Colin Dunbar notched an NCAA Provisional qualifying mark in the weight throw to pace the Long Beach State track and field team at the Don Kirby Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday.
Dunbar won the event with a personal-record 65-00.75, which also ranks him second on LBSU’s all-time list. He added a fourth-place finish in the shot put (56-06).
Rajan Bains finished fourth in the weight throw with a lifetime-best and the fourth-longest mark in school history (58-03.75), while Jacob Weintraub was sixth in the shot put (53-05.75).
Richard Crawford took fourth in the 200 meters with a personal-best 21.88. He also ran the sixth-fastest time in 49ers history in the 60m dash (7.02), while helping the 4×400 relay team to a third-place finish. The quartet of Chris Sweeney, Chris Lawson, Crawford and Sam Jeter finished just behind Ohio State and Texas with a mark of 3:15.48.
On the women’s side, Shakina Phillips set a school record in the prelims of the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.74 seconds. In the finals, Phylicia Johnson topped that mark as she placed third and clocked in at 8.69.
Katrina Graves-Johnson took fourth in the high jump, equaling her indoor best of 5-08. Janelle Coulter and Stephanie Armstrong finished sixth and seventh, respectively, as both cleared 5-05.
Cheryl Smith and Kate Beighton tied for 15th in the pole vault (11-04.25). It was a personal record for Smith.
Jillian Weir was LBSU’s top finisher in the shot put, placing sixth overall with a distance of 45-05. That mark ranks her fourth in school history.
LBSU’s distance runners will compete in the Flotrack Husky Classic on Saturday in Seattle, Wash.
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