New Haven, Conn.–  Holy Family University freshman Nishorn Pierre (Grenada/Jamaica College HS) (Grenada/Jamaica College HS) was named Men's Field Athlete of the Week and Men's Field Rookie of the Week, for the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) for the week ending April 17 as announced by the conference office on Tuesday.   

Freshman Nishorn Pierre (Grenada/Jamaica College HS) broke the school record in the triple jump and came away with the victory with a distance of 48' 9.5"(14.87M) at the Bill Butler Invitational hosted by West Chester University. His jump also surpassed the NCAA Division II provisional minimum standard of 14.69. 

Pierre also placed first in the high jump with a height of 6' 11" (2.11M). He now has qualified for two individual events for the NCAA DII Nationals in May.

Next Up:

Holy Family returns to action on Saturday, April 23rd as the Tigers compete at the Widener University Invitational hosted by Widener University