Full Results (PDF)MEADVILLE, Pa. –
Austin Cooper (King of Prussia, Pa. /Upper Merion) hit an NCAA Division II provisional time in the 800 meters as the IUP men's and women's track & field teams competed in the 10th annual Allegheny Gator Invitational on Friday afternoon.
Cooper finished with a time of 1:52.31, just .02 seconds faster than the NCAA provisional mark. He joins fellow freshman
Charles Wilson-Adams (Tyrone, Pa./Tyrone) in the high jump as the only men's athletes with provisional marks this season.
Another highlight from Friday was a first place finish by
Brooke Smay (Mineral Point, Pa. /Forest Hills) in the triple jump finishing with a leap of 11.49 meters. Smay is the only IUP women's athlete with an NCAA provisional mark, boasting a season-high 11.94 meters in the triple jump.
Cooper, Wilson-Adams and Smay all await word on if they will be chosen for the 2015 NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships at the Grand Valley State University Track & Field Complex in Allendale, Mich. on May 21-23. Full selections will be announced on Tuesday, May 12.
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