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Jones scores daily-double in UNLV Collegiate Classic

Adam Jones won both the shot put and hammer throw events while Terrace Draper (triple jump), Eric Novick (110m hurdles), Nate Shadeck (440m hurdles) and Chris Warning (discus) each claimed one blue ribbon

LAS VEGAS, Calif. -- Adam Jones was a double winner Saturday to lead The Rock effort in the UNLV Collegiate Classic.

Jones won the shot put with a toss of 47 feet, 1 inch and claimed the hammer throw with a 164-7 toss. He also placed third in the discus with a toss of 130-9.

His wins were two of six recorded by Rock male student-athletes in the one-day competition. Terrace Draper won the triple jump with a leap of 45-4.5, Eric Novick reigned in the 100-meter hurdles race with a time of 15.77, Nate Shadeck ruled the 400m hurdles with a time of 56.25 and Chris Warning won the discus with a throw of 146-10.

Brian Dell (44-4), Warning (43-10.75) and Joel Peters (43-5.25) were second, third and fourth, respectively, behind Jones in the shot put to give SRU a clean sweep of the top four spots.

Peters (149-8) and Dell (144-1) placed third and fourth, respectively, in the hammer throw event won by Jones.

Other Rock highlights included a 2-3-4 finish by The Rock's Nate Hardic (172-0), Nick Alouise (168-10) and Brady Wert (160-3) in the javelin throw and a third-place finish by Mike Rose in the 110m hurdles event won by Novick. Rose ran a 16.46 time.

The Rock remains on the west coast through Saturday, FEb. 15, when it will compete in the Aztec Classic hosted by San Diego State University.
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