FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – It was a memorable day for Little Rock's track and field program. Not only did the Trojans compete at a Razorback-hosted meet in Fayetteville for the first time but two freshmen broke school records.
For freshman
Tricia Pierce, it was her own standard the freshman vaulter would surpass. She registered a height of 11-5.75 (3.50m) in the pole vault to break her own school record to finish ninth overall.
It was also a memorable day for freshman
Mia Dunning. Not only did she record two top-five finishes at the meet but her throw of 52-0.5 (15.86m) in the weight throw broke a 23-year old school record and placed her third in the event.
Dunning, a Wisconsin native, also placed fourth in the shot put with a personal best throw of 41-4.25 (12.60m). That mark ranks as the sixth-best shot put throw in school history.
The Trojan men found success as well.
Troy McKnight ran 6.92 to finish fifth in the 60m while
Elijah Wright closely followed as his 6.94 time placed him seventh. Wright would also register a top-10 finish in the 200m, placing ninth with a time of 21.86.
In field action,
Andrew Storm placed sixth in the long jump with a mark of 22-6.5 (6.87m) while
Dion Murombe set a new personal best jump of 22-1.75 (6.75m) to finish eighth.
On the track on the women's side,
Helensia Green ran 58.18 to finish eighth in the 400m while
Ariana Garcia posted an 800m time of 2:24.14 to finish 10
th.
Little Rock returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 25 when the Trojans head to Birmingham, Alabama for the Green and Gold Invitational hosted by UAB at the Birmingham Crossplex, site of the Sun Belt Indoor Championships.
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