by Alfonz Juck
Timing Cameras, photo by PhotoRun.et
EUGENE (USA, Jun 8): First day of NCAA Division I Championships had Jarrion Lawson winning long jump 815 (+1.6, he also competed in heats of 100 m and 200 m). Croatian Filip Mihaljevic improved in shot put to 20.71 ahead of Chukwu Enekwechi 20.37 and Egyptian Mostafa Hassan 20.19. Jake Blankenship cleared 560 in the pole vault and Briton Nick Miller won hammer 73.98. Curtis Thompson topped javelin 77.64 and Edward Cheserek won the 10 000 m in 29:09.57, In 100 m heats Jamaican Senoj Givans clocked 9.96 (+1.6) PB as the fastest time. In his fastest heat also qualified Chris Coleman 10.03 PB, Markesh Woodson 10.05 and Kenzo Cotton 10.07. Out for NCAA indoor champion Ronnie Baker 10.09. Briton Nathaneel Mitchell-Blake won the other heat in 10.09 (+1.3) and equaled his PB. He was also fastest in 200 m heats 20.17 (+0.3). Top time in 400 m heats 45.07 for Nathan Strother PB. Junior Donovan Brazier improved in 800 m heats to 1:45.07, with Canadian Brandon McBride clocked also fast 1:45.48 in his heat. Devon Allen topped 110mHurdles first round 13.38 (-0.8) and Eric Futch 400 m hurdles heats 49.07 PB. Zach Ziemek leads decathlon 4338 over Lindon Victor from Grenada 4308.
