Posted: Feb 26, 2023

Twitero Qualifies for Nationals with Record Jump; Bulldogs Sweep Main Events at CNU Qualifier

NEWPORT NEWS, VA -- Texas Lutheran only traveled three competitors, Gerrit Twitero (McQueeney/Seguin), Bryce Powell-Chimene (Dayton/Dayton), and Dalon Harris to the CNU Qualifier hosted by the Christopher Newport University at the Freeman Center on Sunday. It was a banner day for the Bulldogs winning all three of their primary events.

Twitero, who has captured headlines on a weekly basis for his performance in the high jump this season, continued to raise the bar for TLU setting a new TLU record in the high jump for the fourth time in six meets this season - nailing three record jumps in one day for the Bulldogs. Twitero would win the high jump with a program record mark of 2.05m. Twitero jumps to eighth nationally and second in the West Region in the event and officially qualifies for the 2023 NCAA Division-III Indoor National Championships in Birmingham, Alabama, March 10-11.

Freshman Dalon Harris won the men's shot put behind a TLU Freshman record mark of 15.03m - a mark that moves him into fifth place in the West Region.

Bryce Powell-Chimene won the 400m dash by nearly a full second difference - leading from beginning to finish - with a time of 50.82 seconds. The time moves Powell-Chimene into third place in the West Region.

Full Results: https://tlubulldogs.com/sports/mtrack-ind/2022-23/files/2023-02-26_CNU_Qualifier_-_Combined_Events_-_Results.htm

Coach Holland's Comments: "Great day as a whole. We brought three men and all three won their main event.

Gerrit had 3 school record jumps all in one day. First at 2.01, then 2.04 and again at 2.05. His 2.05 puts him into the top 10 in D3 for indoor and should earn him a spot to the NCAA Indoor Championships in a couple of weeks.

Dalon kept improving as the competition unfolded as well. He ended the shot put competition with a new PR, a TLU freshman record and a win.

Bryce ran a solid 400 race, but was in the lead from gunshot to finish - nobody to push him. He also ran the 60 earlier in the meet to warmup for the 400 and made semifinals but didn't run since it was too close to the 400.

For indoor we have two men - Gerrit and Elijah in the 200 - who should make it in for the championships, so they'll keep preparing for that. We also will have an outdoor meet in the mix before the championships, so they may actually perform well enough to qualify for the outdoor championships before the indoor championships are contested."

Texas Lutheran travels to Trinity University for the Trinity Invitational, March 3-4, as outdoor season continues after opening this weekend. Twitero and Elijah Jefferson will continue to prepare individually for the 2023 NCAA Division-III Indoor National Championships in Birmingham, Alabama, March 10-11. For all updates on Texas Lutheran Track and Field, follow @tluthrows and @tluxctf on Instagram as well as all official TLU Athletics accounts.