A trio of Jackson State men's outdoor track athletes will begin competition Wednesday in the NCAA East Regional in Jacksonville, Fla.
Sherman Hawkins Jr. will be the first JSU athlete to compete at 5 p.m. central time in the long jump. Shawn Collins will be in two events Wednesday - the 400-meter dash at 6:25 p.m., and the 200 meter-dash at 7:45 p.m. Ivan Donaldson Jr. will run in the 400-meter hurdles at 7:20 p.m. Hawkins will also compete Friday in the high jump at 1:30 p.m.
Links for live results and live video are available via gojsutigers.com.
Hawkins, who earlier this season had the second-best mark in the nation in the high jump, ranks 13th the NCAA East with a jump of 2.16 meters (7' 1"). Hawkins' personal-best long-jump mark of 7.56 meters (24' 9.75") in the SWAC Outdoor Championship earned him a spot in the event. Hawkins won the SWAC title in the high jump, and finished third in the long jump.
Collins, who earlier this season had the nation's best time in the 400, is 11th in the NCAA East with his time of 45.60 set at Mississippi State on March 23. Colllins' personal-best 200-meter time of 20.61 was set on May 4 at the SWAC Outdoor Championship. Collins finished second in the SWAC Outdoor Championship in both events.
Donaldson earned a spot in the regionals after his season-best time of 51.73 set in his SWAC Outdoor Championship win.
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