April 20, 2015
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - By Alex Shisler, GoPSUsports.com Student-Athlete Writer UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Now that we are in the middle of the outdoor season, I think we can all agree... It's great to compete in the south. When we first arrived in Baton Rouge, the weather was not looking good for a tack meet. The forecast had called for thunderstorms and over an inch of rain so that's what we were all preparing for. Luckily for us, Mother Nature had different plans.
The day started off with a great javelin competition in the rain that Mike Shuey won with a huge throw of 242 feet and 8 inches. After the rain had stopped in the morning, the sun was shining for the rest of the day. We had some great performances throughout the meet but the freshman Bryce Williams grabbed himself a new personal- best in the long jump (23-3.25). Steve Waithe had a great showing in the triple jump where he won the invitational section with a leap of 51-7.25.
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