Nita Koom-Dadzie (Kingwood) is off to a fast start to the 2024 indoor track and field season. The all-state sprinter got things started this past weekend at the FasTrak Athletix High School Indoor Challenge in Houston, Texas this weeknd.
Koom-Dadzie showed little rust with an opening preliminary round run of 7.43 for the top seed heading into the finals. About an hour later, she followed that up with a 7.44 run for the win.
Sade Gray from Scotlandville (LA) got in for runner-up with runs of 7.70 and 7.51 ahead of Avia Jones (Klein Forest) who was third with runs of 7.60 and 7.62 in the finals.
Girls Open 60 Meters Finals
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Athlete Yr Team Mark Wind
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1 Nita Koom-Dadzie Track Houston Youth Tra 7.44a
2 Sade Gray Run Fast TC 7.51a
3 Avia Jones Unattached 7.62a
4 Nia Trammell Athletic Performance (A 7.67a
5 Lillian Harden Unattached 7.70a
6 Kenniyah Guischard-Yearw Texas Storm Track 7.73a
7 Lailah Hudson Unattached 7.75a
8 Trinity Williams Unattached 7.77aIn the 60-meter hurdles, it was Makeriah Harris (Scotlandville) who hammered two consecutive 8.50 runs through the rounds.
Harris, who ran five races under 7.95 last season including a 7.56 personal best last year is getting over a month head start to her senior season with the run at FasTrak.
She also added a solid leg on the Run Fast TC winning 4x200 relay.
Girls Open 60m Hurdles Finals
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Athlete Yr Team Mark Wind
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1 Makeriah Harris Run Fast TC 8.50a
2 Chelsi Williams Incredibles Track club 8.56a
3 Naomi Booker Unattached 8.86a
4 Dior Williams Buffalos Run TC 8.86a
5 Alleah Krote Athletic Performance (A 8.90a
6 Alaysha Rodriguez Unattached 9.27a
-- Lillian Harden Unattached DNS
-- Kalen Goodman Unattached DNS