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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – After weather canceled the first day of the Alabama Relays, the Middle Tennessee track & field teams opened the outdoor season with four first-place finishes at Sam Bailey Track & Field Stadium.
John Ampomah, the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships runner-up in the javelin, finished first in the javelin with his 76.97-meter (252-6) toss. Ampomah also set the javelin distance record for Sam Bailey Track & Field Stadium.
Sampson Laari claimed first in the 800 meter for the Blue Raiders, finishing in a personal-best 1:49.78.
The Blue Raider men also excelled in the relay events, capturing first in the distance medley and 4x400-meter relays.