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Tiger Track Classic
Track and Field Has Strong Opening at Tiger Track Classic
April 05, 2013 | Men's Track and Field
April 5, 2013
ATLANTA - The University of Louisville track and field teams had a strong opening day at the Auburn Tigers Track Classic on Friday in Auburn, Ala.
The Cardinals had eight throwers compete in the first day of competition at Hutsell-Rosen Track, with each one registering a top-10 finish.
On the men's side, Sam Bombaugh led a 4-5-6-7 finish in the hammer throw invite with a toss of 59.99m/196-10. His school record and season-best mark 62.94m/206-6 that he achieved last week currently ranks 10th nationally. Nils Westrich took fifth, Sebastian Lenz set a season best to take sixth, and Brad Vivace rounded out the group with a seventh-place showing.
Patrice Gates led the women's group with a third-place showing in the women's hammer throw event. Amashi Kendall, who posted a season-best 56.70m/186-0, took fourth in the competition, and Hannah Baker checked in at No. 10.
Louisville's only other event of the day came in the women's javelin, where Katie Wimpari earned a fifth-place finish on an eight-foot season-best (39.48m/129-6).
The Cardinals return to action for day two of the Tiger Track Classic on Saturday, April 6, at 11 a.m.
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TIGER TRACK CLASSIC (HUTSELL-ROSEN TRACK - AUBURN, ALA.)
Men's Hammer Throw Invite
4. Sam Bombaugh - 59.99m/196-10
5. Nils Westrich - 59.35m/194-9
6. Sebastian Lenz - 57.97m/190-2
7. Brad Vivace - 57.72m/189-4
Women's Hammer Throw Invite
3. Patrice Gates - 56.72m/186-1
4. Amashi Kendall - 56.70m/186-0
10. Hannah Baker - 49.01m/160-9
Women's Javelin Invite
5. Katie Wimpari - 39.48m/129-6
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