In his first college track meet on Friday, Pleasantville graduate Isaiah Davenport set a high jump PR.
Davenport, a freshman at Holy Family in Northeast Philadelphia and just across the Delaware River from Delanco, cleared 6-8 ¼ at the FastTrack National Invitational at Ocean Breeze.
Davenport PR’d at 6-8 when he won the state Group 2 title at Delsea this past June. His previous indoor PR was a 6-6 at the indoor state Group 2 meet at the Bubble in Toms River this past February.
On Friday, Davenport cleared 6-0 ¼ and 6-2 ½ on his first attempt and 6-4 ½ on his third. He was clean at 6-6 ¼ and then got over the bar at 6-8 ¼ on his second attempt. He finished the competition by taking three tries at 6-10 ¼.
Nishorn Pierre, Holy Family’s school indoor record holder at 7-1 ¾, won the event at 7-0 ¼. Pierre has cleared 7-2 ¼ outdoors. Pierre is a 2-time NCAA Division 2 All-America.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 