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Freshman Sets School Record In Men's Javelin

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Freshman Sets School Record In Men's Javelin

NORMAL, ILL. -- Drake freshman Kevin Harp (Iowa City, Iowa) set a school record in the men's javelin with a throw of 202 feet six inches en route to a fourth-place finish at the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship Friday night.

"Kevin (Harp) did a great job of competing in his first Missouri Valley Conference championship," said Drake assistant coach Mark Kostek, who oversees the throwing events. "He made some wonderful technical changes during the course of the season and today's record was a cumulation of very hard work."

Harp unleashed the record throw on his second attempt, while bettering the previous school mark of 190-0 by Dan Beattie in 1989.

Drake freshman Isaac Twombly (Baldwin City, Kan.) was 12th in the men's hammer throw at 148-9.

Event 4  Men Hammer Throw
    Name                    Year School                  Finals            Points
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Finals
  1 Lambert, J.C.             SO Southern Il.            60.89m     199-09  10 
      54.30m  60.89m  59.00m  59.63m  59.90m  FOUL
  2 Paradiso, Joe             SR Southern Il.            60.46m     198-04   8 
      FOUL  54.28m  60.46m  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL
  3 Shumaker, Ryan            SR Southern Il.            58.10m     190-07   6 
      FOUL  55.62m  57.82m  57.35m  57.59m  58.10m
  4 Pounds, Brandon           SO Indiana St.             56.85m     186-06   5 
      FOUL  56.65m  56.85m  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL
  5 Otto, Collin              SO Southern Il.            56.16m     184-03   4 
      53.40m  FOUL  56.16m  54.47m  FOUL  53.18m
  6 Nolcox, Lyle              SR Indiana St.             55.85m     183-03   3 
      49.50m  48.97m  FOUL  FOUL  39.35m  55.85m
  7 Tapia, Bryan              SR Wichita St.             55.10m     180-09   2 
      51.63m  FOUL  53.40m  53.95m  55.10m  FOUL
  8 Hurt, Tanner              SO Northern Ia.            54.24m     177-11   1 
      FOUL  52.93m  FOUL  52.05m  54.24m  FOUL
  9 Foote, Brad               SO Southern Il.            52.11m     170-11
      51.17m  52.11m  50.95m  FOUL  50.19m  FOUL
 10 Fane, Colin               JR Illinois St.            48.02m     157-06
      FOUL  48.02m  FOUL          
 11 Trofimuk, Patrick         SO Illinois St.            46.41m     152-03
      FOUL  FOUL  46.41m          
 12 Twombly, Isaac            FR Drake                   45.35m     148-09
      45.35m  FOUL  FOUL          
 13 Jensen, Curtis            FR Illinois St.            43.01m     141-01
      FOUL  43.01m  FOUL           

Event 6  Men Javelin Throw
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MVC All Time: @ 293-00  1979        Bob Roggy, Southern Illinois              
    MVC Meet: ! 274-07  1978        Bob Roggy, Southern Illinois              
    Name                    Year School                  Finals            Points
=================================================================================
Finals
  1 Glover, Tim               FR Illinois St.            71.31m     233-11  10  
      70.94m  71.31m  69.15m  FOUL  69.47m  FOUL
  2 Mazanec, Trent            SR Wichita St.             69.89m     229-03   8  
      64.93m  67.32m  65.97m  67.70m  68.96m  69.89m
  3 Capps, Adam               JR Wichita St.             66.39m     217-10   6  
      61.73m  64.08m  63.37m  66.39m  FOUL  FOUL
  4 Harp, Kevin               FR Drake                   61.72m     202-06   5  
      FOUL  61.72m  59.96m  58.48m  FOUL  FOUL
  5 Poore, Trevor             SR Southern Il.            58.48m     191-10   4  
      58.48m  52.23m  58.13m  57.13m  58.24m  FOUL
  6 Ronen, Chris              FR Wichita St.             56.32m     184-09   3  
      56.32m  49.15m  45.20m  FOUL  53.70m  50.30m
  7 Lopp, John                FR Indiana St.             51.90m     170-03   2  
      49.63m  FOUL  44.24m  48.11m  51.90m  49.69m
  8 Smith, Kendric            SO Illinois St.            49.17m     161-04   1  
      47.95m  49.17m  48.74m  46.96m  43.74m  41.01m
  9 Kasel, Chris              SO Northern Ia.            46.16m     151-05
      46.16m  FOUL  FOUL  43.44m  FOUL  FOUL
 10 Puls, Channing            FR Northern Ia.            45.42m     149-00
      43.72m

Event 8  Men 10000 Meter Run
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MVC All Time: @ 28:44.91  2000        Jason Lehmkuhle, Drake                  
    MVC Meet: ! 27:37.91  1981        Mike Keane, Southern Illinois           
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points
=======================================================================
Finals
  1 Dunbar, Daniel            SO Southern Il.          31:12.37   10  
  2 Mohamed, Mohamed          SR Southern Il.          31:22.30    8  
  3 Krapf, Scott              JR Illinois St.          31:26.20    6  
  4 Padgett, Craig            SO Indiana St.           31:32.09    5  
  5 Anderson, Neal            SO Southern Il.          31:41.03    4  
  6 Keeney, Scott             SR Indiana St.           32:08.76    3  
  7 Link, Jim                 JR Illinois St.          32:13.52    2  
  8 Kent, Tyler               JR Indiana St.           32:28.70    1  
  9 Schulz, Eric              SR Indiana St.           32:41.20 
 10 Jaskowiak, Ben            SO Drake                 33:03.21 
 11 Campbell, Derek           SO Drake                 33:03.22 
 12 Schafer, Luke             JR Drake                 33:04.80 
 13 Bumgarner, Mike           JR Drake                 33:28.38

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Players Mentioned

Kevin Harp

Kevin Harp

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Isaac Twombly

Isaac Twombly

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Players Mentioned

Kevin Harp

Kevin Harp

Junior
Throws
Isaac Twombly

Isaac Twombly

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