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Men's Track and Field Dominic Nutter

Trojans Continue to Improve Marks at Trojan Relays

Mount Olive (April 9-10th) – The Trojans wrapped up a successful weekend, concluding their second home meet of the season, with Provo performances from multiple athletes and top finishes from all around the track and field. 

On the track, Jamavie Glover and Jacoby Pevia took 3rd and 5th place finishes with 10.54 seconds and 10.6 seconds, respectively.

Zion Richardson-Keys hit the hurdles one step at a time, setting a personal record in the 110MH and putting him solidly in the top 5 in the conference with the time.

Leland Smith then put in work in the 200 m dash, sprinting 21.05 to get 2nd place, a Provo mark, and 2nd all-time for UMO following his performance from last weekend.

In the last of the shorter distances, Henry Bullock managed a 48.16 second 6th place finish in the 400m.

Into the middle distance, Artem Melsaiev ran a blistering 1:54.01 to place first, putting him second in the entire conference for the event. 

Finishing 5th in the long distance, Josh Hendren ran a 4:22.34 and helped hold pace for Ayden Thompson, who ran a 4:20.4, 3rd place finish for the 1500m.   Thompson also ran the 5000m the night before, finishing 3rd with a time of 15:57.86. 

Moving on to the relays, the Trojans put forward the team of Jacoby Pevia, Leland Smith, Jamavie Glover, and Zion Richardson-Keys in the 4x100, smashing a 41.28 second run to place 2nd

In the 4x400m, Travelius Leach, Zachary Broadus, Titus Tanui, and Henry Bullock ran a 3:17.68 to finish in the gold medal position

Now moving from the track and into the jumps, Richardson-Keys finished out the busy day in the Long Jump with a monster jump of 7.36 meters, finishing 3rd in the competition, a Provo mark, and 2nd all-time for Mount Olive.  Kobe Jones finished close behind with another top 3 all-time finish with a mark of 7.34, finishing 4th

 In the High Jump, Jones also finished 2nd overall, clearing the bar at 1.97 meters.   Kavon Poindexter finished just behind in 4th place with a jump of 1.92 meters.

Moving to the throws, Sigursteinn Asgeirsson continued his dominance with a 16.48-meter, 1st place finish in the shot put, finishing ahead of Chris Harris, who placed 7th with a throw of 13.89 meters. 

Harris also finished 3rd in the discus with a massive throw of 46.37 meters, but was beaten out by Antoine King, who improved his personal best again, throwing a Provo mark of 55.69 meters, which puts him 6th in the nation, 2nd all-time at UMO, and first in the competition. 

Moving on to the hammer throw, Micah Harrison and Matthew Heywood put together a 5th and 6th-place finish with throws of 53.76 and 52.89 meters.

Finally, in the Javelin, Harris and Asgeirsson duked it out for gold and silver, with throws of 46.58 and 45.01 meters to take the top two places in the competition. 

The Trojans look to continue setting records this weekend when they travel to North Carolina A&T on Friday and Saturday. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Sigursteinn Asgeirsson

Sigursteinn Asgeirsson

Throws
5' 11"
Sophomore
Micah Harrison

Micah Harrison

Throws
6' 1"
Senior
Josh Hendren

Josh Hendren

Distance
6' 0"
Junior
Matthew Heywood

Matthew Heywood

Throws
6' 4"
Sophomore
Kavon Poindexter

Kavon Poindexter

Jumps
6' 4"
Junior
Travelius Leach

Travelius Leach

Sprints
5' 10"
Freshman
Jamavie Glover

Jamavie Glover

Sprints/Jumps
5' 10"
Junior
Jacoby Pevia

Jacoby Pevia

Sprints
5' 5"
Freshman
Leland Smith

Leland Smith

Sprints/Jumps
5' 10"
Freshman
Titus Tanui

Titus Tanui

Distance
5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sigursteinn Asgeirsson

Sigursteinn Asgeirsson

5' 11"
Sophomore
Throws
Micah Harrison

Micah Harrison

6' 1"
Senior
Throws
Josh Hendren

Josh Hendren

6' 0"
Junior
Distance
Matthew Heywood

Matthew Heywood

6' 4"
Sophomore
Throws
Kavon Poindexter

Kavon Poindexter

6' 4"
Junior
Jumps
Travelius Leach

Travelius Leach

5' 10"
Freshman
Sprints
Jamavie Glover

Jamavie Glover

5' 10"
Junior
Sprints/Jumps
Jacoby Pevia

Jacoby Pevia

5' 5"
Freshman
Sprints
Leland Smith

Leland Smith

5' 10"
Freshman
Sprints/Jumps
Titus Tanui

Titus Tanui

5' 8"
Freshman
Distance