Baylor TF’s Nnamdi Prosper Wins Second-Consecutive Big 12 Javelin Title

[Pirtle, Colin]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – May 12, 2023

Baylor TF’s Nnamdi Prosper Wins Second-Consecutive Big 12 Javelin Title
Throws crew wins 13 points on first day of Big 12 Outdoor Championships
For more information contact: Colin Pirtle; 940-564-0351, colin_pirtle1 at baylor.edu<mailto:colin_pirtle1 at baylor.edu>


NORMAN, Okla. – Baylor track and field closed the first day of competition at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships on Friday with Chinecherem Prosper Nnamdi winning the javelin title, and Hannah Link and Gary Moore Jr. taking All-Big 12 honors in their respective hammer throw events.



All it took was one throw for Prosper Nnamdi to take the lead in the men’s javelin throw. His 244-1 didn’t touch the BU all-time mark list, but it still beat the rest of the field by just under 27 feet. He is the first javelin thrower in program history to win back-to-back titles in the event.



Link threw a season-best 184-9 chunk in the hammer throw to win the Bears their first point with an eighth-place finish. Victoria Adu followed with a season-best mark of her own, 178-2 for 12th, while Makayla Long was 13th at 155-11.



In the men’s event, Moore Jr. hit his second-best mark of the season at 193-10 for seventh place to secure two points for the BU men. Cole Hardan had a spot in the finals until the last throw of the preliminary rounds, where he was pushed to 10th place. The senior threw a season-best 186-2.



In the early-morning 10,000 meters, Ryan Hodge just missed an All-Big 12 finish after he crossed ninth overall at 31:12.43. In the women’s event, Sophia Leidner ran a 37:06.33 for 13th place.



After one day of decathlon competition, Luke Anthony sits 11th-overall with 3,421 points. The senior ran an 11.43-second 100-meter dash, jumped 6.51 meters in the long jump, threw 11.15 meters in the shot put, jumped 1.78 meters in the high jump and ran a PB 50.55-second 400-meter dash.



WHAT’S NEXT

The remainder of the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.<http://espn.com/espnplus/collections/23357/big-12-now-live-upcoming> A full meet schedule and live results from DeltaTiming can be found online<https://linktr.ee/BaylorTrack>. Saturday and Sunday at the John Jacobs Track and Field Stadium will be ticketed, with seats still available at the OU ticket office.



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Colin Pirtle | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (T&F/XC, MTEN)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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