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Ainsley's record-setting heptathlon performance earns weekly Centennial honor

Ainsley's record-setting heptathlon performance earns weekly Centennial honor

LANCASTER, Pa. – A record-setting heptathlon performance at the Widener Indoor Track & Field Invitational earned Haverford College's Jeffrey Ainsley the Centennial Conference Field Performer of the Week award as announced by the league office Monday afternoon.

Ainsley broke the school and Centennial records with a winning two-day total of 4,416 points.

On Thursday Ainsley stormed to the lead with season-best performances in the 55-meter dash, long jump, high jump, and shot put. He won each event to finish the day with 2,540 points, more than 500 points ahead of Alvernia University's Jeremiah Clinchoc in second place. Friday night's results were even better for Ainsley who ended the evening a few points shy of 1,000 ahead of Clinchoc in the runner-up spot.

Ainsley's career-best performances on day two in the pole vault, 55-meter hurdles, and 1,000m run catapulted the sophomore to his record score which ranks No. 20 on the national performance list.