2 weeks Ago By Andrew Swadner
There was no shortage of outstanding performances for the Storm at the Dutch Holiday Preview, highlighted by Kendrick Achebe and Joseph Sams sitting atop the podium in their respective events. For the Storm men, Achebe broke the 6.90 second barrier in the 60m dash, becoming only the second Storm to do so, winning the event with a time of 6.
89 seconds. He moved into second place in school history in the event, and sits just 0.06 seconds behind Corey Carrell’s 1995 record.
Joseph Sams earned fourth in the record books with his 35.90 mark in the 300m, winning the event as well. Ulysses Patterson and Johny Amina finished third and fourth respectively in the high jump, but both will enter the top-10 in school history with a mark of 1.
96m. For the women, Aaliyah Johnson was one of five athletes to set personal records on the day, including her outstanding performance in the triple jump. Johnson won the event with a best of 10.
58m, which was only the third Storm ever to break the 10.5 mark. Joining her in school history was Nicole Middents in the 300m with her time of 45.
53 seconds. Isabelle Noring, and Emma Lueck earned first and second in the long jump. Maddie Hays finished on the podium in the 200m with her time of 26.
38 seconds..
