A Long Jump Lands in All-American Territory

Tri-C’s Chanavier Robinson earns honors at NJCAA championships

Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C^®) long jumper Chanavier Robinson leaped her way to All-American recognition at the 2018 NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships held March 2-3 in Texas. 

Robinson finished eighth in the event and earned a spot on the podium with a jump of 17 feet, 11.75 inches — her longest of the season. She entered the national meet as the regional champion.

The sophomore from Ravenna is studying to be a physical therapist assistant.

Four other Tri-C student-athletes also competed individually at the meet, including:

• Vanessa Lane (freshman/Tallmadge), who finished 11^th in the high jump.
• Caroline Lapish (sophomore/Madison), who finished 11th in the 3,000-meter run.
• Sonnie Sauvinsky (sophomore/Rootstown), who finished 18^th in the 1,000-meter run.
• Kamry Brown (freshman/Lima), who finished 22^nd in the 400-meter dash.

The College’s distance medley relay team — comprised of Brown, Lapish, Sauvinsky and Shelbie Sporcich (sophomore/Ashtabula) — finished ninth at the championships.

As a team, Tri-C finished 28^th at the national championships.

March 05, 2018

John Horton, 216-987-4281 john.horton@tri-c.edu