Pierre Breaks Own School Record with NCAA Provisional in Men’s Track & Field’s Regular Season Finale

STATEN ISLAND – Nishorn Pierre (Grenada/Jamaica College) broke own his own school record in the triple jump as the HFU men's track & field team got its final prep for next weekend's East Coast Conference (ECC) Championship at the Fasttrack National Invitational hosted at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Friday.

Pierre broke his previous school record of 14.80m by .05m to mark second out of 31 with an NCAA provisional, trailing only a competitor from Division I St. Francis (N.Y.).

Javon Bowen (Kingston, Jamaica/Jamaica College) posted a top-five finish in the long jump after marking at 6.95m, with Pierre placing eighth out of 26 at 6.79m
Skyler Salay (Burlington Township, N.J./Burlington Township) (6.25m) and Ernest Robertson (Miami, Fla./Palmer Trinity) (6.21m) both placed in the top 10, out of 41, of the college division long jump
All four Tigers to run the 400m crossed in the top-half of the field, highlighted by Kouto Anyika (Philadelphia, Pa./Pennwood) clocking the seventh fastest time, among 97 entries
- Nafis Zollicoffer (Philadelphia, Pa./Parkway West) (50.68) and Brian Dietz (Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge) (52.22) both ran collegiate personal records (PRs), with Jade Acevedo (Bronx, N.Y./Mount Saint Michael Academy) crossing in 52.25
Salay cleared the sixth highest height, 1.96m, out of 28 entries in the high jump, with Terrence Jones (East Orange, N.J./William Allen/LCTI) also finishing in the top-half of the field
Jones missed out on the 60m hurdles final by one position, as his time of 8.44 was the ninth fastest amongst 32 entries
Tyler Wesley (Hartford, Conn./Bloomfield) finished 23rd out of 84 in the 800m with a collegiate PR 2:00.35, with Alex Pawlowski (Allentown, Pa./William Allen) (2:03.02) also placing in the in the top-half of the field
Shymir Harris (Philadelphia, Pa./Academy at Palumbo) marked at a collegiate PR 10.96 in the shot put

Up Next
Holy Family returns to Ocean Breeze for the East Coast Conference (ECC) Championship next Sunday.

Holy Family Results

60H (32 Entries)
9. Terrence Jones (East Orange, N.J./William Allen/LCTI) – 8.44
17. JoJo Smith (Kingston, Jamaica/Edwin Allen) – 8.59

60m (35)
25. Javon Bowen (Kingston, Jamaica/Jamaica College) – 7.19

400m (97)
7. Kouto Anyika (Philadelphia, Pa./Pennwood) – 49.64
20. Nafis Zollicoffer (Philadelphia, Pa./Parkway West) – 50.68
40. Brian Dietz (Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge) – 52.22
43. Jade Acevedo (Bronx, N.Y./Mount Saint Michael Academy) – 52.25

800m (84)
23. Tyler Wesley (Hartford, Conn./Bloomfield) – 2:00.35 (collegiate PR)
39. Alex Pawlowski (Allentown, Pa./William Allen) – 2:03.02
67. Dom Prestipino (Connellsville, Pa./Connellsville) – 2:08.70
73. Mike McGerry (Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge) – 2:12.97

5000m (42)
35. Anthony Faust (Pennsauken, N.J./Bishop Eustace Preparatory School) – 16:03.30

High Jump (28)
6. Skyler Salay (Burlington Township, N.J./Burlington Township) – 1.96m
13. Terrence Jones (East Orange, N.J./William Allen/LCTI) – 1.81m

Long Jump (26)
5. Javon Bowen (Kingston, Jamaica/Jamaica College) – 6.95m
8. Nishorn Pierre (Grenada/Jamaica College) – 6.79m
21. Nafis Zollicoffer (Philadelphia, Pa./Parkway West) – 6.36m
25. Terrence Jones (East Orange, N.J./William Allen/LCTI) – 5.64m

Long Jump College Division (41)
8. Skyler Salay (Burlington Township, N.J./Burlington Township) – 6.25m
10. Ernest Robertson (Miami, Fla./Palmer Trinity) – 6.21m

Shot Put (61)
46. Shymir Harris (Philadelphia, Pa./Academy at Palumbo) – 10.96m (collegiate PR)

Triple Jump (31)
2. Nishorn Pierre (Grenada/Jamaica College) – 14.85m (NCAA Provisional) (school record)
18. Terrence Jones (East Orange, N.J./William Allen/LCTI) – 12.94m
F. McCarthy Doe (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan)

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