LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Georgia Tech men’s and women’s track and field teams kicked off the 2026 NCAA East First Round as Tahir Hines completed his debut NCAA appearance in the hammer event on Wednesday morning.
The sophomore thrower has broken numerous standards for the program and has completed the strongest hammer season in program history.
He opened his morning session with a 60.38m throw before lining up his furthest throw of the day at 61.68m. His second effort cleared 200 feet and came within three meters of his school record throw.
Hines completed his session after three throws, placing eighth overall in his field and 33rd overall.
The Acworth, Georgia, native set the program record in just the second outdoor meet of the season at 64.50m, all nine of his hammer appearances this season were ranked among the top-five performers in the Tech leaderboard.
Lottie Chappell will be the next Tech athlete to compete in the first round as she races in the women’s 1500m tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. The meet will be streamed on ESPN+ with live results available on Flash Results.
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