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.
MEN
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.
WOMEN
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.
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