Rider sophomore Damere Lassiter from Glassboro won his first conference title Saturday at the Armory and PR’d in his second event.
Lassiter won the shot put at the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships with a throw of 52-9 ¼, an indoor PR and just three-quarters of an inch off his overall PR of 52-10 from last year’s Penn Relays.
Lassiter’s previous indoor best was a 52-6 last month also at Penn, this one across the railroad tracks from Franklin Field at the Ott Center.
Lassiter had the three-best throws of the competition, with a 52-0 and a 52-1 ½ in addition to his 52-9 ¼.
The 52-9 ¼ moves Lassiter into the No. 6 spot on the all-time Rider indoor shot put list.
Lassiter also placed 3rd in the weight throw with a mark of 55-5 ¾, well above his previous PR of 54-0 ½, which he threw at Ocean Breeze last February. That 55-5 ¾ is No. 10 in Rider history.
Also for Rider, sophomore Raymond Senatore from West Deptford cleared 14-6 ¼ for 4th in the pole vault. He PR’d at 14-11 last month at Ocean Breeze.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 