Achebe becomes school record holder in 60m at the NCAA Final Qualifier

WAVERLY, Iowa - Kendrick Achebe became the fastest Storm in school history, shattering the school record in the 60m dash with a time of 6.81 seconds at the NCAA Final Qualifier, hosted by Wartburg on Saturday.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS

• Kendrick Achebe broke the school record in the 60m with his time of 6.81 seconds. Achebe nearly broke the record in the prelims, finishing just 0.02 seconds off before shattering it in the finals, as well as winning the event.
• The 60m record was set by Corey Carrell and stood as the fastest time since 1995.
• Adonis McKenzie moved into ninth in school history in the 400m with his mark of 50.27 seconds.
• James Johnson moved up one spot to eighth in school history in the mile with a time of 4:19.92 minutes.
• The 4x400 relay improved upon their mark from last week and moved up to seventh in school history at 3:20.96 minutes.

MEET REPORT

60m Finals - 1. Kendrick Achebe, 6.81

60m Prelims - 2. Kendrick Achebe, 6.87 | 17. Daniel Pere, 7.14

200m - 4. Joseph Sams, 22.28

400m - 8. Adonis McKenzie, 50.27

1 Mile - 15. James Johnson, 4:19.92

High Jump - 7. Clarke Latcham, 1.85m

4x400 - 8. J. Sams, B. Godbout, B. DePhillips, A. McKenzie, 3:20.96

Heptathlon Results

Standings - 3. Clarke Latcham, 4825

60m - 5. Latcham, 7.27 (789)

Long Jump - 2. Latcham, 6.43m (682)

Shot Put - 6. Latcham, 10.62m (523)

High Jump - 1. Latcham, 1.92m (731)

60m Hurdles - 5. Latcham, 8.85 (779)

Pole Vault - 4. Latcham, 3.80m (562)

1000m - 3. Latcham, 2:50.62 (759)

UP NEXT

One final meet exists on the calendar for the Storm in the indoor season with the NCAA National Championships set for next week in Rochester, N.Y.