Patterson breaks own school record in heptathlon

WAVERLY, Iowa - Ulysses Patterson of the Simpson College men's track and field team broke his own school record in the heptathlon at the Wartburg Qualifier on Saturday.

Patterson scored 4,871 points, ranking him 16th in the country at time of writing. If Patterson holds his spot, that would put him tentatively in the field for next week's NCAA Championships.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Patterson won two of the three events today, setting personal bests in both.
• He clocked a time of 8.77 in the 60 meter hurdles, before winning the 1,000 meters in a time of 2:45.40.
• James Murray lowered his personal best in the mile with a time of 4:13.44, taking fourth in the race. Murray also remains third all-time in school history in the event.
• Adam Gruhn clocked a career-best time of 1:57.11 in the 800 meters, good for 10th in school history.

MEET REPORT

• 800 Meters - 17. Adam Gruhn, 1:57.11 (PB)
• Mile - 4. James Murray, 4:13.44 (PB)
• 5,000 Meters - 15. Ean Warrick, 15:30.23
• Heptathlon - t-1. Ulysses Patterson, 4,871 points (SR, PB)
• Heptathlon 60 Meter Hurdles - 1. Ulysses Patterson, 8.77 (PB)
• Heptathlon Pole Vault - t-7. Ulysses Patterson, 3.45m
• Heptathlon 1,000 Meters - 1. Ulysses Patterson, 2:45.40 (PB)
• 4x400 Meter Relay - 9. Cleveland, Godbout, DePhillips, Sams, 3:28.35

*SR denotes school record, PB denotes personal best, SB denotes season best

UP NEXT
The Storm will wait and see which athletes qualify to the NCAA Championships taking place in Virginia Beach, Va., starting next Friday.