{"id":219909,"date":"2026-03-14T20:21:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T20:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/219909\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T20:21:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T20:21:07","slug":"beach-closes-ben-brown-invitational-with-school-record-and-many-personal-bests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/219909\/","title":{"rendered":"Beach Closes Ben Brown Invitational With School Record and Many Personal Bests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Long Beach State concluded the Ben Brown Invitational with outstanding performances, including a school record in the men\u2019s 4&#215;100-meter relay. Freshmen Sebastian Lopez, Tristyn Flores, Vincent Jones, and Trey Sheron set the record at 39.52 seconds, surpassing a 2008 mark. Other notable finishes included a win in the men&#8217;s 1,500 meters by Miles Jordan and multiple personal bests across events for both men and women. The team showcased depth in various disciplines, positioning itself effectively for upcoming competitions.<\/p>\n<p> By the NumbersThe men&#8217;s 4&#215;100-meter relay team set a new school record of 39.52 seconds.Miles Jordan won the men&#8217;s 1,500 meters with a time of 3:48.18. State of PlayLong Beach State achieved personal bests in multiple events throughout the meet.The women&#8217;s team had strong showings, especially in the discus and 4&#215;400-meter relay. What&#8217;s Next<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, Long Beach State will participate in three meets later this month: the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival, the UCLA Legends Meet, and the Trojan Invitational on March 27-28. This presents an opportunity to build on their success at the Ben Brown Invitational and continue improving team performance.<\/p>\n<p> Bottom Line<\/p>\n<p>The impressive record-setting performance and numerous personal bests highlight Long Beach State\u2019s potential as they head into a busy competition schedule. Building on this momentum will be crucial for the team\u2019s prospects in the upcoming meets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Long Beach State concluded the Ben Brown Invitational with outstanding performances, including a school record in the men\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":219910,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-219909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219909"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219909\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}