April 22, 2006
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Freshman Nigel Orr posted a fourth-place finish in the men’s triple jump with a mark of 48 feet, 1 ¼ inches, to lead Georgia Tech to an eighth-place finish (52.5 pts.) at the Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday.
Sophomore Jerome Miller finished sixth with a mark of 46 feet, 10 inches.
The men’s 4x400m relay team of Mario Johnson, Derek Hoye, Brandon Duckett and E.C. Gibbs finished fifth with a season-best time of 3:13.57.
Junior David Herren clocked a personal-record time of 3:49.84 in the men’s 1500 meters to finish in seventh place for the Rambling Wreck.
Freshmen Charles Rohling and Andy Powlen posted top-eight finishes for the Jackets in the men’s discus. Rohling tallied a personal-record mark of 166 feet, 11 inches, to finish fifth, while Powlen tallied a lifetime-best mark of 159 feet, 6 inches, to finish seventh.
All-ACC
Juan Cave (high jump)
Jerome Miller (high jump)
Nico Shaner (javelin)
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