Virginia Union C'Evon Jones Wins NCAA Division II 60 Meter Dash National Championship (Video)

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Virginia Union University's C'Evon Jones has won the school's first national championship in Indoor Track & Field by winning the women's 60 meter dash at the NCAA Division II Track & Field Championships in Birmingham, Ala.

Jones, a junior from Pompano Beach, Fla., won the championship with a time of 7.35 seconds, with Raven Covington of Winston-Salem State University coming in second with a time of 7.42 seconds.

"We decided to make a commitment prior to the National Championship," said VUU Track & Field Head Coach Wilbert D. Johnson. "During the last two weeks we got up at 4:45 a.m. and drove to Hampton, Va., to practice at the Boo Williams Complex. Commitment, hard work and dedication proved to be the correct formula for C'Evon Jones becoming a National Champion in the 60 meters."

Jones' National Championship is the first National Championship for VUU since the men's basketball team won the National Championship in 2005.

RESULTS

Place Athlete Time

1 C'Evon Jones
JR - Virginia Union 7.35
2 Raven Covington
JR - Winston-Salem State 7.42
3 Katelin Barber
JR - Alabama-Huntsville 7.42
4 Ada Udaya
SR - New Haven 7.44
5 Sunayna Wahi
JR - Adams State 7.51
6 Nikia Squire
FR - Queens (N.C.) 7.52
7 Ornella Livingston
FR - Saint Augustine's 7.52
8 Kiara Allen
JR - Millersville 7.58



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