DAYTONA BEACH, FL – The Nova Southeastern track team finished competition at the first-ever SSC Outdoor Track Championships. NSU was led by SSC Champions Sativa James (400 Meters) and Jillian Thorning (1500 Meters). Sativa James was recognized as the Freshman of the Meet after earning a first-place finish in the 400 meters and a second-place finish in the 200 meters. On the women’s side, the Sharks earned a third-place team finish with 81 points, and the men earned a sixth-place finish in the standings with 35 points. 
(Women’s Top 8 Finishes)
400 Meters- Sativa James (1st/56.39), Bella Butler (4th/59.39)
1500 Meters- Jillian Thorning (1st/4:34.64), Eden Toal (2nd/4:34.96)10,000 Meters- Leena Saidi (2nd/37:30.88)
3,000 Meter Steeple- Bella Ascone (5th/12:07.95), Maggie Ragsdale (7th/12:28.16)
200 Meters- Sativa James (2nd/25.15)
5,000 Meters- Isabella Grant (7th/18:06.84)
800 Meters- Jillian Thorning (2nd/2:16.62), Eden Toal (3rd/2:17.51)
(Men’s Top 8 Finishes)200 Meters- Phillip DiMarco (6th/21.89)
400 Meters- Julian Granville (2nd/47.64), Phillip DiMarco (4th/48.07)
110 Meter Hurdles- Keel Brossard (6th/16.15)
1500 Meters- Jaime Blazquez (4th/3:53.32)
4 x 400 Meter- Julian Granville/ Federico Meneses/ Andres Agudelo/ Phillip DiMarco (3rd/3:14.40)
Coach Jonathan Carter – Today, history was made. We competed in the first Southern State Conference Track Championship. We are very happy the team got a chance to experience what it feels like to compete in a conference championship. This experience will build team chemistry, which will help our team grow. We had incredible performances today. Some season-best times were ran today. Sativa James received the Freshman of the meet. We look forward to competing in many more SSC championships.
The Sharks will race again on May 2nd and 3rd as they head to the University of North Florida for the UNF East Coast Relays.
