Academy of Art University Athletics

Bettering numerous NCAA Division I competitors in the 400m hurdles at Texas Relays, Academy of Art track & field's Josh Marlin shined on an elite stage this past week.

After finishing in front of 22 NCAA DI hurdlers in the event's opening round (seventh of 39 overall) with a time of 51.79 on Mar. 28, Marlin returned for final the following day on Mar. 29. There, he placed sixth out of the nearly exclusively NCAA DI field, improving upon his mark from the day prior with a 51.56 across the finish line for his second Outdoor Nationals provisional time of the weekend (both did not better his 51.35 season best, but would have been inside the country's top six). Marlin also helped the Urban Knights turn in their second Outdoor Nationals provisional qualification in the 4x400m relay, going 3:12.70 along with Ajani Ince, Shareez Hamm, and Omodiaogbe Oboh.