Lofgren And Hall-Baker Set School Records On Final Day At Principia
ELSAH, Ill.—The Fontbonne University track and field teams closed out the Principia Relays this afternoon on another high note.
ELSAH, Ill.—The Fontbonne University track and field teams closed out the Principia Relays this afternoon on another high note.
Alexa Lofgren was one of the highlights of the day breaking her own school record in the 300-meter dash timing out at 43.66 for third place.
KeYonn Hall-Baker also broke his own school record in the 500-meter dash finishing in 10th at 1:14.09.
In the shot put, Ogechi Okpara finished in 12th place with a mark of 10.13 m (33' 3"). Jessica Ballard finished in 23rd with a throw of 8.07 m (26' 5.75").
On the men's side in the shot put, Tyree Simms finished in eighth place with a PR of 12.98 m (42' 7"). Marc-Quan Daniels also hit a PR in as many days ending in 20th at 10.40 m (34' 1.5").
Mark Fisher finished right behind Simms at 10.28 m (33' 8.75"), while Tyler Green best mark came on his first throw at 8.79 m (28' 10.25"). Spencer Parkinson collected another PR as well at 8.50 m (27' 10.75").
In the 4x400, the team of Bradley Forrest, Christopher Strange, Dominic Mueller, and Gabriel Hoekel finished in seventh with a time of 4:13.61.
Mueller, Forrest, Strange, and Hoekel also competed in the 4x800 for the first time in program history ending at 10:49.94.
Up Next
The Griffins are back in action on February 4th at the Jim Green Invite.
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