Jones Sets School Record as Coker Men Open Indoor Season at Liberty Kickoff
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Coker University men's track & field team opened the 2025 indoor season with a strong showing at the Liberty Kickoff on Friday, highlighted by a school-record performance from senior sprinter Donovan Jones delivered the performance of the day for the Cobras, racing to a 34.10 in the men's 300 meters to finish third overall and establish a new Coker school record in the event.
Coker also picked up three more personal bests in the 300 meters:
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Wesley Jones — 36.46 (PR)
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Ricardo Nuevo-Serrano — 37.29 (PR)
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Kamari Hudson — 38.16 (PR)
Three Cobras advanced to the finals of the men's 60-meter dash, highlighted by freshmanKeaten Pegues, who placed third overall in 6.86 seconds, followed by Juelz Mickles in 6.87 (5th) and Jeff Stills in 6.93 (7th).
Stills also added a strong showing in the 200 meters, finishing third overall in 21.72 seconds, while Quincy Byrd placed eighth in the 400 meters with a mark of 49.14 seconds.
Both men's 4x400-meter relay teams finished inside the top 10, placing 8th and 9th, respectively.
In distance action, freshman Ian Halle recorded a personal-best 17:05.47 in his indoor 5,000-meter debut.
Quotes and Notes
"First meets with a young team are always challenging but, they did really well despite having a two our delay on Friday. Our upperclassmen Donovan and Amelia breaking two school records right off the bat is a positive step for future meets. With several lifetime best, I was extremely happy with our Freshman class as they had an outstanding meet that should rank them high in the South Atlantic Conference standings. As we head into winter break now is a critical time to recover and train" – Head Coach Eugene Galloway
The men's team resumes its indoor schedule January 10th Tryon International