2016 MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Quick Facts ...............................................................................................................1 Home of The Beach ................................................................................................2-3 2015 Roster ...........................................................................................................4-5 Season Preview ......................................................................................................6-7 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Andy Sythe ....................................................................................10-11 Assistant Coaches ..............................................................................................12-14 Support Staff ...........................................................................................................15 MEET THE MEN’S TEAM Returners ...........................................................................................................18-26 Newcomers ........................................................................................................27-29 2015 IN REVIEW MEET THE WOMEN’S TEAM Returners ...........................................................................................................32-40 BIG WEST CONFERENCE OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Newcomers ........................................................................................................41-42 Men: 1st place -- 185 points BEACH HISTORY AND RECORDS Women: 7th place -- 52 points 2015 Season Bests .............................................................................................44-45 All-Conference (Men): Willie Alexander - Long Jump (1st), Triple Jump (2nd); Jacob Fraser - Discus (1st); Championship Tradi on ..........................................................................................46 Cameron Glasgow - 400m (1st), 4x400 (1st), 200m (2nd), 4x100 (3rd); Jahmani Locke - 4x400 (1st); Chris All-Americans & Olympians ....................................................................................47 Low - 800m (1st); Dylan McCloskey - 4x400 (1st), 4x100 (3rd); Michael Montgomery - Pole Vault (1st); NCAA Championship Qualifi ers (Sythe Era - Since 1990) ........................................48 NCAA Regional Qualifers .........................................................................................49 Michael Perez-Rogers - 4x400 (1st), 400m (2nd), 4x100 (3rd); Kody Robison - Hammer (1st), Javelin (2nd); Individual Conference Champions .....................................................................50-51 Ryan Sanders - Triple Jump (1st), Long Jump (3rd); Devin Hickey - 110 Hurdles (2nd); Victor Mar n - Shot Hall of Fame / Mul ple All-Conference Performers ................................................52 Put (2nd), Discus (2nd); Conner Rouse - Pole Vault (2nd); A.J. Elam - 4x100 (3rd) Big West Awards .....................................................................................................53 All-Conference Performances (Since 1985)........................................................54-55 All-Conference (Women): Jasmine Bass - Triple Jump (2nd); Jasmine Askew - 4x400 (3rd); Ashleigh Indoor Records ...................................................................................................56-57 Chambers - 4x100 (3rd), 4x400 (3rd); Madison Carney - 4x100 (3rd); Kayla Goosby - 4x100 (3rd); Kris na Outdoor Records ................................................................................................58-59 Goosby - 4x100 (3rd); Hollie Harris - 4x400 (3rd); Marina Shelton - Hammer (3rd); Brianna Wilson - 4x400 Athle c Excellence ..................................................................................................60 (3rd) Academic Excellence ...............................................................................................61 All-Academic Team: Willie Alexander, Tim Bergstrom, Amber Bri , Chaylene Bruggeman, Emily WELCOME TO THE BEACH Cooper, Chris Enriquez, Meghan Foley, Kayla Goosby, Brandon Hierholzer, Koree Hines, Kayla Kamaka, President Jane Close Conoley .................................................................................64 Athle c Administra on ...........................................................................................65 Alex Kruthers, Taylor Lorack, Robert Marlow, Kylee Mar n, Victor Mar n, Dylan McCloskey, Michael Our Campus .......................................................................................................66-67 Montgomery, Connor Naasz, Michael Perez-Rogers, Ryan Petrella, Conner Rouse, Cody Smith, Caitlin Our City ..............................................................................................................68-69 Turner Championship Tradi on .....................................................................................70-71 Walter Pyramid ..................................................................................................72-73 NCAA WEST PRELIMINARY Championship Facili es .....................................................................................74-75 All-West Region: Willie Alexander - Triple Jump (3rd); Chris Low - 800m (7th), Michael Montgomery - Pole Academics ...............................................................................................................76 Vault (8th) Strength & Condi oning .........................................................................................77 Sports Medicine ......................................................................................................78 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Media Rela ons ......................................................................................................79 USTFCCCA Honorable Men on All-Americans: Willie Alexander - Triple Jump; Cameron Glasgow - 400m Staff Directory .........................................................................................................80 (18th), 4x400 (19th); Jahmani Locke - 4x400 (19th); Chris Low - 800m (19th); Dylan McCloskey - 4x400 (19th); Michael Montgomery - Pole Vault; Michael Perez-Rogers - 4x400 (19th) QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION USTFCCCA All-Academic: Victor Mar n, Michael Montgomery, Conner Rouse Loca on ..........................................................................................................................Long Beach, Calif. Enrollment .......................................................................................................................................36,822 MPSF INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Nickname........................................................................................................................................... 49ers Colors..................................................................................................................................... Black & Gold Men: 12th place Women: 12th place President ................................................................................................................Dr. Jane Close Conoley All-Conference: Cameron Glasgow - 400m (3rd) Athle cs Director ........................................................................................................................Vic Cegles Conference ..................................................................................................................Big West (Outdoor) Mountain Pacifi c Sports Federa on (Indoor) MPSF All-Academic Team: Willie Alexander, Tim Bergstrom, Amber Bri , Chaylene Bruggeman, Emily Twi er ..................................................................................................................................@LBSU_Track Cooper, Kayla Goosby, Koree Hines, Taylor Lorack, Chris Low, Robert Marlow, Victor Mar n, Dylan COACHING STAFF McCloskey, Michael Montgomery, Conner Rouse, Marina Shelton, Cody Smith, Paul Thenard, Fa ma Head Coach ...................................................................... Andy Sythe (San Diego State, 1987), 27th year Vergara, Aundrea Yancy Assistant Coaches. ...........................................................................................LaTanya Sheffi eld, 4th year Tom Walsh, 2nd year Cory Loebl, 10th year The 2016 track & fi eld media guide was wri en, edited and designed by Andrea Ohta. Cover photos taken by John Fajardo. Volunteer Assistants ...............................................................................................Colin Dunbar, 3rd year Media guide photos courtesy of John Fajardo, Steve Chen, Rick Morgan, Kirby Lee, Steven Georges, Stephen Carr, Ma Brown Brandon Hierholzer, 2nd year and LBSU Athle cs. Chris Lawson, 1st year Victor Mar n, 1st year California State University, Long Beach is commi ed to providing equal opportuni es to CSULB students in all campus Undergraduate Assistant .......................................................................................Dominic Mah, 4th year programs, including intercollegiate athle cs. CSULB, in compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI and Title VII), Title Director of Opera ons ...........................................................................................Jake Pacheco, 2nd year IX of the Educa on Amendments of 1972, the Rehabilita on Act of 1973, the Age Discrimina on Act of 1975 and the Americans Administra ve Assistants ..........................................................................Keenan Leonard, Mar n Lopez with Disabili es Act of 1990, does not discriminate in any of its