BATON ROUGE – Vojislav Govero posted his second top-two finish over the weekend to lead the New Orleans Privateers track and field squad at the Battle on the Bayou hosted by LSU.
Gvero participated in the hammer throw and registered a best mark of 62.71 meters. That mark was 0.6 meters off his personal best as he backed up a win in the same event during the Jaguar Invitational in March.
Christopher Murphy posted a jump of 7.09 meters as he finished second in a field of 13 competitors in the long jump. That mark was .12 meters from his personal best, which was set at the Louisiana Classic in Lafayette.
The Privateers had four of the top six finishers in the men's 3000 meter in
Ryan Guenthner,
Kristian Oatman, Gray Sandrock and
Cameron Carpenter.
On the women's side,
Karena Grigenas posted a personal best in the discus while placing fifth in the event. Grigenas had a best throw of 44.30 meters, which replaces her previous mark of 43.56 meters which she set in Baton Rouge last May.
Samantha Dyson was just shy of a personal best in the hammer throw. She finished with a mark of 53.48 meters, which was good for fourth place. Her personal best is 53.60 meters. Dyson also competed along with Grigenas in the discus and finished with a mark of 43.88 meters, 0.30 meters from her personal best.
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The Privateers will take part in the Joe Walker Invitational in Oxford from Apr. 8-9.
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