RESULTS
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Brian Sims Jr. broke the Lees-McRae school record in the 400-meter dash, while
Britney Augustin,
Zai Fraser, and Sims Jr. all earned NCAA Division II provisional marks/times in their individual events, to lead a select group of Lees-McRae men's and women's outdoor track & field student-athletes in the predominately NCAA Division I meet at High Point this afternoon.
THE BASICS
RESULTS: No Team Scoring
MEET: Vertklasse Meeting
LOCATION: Dick Vert Stadium – High Point, North Carolina
NOTABLES:
- Sims Jr. won the 400-meter dash with a time of 47.07, which is .38 seconds faster than the previous school record set in 2015 and is .71 seconds faster than the NCAA Division II provisional time.
- His time also ranks second in the Southeast Region and fifth in the NCAA Division II this season.
- Augustin posted a win in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:00.78, which was 1.25 seconds faster than the NCAA Division II provisional time in the event and was .19 seconds slower than her previous school record.
- Her time also lead the Southeast Region this season and ranks fifh in the NCAA Division II.
- Fraser finished second in the triple jump with a mark of 12.06 meters, which was .12 meters further than the NCAA Division II provisional mark.
- Her mark also leads the Southeast Region and is seventh in the NCAA Division II this season.
- Fraser also was 10th in the long jump with a distance of 5.37 meters, which ranks 10th in the Southeast Region this season.
NOTEWORTHY:
- This is the first time in program history that three Bobcats have earned NCAA Division II provisional marks.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will travel to Hickory, North Carolina on Friday, April 8 to compete in the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears Invitational.
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