News
2/9/2012 6:30:33 PM – New Mexico Junior College Head track & Field Coach, Keith Blackwill is proud to announce that sophomore sprint star, Tasha Allen will compete at the prestigious USA Track & Field Indoor National Championships in the 60 meter dash on Saturday and Sunday February 25-26 2012 in Albuquerque NM. Allen, a native of Milwaukee WI, is the first NMJC student to reach the qualifying standard in her event in the programs history. Allen ran a personal record of 7.53 in the finals of the 60 meters at the University of New Mexico Collegiate Classic Saturday afternoon as she breezed across the finish line to win the event over a strong field of NCAA Division I and II sprinters. In addition to becoming one of the nation’s elite in the 60m, Tasha competed in the 200 meters on Friday evening and placed 3rd running a national junior college leading time of 24.11 which is also an indoor personal record for her. While the USAT&F Indoor Championships does not contest the 200m indoors, Allen’s personal best of 23.35 in the outdoor 200m has met the “B” standard for the USA Olympic Trials to be held in Eugene Oregon this summer.