Adams Breaks School Record to Qualify for Nationals in Eugene

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - For the third day in a row, the Charlotte 49ers track and field team had a student-athlete qualify for nationals as senior Terrell Adams surpassed the school record in the discus event for a fifth-place outing on Friday afternoon at the NCAA East Preliminaries hosted by the University of North Florida. The team is now up to five athletes representing Charlotte in Eugene, Ore.

Adams recorded a new personal-best performance in the discus after breaking his own PR set in 2018, which was also the school record, with a throw of 59.61m (195'-7") to finish in fifth and become the fifth 49er to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene. This also marks his first ever…