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Former Benton standout Jeffrey King set a Central Arkansas record in the javelin with a throw of 217 feet, 11 inches in the Little Rock Invitational.
King, a freshman, easily won the event He went over 200 feet on five of his six attempts. He threw 214-6 on his fifth attempt before reaching the school-record mark on his sixth.
The previous record was 215-5 by Michaelangelo Bullard in 2022.
King’s teammate Levi Dugger finished second with a 170-4.