Sargeant Brings Down Hammer Throw Mark

Scott Sargeant of UC San Diego set an NCAA Division III hammer throw record with a hurl of 211 feet, 6 inches Friday to win that event for the second time in three years at the Division III track and field championships in Waterville, Me.

Sargeant, a senior who finished second in the hammer last year after winning in 1990, surpassed the mark of 209-10 set by Jay Hibert of Pomona Pitzer in 1985.

Sargeant was one of three Tritons to place in the hammer. Senior Paul Cogbill finished third at 189-9, and junior Jeff Taylor was fourth at 189-5.

Sargeant also finished 10th in the discus at 151-6 and senior Paul Johnson 13th in the pole vault at 14-10 as the Tritons ended Day 3 of the four-day meet in third place with 21 points. Lincoln University is first with 27 points.

For the women, UCSD senior Denise McFayden was second in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9 minutes 59.84 seconds.

The Triton’s 4x100 relay team of Yvette Marzulo, Erica Washington, Renee Sproul and Michelle Milledge finished fourth with a school-record time of 47.79.

UCSD is 10th with 13 points, 14 behind leader Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

FOOTBALL

The Chargers have signed three free agents--Greg Byrne, Mark Nua and Jerrelle Williams--and released running back Leon Brown, a free agent from Temple.

Byrne, a wide receiver from Southern Oregon, and Williams, a line backer from Georgia Tech, are rookies. Nua (6-7, 325 pounds) is a second-year tackle out of Hawaii.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Brad Thomas, an assistant to University of San Diego Coach Kathy Marpe for three seasons, has resigned.