Jermaine Holt Breaks School Record, Ravens Qualify 16 At First Indoor Meet of the Year!

The Red Raven Men's & Women's track and field teams competed at the University of Arkansas Invite on Friday, January 13th.

Top performance of the day was put in by freshmen sprinter Jermaine Holt who broke the Red Raven indoor 400m school record.  Holt ran the indoor 400m in 47.95 seconds, breaking the 2015 record of 47.96 held by Marcelle Preston.

Overall the Red Ravens had 16 performances meet or exceed qualifying marks to attend the 2017 NJCAA Indoor Championships meet later in the season.  Those performances included;

MEN

Jermaine Holt - 400m (47.95)
Keion Sutton - 60m dash (6.88)
Kelvin Almonte - 60m hurdles (8.27)
DeQuan Lovell - Shot Put (51'4.25"), Weight Throw (56'6")
Jeremiah Peters - Shot Put (48'5.5"), Weight Throw (53'11.75")
Josephus Davies - Weight Throw (50'8.25")
4x400m Relay (3:17.40)

WOMEN

Juliette Smith - 60m hurdles (9.07)
Loushanya Nemour - 60m dash (7.84)
Shaniqua Kirkpatrick - 1000m (3:07.32)
Shalei Matthews - Triple Jump (37'4.5")
Katrina Small - Triple Jump (38'1.25")
Tiffany Johnson - Weight Throw (48'11.5")
4x400m Relay (3:58.12)

Full Meet Results can be found by clicking HERE!