Black Finishes Third in Triple Jump at Drake Relays

Saturday, April 28

Des Moines, Iowa

10:00 AM

University of Louisville

at Drake Relays

April 29, 2007 | Track & Field

April 28, 2007

DES MOINES, Iowa - University of Louisville sophomore Andre Black earned a third-place finish in the triple jump Saturday to lead the No. 7 ranked Cardinal men's track and field team at the Drake Relays.

Black, a native of Mobile, Ala., and the 2007 NCAA indoor triple jump champion, had a mark of 51 feet, 0.25 inches to finish third in a field of 25 of the nation's top collegiate jumpers. On Friday, Black finished second in the long jump competition to teammate Tone Belt.

On Saturday, Belt, a sophomore from Berkeley Springs, W.Va, and the 2007 NCAA indoor long jump champion, finished 10th in the high jump with a cleared height of 7-00.50, matching a season best in that event.

Up next, the Cards will compete at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships on May 4-6 in Storrs, Conn., on the campus of the University of Connecticut.

Drake Relays - Des Moines, IowaSaturday Results
U of L Men's Individual ResultsTriple Jump3   Andre Black 15.55m/51-00.25 #18  Antoine Wilson   14.18m/46-06.25
High Jump10  Tone Belt     2.15m/7-00.50 #
U of L Women's Individual ResultsLong Jump26  Rachel Gehret 5.34m/17-06.25
# = NCAA Mideast Regional qualifier