Avante Newsome-Gunn

  • Award
    Student-Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    12/9/2014
  • Sport
    Women's Indoor Track & Field
  • School
    Bethel University
  • Year
  • Position
  • Hometown
  • High School

Avante Newsome-Gunn, senior from South Bend, IN, put together a great all-around performance in Bethel Track and Field's season opener at Notre Dame over the weekend. Newsome-Gunn hit the NAIA 'A' qualifying standards in the long jump with a distance of 5.57m, first in the NCCAA (TFRRS ranking). While she also reached NAIA 'B' standards in the 60 meter dash with a time of 7.85 (4th NCCAA) and as part of the 4x400 meter relay team with a time of 4:01.11 (1st in the NCCAA). Newsome-Gunn ranked 2nd in the NCCAA in the 200m with a time of 25.63. In her first meet of the year, Newsome-Gunn hit NCCAA qualifying standards in all her events (60m, 200m, 4x4 relay and long jump).