Hardee Finishes Runner-Up In Decathlon At Texas Relays
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"Trey did a great job," said coach Keith Powell. "That is a great score for a 20 year old. He has been working hard and it paid off today. Now he just has to come back and get ready for the SEC meet when he does the decathlon again."
Hardee took second in the 110-meter hurdles with a wind-aided time of 14.42, scoring 921 points. In the discus event, he measured a throw of 138-3 for 708 points. The Vestavia Hills, Ala., native recorded a mark of 16-4 3/4 in the pole vault, a regional qualifying mark, and added 910 points to his total. Hardee earned 558 points in the javelin with his distance of 157-4. In his final event of the day, he ran the 1500m in 4:42.61, a career-high, for 664 points, enough points to send him to the NCAA Championships.
Lauren Johnson finished the heptathlon in 10th place with 4,742 points. She scored 634 points in the long jump with her distance of 17-3 1/2. The sophomore threw the javelin 92-6 for 442 points. Crossing the finish line in 2:26.99, she scored 731 points in the 800-meter run.
In the hammer throw, newcomer Matt Holcomb threw a regional qualifying mark of 192-8, and Crystal Averitt recorded a 166-8.
Gedamu Ege set a personal best mark in the 5000m run by more than 10 seconds with his time of 15:03.79, finishing in 10th place. Freshman Brandon Smith, in his first collegiate 5000m, recorded a time of 16:06.05. On the women's side, Mina Thorstenson crossed the finish line in 18:11.05 in the 5000m and Joy Griffith in 18:36.07.
Day three begins at 9:30 a.m. for the Bulldogs with the 4x100m relay and at 10 a.m. for the Lady Bulldogs with the shot put.