Family, friends hold socially distant send-off for man embarking on mission trip overseas
February 3, 2021
Jeremiah Davis is a graduate of Madison Academic in Jackson.
Wednesday, his family and friends gave him a socially-distant send-off as he embarks on a mission trip to Zambia.
Davis says he knows God has him in a wonderful and unique place and cannot wait to see how the Lord will use him.
Davis also says he will keep in touch with his family and wants to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers.
He leaves for the mission trip this Friday.
Arkansas dropped from No. 1 to No. 2 and
LSU held steady at No. 3. Elsewhere in the top-5,
Texas Tech jumped two spots from No. 6 to No. 4 and
Florida State followed suit from No. 7 to No. 5.
Where else could you start with Oregon than its Distance Medley Relay quartet? For the second year in a row, the Ducks lowered the collegiate record in the event: This time by more than five seconds to 9:19.24 and took down a near five-year-old all-time world best set by Team USA. On top of that, three of those athletes who competed on that relay team fared exceptionally well as an individual:
DAY ONE RESULTS
CLEMSON, S.C. – The Florida State track and field team wasted no time on day one of the Bob Pollock Invitational. With five wins and many personal record performances the FSU team has made it clear that they have no desire to step back from their indoor success.
“Great opening day for us. I was really pleased with our focus and effort, especially for so early in the year,” said Florida State head coach Bob Braman.
Jumps
Isaac Grimes and Jeremiah Davis once again dominated the men’s long jump. Grimes made an enormous jump of 8.18m to take the win with a distance that was not just a huge PR and national leader but also No. 2 in FSU history behind Seminole legend Ngoni Makusha (8.21m). Davis took second by jumping a massive distance of 7.99m to beat his previous 7.86m PR. Not to be outdone Alonie Sutton and Ruta Lasmane also took first and second in the women’s long jump by both jumping a distance of 6.14m.
“Our jump ladies continue to impress. For
Panthers believe they ve found the right fit Jan 21, 2021 at 03:49 PM Brandon Todd/Carolina Panthers
CHARLOTTE – Panthers owner David Tepper can t resist the play on words. He even has a hand gesture to go with it.
Put simply, he thinks new general manager Scott Fitterer is a fit for what he wants to build here.
Tepper laughed as he interlaced his fingers, and talked about what he saw in his new GM, but it s clear after a lengthy process they interviewed 15 candidates the former Seahawks executive quickly rose to the top of the pile because of how he meshes with the larger vision Tepper has for the organization.