IOWA CITY, IOWA – Rutgers men's track and field concluded its weekend at the 2019 Big Ten Outdoor Championships on Sunday at the University of Iowa. Across the three-day event, the Scarlet Knights registered nine podium finishes and claimed two medals.
 
MEDALISTS
On Friday, graduate student Chris Mirabelli registered a throw of 71.83m (235' 8") in the javelin to claim his third Big Ten title in the event. The Lumberton, New Jersey, native claimed the title in 2016 and 2017 before shoulder surgery and a heart condition sidelined him for the 2018 campaign.
 

🥇🥇🥇 THREE-TIME CHAMP! #RUMTF's Chris Mirabelli claims his third #B1GTF title in the javelin, registering a 71.83m (235' 8") throw! Mirabelli adds a third gold medal to his collection, having captured the title in 2016 and 2017! pic.twitter.com/O8aglWVsDw

— Rutgers Men's TF/XC (@RutgersMensTFXC) May 10, 2019

 
The following day, Freshman A'nan Bridgett finished second in the long jump with a result of 7.47m (24' 6.25"). It marked the Princeton Junction, New Jersey, native's second Big Ten medal after earning bronze in the long jump at the indoor championships in February.
 

🥈 2ND PLACE! A'Nan Bridgett collects silver in the long jump at the #B1GTF Outdoor Championships, registering a mark of 7.47m (24' 6.25")!

It marks his second B1G medal after earning bronze in the event at the Indoor Championships in February. pic.twitter.com/aOu6sr5tgG

— Rutgers Men's TF/XC (@RutgersMensTFXC) May 11, 2019

Mirabelli collected All-Big Ten First Team honors, while Bridgett was named All-Big Ten Second Team.

PODIUM FINISHES
Sophomore Malachi Davis finished fifth in the triple jump, posting an outdoor personal-best mark of 15.58m (51' 1.5").
 
Classmate Taj Burgess finished sixth in the 400m finals, clocking a time of 46.49.
 
The 4x100m relay team of Bridgett, Izaiah Brown, Burgess and Sterling Pierce registered a time of 40.41 to finish sixth in the race.
 
The 4x400m relay team of Christopher Jenkins, Pierce, Semaj Willis, and Burgess clocked a time of 3:10.25, finishing eighth and earning a spot on the podium.
 
Redshirt-sophomore Jason Campbell registered a PR of 52.98 (173' 10") to finish seventh in the event.
 
In the javelin, redshirt-junior Greg Harnett finished fifth with a personal-best throw of 65.30m (214' 3") followed by classmate Michael Thomas in seventh with his own PR of 61.87m (203'). 
 
ADDITIONAL SUNDAY EVENTS
Junior Cole Pschunder represented Rutgers in the 5,000m with a time of 15:20.82.
 
In the discus, senior John Mooers posted a throw of 50.47 (165' 7") to round out the field events for RU at the championships.
 
BIG TEN NETWORK REAIR
On Wednesday, May 15, at 7 p.m. ET, BTN will air the Big Ten Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
 
UP NEXT
Rutgers looks to send Scarlet Knights to the NCAA East Regional Preliminaries May 23-25 in Jacksonville, Florida.
 
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