Isaiah Parker Leads Trojans on First Day of Little Rock Twilight

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Little Rock redshirt junior Isaiah Parker led the Trojans with a third-place finish as the hammer throw competitions kicked action off at the two-day Little Rock Twilight meet at the Coleman Sports Complex on Thursday afternoon.
 
Parker's throw of 163-1 (49.71m) claimed bronze in the first action of the day. Desmond Frazier threw 123-2 (37.54m) to finish 12^th.
 
On the women's side, Aaliyah Mathis finished fifth with a throw of 132-4 (40.33m) while Allison Stigarll closely followed in sixth, throwing 132-3 (40.30m). Janae Largins rounded out the Trojans with a 12^th-place finish as she posted a mark of 115-6 (35.20m).
 
Friday's action at the Little Rock Twilight gets underway with field events at noon. Running events, highlighted by several national record holders and Olympians, begin at 4 p.m. and will be broadcasted live on ESPN+.
 
Three-time 1,500m USA Championship gold medalist and two-time 1,500m World Championship finalist Alan Webb, who most notably holds the American record in the mile, is making his competitive return to the track in the 1,500m at 4:05 p.m. Christine Mboma, the 200m silver medalist from the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games, leads a contingent of Olympic athletes from Namibia at the meet and will compete in the 4x100m relay as well as in the 100m and 200m dashes.  
 
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