From Brandeis University Athletics
Following an exciting first day of 2018 UAA Outdoor Championships the Judges track teams did not disappoint on day two.
The men recorded their best finish since 1999 by placing 5th with 82.5 points, six behind 4th place CWRU.
A key to the men's success was double conference champion Irie Gourde (Portland, Ore./York Acad., Canada). After narrowly missing out on the 200m/400m double crown indoors Gourde was able to complete the feat winning both convincingly. Gourde crossed the line in the 400m with a time of 48.32 seconds, slightly slower than yesterday, but still quick enough to win by over half a second. His 200m race was even more exciting, running 22.32 seconds to beat out the runner-up from Wash. U. by .03 seconds. Gourde has now certainly shown that he has mastered the conference championships as these marked his 2nd and 3rd win at the level after five consecutive runner-ups.
The final win came sophomore triple jumper, Churchill Perry (Pembroke Pines, Fla./Westminster Acad.). Perry came in as the favorite and deliver quite well, jumping 13.81m (45'03.75"). The win makes Perry now the reigning indoor and outdoor UAA champion in the event. Interestingly, Perry's second-best jump of 13.73m also would have been sufficient in winning the competition as the second place finisher had a best jump of 13.71 meters.