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MISSISSIPPI STATE FRESHMAN: Tyriq Horsford

Horsford bags NCAA bronze

06/06/2019

TYRIQ HORSFORD produced the second best throw of his career to claim men’s javelin bronze on day one of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Texas, USA, on Wednesday night. The Trinidad and Tobago athlete landed the spear 75.59 metres.

Horsford featured in a Mississippi State University podium sweep. Grenadian Anderson Peters threw a personal best 86.62m to retain his NCAA title, while second spot went to American Curtis Thompson at 78.43. The winning effort from Peters was a meet record as well as a Grenada national record.

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