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Apr 20, 2009

MIT Freshman Portia Jones Named NEWMAC Women's Track Athlete of the Week

NEWMAC Women's Track Athlete of the Week  

Portia Jones, MIT, 2012 (Queens, N.Y.)

Portia Jones had a strong day overall at the Springfield Invitational. The freshman was a part of one winning relay squad and helped set three school records on Saturday. Jones anchored the victorious 4x400m relay team that achieved an NCAA provisional qualification with its time of 3:56.16. That time is now the fastest in school history. She also reached the provisional mark in the 400m and set a new MIT record, finishing second in 56.95 seconds. Jones also set an Institute standard in the 200 with a time of 25.32, good for third place. MIT took first in the meet with 178.50 points.