Kump is All-American With 5th Place Overall
Ricky Kump of West Virgina Wesleyan has gotten off to a good start in the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships held at Irwin Belk Track in Charlotte hosted by Johnson C. Smith University.
I will update Ricky Kump's progress as each event is completed. (Top 8 make All-American)
Thursday
Event #1 (100m dash): Placed 2nd in 11.11 for 836 points
Event #2 (Long jump): Placed 9th (20'- 11.75") for 673 points
Event #3 (shot put): Placed 9th (37'-7.25) for 568 points - 6th place overall after 3 events
Event #4 (high jump) Placed 2nd (6'06") for785 points - Currently in 4th place overall with 2862 points and only 89 points out of first place. This was a Personal Best in high jump.
Event#5 (400m dash): Placed 2nd in 49.63 - 3rd place after Day One with 3741 points and 124 points out of first place
Friday
Event #6(110meter hurdles): Placed 7th in 15.89. Moves into 2nd place overall after 6 Events
Event #7 (Discus Throw): Finishes 12th with throw of 102' - 4". 4th Overall with 4974 points
Event #8 (Pole Vault): Vaulted 12' 3" placing 10th. 6th place overall with 5,523 points
Event #9 (Javelin Throw):150' - 11" for 8th place and 8th overall with 6,053 points
Event #10 (1500 meter run): Placed 3rd in 4:34.23. 5th Overall with 6,770 points. ALL-AMERICAN
Ricky is in 6th place after the Pole Vault. Ricky is capable of throwing a good Javelin and is a solid 1500m runner. He has an excellent chance to finish in the top 8 and make All-American
Yes, He is in 8th overall, but in solid shape. Ricky is 164 points ahead of the 9th place athlete. He stands an excellent chance to make it. 1500m starts in about 20 minutes.