Ofili elevates to No. 2 all-time collegiate indoor competitor, Florida’s Diggs ascends to No. 25 in 200 after edging LSU star in 60 meters; Austin grabs NCAA lead in men’s 800 for Gators, Davis-Woodhall wins women’s long jump, Anderson takes women’s high jump, Ellis and Mulla triumph in pole vault
By Erik Boal, DyeStat Editor
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Favour Ofili continues to chase her first NCAA Division 1 title, and another collegiate record might just fall along the way.
The LSU senior, representing Nigeria, became the No. 2 collegiate indoor competitor in history and the No. 6 all-time performer in the world Saturday at the Tyson Invitational by winning the 200 meters in a world-leading 22.36 seconds at Randal Tyson Track Center, with Florida’s Talitha Diggs placing second in 22.61.
Ofili has previously been a collegiate record holder, only to have her outdoor 200 mark of 21.96 from the Tom Jones Memorial Classic in Gainesville in April surpassed by former Kentucky standout Abby Steiner in their final showdown as collegiate standouts at last year’s NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Championships in Oregon.
Steiner boasts collegiate all-time 200 marks of 21.80 outdoors and 22.09 indoors, but Ofili – who achieved meet and facility records Saturday by equaling the No. 14 performance in global indoor history – now ranks second in the NCAA in both events and will have another opportunity to race Feb. 24-25 at Randal Tyson Track Center at the Southeastern Conference Championships, before competing March 10-11 at the Division 1 Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, N.M.
Diggs, the reigning NCAA and U.S. champion in the 400 meters, demonstrated her versatility by edging Ofili 7.143 to 7.150 in the 60-meter dash final Friday night, before elevating into the top 25 in collegiate indoor 200 history with her runner-up effort Saturday.
Diggs didn’t deliver the only memorable performances on the track for Florida, with sophomore Sam Austin running a lifetime-best 1:46.06 in the men’s invitational 800 to take over the collegiate lead and ascend to the No. 16 performer in NCAA indoor history.
Iowa State teammates Jason Gomez (1:46.53) and Cebastian Gentil (1:46.75) elevated to Nos. 3 and 7 this season.
The Florida trio of Robert Gregory, Jacory Patterson and Ryan Willie swept the top three spots in the 200.
Gregory edged Patterson 20.571 to 20.576 and both rank in the top 10 nationally, with Willie clocking 20.84.
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