Rutgers-Camden Athletics

In his first time competing in the pentathlon at Rutgers-Camden, sophomore Walter Pierce broke the program record, finishing with 2,435 points to finish ninth out of 16 at the Frank Colden Invitational at Ursinus College on Saturday. Pierce broke the mark of 2,187 points set by Tom Meyer in the same meet on Feb. 3, 2018. Along the way, Pierce finished second of 16 athletes in the 60-meter hurdles (9.20), 10th in the long jump (a PR 5.34 M) and participated in three events for the first time, setting a PR while finishing eighth in the shot put (8.70 M), 10th at 1,000 meters (3:11.11) and 16th in the high jump (1.40 M). A transfer from New Jersey City University who is in his first year at Rutgers-Camden, Pierce participated in both the cross country and golf teams for the Scarlet Raptors during the fall semester.