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GAINESVILLE, Fla. \u2013\u00a0The Illinois State track and field squad finished up the Pepsi Florida Relays on Saturday, with eight Redbirds earning top-10 finishes on the final day of competition.<\/p>\n
Jacob Klink<\/a>, Joseph Atkins<\/a> and Garrett Taylor<\/a> earned fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively, in the men’s shot put. Joseph Atkins<\/a> moved into the program’s top-10 list in the event, taking over ninth place in ISU history with an outdoor personal best throw of 17.67m. Taylor posted an outdoor personal-record toss of 17.63m, good for 10th\u00a0in school history.\u00a0<\/p>\n Taylor also placed sixth in the discus throw with a mark of 52.34m.\u00a0<\/p>\n Reece Curtis<\/a> placed 15th in the men’s 100m dash, moving into sixth all-time in ISU history with a time of 10.39.\u00a0<\/p>\n Voldy Makabu<\/a> took bronze in the men’s high jump with a mark of 2.09m, while Kaden Stewart<\/a> earned seventh with a jump of 2.04m.\u00a0<\/p>\n Seth Nelson<\/a> placed seventh in the men’s pole vault (5.15m), while Heath Hawkins<\/a> took 11th\u00a0 (5.00m).<\/p>\n Astor Snaider<\/a> earned fourth in the men’s triple jump (15.03m), and Victor Byaundaombe<\/a> took ninth (14.63m).<\/p>\n UP NEXT<\/p>\n The Redbirds head to Champaign for the Illini Deca-Jam host by the University of Illinois from\u00a0April 9-11.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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