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Ja'qway Janvier
Ja'qway Janvier
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Weight:
    130
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Miami Gardens, Fla.
  • High School:
    Mater Academy Charter
  • Events:
    Sprints

Bio

Personal Bests: 60: 6.96 100: 11.10 200: 23.19 LJ: 5.97m

TFRRS Profile (Top performances and meet-by-meet results)

Sophomore (2020-21): Competed in six meets (four indoor and two outdoor) ... Finished second in the 60-meter dash with a 7.04 at the HCAC Indoor Championships ... Finished third in the 200-meters (23.50) at the HCAC Indoor Championships ... Placed third in the 100-meters (11.10) at the HCAC Indoor Championships ... Member of a 4x400 relay team that placed fifth at HCAC Indoor Championships ... Set a personal best in the 60-meters at the John Hartpence Classic with a time of 6.96, one of the fastest times in school history ... Named the HCAC Men's Track Athlete of the Week on Feb. 17 after winning the 60 (6.96), 200 (23.48), the long jump (5.93m) and competing with the winning 4x400 team at the John Hartpence Classic.

Freshman (2019-20): Competed in five indoor meets ... Placed third in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.21 at the HCAC Indoor Championships ... Set a personal best time in the 60-meter dash at the HCAC Indoor Championships with a time of 7:12 ... Also, set a personal best in the long jump at the HCAC Championships with a mark of 5.97m ... Recorded a personal best in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.75 at the Cedarville Collegiate Indoor Invitational on Feb. 7. 

Prep: Two-year letterman in football and track at Mater Academy Charter High School.

Personal: Son of Altagrace Louis and Evense Janvier... Majoring in sports management ... Also a member of the DC football team.

News Mentions

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Marshall leads men’s track & field to 6th-place finish at HCAC Outdoor Championship

After a slow start on day one of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship on Friday, the Defiance College...

May 1, 2021

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Track & Field sprints past competition at Concordia Legacy Meet

The Defiance College men’s and women’s track and field teams traveled north to Ann Arbor, Mich. on Saturday to compete in the Legacy...

April 24, 2021

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Defiance College 2021 outdoor track season preview

On Saturday the Defiance College men’s and women’s track and field program will begin the 2020-21 outdoor season at the Cedarville...

March 26, 2021

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Melvin wins 60m, Men's Track finishes third at HCAC Championship

Despite being picked last in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference preseason coaches polls, the Defiance College men's track and field team...

February 21, 2021

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Janvier Named HCAC Track Athlete of the Week

Hip Hip Ja'qway! Defiance College sprinter Ja'qway Janvier (Miami Gardens, Fla./Mater Academy Charter) has been named the Heartland Collegiate...

February 17, 2021

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Janvier leads Yellow Jackets at John Hartpence Invitational

DEFIANCE, Ohio - Three first-place finishes from Ja'qway Janvier set the tone for an impressive outing by the Defiance College track and field...

February 12, 2021

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