Rutgers-Camden Athletics

Junior Drew Harper opened his outdoor track season in style, breaking his own program record with a weight throw of 40.05 meters at the Delaware Classic Saturday. Harper finished third of eight athletes in the competition while passing his old Rutgers-Camden mark of 39.86 meters, set on April 22, 2017 at the Widener Invitational. Harper also finished fourth of 13 with a personal record of 12.63 meters in the shot put and finished 11th of 13 with a discus throw of 31.47 meters. Harper is coming off a stellar indoor season in which he broke his own Rutgers-Camden mark in the hammer throw, raising his standard to 15.09 meters with an ECAC-qualifying throw on Dec. 9. He earned Raptor of the Week honors for that accomplishment on Dec. 11.