Som-Pimpong Bests Own Record at Tiger Invitational
2/17/2008 2:25:11 PM | Men's Track & Field
Lauren Biggers -- Assistant SID
Complete Results
CLEMSON, S.C. — Junior Kwame Som-Pimpong set a new school record and placed seventh in the triple jump to lead the Wildcat men's track and field team at the Tiger Invitational in Clemson over the weekend.
Som-Pimpong continued to improve his own record in the event with a mark of 14.06 meters (46' 1/2”). Already the school record holder entering the season, his previous best of 13.69 meters (44' 11”) was set earlier this season at the Patriot Games.
Junior Will Funderburg turned in a pair of Top 10 finishes with two Davidson Top 10 performances in the weight throw and the shot put. He placed 10th in the weight throw with a mark of 13.87 meters (45' 6 1/4”) and 10th in the shot put with a mark of 14.40 meters (47' 3”).
In the 3,000 meters, junior Thad Sieracki turned in the Wildcats' other Davidson Top 10 performance of the meet, finishing sixth with a time of 8:40.70. Junior Alex Hoyt made a strong showing the in the mile with a sixth-place time of 4:22.75.
The Wildcats will now take some time to prepare for the Southern Conference Indoor Championships, to be held on the campus of Clemson University from Feb. 29 through March 1.
CLEMSON, S.C. — Junior Kwame Som-Pimpong set a new school record and placed seventh in the triple jump to lead the Wildcat men's track and field team at the Tiger Invitational in Clemson over the weekend.
Som-Pimpong continued to improve his own record in the event with a mark of 14.06 meters (46' 1/2”). Already the school record holder entering the season, his previous best of 13.69 meters (44' 11”) was set earlier this season at the Patriot Games.
Junior Will Funderburg turned in a pair of Top 10 finishes with two Davidson Top 10 performances in the weight throw and the shot put. He placed 10th in the weight throw with a mark of 13.87 meters (45' 6 1/4”) and 10th in the shot put with a mark of 14.40 meters (47' 3”).
In the 3,000 meters, junior Thad Sieracki turned in the Wildcats' other Davidson Top 10 performance of the meet, finishing sixth with a time of 8:40.70. Junior Alex Hoyt made a strong showing the in the mile with a sixth-place time of 4:22.75.
The Wildcats will now take some time to prepare for the Southern Conference Indoor Championships, to be held on the campus of Clemson University from Feb. 29 through March 1.
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