Tigers Take Part in Seahawk Shootout

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RESULTS

Staten Island, N.Y. – The Holy Family University women's track & field returned to action as the team competed in the Seahawk Shootout hosted by Wagner College on Friday at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island.

Meet Highlights

* Two sprinters broke the school record in the 300-meters as both Kahdia Jones (Daytona Beach, Fla./Atlantic) and Nyoki Jones (Jersey City, N.J./Snyder) finished 14^th and 15^th respectively in the event. K. Jones set the new standard breaking N. Jones' school record of 42.07 set two years ago in the same meet. K. Jones recorded a time of 41.98 to establish the new mark. N. Jones recorded a time of 42.00 breaking her own record and setting a new personal-best.

* Junior Jillian Gatley (Linwood, N.J./Mainland Regional) also broke a school record as she set a new personal-best in the pole vault event with a height 9' 2.25" (2.80m). Gatley's previous school record in the event was set at the 2019 Fastrack Season Opener with a height of 8'10.25" (2.70m). She also competed in the triple jump and finished with a distance of 29' 6.5" (9.00m) to finish 15^th overall.

* Freshman Shaunajah Davis (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest) finished sixth overall in the 60-meters with a time of 8.12 seconds setting a new personal-best. Davis also competed in the 300-meters and finished right behind K. Jones and N. Jones in 16^th place in a time of 42.22 seconds.

* The sprint medley relay team of N. Jones, Davis, K. Jones and Paris Hayden (Brooklyn, N.Y./Pocono Mountain) finished fourth overall. The team recorded a time of 4:21.46.

* Junior Kai B. Lash (Montrale, N.J./Pascack Hills) finished ninth overall in the 600-meters with a time of 1:39.99.

* Junior Teresa Faust (Pennsauken, N.J./Bishop Eustace Prep) recorded a time of 3:23.60 in the 1,000-meters to finish ninth overall.

* Freshman Ashiek Sewell () finished ninth overall in the long jump as she recorded a distance of 16' 0.25" (4.88m). Sewell also recorded a top-10 finish in the triple jump with a distance of 33' 3.75" (10.15m) to finish eighth overall.

* In the shot put event, sophomore Korryn Braxton-Young (Wilmington, Del./Hodgson Vo-Tech) finished eighth overall with a season-best distance of 38' 1.25" (11.61m). Braxton-Young also took part in the weight throw as she came through with a distance of 31' 1" (9.47m) (24^th overall).

Next Up
Holy Family will be idle for the next four weeks and will return after the New Year. The Tigers' next meet will be on Friday, Jan. 14 as the team competes in the Spartan Invitational hosted by Saint Thomas Aquinas College at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex.

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Players Mentioned

Korryn Braxton-Young: Shot Put; 5' 5"; Sophomore

Teresa Faust: Mid-Distance; 5' 6"; Sophomore

Jillian Gatley: Pole Vault; 5' 7"; Sophomore

Nyoki Jones: Sprints/Mid-Distance; 5' 8"; Junior

Kai B. Lash: Sprints; 5' 4"; Junior

Shaunajah Davis: Sprints; 5' 1"; Freshman

Paris Hayden: Mid-Distance; 5' 1"; Freshman

Kahdia Jones: Sprints; 5' 3"; Freshman

Ashiek Sewell: Sprints/Jumps; 5' 2"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Korryn Braxton-Young
: 5' 5"; Sophomore
: Shot Put

Teresa Faust
: 5' 6"; Sophomore
: Mid-Distance

Jillian Gatley
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: Pole Vault

Nyoki Jones
: 5' 8"; Junior
: Sprints/Mid-Distance

Kai B. Lash
: 5' 4"; Junior
: Sprints

Shaunajah Davis
: 5' 1"; Freshman
: Sprints

Paris Hayden
: 5' 1"; Freshman
: Mid-Distance

Kahdia Jones
: 5' 3"; Freshman
: Sprints

Ashiek Sewell
: 5' 2"; Freshman
: Sprints/Jumps

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Players Mentioned

Players Mentioned