University of Massachusets Athletics
Friday, May 24
Jacksonville, Fla.
12:00 PM
University of Massachusetts
at
NCAA East Regional Championships (Day Two)
Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS
Long Caps Collegiate Career At NCAA East Preliminary Championships
May 24, 2019 | Men's Track & Field
The senior threw 189 feet, 11 inches in his final competition as a Minuteman.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – University of Massachusetts men's track and field senior John Long capped his collegiate career on Friday, competing in javelin at the NCAA East Preliminary Championships at North Florida's Hodges Stadium.
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Long threw 189 feet, 11 inches on his third attempt of the day to place 42nd in the field of 48 competitors.
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The Danvers, Massachusetts, native threw a career-best 210 feet, 8 inches to win javelin at the Atlantic 10 Championships this spring and finishes his career third all-time in program history, the furthest toss since Chad Schwarz threw 210 feet, 10 inches in 2001. He earned bronze in javelin at the A-10 Championships in 2018.
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Long threw 189 feet, 11 inches on his third attempt of the day to place 42nd in the field of 48 competitors.
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The Danvers, Massachusetts, native threw a career-best 210 feet, 8 inches to win javelin at the Atlantic 10 Championships this spring and finishes his career third all-time in program history, the furthest toss since Chad Schwarz threw 210 feet, 10 inches in 2001. He earned bronze in javelin at the A-10 Championships in 2018.
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