State College, PA. -- The UMBC Men's Track & Field program continued its solid start to the Indoor season on Saturday at the Nittany Lion Challenge hosted by Penn State.
Ojigwe Olua earned a silver and set a personal best and moved into second all-time at UMBC with a 7.90 time in the 60m hurdles.
Alim Raji also took silver as he finished the 300m in 34.29, and
Weston Carr added to the silver collection as he finished second in 800m (1:51.49).
Jacob Martin earned bronze in the 400m in 49.13, and classmate
Rhema Nkwocha finished fifth in 49.34.
In the 1000mm
Justin Banks won his heat and took ninth overall in 2:24.48, while
Sofiane Compaorg finished right behind him in 2:25.33
The 4x4 relay team of Nkwocha,
Justin Febles,
Kemarley Hibbert and Martin finished fourth in a time of 3:16.71.
In the field events,
Toren Burr took eighth in the weight throw (17.09).
The Retrievers head to New York City for the Dr.Sander Invite hosted by Columbia next weekend.
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