MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – For the third time this season, junior Donald Lamp broke the program record in the hammer throw to win gold on the opening day of the Conference USA Outdoor Championships at the Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium on the campus of Middle Tennessee on Murfreesboro, Tennessee on Friday.
 
Lamp qualified for the finals with a throw of 59.02m (193-7) on his second throw of the day. On his fifth attempt, he would launch the apparatus 62.02m (203-5). Originally called a foul, Lamp and Throws Coach Joseph Blue knew instantly it was the wrong call and started a protest at the end of the event. Over five hours later, the judgment came back to overturn the foul and gave Lamp the gold medal and program record.
 
After finishing second in the indoor season, Cobe Johnson added points in the long jump. The freshman set a new personal best of 7.52m (24-8.25) to finish fifth and add four points for Tech.
In the running events, the Bulldogs qualified five athletes for Saturday's finals and four more personal bests.
 
Kimeone McLeod secured her spot in the finals early on. The senior transfer finished second in the first heat with a time of 13.65 to get the Q.
 
The women's 400m has two of the top runners in the conference in Jamara Patterson and Osaretin Joy Usenbor. The sophomore duo easily qualified for the finals by winning their heats. Patterson was the top time between all three heats at 53.79, with Usenbor right behind at 53.97. The Bulldogs picked up a third in the qualifier, with Nia Wiley securing the final spot at 55.74.
The final qualifier of the day belongs to Sabastian Bradley-Reed. The league's leader in the 400m won heat three by a second with a 47.07.
 
Four Bulldogs set personal bests in the 100m. For the women, Praise Ofoku ran 11.73, Shayann Demeritte ran 11.94, and Havyn Puckett ran 12.21. Devin Walton set his PR of 10.36 on the men's side.
 
UP NEXT
The Conference USA Championships continues tomorrow, with the field events beginning at 3 p.m. and running events starting at 6:30 p.m.
 
Other Bulldog Marks
Women's Long Jump
Tia Reder – 5.80m (19-0.5)
Women's Hammer
Kaitlyn Washington – 46.89m (153-10)
Men's Hammer
Duke Pascoe – 50.02m (164-1)
Men's Long Jump
Demarko Lawler Jr. – 7.19m (23-7.25)
Women's 1500
Delaney Lopez – 4:59.47
Rebecca Quebedeaux – 5:04.23
Men's 110m Hurdles Prelims
Tibet Sancak – 14.16
Urijah Williams – 14.38
Women's 400m Prelims
Jenaia Williams – 56.49
Faith Tarver – 57.01
Nariah Parks – 1:01.80
Brooklyn Nix – 1:02.68
Men's 400m Prelims
Mekhi Gammons – 48.45
Cullen Hronek – 48.84
Men's 100m Prelims
Abdulroaf Oriade Rashid – 10.33
Karo Oghomi – 10.45

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