Jason Nwosu, a William and Mary sophomore from Delsea, won his 2nd straight conference shot put title over the weekend and placed in two other events.
Nwosu won the shot put with a 55-9 ¼, placed 3rd in the discus at 160-11 and took 5th in the hammer with a 180-2 at the Coastal Athletic Conference Championships in Elon, N.C.
In the shot, Nwosu won by three inches over Carlos Alexander of North Carolina A&T, who threw 55-6 1/4. Nwosu hit his 55-9 ¼ on his 1st attempt. He has a PR of 57-11 ¾ from the Colonial Relays in Williamsburg, Va., last month. Nwosu won the shot at last year’s CAA meet (then the Colonial Athletic Conference) at William and Mary with a 54-6.
In the discus, Nwosu threw 160-11 on his 5th attempt and finished behind two North Carolina A&T throwers – junior Brayden Hodgest won with a 166-3, and Alexander took 2nd at 163-6. Nwosu threw his PR 163-5 at the Wake Forest Invitational last month in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Nwosu just missed his PR in the hammer with his 180-2 for 5th. He threw 181-11 at the CNU Blue & Silver Challenge at Christopher Newport in Newport News, Va., in March.
Nwosu ranks 3rd in William and Mary history in the shot, 8th in the discus and 10th in the hammer.
William and Mary placed 5th with 95 points, and Nwosu scored 18 of them.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 