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Bucknell's Rayven Sample Takes 400m Crown at U.S. Paralympics National Championships
6/17/2022 7:42:00 PM | Men's Track and Field
MIRAMAR, Fla. – Bucknell track & field's Rayven Sample was crowned a U.S. Paralympics National Champion on Friday, winning the T45-46-47 400m at the Ansin Sports Complex with a time of 52.29. It was the first of two races Sample is competing in at the championships this weekend.
Results
Sample was up against Andreas Schulz of University High School, located in Orange City, Fla., who placed second with a 58.52.
"Nice run today for Rayven. He is coming off of an injury, so we wanted to play things conservative today and hope it was enough for the win. I think he had more in the tank today, but he executed a very fine race," said associate head coach Richard Alexander.
Sample's national honor comes less than a year after he placed eighth at the 2022 Paralympic Games in Tokyo while running for Team USA. He also scored points for the Bison at the 2022 Patriot League Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a seventh-place finish and competed at the 2022 IC4A Indoor Track & Field Championships in March.
The rising junior will run again on Saturday in the 100m. That race is scheduled for 5:50 p.m., and live results can be found at HalfMileTiming.com.
𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒐𝒏! 🔶🔷
— Bucknell Track & XC (@Bucknell_TFXC) June 18, 2022
Congrats to Rayven Sample for winning his 400m race at the the 2022 U.S. Paralympics National Championships this evening! Another 100m to go tomorrow!
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