Four 49ers named to USTFCCCA Division I All-Academic Track & Field Team
Aug. 2, 2010
LONG BEACH - Long Beach State had four athletes named to the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I All-Academic Team. Randi Hicks and Jennifer Rodriguez represented the 49er women, while Alex Black and Matt Maldonado were recognized on the men's side. To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track & Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.25 and have met either the NCAA Division I Indoor automatic or provisional qualifying standard or participated in the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships in their respective event. Hicks advanced to the NCAA Championships in the javelin where she finished 12th overall and earned All-America status. Earlier in the season, she established a school and Big West Conference record 170-11 at the Ben Brown Invitational (March 6). Rodriguez, meanwhile, qualified for the NCAA West Preliminaries in the 10,000m. Rodriguez also established a school record in that event as she ran a time of 35:19.05 at the Stanford Invitational (March 26). Black was also an NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the high jump where he cleared 6-07. He previously tied his career-high 6-10.75 to claim runner-up honors at the Trojan Invitational (March 20). Maldonado competed in the 1500-meter run at the NCAA West Preliminary meet. He also established a personal-record and the second-fastest mark in school history when he clocked in at 3:44.28 to win the 1500 at the Steve Scott Invitational (May 2).
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