The Pratt Community College track and field team is headed to Gainsville, Fla. for the NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Events get underway on Friday, Mar. 1 at 9:00 a.m. and then on Saturday, Mar. 2 at 9:30 a.m. All events will take place at the Alachua County Sports and Events Center.
Last Time Out
The Pratt track and field team was back in action this past weekend, Feb. 17-18 at the KJCCC/NJCAA Region VI Indoor Track & Field Championships hosted by Pittsburg State University in the Robert W. Plaster Center. The team brought home ten top-10 finishes and one top-5 finish.
The big story of the weekend is sophomore Brock Herrman breaking his own indoor track and field school record in the weight throw for the second straight time. The previous record which he set back on January 20 was 12.58m. He finished his weekend with a throw of 12.61m.
Other top men's finishers include Joseph Michel and Kareem Small, finishing sixth and ninth in the 60m dash. Sebastion Gilbreath finished eighth in the 400m dash with a time of 49.09. The 4x400m relay team consisted of JaMauri Brook-Davis, Daniel Amparan, Quintin Johnson, and Gilbreath finished seventh.
Freshman Aiden Skiles competed in his second heptathlon and finished seventh overall. Skiles finished second in the 1000m run and first in the shot put as a part of his heptathlon. The Beavers had two top-10 finishes in field events consisting of a ninth-place finish for Dillon Pikes in the triple jump and an eighth-place finish for Mason Pfaff in the pole vault.
On the women's side Mikayla Henry finished eighth in the 60m dash with a time of 7.94. Sophomore Serenity Jackson finished ninth in the 200m dash with a time of 25.54 and sixth in the 400m dash. The women's 4x400m relay team consisting of Jackson, Henry, Naomi Vagher, and Tasia Bell finished fourth with a time of 4:00.10
NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Information
Host: Gainesville Sports Commission
Dates: March 1-2
Venue: Alachua County Sports and Events Center
Start Time: Friday at 9:00 AM | Saturday at 9:30 AM
NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Entries
4x400M Relay
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Squad A- Taisha Bell, Mikayla Henry, Serenity Jackson, Naomi Vagher
Men
60M