May 4, 2012
Track’s Clapper, Bauer, Brown compete at Jim Thorpe Open
Three Juniata College track and field athletes competed at Friday’s Jim Thorpe Open, hosted by Penn State University at the Nittany Lion Track.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Three Juniata College track and field athletes competed at Friday’s Jim Thorpe Open, hosted by Penn State University at the Nittany Lion Track.
Junior Justin Clapper (Buffalo Mills, Pa./Bedford) finished fourth in both the discus and the hammer. Clapper’s mark in the discus was 129-2, while his best throw in the hammer was 140-1.
Senior Nicholas Bauer (Glen Ridge, N.J./Glen Ridge) was sixth in the long jump with an effort of 20-2 ½.
Senior Erika Brown (Hollidaysburg, Pa./Hollidaysburg) finished tied for 7th in the high jump with a mark of 5-1.
Selected members of the Juniata track and field teams will compete at the Lynchburg College Open on May 7-8, in Lynchburg, Va.
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