In her first college race over the 100-meter high hurdles, Washington Township’s Dakota Jones broke the NJIT school record.
Jones ran 14.69, breaking the New Jersey Institute of Technology record of 14.78 set by Oluanifemi Olufowobi at a meet in Durham, N.H., this past May.
Jones ran 14.69 to win the event at the Danny Curren Invitational at Widener University in Chester, Pa. Teammate Kayla Kelsick from Science Park in Newark. Kelsick ran 14.78, tying the previous school record.
One of NJIT’s assistant coaches is Jerome Robinson, the 1986 state Group 1 high jump champion for Bordentown.
Jones ran 14.41 with an assisting wind of 2.2 meters per second at South Jersey Group 4 sectionals last year at Pennsauken, but her wind-legal PR is 14.54 from 2024 West Philly Nationals at Franklin Field.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 