Ja'qway Janvier
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- Height:
- 5-6
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- Weight:
- 130
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- Hometown:
- Miami Gardens, Fla.
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- Mater Academy Charter
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- Events:
- Sprints
Bio
Personal Bests: 60: 6.96 100: 11.10 200: 23.19 LJ: 5.97m
TFRRS Profile (Top performances and meet-by-meet results)
Sophomore (2020-21): Competed in six meets (four indoor and two outdoor) ... Finished second in the 60-meter dash with a 7.04 at the HCAC Indoor Championships ... Finished third in the 200-meters (23.50) at the HCAC Indoor Championships ... Placed third in the 100-meters (11.10) at the HCAC Indoor Championships ... Member of a 4x400 relay team that placed fifth at HCAC Indoor Championships ... Set a personal best in the 60-meters at the John Hartpence Classic with a time of 6.96, one of the fastest times in school history ... Named the HCAC Men's Track Athlete of the Week on Feb. 17 after winning the 60 (6.96), 200 (23.48), the long jump (5.93m) and competing with the winning 4x400 team at the John Hartpence Classic.
Freshman (2019-20): Competed in five indoor meets ... Placed third in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.21 at the HCAC Indoor Championships ... Set a personal best time in the 60-meter dash at the HCAC Indoor Championships with a time of 7:12 ... Also, set a personal best in the long jump at the HCAC Championships with a mark of 5.97m ... Recorded a personal best in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.75 at the Cedarville Collegiate Indoor Invitational on Feb. 7.
Prep: Two-year letterman in football and track at Mater Academy Charter High School.
Personal: Son of Altagrace Louis and Evense Janvier... Majoring in sports management ... Also a member of the DC football team.
News mentions
After a slow start on day one of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship on Friday, the Defiance College men’s track team had an impressive outing on Saturday, winning two events and finishing 6th out of 10 teams with 54 points. Tawon Cannon and Robert Marshall each claimed event titles.
The Defiance College men’s and women’s track and field teams traveled north to Ann Arbor, Mich. on Saturday to compete in the Legacy Meet hosted by Concordia University Ann Arbor. The Yellow Jackets won two events on the day with Lisa Markau placing first in the women’s 100-meters and the men’s 4x100 relay team winning their race.
On Saturday the Defiance College men’s and women’s track and field program will begin the 2020-21 outdoor season at the Cedarville Yellowjacket Collegiate Open. This season will be the first outdoor season for Defiance head coach Nathan Christianson, who was hired during the 2019-20 indoor season.
Despite being picked last in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference preseason coaches polls, the Defiance College men's track and field team placed third at the HCAC Championship in Terre Haute, Ind. on Sunday afternoon with a total of 66 points. This is the team's highest finish since 2015 when they placed fourth. Gabriel Melvin won the 60-meters with a time of 6.98 seconds followed closely by teammate Ja'qway Janvier who placed second with a time of 7.02 seconds. Robert Marshall finished second in the 200-meters with a time of 23.07 seconds, a personal best, while Janvier returned to the podium with a third-place finish in the event.
Hip Hip Ja'qway! Defiance College sprinter Ja'qway Janvier (Miami Gardens, Fla./Mater Academy Charter) has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Track Athlete of the Week following his dominant performance at the John Hartpence Invitational last Friday evening.
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Three first-place finishes from Ja'qway Janvier set the tone for an impressive outing by the Defiance College track and field teams at the John Hartpence Invitational on Friday evening. Janvier ran the third-fastest time in school history in the 60-meters, clocking in at 6.96 seconds in the finals to win the event. He followed up this record performance by win the 200-meters with a time of 23.48 seconds and also placing first in the long jump with a distance of 5.93m.
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