Courtesy: NCAT Athletics
PHILADELPHIA – In a exceptional show of talent and dedication, North Carolina A&T redshirt freshman hurdler Jason Holmes set a brand new customary within the NCAT males’s observe and area on Saturday at Penn Relays from Franklin Subject.
Holmes completed second within the faculty males’s 110 hurdles championship remaining with a time of 13.43. He completed a couple of ticks behind Houston’s De’Vion Wilson, who crossed the end line at 13.38. In working 13.43, Holmes shattered the A&T males’s program document held by Rasheem Brown, who ran 13.53 through the 2022 Huge South Convention Out of doors Observe and Subject Championship 110H preliminary spherical.
Together with his excellent efficiency, Holmes made important strikes within the rankings. He might safe a spot within the high 15 nationally, transfer into the highest 5 within the NCAA East Area, and even declare the highest spot within the Coastal Athletic Affiliation (CAA). NCAT sophomore Thomas Smith additionally ran in Saturday’s 110H championship remaining, ending seventh in 13.98. On Friday, Holmes certified for the ultimate with the quickest qualifying time, working 13.58. Smith had the eighth-fastest qualifying time, recording a 13.88.
Holmes just lately received the North Carolina A&T Male Athlete of the Yr award. He was a second-team All-American standout within the 60H through the indoor season. After successful the 60H CAA indoor championship, he’ll go after the 110H CAA outside title at Elon College, Could 10-11.
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