Jan. 21, 2006
CLEMSON, S.C. – Freshman E.C. Gibbs won the men’s 800 meters with a season-best time of 1:56.00 to lead the Georgia Tech men’s track and field team at the Clemson Invitational on Saturday.
Sophomore Jerome Miller finished second in the men’s high jump with a clear of 6 feet, 11 ¾ inches, and finished fourth in the triple jump with a mark of 47 feet, 10 inches.
Freshman Nigel Orr finished third in the men’s triple jump with a mark of 48 feet, 3 ½ inches.
Also tallying third-place finishes for the Jackets were sophomores Derek Hoye and Nisha Kurian. Hoye posted a time of 48.43 in the men’s 800 meters, while Kurian ran a personal-record time of 5:01.07 in the women’s mile.
Senior Misty Dirksen and redshirt freshman Andy Powlen rounded out top-four finishes for the Yellow Jackets. Dirksen posted a time of 2:19.73 in the women’s 800 meters, while Powlen finished with a mark of 52 feet, 11 inches, in the men’s shot put.
The Jackets will compete at the Rod McCravy Memorial in Lexington. Ky., Jan. 27-28.
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