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Wesner Sixth In High Jump At NCAA Championships
Mar 09, 2019 | Men's Track and Field
Memphis turns the page to the outdoor season next weekend.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – University of Memphis junior Jordan Wesner competed in the men's high jump at the 2019 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Saturday and placed sixth overall.
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The Birmingham CrossPlex is the host site for the NCAA two-day event that began Friday.
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Wesner finished sixth with a mark of 7-3.75 (2.23m). It was the ninth time in his indoor career that Wesner jumped over 7-0 (2.13m), including all five meets this season.
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Wesner, a Princeton, Wis., native, won the 2019 American Athletic Conference indoor high jump title in late February. He also won the same crown at the 2017 conference indoor meet.
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At the 2018-19 indoor season opener Dec. 1, Wesner set the school record in the men's high jump with a mark of 7-4.5 (2.25m). Wesner's mark broke the previous record of 7-3.25 (2.22m) set by Tyrone Betters in 1989.
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The Tigers turn the page to the outdoor season next weekend when they compete in the Rhodes College Invitational. The two-day meet begins Friday on the Rhodes College campus in Memphis.
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The Birmingham CrossPlex is the host site for the NCAA two-day event that began Friday.
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Wesner finished sixth with a mark of 7-3.75 (2.23m). It was the ninth time in his indoor career that Wesner jumped over 7-0 (2.13m), including all five meets this season.
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Wesner, a Princeton, Wis., native, won the 2019 American Athletic Conference indoor high jump title in late February. He also won the same crown at the 2017 conference indoor meet.
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At the 2018-19 indoor season opener Dec. 1, Wesner set the school record in the men's high jump with a mark of 7-4.5 (2.25m). Wesner's mark broke the previous record of 7-3.25 (2.22m) set by Tyrone Betters in 1989.
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The Tigers turn the page to the outdoor season next weekend when they compete in the Rhodes College Invitational. The two-day meet begins Friday on the Rhodes College campus in Memphis.
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