Khari "KJ" Herbert starts in the 400m final at the 2012 CAC Jr. Championships final in El Salvador
JANUARY 29—American Heritage High Sr. Khari “KJ” Herbert Jr. opened his 2013 campaign at the Jimmy Carnes Indoor Invitational in Gainesville, Florida on Saturday, with a 400m victory.
Herbert Jr. won the two lapper in 49.21 seconds, then followed up with 22.58 to finish fourth in the 200m.
At the same competition, Bethune-Cookman Jr. Keron Stoute finished 2nd in the Pentathlon on Sunday after scoring 4623 points over two days of action. He covered the 55m dash in 6.69 seconds, had a Long Jump leap of 21’4”, a Shot Put heave of 35’3” then High Jumped, 6’8”. His second day tally included an 8.51 seconds run in the 55m Hurdles, 10’8” Pole Vault and a 3 minutes 05 seconds run in the 1000m.
Elsewhere over the weekend, Ashley Kelley made her 400m debut in 55.23 seconds, good for fourth at the Indiana Indoor Relays in Bloomington.
Portland State Vikings Sr. Dominique Maloney won her 400m heat at the Washington Huskies Invitational in 57.00 to place fourth overall.
Morgan State Bears Sr. Britney Wattley, ran her 60m in 7.77 seconds for 6th in prelims and the same time and position in the finals at the Terrier Classic Invitational in Boston, Mass. She improved her 200m season’s best to 25.10.
