CUW duo to compete at NCAA Championships
Courtesy of Concordia University Wisconsin, Sports
Information Department
MEQUON, Wis. -- Justin Simmons broke the CUW long jump record
Friday night with a leap of 7.04 meters (23 feet-1.25 inches). His
jump catapulted him from nowhere to ninth nationally in the event.
Simmons will join teammate and Pentathlon contestant Brock Solveson
in competition at the NCAA III Indoor Track and Field Championships
in Greencastle, Ind., this weekend.
Solveson improved from 20th to 12th place in the national rankings
for the Pentathlon this weekend. Brock's score of 3545 at the
Carthage "Last Chance" meet was a major improvement and broke his
own CUW record in the event.
Concordia sprinter Justin Rogers was looking to make it a CUW
trifecta as he competed in the 55-meter dash. Rogers had previously
qualified for the 55-meter dash at the provisional level and hoped
of improve his time slightly to assure his selection into next
week's national championships.
Rogers, however, pulled up in the finals of the 55-meter dash with
a bad hamstring. He had gotten out to a great start in the race and
looked to be pushing for an even better time, but came up lame with
about 20 meters left in the event.
It was still a great night for CUW, as two school records were
broken and two athletes moved closer to the national stage with
their performances.
The NCAA Championships are set for Friday and Saturday at DePauw
University in Greencastle, Ind.