January 18, 2020
Garden City qualifies one for Nationals in Lubbock
By Mike Pilosof
Lubbock, TX-Freshman Jacquez Jones locked up his spot at Nationals in his first indoor meet of the season at the Corky Classic at Texas Tech University.
Jones finished 19th in the 600-meters on Friday, clocking a time of 1:21.39. He is ranked seven in the nation and second in the Jayhawk Conference.
Meantime, freshman Gerald Brown began his career in style, setting a personal-best of 22.6 seconds in the 200-meter dash; good for 11th place. Marvin Gatlin was right behind his teammate in 16th (22.75 seconds), and Isaiah Harvey finished 19th (22.86 seconds).
Sophomore, Jae Sutherland, ran two personal bests in the 60-meter hurdles and the 400-meter dash.
The Broncbusters return to action on Friday, Jan. 23 at the Jayhawk Classic.