Braxton-Young Breaks School Record at Great Dane Classic

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RESULTS

Staten Island, N.Y. – Holy Family University junior Korryn Braxton-Young (Wilmington, Del./Hodgson Vo-Tech) broke her own school record in the weight throw event as the Tigers competed in the Great Dane Classic hosted by the University at Albany on Friday at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island. The meet featured a mixture of teams from Division I, II and III.

Meet Highlights

* Braxton-Young recorded a distance of 40' 3.5" (12.28m) to break her own school record in the weight throw event. She finished 34^th overall and sixth overall among Division II-III competition. Her previous top mark in the weight throw was 37' 2.25" (11.33m) set during her freshman season at the Fastrack Season Opener. Braxton-Young also competed in the shot put and finished 17^th overall and first overall among Division II-III teams with a distance of 38' 9.75" (11.83m).

* In the 800-meters, junior Shania Le Maitre (Champs Fleurs, Trinidad & Tobago/Holy Name Convent) was the top non-Division I competitor in the event as she finished with a time of 2:19.78 to set a new personal-best. She finished 11^th overall. Juniors Kai B. Lash (Montrale, N.J./Pascack Hills) and Desiree Draper (Philadelphia, Pa./John W. Hallahan Catholic) also competed in the 800-meters. Lash finished with a new personal-best time of 2:27.62, while Draper recorded a time of 2:28.25 to set a new personal-best as well. Both finished in the top-five among Division II-III competition.

* Freshman Kahdia Jones (Daytona Beach, Fla./Atlantic) finished 14^th overall in the 400-meters as she recorded a personal-best time of 59.54 seconds. He finished third overall among Division II-III competitors. Jones also set a personal-best in the 200-meters with a time of 26.68 seconds (40^th).

* In the 1,000-meters, freshman Zane' McNeil (Pleasantville, N.J./Charter Tech) and junior Teresa Faust (Pennsauken, N.J./Bishop Eustace Prep) finished second and third respectively among Division II-III competition. McNeil finished 21^st overall with a time of 3:15.96, while Faust finished 24^th overall in 3:20.06 to set a season-best time.

* Junior Shanell Pusey (Mount Vernon, N.Y./Matanzas) finished 12^th overall in the 60-meter hurdles and recorded the second-best time among Division II-III participants. Pusey recorded a time of 9.76 seconds.

Next Up
Holy Family returns to action on Friday, Feb. 11 as the Tigers compete in the Fastrack National Invite held at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex.

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Players Mentioned

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

Desiree Draper: Mid-Distance; 5' 8"; Sophomore

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

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

Shania Le Maitre: Mid-Distance; 5' 4"; Sophomore

Shanell Pusey: Sprints/Hurdles; 5' 5"; Sophomore

Kahdia Jones: Sprints; 5' 3"; Freshman

Zane McNeil: Mid-Distance; 5' 2"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

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

Desiree Draper
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: Mid-Distance

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

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

Shania Le Maitre
: 5' 4"; Sophomore
: Mid-Distance

Shanell Pusey
: 5' 5"; Sophomore
: Sprints/Hurdles

Kahdia Jones
: 5' 3"; Freshman
: Sprints

Zane McNeil
: 5' 2"; Freshman
: Mid-Distance

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Players Mentioned

Players Mentioned