Evis Jennings

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Evis Jennings (born July 11, 1955) is an American retired sprinter. [1] Running for Mississippi State University, he was the 1976 NCAA Indoor Champion at 440 yards. [2] [3]

He contested the 400 m at the 1976 United States Olympic Trials and finished seventh. His personal record for the distance was 45.4 seconds, which ranked him 11th fastest in the world in the 1974 season. [4]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1977 Universiade Sofia Bulgaria4th 400 m 45.95
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.2 GR

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