Concord's Anderson Hits Two Provisional Marks at Kent State
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KENT, Ohio -
Concord University men's indoor track and field sprinter R.J. Anderson
met the NCAA provisional qualifying standards in the 60-meter dash and
the 200-meter dash Saturday at the Doug Raymond Invitational on the
campus of Kent State University.
After posting the top preliminary time in the 60-meters, Anderson bolted
to the victory in the finals by recording a time of 6.85 seconds. He
followed that performance up by clocking a time of 21.80 seconds in the
200-meters to place third overall, but more importantly meet the NCAA
provisional standard of 22.20 seconds. Anderson's 200-meter time is
currently the eighth fastest in Division II while his 60-meter mark
ranks 11th in the nation.
Distance runner Robby Peters also had a strong showing Concord,
finishing third in both the 3,000-meter run and the mile run. Peters
posted a time of 8:44.61 in the 3,000-meters before posting a time of
4:18.32 in the mile.
More Concord athletes will be back in action on January 19 when coach
Mike Cox sends athletes to both the Marietta Invitational as well as the
Hokie Invitational.
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