Nigerian Record holder in the men’s Javelin Throw, Chinecherem Nnamdi Prosper, competed in the final of the event at the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas, digging deep to finish 3rd with a throw of 78.36m!
The Baylor sophomore who has already surpassed 80 metres on two occasions in his career, started out with the lead at 77.68m and held it for two rounds before it was bettered by Tzuriel Pedigo of LSU who threw a Personal Best (PB) of 79.79m, a mark that would hold up for the win over the next half of the competition.
Ethan Dabbs claimed 2nd place with 79.27m while Chinecherem with his best of the day, became the first Nigerian (man or woman) to finish in top three in the men’s Javelin Throw at the NCAA Championships in its history of over a hundred years!
