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FLORIDA – The Jacksonville track and field program completed a pair of outdoor meets over the weekend, racing at the Florida Relays hosted by the University of Florida and the Embry-Riddle Classic hosted by Embry-Riddle.
Down in Gainesville, the Dolphins had six athletes racing in sprints and field events, led by standout Ma’Kala Davis earning a pair of second place finishes.
Davis, coming off being named the ASUN Indoor Field Athlete of the Year, earned second in both the long jump and the triple jump. In the long jump, Davis posted a 6.07m leap which was good for the longest jump of her college career. In the triple, she hit a distance of 12.82, just .02 meters short of first place.
On the short track, Joy Whittington secured seventh place in the 400 with a career-best time of 52.23.
Joy Whittington took home 27th in the 100 hurdles while Mariandree Chacon earned 25th in the 200 and 32nd in the 100.
Competing down in Daytona Beach, Jacksonville also displayed its long distance runners and some field athletes.
The team was successful in the 1500, having Leah Daniel earn sixth place with a time of 5:14.56. Josephine Leonard paced the ‘Phins with a team-best time in the event of 4:57.56 which secured her fourth place. Annah Priyadi was right behind her, taking home seventh, with a time of 5:01.63.
Isabel DeVos continued her stellar freshman season with a third place finish in the 5000, taking home a time of 17:59.96. Jordan Dix (seventh), Alexis Holmes (10th) and Madeline Weiler (14th) rounded out the top-15 in the event.
Taking the field, Eva Bellot secured a solid finish in the high jump, earning a share of fifth place with a mark of 1.52m.
Jacksonville has just two meets to go before the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships, both at the University of North Florida. Next up is the UNF Duval Spring Break event across town from April 10-11.