Nana Kissi
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- Hometown:
- Somerset, NJ
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- Position:
- Throws
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Franklin High School
Bio
Collegiate Personal Bests:
Shot Put: 14.52m
Discus: 35.63m
Hammer: 27.16m
Weighted Throw: 12.98m
Javelin: 56.48m
2018 Outdoor: Came in fourth in javelin (52.71m) at the 2018 Mark Young Invitational...Took home the gold medal for shot put (13.88m) and silver for discus (35.63m) at the CCSU Track & Field Invitational...At the Northeast Conference Championship finished fifth for shot put (13.89m) and sixth for javelin (54.27m).
2018 Indoor: Finished fourth overall in weighted throw (12.50m) at the 2018 Yale Collegiate Invitational...At the 2018 NEC Indoor Track & Field Championships finished seventh in shot put (14.52m) and 10th in weighted throw (12.98) and set personal bests in both events.
2017 Outdoor: Finished 10th overall in the javelin at the 2017 Northeast Conference Championships and also competed in the discus...Opened the outdoor season with a pair of personal records at Bryant in the javelin (56.48m) and discus (35.46m)...Finished in sixth place in the javelin at the Rider Invitational.
2017 Indoor: Competed in the weighted throw (10.66m) and shot put (11.20m, season best) at the Northeast Conference Championships...Mark a season best finish in ninth place at the 35th Yale Collegiate Invitational in the shot put with a throw of 11.14m...Recorded a season longest weighted throw at the Wagner Invite of 11.92.
Before Central: At Franklin High School, was awarded the coaches award, and selected as the Winter Athlete of the Year... Named to the First Team All-County, as well as the All-Conference team...Placed fourth at the 2015 Meet of Champions for the javelin.
News mentions
Central was named the NEC runner-up with a total of 150 points.
Kevorni Welsh was crowned the 2019 NEC long jump and high jump champion.
CCSU will host the Northeast Conference championships on May 4-5.
Richard Grudzwick set a new outdoor 800 meter record with a time of 1:50.06.
Central came in eighth out of a field of 10 teams.
CCSU competes next Saturday at UConn in the Northeast Challenge.
Men's track travels to Virginia on April 5-6.
Central totaled 98 points at the 2019 NEC Championship.
Junior Kevorni Welsh was crowned the NEC men’s long jump champion with a jump of 7.11 meters.
CCSU will next compete on Feb. 15-16 at the 2019 Northeast Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship.
Central is back in Boston on Feb. 1-2 for the New England Championships.
Richard Grudzwick won the 500-meter event.
Men's indoor track and field recorded eight first-place finishes and set seven personal bests.
Marquis Ward finished first in the men's high jump.