JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The University of South Alabama's redshirt freshman Francois Prinsloo was outstanding in the discus throw as he recorded a first-place mark of 65.85m at the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round at the Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla.

MEET INFORMATION
Date: 5/26-29
Event: NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round
Host: The University of North Florida and Jacksonville Sports Council
Site: Hodges Stadium (Jacksonville, Fla)

NOTES
- Redshirt freshman Prinsloo dominated in the discus throw as he broke the facility's record formerly set by LSU's Rodney Brown with a 63.34m performance in 2014. The Worcester, South Africa, native set the Jaguar record in the same event and is currently the best discus thrower in the league.
- Sophomore Dorian Curry's effort in the high jump was tied for 32nd in the event with a height of 2.06m.
- Senior Christian Ellis finished 38th in the triple jump with a leap of 14.85m on his second attempt.

UP NEXT
- The NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round concludes Saturday with the women's high jump at 12 p.m. (CT), while the running events begin at 4:30 p.m. (CT) with the women's 4x100 medley relay.

THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Paul Brueske
- On the NCAA Preliminary Round: "We have had back-to-back winners, and we're very pleased with Fluker and Prinsloo. They performed well and raised some eyebrows after setting facility records in their events, saving their best throws for last. They are competing against some of the best athletes in the nation and are executing very well."

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