Galloway, N.J. – The Holy Family University women's track and field team take home three event titles at the second day of the Osprey Open
Event: Osprey Open
Team Finish/Score: No Team Score
Location: Galloway, N.J. (G. Larry James Stadium)
Highlights
Team of Sophomore Ariel Salkey (Queens, N.Y./Francis Lewis), Sophomore Taylor Cotter (Fairfax, Va./Paul VI Catholic), Freshman Kahdia Jones (Daytona Beach, Fla./Atlantic), Junior Shania Le Maitre (Champs Fleurs, Trinidad & Tobago/Holy Name Convent) won the 4x400 meter relay with the time of 3:53.45.
Le Maitre broke the school record with the first place finish at the 800 meter run. She won the race in 2:17.82, breaking the record held by De Havalan Watts (Floresville, Texas/Floresville (Miss. Valley State)) in April 13, 2019 at the same meet.
Junior Korryn Braxton-Young (Wilmington, Del./Hodgson Vo-Tech) finished first overall in the shot put with a distance of 42' 5.52" (12.97m) to break her own school record she set on April 30, 2021 at the Osprey Twilight.
K. Jones finished in second place in the 100-meter dash as she crossed the line in 12.72 seconds. Jones also took part in the 200-meter dash and finished second overall in a time of 26.14 seconds.
Cotter placed third in the 400 meter dash with a time of 57.40.
Also in the 4x400 meter relay, team of Genelle Heyward (Queens, N.Y./Francis Louis), Desiree Draper (Philadelphia, Pa./John W. Hallahan Catholic), Kai B. Lash (Montrale, N.J./Pascack Hills), and Jade Jones (Jamaica) (Jamaica) finished third with the time of 4:05.35.
Senior Nyoki Jones (Jersey City, N.J./Snyder) came in fourth place in the 100 meter hurdles in 16.50 seconds. She also finished sixth in the 200 meter dash with a time of 26.53 seconds.
Junior Kimoya Henry-Ellis (Mount Vernon, N.Y./Mount Vernon) finished fourth in the 100 meter dash in 13.16 seconds.
Freshman Kenisha Greenwood (Jamaica) with a time of 26.44 finished in fifth place in the 200 meter dash.
Freshman Alivia Roberts (Wilmington, Del./Padua Academy) finished sixth overall in triple jump with a distance of 34' 9" (10.64M).
Junior Desiree Draper (Philadelphia, Pa./John W. Hallahan Catholic) finished seventh in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:25.71.
Freshman Damani Reynolds (Bloomfield, Conn./Bloomfield) (Bloomfield, Ct./Bloomfield) finished in seventh place in the high jump with a height of 4' 7.5" (1.45M).
Freshman Ashiek Sewell (Philadelphia, Pa./Northeast) finished in ninth place in the long jump with the distance of 15' 4.1" (4.7M).
Junior Hager Khowessa (Philadelphia, Pa./New Foundations) with the time of 1:24.93 finished in 10th place in the 400 meter hurdles.
Khowessa and Junior Jillian Gatley (Linwood, N.J./Mainland Regional) tied in 10th place in the high jump with the height of 4' 5.9" (1.40M).
Next Up
Holy Family travels to West Chester University on Saturday, April 16th as the Tigers compete in the Bill Butler Invitational.
