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This Virginia Standout Just Had An Outstanding Indoor Season
Mar 8, 2021 Jahnelle Saunders set a new career-best time in the 60mH this weekend at the AAU Indoor Elite Championships
Photo Credit: Nolan Jez/MileStat
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For the last four years, Jahnelle Saunders has been building the kind of versatility that few in high school track and field ever quite display to full effect.
And as the 2021 high school indoor season comes to a close, the Hampton Bethel standout will finish US No. 9 in the 60mH (8.56) and US No. 8 in the long jump (19-8).
Here s the crazy part, though.
While Saunders might not find herself on any all-time lists to end the season, she very well could have been.
Key Recruits Headed To HBCU Programs In 2021
Feb 17, 2021 Jahnelle Saunders (left), Tiffani Rae Pittman and Morgan Williams are among elite-level talent headed to HBCU programs in 2021
By Garrett Zatlin - MileSplit Recruitin Correspondent
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When it comes to track and field recruiting at the high school level, it feels like we talk about a variety of different athletes regardless of event, geographic location or which college they commit to.
With February being Black History Month, though, we felt it a perfect time to highlight a few Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) that have recently landed some notable high school talents.
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