Long Beach State athletics
Many more ex-Dirtbags have participated in the prestigious MLB All-Star Futures game, including Jered Weaver, Troy Tulowitzki, Danny Espinosa, and Jarren Duran.[14] Long Beach State men's and women's basketball teams compete in the Big West Conference.[16] The Long Beach State women's soccer team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 3–7 through seven appearances.As of 2023, the Long Beach State men's volleyball team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 19–11 (.633) through ten appearances.[22] The Long Beach State men's water polo team competes in the Golden Coast Conference.[23] The Long Beach State women's water polo team competes in the Big West Conference.George Allen, the famed Los Angeles Rams and Washington Redskins coach, had a short one-year tenure at Long Beach State.Despite its status as a club sport Beach Crew continues to uphold a storied legacy and remains a highly competitive program on the West Coast.[24] The team is currently run through the office of Club Sports & Recreation, but has been a part of the CSULB athletic department in past years.[25] The team was co-founded by Bill Lockyer, a local businessman of Long Beach, and Dr. Ludwig Spolyar, a campus activities adviser.[32] Results Long Beach State won 3 national championships at the NCAA Division II level.[32] Long Beach has had a number of nationally prominent coaches in its history, including Tex Winter, Jerry Tarkanian and Lute Olson in men's basketball, George Allen in football, Alan Knipe in men's volleyball, Frances Schaafsma in women's volleyball and basketball, Joan Bonvicini in women's basketball, Anita Miller Huntsman in women’s field hockey, throwing coach Art Venegas in track and field, and Jon Urbanchek and Don Gambril in swimming.[9][10] Long Beach State has had an athlete participate in every Summer Olympic Games since the first Olympiad after the school's founding.[39] Since 2006, Long Beach State and the UC Irvine Anteaters have participated in the annual "Black and Blue Rivalry Series."
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