National News Archive

 January 31, 2013

RAYMOND – The Hinds Community College women's track and field team opened the 2013 season on Monday in the Emory Crossplex Invitational in Birmingham, Ala., and the Lady Eagles came out with a bang, as seven team members qualified for the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Indoor Nationals. 

Hinds finished in fourth place overall out of the 14 teams competing.

Kenyattia Hackworth (Mobile, Ala.) had a day to remember, as she qualified for Indoor Nationals in the long jump (first place, 18 feet, 10 ½ inches), 60-meter dash (first place, 7.76 seconds), 200-meter dash (second place, 25.03 seconds), and 4x400-meter relay (third place, 3:56.95).
  
Iris Robinson (Birmingham, Ala.) qualified for Nationals in the 200-meter dash (fourth place, 25.38 seconds) 400-meter dash (10^th place, 58.50 seconds) and 4x400-meter relay (third place, 3:56.95).
 
Kimari Martin (Huntsville, Ala.) put herself in qualifying position in both the 400-meter dash (fourth place, 57.18 seconds) and the 4x400-meter relay (third place, 3:56.95), as did Shaterrica Rhodes (Greenville) in the same events, the 400-meter dash (seventh place, 58.20 seconds) and the 4x400-meter relay (third place, 3:56.95).
 
Desherra Jackson (Picayune) finished in third place in the high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 2 ¼ inches.

Pamala Byrd (Jackson) and Kieyiera Shipp (Olive Branch) both qualified for Indoor Nationals in the 60-meter dash, as Byrd came in second place with a time of 7.791 seconds and Shipp finished just behind in fourth place with a time of 7.798 seconds.
 
For more on Hinds women’s track and field, go to www.hindsccsports.com.