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Baylor's duo of Nnamdi Chinecherem and Ezekiel Nathaniel produced impressive performances on Day 1 of the NCAA West Preliminaries.
Nigerian record holder in the men's javelin throw, Nnamdi Chinecherem will compete at the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive year after punching his ticket at the NCAA West Preliminaries.
The Baylor University sophomore student threw a distance of 74.77m to automatically surpass the 70m qualifying mark and secure his spot.
Chinecherem attained this feat in continual of his success at the BIG 12 Championships, where he made history for his school by winning back-to-back javelin titles for the first time in the school's history.
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NCAA BIG 12 Championships: Chinecherem makes Baylor history winning back-to-back titles
Nnamdi Chinecherem retained his Javelin throw title at the BIG 12 Championships, thereby making Baylor University history.
Meanwhile, his teammate Ezekiel Nathaniel ran a smooth race of 49.22s to effortlessly win his 400m Hurdles heat and advance to the quarterfinals.
Nathaniel will be gunning to not just secure his NCAA Championships ticket but get a podium placement at the championships after finishing fourth last year.
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NCAA Ezekiel Nathaniel: Nigerian record holder hits World Championships qualifying standard
Ezekiel Nathaniel has joined a growing list of Nigerian athletes that have qualified for the World Championships in Budapest.
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