Personal Bests club! Ofili and Brume improve 60m PBs at Tyson Invitational
Louisiana State University (LSU) is enjoying the returns of investing in Nigerian athletes, as the duo of Favour Ofili and Godson Brume ran massive Personal Bests (PB) to finish second in the 60m final at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville.
Ofili kicked off her impressive performance at the meet, running a new Season's Best (SB) of 7.18s to win her preliminary heat and qualify for the final.
Then she lowered the time to a massive PB of 7.15s to finish second in the final, which is sixth on the LSU all-time performance 60m list.
A NEW best of 7.15 seconds for @FavOfili!
— LSU Track & Field (@LSUTrackField) February 11, 2023
Ofili ties Muna Lee for sixth on the LSU all-time performance list now in the 60 meter.#GeauxTigers | 📺 @SECNetwork+ pic.twitter.com/xSIU4Rq9lM
She was edged out for the win by three-thousandths of a second, with Talitha Diggs also winning in a time of 7.15s.
Consequently, Brume tied his PB of 6.69s in the preliminaries, which was good enough to make the final.
Then he massively dropped it to 6.60s to take second in the final, propelling him to third on the all-time LSU performance list.
GODSON!!! 😮💨🔥@brume_godson clocks a time of 6.60 seconds in the 60-meter finals to take 🥈! His new PR puts him at third on the all-time LSU performance list. #GeauxTigers | 📺 @SECNetwork+ pic.twitter.com/n7cGgQ3u1u
— LSU Track & Field (@LSUTrackField) February 11, 2023
Good race for Brume, who has been consistent since the start of the 2023 season; either breaking or equalling his PBs. Now that he has done a 6.60s, he can build on the confidence and target a 6.5s, just like his Nigerian counterparts have done this season.
Meanwhile, Ella Onojuvwevwo ran her second-fastest indoor 400m time, clocking 53.57s to win the event.
Last week she sped to a massive PB of 52.61s, showing there's still room for improvement as the season progresses,