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Men's Track and Field

Morancy and Harris set new school records, headlined successful outing at Southern Miss Invite

Men's Track and Field

Morancy and Harris set new school records, headlined successful outing at Southern Miss Invite

HATTIESBURG, Miss. | The Jackson State men and women's track and field teams competed at the Southern Miss Invite on April 3-4, with two new school records being set, three first-place finishes, and multiple personal bests.

Senior Da'Lon Harris followed up last week's historic performance of 53.07 meters in the hammer throw by breaking his own school record with a distance of 53.12 meters.

Junior Nedgine Morancy also set a new school record on Saturday afternoon. The Florida native leaped for a distance of 12.24 meters in the women's triple jump in a history-making performance, which also earned her a first-place finish.

In the men's discus, Kaiden Berry took first place with a throw of 51.94 meters. Rickey Green III won the 110m hurdles, clocking in at 14.29 to lead the field.

The Tigers recorded several personal bests, with Malayna Mallory earning a team-high three new personal records. Jaime Henderson Jr. earned two personal bests in the 110m hurdles and the 400m hurdles, while Kaylin Jackson also recorded two in the 800m race and the 1500m race.

Other personal bests include: Robert Salhab III (hammer throw), Zoé Jarvis (shot put), Duncan Koima (1500m race), Rickey Green III (400m hurdles), Amara Hawkins-Quinones (400m race), Sedgwrick Pitts Jr. (400m race).

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Players Mentioned

Sedgwrick  Pitts Jr.

Sedgwrick Pitts Jr.

60, 100, 200
Freshman
Amara Hawkins-Quinones

Amara Hawkins-Quinones

400, 80
Freshman
Da

Da'Lon Harris

Throws
6' 2"
Senior
Robert Salhab III

Robert Salhab III

Throws
6' 4"
Senior
Rickey Green III

Rickey Green III

Hurdles
6' 1"
Freshman
Kaylin Jackson

Kaylin Jackson

Distance
5' 3"
Junior
Malayna Mallory

Malayna Mallory

Throws
5' 10"
Freshman
Kaiden Berry

Kaiden Berry

Throws
6' 0"
Senior
Nedgine Morancy

Nedgine Morancy

Jumps
Junior

Players Mentioned

Sedgwrick  Pitts Jr.

Sedgwrick Pitts Jr.

Freshman
60, 100, 200
Amara Hawkins-Quinones

Amara Hawkins-Quinones

Freshman
400, 80
Da

Da'Lon Harris

6' 2"
Senior
Throws
Robert Salhab III

Robert Salhab III

6' 4"
Senior
Throws
Rickey Green III

Rickey Green III

6' 1"
Freshman
Hurdles
Kaylin Jackson

Kaylin Jackson

5' 3"
Junior
Distance
Malayna Mallory

Malayna Mallory

5' 10"
Freshman
Throws
Kaiden Berry

Kaiden Berry

6' 0"
Senior
Throws
Nedgine Morancy

Nedgine Morancy

Junior
Jumps