Defiance performs well at Central State
April 18, 2026

Defiance performs well at Central State

WILBERFORCE, Ohio - Defiance College track and field posted a third place finish in the men's event and fourth place among the women's teams at Friday's Joshua Culbreath Invite at Central State.

Numerous PRs fell across both sides. Chloe DeBoer posted a 6th-place finish and broke 30 meters in her top discus throw of the year while Zawadi Debola (400m), Adeline Niyonkunda (1500m), and Nerisa Mukwe (100m hurdles) ran personal-best races. Niyonkunda and the 4x400-meter relay team of Mira Horvath, Shelby Clements, Debola and Israa Khamis had podium finishes on the women's side.

For the men, Jesse Brown won his fourth straight high jump as 1.95 meters.  Marcus Snell ran a personal best 100 meters at 11.10 seconds while J'Vontae Barnes did so in the 200 meters.

WOMEN'S TRACK RESULTS

  • 100 meters: Rakel Thompson, 12.83 (4th), Daveih Rogers, 13.70 (7th)
  • 200 meters: Rakel Thompson, 27.54 (11th), Daveih Rogers, 27.99 (12th), Shelby Clements, 28.48 (13th)
  • 400 meters: Mira Horvath, 1:01.02 (5th), Zawadi Debola, 1:02.40* (7th) 
  • 1500 meters: Adeline Niyonkunda, 5:25.43* (2nd)
  • 100 meter hurdles: Nerisa Mukwe, 16.95* (4th)
  • 400 meter hurdles: Israa Khamis, 1:14.56 (6th)
  • 4x400 Relay: Horvath/Clements/Debola/Khamis, 4:11.82 (3rd)

WOMEN'S FIELD RESULTS

  • Long Jump: Amira Knight, 4.72m (7th)
  • Discus: Chloe DeBoer, 30.28m* (6th), Lynsey Pease, 24.24m (10th), Kanaya Keister, 21.92m (13th)
  • Shot Put: Kanaya Keister, 10.53m (4th), Lynsey Pease, 8.23m (11th), Chloe DeBoer, 8.06m (12th)

MEN'S TRACK RESULTS

MEN'S FIELD RESULTS

*Denotes PR
# Denotes School Record

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The Yellow Jackets travel to the Penn Relays next weekend as the program's final tune-up ahead of the WHAC Championships.

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