Breaking a school record is by no means an easy feat, and doing it as a sophomore makes it that much more special for Marquette track and field hurdler Juru Okwaramoi.
Okwaramoi posted a time of 8.10 seconds in the 55-meter hurdles at the Parkside Triangular #2 meet Feb. 20, beating the previous mark of 8.27 set by Chris Spindler back in 1993.
“I think I found out about 15 minutes after my race that I had beat the record,” Okwaramoi said. “It was funny too because after I finished my race my coach and I were like, ‘yeah it could’ve been better,’ but overall we were both still happy with the performance.