Mance highlights DC runners on second day at River City Relays

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Defiance College track and field returned to the circuit at the University of North Florida on Saturday and competed against a field comprised of mostly Division I and II programs.

One of the highlights for the day came from a trio of men's sprinters in the 200 meters who finished just seconds off the winning time set by runners from schools such as Tennessee State, Bethune-Cookman and Maryland. Tyjon Mance ran the race in 23.16 seconds for a 13th-place overall finish but came in third during his section of the finals. His time is now a top-10 time in the school record books, currently sitting as the eighth-fastest time in the 200 meters. Marcus Snell posted a 23.35, which tied the previous 10th-place mark. Zyon Woods also ran a strong race at 24.55 as all three runners beat their best time in the 200 meters from the indoor season.

Jvontae Barnes posted a fourth-place finish in the lone hurles event Defiance competed in over the weekend, finishing a hair over one-minute flat as the top non-DI finisher. Zawadi Debola was the only non-DI runner to take on the 1500 meters and posted a 14th-place finish. DC's women also had a quartet run the 200 meters with Mira Horvath and Rakel Thompson finishing neck-and-neck just under 27 seconds. 

Women's Track Results

• 100 meters: None in finals, Rakel Thompson 12.89 in prelims
• 200 meters: Mira Horvath, 26.81 (14th); Rakel Thompson, 26.89 (15th); Shelby Clements, 29.24 (22nd); Amira Knight, 30.41 (23rd)
• 1500 meters: Zawadi Debola, 5:50.17 (14th)

Men's Track Results

• 200 meters: Tyjon Mance, 23.16 (13th); Marcus Snell, 23.35 (15th); Zyon Woods, 24.55 (21st)
• 1500 meters: Eli Fortman, 4:46.77 (23rd); Jake Stephens, 5:17.97 (24th)
• 400 meter hurdles: Jvontae Barnes, 1:00.06 (4th)

UP NEXT

Defiance travels south again in two weeks for a two-day meet at Emory University in Atlanta.

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