2018 Outdoor Weekend Recap 4

13.16!

(Grant Holloway-Florida)

This season continues to move along. It is the middle of the April and many of our collegiate stars are preparing for finals and taking a rest from heavy early action this outdoor season. With that being said, there were still performances that joined the all-time lists and even some new world number one performances this weekend. In this recap we will look at the top performances from the weekend.

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5.) DEVIN DIXON (TEXAS A&M)- Dixon is a big part of Texas A&M team title hopes. The All-American in the 800 has great endurance and solid enough speed that he is on Texas A&M’s 4x400 relay. At the Rafer Johnson and the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational on the campus of UCLA Dixon clocked in at 1:47.00 to win the invitational and garner the number three time in the nation. Although still early in his season his number three ranked performance shows he is still a viable threat in the event.

4.) KEITAVIOUS WALTER (ALABAMA)- With so many of our top performances currently listed with wind-aided marks it is refreshing that an athlete has joined the list without the wind. Junior Keitavious Walter of Alabama blazed the field at the Tom Jones Memorial Classic winning his heat rather convincingly. His heat winning time of 10.12 is the fastest non-wind aided mark in the NCAA. The former JUCO standout is now listed among the elites and with plenty of season left there is more to be seen from this talented young man.

3.) KENNY SELMON (NORTH CAROLINA)- Selmon has been a part of North Carolina’s stable of 400 hurdlers for a while. The super senior has been a threat since his freshman year. Now as a senior he looks to add the only championship trophy missing from his resume and that is a national title. At the Miami Hurricane Collegiate Invitational Selmon clocked in a national leading time of 49.00. He has nearly a second lead on the field and with his performance sends a warning shot to the nation that he is the one to beat.

2.) ASHMON LUCAS (PURDUE)- At the Triton Invitational sophomore Ashmon Lucas of Purdue launched a monster through of 206 feet and 5 inches to win the discus throw. His mark now places him at the top of the NCAA. Perhaps what is more impressive is the fact that he did that in the open section of the competition. Lucas was not a part of the Invitational group. With this performance on his resume he will likely be added to any invitational section in the future.

1.) GRANT HOLLOWAY (FLORIDA)- He never seems to miss an opportunity to be on any list. Since his freshman year he has routinely been included in the recap. On his home track at the Tom Jones Memorial Holloway again joined the all-time list, clocking in at 13.16 in the 110 hurdles to win in impressive fashion. The talented sophomore ran the fastest performance in four years and tied for number two all-time in NCAA history. His time is also ranked number one in the world and could potential stay that way for a little while. After having broken the NCAA Indoor record in the 60-meter hurdles it remains to be seen if he could break the NCAA record in the 110 hurdles.

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5.) LAJARVIA BROWN (TEXAS A&M)- Lajarvia Brown is another talented athlete from Texas A&M who had a great weekend at the Rafer Johnson and Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational. Brown has seized the reins as the school’s top horizontal jumping threat. Against a top tier field Brown leaped to a mark of 44 feet 6 ¾ inches to win the triple jump. Brown is now currently ranked second in the country. Her mark is perhaps even more impressive since it was done against a decent headwind.

4.) CLARISSA CUTLIFF (FIU)- The high jump continues to impress early this season. We now have another athlete that has jumped over six feet in Clarissa Cutliff of Florida International University (FIU). Cutliff is now one of four athletes over six feet. She won the high jump at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational with a mark of 6 feet ¾ of an inch. She is now ranked number two in the nation.

3.) TAMARA CLARK (ALABAMA)- Clark is the latest sprint star from Alabama. The true freshman blazed the track at the Tom Jones Memorial at the University of Florida. Her winning time in the 200 was 22.57. She is now currently ranked fourth in the country. This has been quite a year for talented freshman Clark’s time proves she is ready to be mentioned among them.

2.) MAGGIE EWEN (ARIZONA STATE)- Ewen did not set a new number one ranking this weekend. As shocking and disappointing at that is it has become what we expect of her. Ewen has just simply been a sensational thrower. She displayed why she is triple threat by winning all three of her throwing events, shot put, hammer and discus this past weekend at the Triton Invitational. Ewen is also ranked number one in the NCAA in all three events and is great position to give us that NCAA triple threat.

1.) JAZMINE FRAY (TEXAS A&M)- Fray has had to take a back seat the past few years to Raevyn Rogers formerly of Oregon. Rogers was consistently dominant at the Championship meets and Fray had to sit back and watch. However, this season she has the chance to assert herself as the new champion. At the Rafer Johnson and Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational she won the 800 in a time of 2:01.18. Her time seats her firmly in the number one position and gives her almost a two second lead on the rest of the NCAA field. Although we have not entered the post season yet, Fray has put herself in great position.