m hurdles, 54.8, just off his seasonal best, currently ranked No. 11 in NCAA DIII
Still left on the agenda for the weekend is a big night of distance running at the first-ever Leopard Distance Carnival today, Friday, April 12 beginning at 3:30 p.m. Select individuals will compete at the Bryan Clay Invitational Friday night and Saturday.
The Leopards also host their as well as our last home meet of the season – SCIAC Multi Duals #3. Meet time at Ortmeyer Stadium will be at 10am on Saturday 12 April.
