Final Results

ALLENDALE, Mich. – Cal State East Bay senior Lauren McGlory concluded a historic senior campaign by earning All-American honors in the triple jump finals at the NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships on Friday. McGlory shattered her own school record with a leap of 42 feet, 5.25 inches to finish fourth in the nation.                                                                                                                                                                
Competing against 20 of the top triple jumpers in Division II, McGlory earned All-American status with a fourth place finish overall. In her third attempt of the day, McGlory broke her own school record by nearly seven inches. She also topped her previous record by jumping 42 feet, 3.5 inches in her final jump. Antqunita Reed from Pittsburgh State broke the championship record with a leap of 43 feet, 8.75 inches to capture the triple jump championship.
 
With her tremendous performance at the NCAA Division II Nationals, McGlory became the first Pioneer to earn All-American honors since CSUEB joined the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) and the 93rd All-American in Cal State East Bay women's track and field history. She is the first Pioneer women's track and field All-American since 1992.

Lauren joins her father, Marcus McGlory, who was recently inducted into the CSUEB Athletics Hall of Fame, as the first father-daughter duo to earn All-American honors in the same event in the history of Cal State East Bay intercollegiate athletics.

"Lauren's performance in one word was epic!" said Pioneer head coach Ralph Jones. "Once again she performed like a champion when her back was against the wall. Her first jump wasnt a good one, and she fouled her second jump and was in jeopardy of not making the finals with one jump remaining. Like she has done all year when the pressure was on, she rose to the occasion. Her third, and at the time final, jump was a school record performance that put her in third position and secured her a spot in the finals for three more attempts. In the final she broke her school record again! She jumped her second and third lifetime best marks in one meet. Lauren is a special athlete and has had one of the most outstanding seasons of any Female track and field athlete in Pioneer history."
 
During the course of the 2014 campaign, McGlory broke the school records in both the long (19'6) and triple (42'10.5) jumps. She became the first Pioneer to capture a championship in a CCAA event, taking first place in the triple jump. She also stablished a school record and NCAA qualifying mark with a third place performance in the long jump. On May 12, McGlory was the first Pioneer ever to be named USTFCCCA All-West Region. Last Saturday, McGlory was voted as Cal State East Bay's Co-Female Athlete of the Year.

"There were many amazing women in our program history who paved the way for athletes like Lauren to have the kind of platform she had this year," added Jones. "That history was forgotten for awhile, but Lauren's performance allows us to remember, reflect, and aspire to attain our own level of dominance. Hayward has always been known for great track and field, and Lauren's season helps us reminds us of that."