Juanita Sanchez, a native of Belen, New Mexico, earned a pair of sixth place finishes for the Blazers in their outdoor opener at the Mississippi College Season Opener. The senior finished the 100m in 12.77 which is ranked no. 3 in the NCCAA, and finished the 200m in 25.79, the no. 4 time in the NCCAA. Sanchez also ran in the 4 x 400m relay finishing second of 3 teams with a time of 3:58.64, ranked no. 1 in the NCCAA. Sanchez also competed in the long jump, finishing tenth as she cleared 4.82 meters.
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD – TRACK NOMINEES: Juanita Sanchez, Belhaven University; Evu Janice Young, Mississippi College