San Antonio, Texas – Centenary sophomore Devante' Jack (Jena, La.) returns to the very same city where he made history back on April 23 as he aims to qualify for the upcoming NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships as he competes in the Saint's Last Chance Meet on Friday hosted by Our Lady of the Lake University.
Jack will compete in the 800-meter run, the event that he won last month at the 2022 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships at Trinity University, running a conference-record time of 1:52.37 and became the first Centenary student-athlete ever to win an event at the SCAC Championships. Jack aims to secure a spot in the Division III Outdoor National Championships May 26-28 in Geneva, Ohio. He is set to compete against five others in his race which is set for an 8:10 p.m. start.
Jack bested several athletes from Division I schools at the SCAC Championships and his 1:52.37 at the time was the 15th-fastest time run all season in division III. He also won the 800 in a previous season-best time of 1:56.85 on April 15 at the Little Rock Twilight and now has four top-10 finishes and a runner-up finish in the 800 this season in addition to his two wins. Jack was named the SCAC Men's Track Athlete of the Week following his win at the conference meet as his time bested the former conference championship meet mark of 1:53.50 which was set by Trinity's Zach Brush in 2011.
See the complete men's season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/mtrack/2021-22/schedule
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