BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Another school record came crashing down as Little Rock wrapped up its final Sun Belt Indoor Track and Field Championship Tuesday at the CrossPlex in Birmingham.
Jordan Wallace recorded a mark of 49-6.5 (15.10m), beating Desmond Gulley's record of 49-4.5 (15.04m) set in 2015, as he finished third in the triple jump. It marked the second school record broken at this year's championship meet and the second bronze medal claimed by a Trojan athlete.
Wallace not only scored in the jumps but also in the relays, running the third leg of the 4x400m relay that finished seventh. Wallace ran alongside
Jalen Black,
Juan Garza and
Dominic Ward to post a time of 3:27.61.
More Little Rock points came in the men's high jump as
Johnathan Jones finished fourth in the high jump as he cleared 6-9.75 (2.08m) while
Ethan Sorrels finished eighth with a mark of 6-4 (1.93m).
The Trojan men also scored on the track as
Troy McKnight ran 6.86 in the 60m dash to finish fifth.
In the women's triple jump,
Breya Clark finished seventh with a mark of 39-9.25 (12.12m).
Tuesday's action marked Little Rock's last performance in the Sun Belt Indoor Championships before the Trojans move to the Ohio Valley Conference next year. The Little Rock men finished seventh by scoring 32 points while the women scored four points to place 12
th.
Little Rock now turns its attention to the outdoor track and field season. That slate opens for the Trojans on March 6-7 with the Harding Spring Break Multis in Searcy, Arkansas. The Trojans then return to Alabama on March 11 for the South Alabama Invitational in Mobile.
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