Catching Up On Under-The-Radar All-Time Collegiate Marks

By now, you know about the three collegiate records in Championship events set this past weekend: Liam Murphy of Villanova in the 1500 meters; Ishmael Kipkurui of New Mexico in the 10,000 meters; and Brynn King of Roberts Wesleyan in the pole vault.

But what about some other all-time collegiate marks that might have gone under the radar?

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How about Arkansas taking down the collegiate record in the women’s 4×800 relay? Analisse Batista (2:04.8), Ainsley Erzen (2:04.2), Anna Podojil (2:05.5), and Sanu Jallow-Lockhart (2:01.6) got the baton around in 8:16.12 at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays to trim more than one second off Washington’s previous CR.

Both Clemson and Arkansas made overtures at the CR in the women’s sprint medley relay in Austin, but settled for No. 2 and No. 3 behind Texas. The Tigers ran 3:37.77 with the Razorbacks in 3:38.15. The Longhorns, with 2023 The Bowerman winner Julien Alfred leading off, went 3:36.10 two years ago.

Pamela Kosgei of New Mexico and Grace Hartman of NC State both sizzled 25 laps, albeit nearly 2,600 miles apart. Kosgei moved up to No. 2 in collegiate history with her 31:02.73 effort at the Sound Running Ten in San Juan Capistrano, California, while Hartman entered the top-five at No. 4 after going 31:20.60 at the Raleigh Relays in North Carolina.

Ralford Mullings of Oklahoma threw the disc farther than anybody in collegiate history not named Mykolas Alekna. Mullings let it fly 69.13m (226-9) at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays to firmly cement himself as the second best thrower in collegiate history with the fourth farthest throw (Alekna has each of the top-three marks). The Sooner standout also had three other marks eclipse 67 meters, including a 68.16m (223-7) effort in Round 5.

Margot Appleton of Virginia and Kimberley May of Providence showcased their mid-distance prowess at the Raleigh Relays. Appleton and May clocked 4:05.68 and 4:06.58 over 1500 meters to become the fourth- and ninth-fastest women in collegiate history, respectively.

And just a few weeks ago, Lianna Davidson of Georgia left her mark on the collegiate record book. Davidson hurled the javelin 63.79m (209-3) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational to insert herself at No. 2 behind Rhema Otabor. That was a near four-foot improvement over the 62.59m (205-4) mark that Davidson threw on her fifth attempt that is now the third farthest in collegiate history.

We’d be remiss not to mention Nikki Boon’s NCAA DIII heptathlon record. Boon, who transferred to Emory from NCAA DI Coastal Carolina, amassed 5638 points at the Emory Thrills in the Hills to trump the previous all-time best by nearly 200 points. That was a continuation of record-breaking performances for Boon, as she also took down the NCAA DIII pentathlon record in a winning effort at the NCAA DIII Indoor Championships.