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Track Completes Competition at Hurricane Alumni Invitational

CORAL GABLES, Florida (April 10, 2021) - The FIU track & field team wrapped up a successful weekend at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational Saturday, highlighted by Rhema Otabor's victory in the javelin.

Otabor, a freshman, threw 49.53m to take the win. Her personal best throw of 54.19m is currently seventh in the NCAA.

In the 1500, Leonarda Farkas once again put up an impressive performance, narrowly missing out on taking the win. Farkas' second-place finish of 4:38.78 is the third-fastest mark all-time in FIU outdoor history, surpassing Ingrid Odermatt's mark from 1997.