Four 49ers will be competing in the 2013 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships, June 19-23, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

Long Beach State track & field will host six weeks of open clinics for all throwing events at Jack Rose Track on the LBSU campus starting June 24.

Long Beach State freshman Willie Alexander earned USTFCCCA All-America distinction for the 2013 NCAA Division I Outdoor season the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced Monday.

LongBeachState.com recently caught up with track and field alum Ronald Carter, who was an all-american and all-conference triple jumper for the 49ers from 2002-07.

Freshman Willie Alexander (Fresno, Calif.) finished 19th overall to earn honorable mention All-America status in the men's long jump at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Thursday at Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon.

The men's cross country team has been honored with a Public Recognition Award, given to teams by the NCAA for their Academic Progress Rates (APR).

Freshman Willie Alexander will represent the Long Beach State track & field team at the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., June 5-8. Alexander is in Flight 2 of the men's long jump which takes place on Thursday afternoon.

The Long Beach State track & field team wrapped up action at the NCAA West Preliminaries Saturday at Mike A. Myers Stadium.

After a long delay due to inclement weather, the Long Beach State track & field team finally started the second day of the NCAA West Preliminaries three hours behind schedule Friday evening at Mike A. Myers Stadium.