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Michael Johnson Invitational
Carson Throws No. 3 All-Time Collegiate Mark On Saturday
April 23, 2016 | Track and Field
Hannah Carson became the No. 3 collegiate and No. 5 U.S. all-time performer on Saturday in the javelin.
April 23, 2016
WACO, Texas -- Texas Tech track & field's Hannah Carson was one of many Red Raiders who recorded big time performances at the Michael Johnson Invitational at Clyde Hart Track & Field Stadium on Saturday.
Boom!! Carson does it again, this time breaking her own SCHOOL RECORD with a toss of 60.42m/198-3!! #WreckEmhttps://t.co/DdYmOBQbEz
-- TTU Track & Field/XC (@TTU_TF_XC) April 23, 2016
Carson had hovered just below 180 feet in the javelin for several meets heading into this weekend's competition, but her first throw of the day proved this week would be a different story. Carson's first toss gave her a new season-best at 55.29m/181-4. It also broke the stadium record of 51.66m/169-6 set a little over a year ago. That was only the beginning for Carson.
Her next three throws would all be better than the one before, reaching 55.55m/182-3 on her second toss and 57.98m/190-2 on her third to end the first flight of throws. If she had stopped there, she would've won the competition. It's a good thing she didn't because her next toss made history.
Carson's fourth throw of the day was a monstrous toss that traveled a distance of 60.42m/198-3, shattering her own school record of 59.57m/195-5 set at the USA Championships last June. She already held all 10 of the school's top 10 marks in the event and had notched two more in 2016 alone before the day started.
The mark did more than just break the school record, it gave her the NCAA lead in the event and put her at No. 12 this season in the world. On top of that, Carson became the No. 3 all-time collegiate and No. 5 all-time U.S. performer with the throw.
Already clinching her U.S. Olympic trials qualifying mark (54.00m) earlier this season, the Olympic qualifying standard is now well within reach at 62.00m/203-5.
Bethel, Hudson, McBride & Collins win the 4x100 & record the 6th-fastest time in school history at 39.50! #WreckEmhttps://t.co/S4fCJA1hKv
-- TTU Track & Field/XC (@TTU_TF_XC) April 23, 2016
In the open 400 meters, Collins ran a fantastic race, circling the track to a time of 45.33, but was just edged out at the finish line by 0.05 seconds. The time propelled him up to fourth in the region and was the eighth-fastest time in Texas Tech history.
Viershanie Latham brought a broom to the horizontal jumps on Saturday, sweeping the triple and long jump events among collegiate competition. In the triple jump, Latham leaped to a victory for the second-straight meet, rocking a distance of 13.31m/43-8 in the process. The mark matched her indoor PR and was the second-best jump in school history. It also gave her the Big 12 lead, an event she won the indoor conference title in this season, and put her at No. 4 in the region.
She also claimed the long jump crown, also recording a personal-best after hitting the sand at 6.14m/20-1.75. Amani Nesmith was a quarter of an inch behind her in third (6.13m/20-1.5), giving the duo 14th and 17th in the West region.
Tech also got the men's long jump victory thanks to Charles Brown. The freshman's final attempt in the event broke a tie and sealed the win at a distance of 7.79m/25-6.75. It was also a stadium record and was his third win in the event this season. He also set a PR in the triple jump at 15.40m/50-6.25 to finish fifth.
Another stadium record that fell at the feet of a Red Raider came in the men's 800 meters. C.J. Jones powered his way to the lead after the first lap and pushed ahead, clocking in at 1:47.34 to grab the win. Vincent Crisp finished in a close second at 1:47.96, giving the duo the No. 8 and No. 11 times in the West region this season.
Chris Caldwell recorded his second-straight win in the 110-meter hurdles after notching a time of 13.97 seconds (-0.7), putting him at No. 16 in the region. In his first race of the season, he posted a mark of 13.67, but had an illegal tailwind of +5.2 m/s, making it unavailable for consideration toward regional qualifying marks.
Also scoring a victory was Bradley Adkins in the high jump. The senior successfully cleared 2.13m/6-11.75 on his third attempt to grab the win.
Up next for the Red Raiders will be the Drake Relays from April 28-30 in Des Moines, Iowa.
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