Moore Earns Another Regional Mark At Texas

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April 6, 2008 | Track & Field

By: UNC Athletic Communications

April 6, 2008

AUSTIN, Texas - Freshman Brian Moore improved upon the seventh-best javelin throw of the year when he tallied a mark of 69.60m (228-04) at the Texas Relays for a fourth place finish. Moore's first throw of the day was his best as he moved up to the sixth best throw in the nation to date. Moore's throw eclipsed his season-best of 68.66m for the fifth-longest throw in school history.

Event 121  Men Javelin Throw Section A Univ/Coll
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       World:   98.48m  1996        Jan Zelezny, CZE
    American:   91.29m  2007        Breaux Greer, Adidas
  Collegiate:   89.10m  1990        Patrik Boden, Texas
   Myers Std: S 86.38m  2001        Boris Henry, Unattached
        Meet: M 83.56m  1990        Patrik Boden, Texas
   NCAA Regl: R 61.60m
    Name                    Year School                  Finals
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  1 White, Corey              SR USC                     78.29mR    256-10
      72.47m  74.42m  70.37m  68.45m  69.01m  78.29m
  2 van der Merwe, Alex       SR UTEP                    71.86mR    235-09
      71.77m  70.41m  69.65m  67.18m  71.86m  66.39m
  3 Jeffreys, Jon             SR Washington St.          70.05mR    229-10
      70.05m  63.42m  66.06m  66.16m  67.10m  66.08m
  4 Moore, Brian              FR North Carolina          69.60mR    228-04
      69.60m  61.74m  FOUL  FOUL  58.34m  FOUL
  5 Chatham, Preston          SO LSU                     69.33mR    227-05
      69.33m  FOUL  FOUL  66.48m  FOUL  FOUL
  6 Young, Ryan               SO California              68.76mR    225-07
      68.76m  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL  64.20m  67.49m
  7 Mendez, Juan              SO Tec de Monterrey        67.87mR    222-08
      65.74m  65.68m  67.87m  64.87m  63.14m  62.21m
  8 Radgowski, Chad           JR LSU                     67.84mR    222-07
      67.84m  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL  60.06m  FOUL
  9 Marrs, Luke                  Unattached              67.42mR    221-02
      67.42m  63.27m  FOUL  FOUL  65.90m  62.47m
 10 Fairbanks, Anthony        JR New Mexico              66.08mR    216-09
      66.08m  60.89m  61.85m  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL
 11 Brown, Chad               JR Texas A&M               59.79m     196-02
      FOUL  59.79m  59.41m