Hawkins wins IIAC long jump for Coe
STORM LAKE – Chris Hawkins won the men’s long jump with the ninth-best leap in the nation to lead Coe during the first day of competition at the Iowa Conference Indoor Track Championships on Friday at Dennis Young Fieldhouse at Buena Vista University.
The Coe men scored 26 points for fifth place after Day 1 and the Coe women scored 13 points for eighth place.
Hawkins won the long jump with a leap of 23 feet, 1 3/4 inches and also took sixth place in the 60-meter hurdles in 1 minute, 33.14 seconds. Robbie Peters was third in the shot put at 48-3/4 and Alex McKee-Crow was fifth at 46-4.
Laura Bybee led the Coe women with a fourth-place showing in the pole vault with a leap of 10-4 1/4.
The meet continues Saturday.
Last Updated on Saturday, 27 February 2016 00:01