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ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 After being named the ASUN Indoor Field Athlete of the year, sophomore jumper Ma’Kala Davis<\/a> has continued her success into the outdoor season.<\/p>\n At the Knight Invite On March 27-28 at UCF, Davis earned first place in the triple jump with a leap of 12.78m. After garnering first place, she then took home third overall in the long jump with a final distance of 5.99m. She finished as the top Dolphin in both events.<\/p>\n In the 1500, long distance runner Alexis Holmes<\/a> secured first overall with a 4:53.74 time. She finished just ahead of teammate Josephine Leonard’s<\/a> fourth place time of 4:58.76. Holmes’ first place finish was the highest finish all season, indoor or outdoor, by a JU long distance runner.<\/p>\n Jacksonville’s 4×100 relay team finished fifth overall with the squad of Julia Sue-Kam-Ling<\/a>, Mariandree Chacon<\/a>, McKayla Francis<\/a> and Kemaj Moore<\/a> posting a time of 45.49. The Dolphin 4×100 team was the highest placing ASUN squad in the competition.<\/p>\n Individually, Chacon took home ninth in the 100m dash (11.49) while Moore secured ninth in the 400 (54.83). Sue-Kam-Ling took home 11th\u00a0in the long jump (5.65) with Chacon earning 11th\u00a0as well in the 200m (23.69), finishing first among JU athletes in a field of 74 finishers.\u00a0<\/p>\n The men’s long distance runners also competed in central Florida, led by a second place showing by Zachary Earley<\/a> in the 1500. Earley paced out a time of 4:07.34, followed by a seventh-place finish by Zander Kochen<\/a> (4:16.04) and a ninth-place finish by Gabe Edwards<\/a> (4:17.01).<\/p>\n Its back to the track this coming weekend, April 3-4, for the Dolphins as they take on the Pepsi Florida Relays at the University of Florida and the Embry-Riddle Classic in Daytona Beach.\u00a0
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