NEWMAN 2ND IN KU RELAYS HIGH JUMP
Hutchinson CC Sports Information
LAWRENCE – Freshman Richard Newman performed well on another big stage with a second-place finish on Thursday at the KU Relays.
Newman was one of three athletes – Fort Hays State's Kolt Newell and Avila University's Josh Benford were the others – to clear 6-feet, 8 3/4 inches on Thursday. Newell was the only one of the three to clear that height. Newman made it on his second attempt.
All three missed at 6-10 3/4 and Newman, the 2018 NJCAA Indoor national runner-up, placed second based on number of misses.
Earlier this season, Newman placed second at the Jayhawk Classic indoor meet.
Newman had a two-event day on Thursday for the No. 6-ranked Blue Dragons. He finished 12th with a jump of 21 feet, 7 1/2 inches and didn't qualify for the finals.
Thursday was relatively quiet for the Blue Dragon men on Thursday.
Michael Bryan finished 12th in the hammer throw with a best effort of 165-6. He didn't qualify for the finals.
Connor Kaufman placed 22nd in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10 minutes, 36.16 seconds.
On Friday, the nationally ranked Blue Dragon sprinters Kadrin Williams (100, 200), Devon Henderson (100), Donovan Whitmore (100, 200), Alex Grays (200), Elijah Smith (400) and Denilson Whitmore (400) will be on the Rock Chalk Park track.
Ranked No. 2 in the NJCAA in the javelin, Anthony Gallardo and Trey Teeter, 12th in the nation, will be in action, as well as hurdlers Tre'juan Cash (110 hurdles) and Jeffrey Muiruri (400 hurdles).
The Blue Dragons currently have 16 national qualifiers for the NJCAA National Outdoor Championships in May at El Dorado.