The LSU men’s long jumpers swept the top two spots Friday at the New Balance College Invitational at New York’s Armory Track and Field Center.Junior Will Coppage won the long jump with a new personal best and NCAA-leading mark of 25 feet, 7 1/4 inches.Coppage went into the meet without a 2009 NCAA qualifying mark, and left with a mark one inch farther than his previous best set at the 2007 Indoor Track and Field Championships.”We just had a great week of practice as a group, and I knew I could put it all together,” Coppage said in a news release.Senior Jeremy Hicks finished runner-up by setting an NCAA provisional qualifying mark at 25 feet, 3 1/2 inches after fouling on his first two attempts.Junior Trindon Holliday continued his winning ways in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.56 seconds, matching his own 2009 NCAA-leading time.”Trindon continues to look great running the 60 meters,” track and field coach Dennis Shaver said in a news release. “He’s just a very confident runner right now.”
Friday: Track and field wraps up successful first day of New Balance College Invitational
By Rowan Kavner
Sports Contributor
Sports Contributor
February 7, 2009