Bashiru Abdullahi equals 60mH School Record as Brume runs new 60m PB

Bashiru Abdullahi is a graduate student at UTSA

ATHLETICS Bashiru Abdullahi equals 60mH School Record as Brume runs new 60m PB

Funmilayo Fameso 19:29 - 05.02.2023

Absullahi and Godson Brume produced brilliant performances in the meets they competed in for their schools.

University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) graduate student Bashiru Abdullahi, equalled his 60m Hurdles School Record (SR) with a brilliant winning time of 7.77s at the Scarlet Knights Open on Saturday.

Abdullahi made his season debut at the Hilton Memorial Meet in Houston, where he clocked 7.86s in his qualifying heat and 7.87s in the final.

Bashiru Abdullahi matched his 60mH SR

The 2022 C-USA champion in the 60mH and 100mH has been in great form this season and will hope to defend his C-USA Indoor Championships successfully this year.

Brume runs two new PBs as Ofili makes season debut in 60m

At the University of New Mexico Open Classic, Godson Brume sped to a new 60m PB of 6.69s to win his qualifying heat.

Godson Brume ran a new 60m PB of 6.69s

He had earlier equalled his 200m PB of 21.28s to win his heat. The Louisiana State University (LSU) sophomore student is surely on a mission this year.

At the same meet, Favour Ofili ran the 60m race for the first time in 2023, clocking 7.25s to place third in her heat.

Favour Ofili clocked a SB of 7.21s in her first 60m race in 2023

Then in the final, she improved to a new Season's Best (SB) of 7.21s for another third-place finish, with the race winner Julien Alfred blazing to a Collegiate Record of 7.00s.

Ofili has a PB of 7.17s in the event and can go faster than that before the indoor season ends.

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