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T/F in 2020 Indoor World Rankings
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Burgess finishes 2020 as world leader in the 500m
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers track and field clocked in several highly ranked times in the 2019-2020 indoor season. Leading the way is junior Taj Burgess as the world leader in the 500m in the 2020 Indoor World Rankings by Track and Field news. Sophomore Reanda Richards aregistered a mark in the top 10 of the 500m, while the men's 4x800m relay team had the second-fastest time in the world this season.
Burgess began the indoor campaign with a second-fastest mark in NCAA history, clocking a school record 1.00.80 in the opener. The Jersey City, New Jersey, native went on to best the result to 1:00.73, the fastest indoor time in the event worldwide this season.
The 4x800m relay team of Sean Martinek, Eric Barnes, Jared Skalski, and Billy Hill recorded a time of 7:31.12, which marks the second-fastest time during the 2020 indoor season.
Sophomore Reanda Richards added a school record of her own in the 500m with a time of 1:11.73, ranking ninth over all competitors in indoor competition this year.
The top rankings add to a historic season for the track and field team. A full recap of the year can be found by clicking here.
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Burgess began the indoor campaign with a second-fastest mark in NCAA history, clocking a school record 1.00.80 in the opener. The Jersey City, New Jersey, native went on to best the result to 1:00.73, the fastest indoor time in the event worldwide this season.
🚨 On Saturday in NYC, #RUTF's Taj Burgess made history in the 500m with the SECOND-FASTEST mark in #NCAATF all-time! 🚨 Burgess highlighted RU's 20 event wins at the TCNJ Lions Invitational! #B1GTF #njmilesplit
— Rutgers TF/XC (@RutgersTFXC) January 13, 2020
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Taj Burgess with a phenomenal effort in the 500m! Breaking his own record in 1:00.73 and further solidifying his place as #2 all time in the NCAA. #WeRInevitable #rutgers #500m #ustfccca #schoolrecord @USTFCCCA #ncaa #bigten #trackandfield #tracknation #tracknfield @njmilesplit pic.twitter.com/ohxgGuzm8j
— Coach Farrell-Rutgers (@CoachFarrell_RU) January 26, 2020
The 4x800m relay team of Sean Martinek, Eric Barnes, Jared Skalski, and Billy Hill recorded a time of 7:31.12, which marks the second-fastest time during the 2020 indoor season.
Sophomore Reanda Richards added a school record of her own in the 500m with a time of 1:11.73, ranking ninth over all competitors in indoor competition this year.
The top rankings add to a historic season for the track and field team. A full recap of the year can be found by clicking here.
Follow Rutgers track & field and cross country on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
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