ROCKINGHAM — Kicking off the spring sports season, a member of the Richmond Senior High School track and field team is featured in The Richmond Observer’s weekly series.
Senior Anayjah Dumas, a hurdler and jumper for the Lady Raiders, has been named the Official Richmond County Female Student-Athlete of the Week.
Returning for her fourth season with the team, Dumas put on a couple of strong performances in Richmond’s first two meets of the season last week.
Thanks to a win at an invitational Saturday, Dumas earned her second career recognition. She also received the honor during her junior outdoor track and field season.
Athletic Profile
Year: Senior
Spring sport: Track and field
Events: Hurdles, jumps
Varsity experience: 4 seasons
Other sports: Indoor track and field
Senior Anayjah Dumas (left) shows off her first-place medal alongside freshman Chrislynn Culley (third place) at Saturday’s invitational. (Photo courtesy of head coach Reggie Miller.)
“CLASSROOM CREDITS” WITH ANAYJAH DUMAS
While adding up the points is a big part of Dumas’ track and field career, she’s made it her top priority to remain focused in the classroom.
A dual enrollment student at Richmond and Richmond Community College, Dumas balances the workload of school and sports for two-thirds of the school year as a student-athlete. She ran indoor track and field and also served as the girls’ basketball team’s manager.
This past fall, Dumas made the A Honor Roll with high marks in all of her classes. She earned a 99 in English IV Honors, a 97 in Weight Training Honors and a 94 in Spanish II. In her lone RichmondCC course, Math 143, Dumas had a 90.
Nearing the midway point of her final semester of high school, Dumas is taking three classes at Richmond this spring. She currently has all As in Economics and Personal Finance Honors, Health Science II Honors and Junior Leadership Honors.
At RichmondCC, Dumas is working on earning college credit in English 111. Ranked in the top 75 of her graduating class, Dumas has a 3.964 weighted grade point average.
After high school, Dumas plans to attend a four-year university and earn her degree in nursing.
“FIRST PLACE” WITH ANAYJAH DUMAS
Richmond’s boys’ and girls’ track and field teams opened the season with meets last Thursday and Saturday.
The Lady Raiders won Thursday's Sandhills Athletic Conference meet at Lee County High School with 126 points, and followed that with a tie for seventh place at the Golden Dash Relays in Fayetteville on Saturday with 39 points.
Dumas played a big part in both meets, adding points to Richmond’s final scores. At Lee County, she combined for 14 points with a second-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles (18.06 seconds) and a third-place distance of 27’-1.5 inches in the triple jump.
In Saturday’s invitational, Dumas collected a quarter of Richmond’s points with a win in the 100-meter hurdles. She ran the race with a final time of 18.28 seconds, edging Sophie Edwards of Union Pines High School (18.29 seconds).
Dumas and freshman teammate Chrislynn Culley placed first and third in the event, combining for 16 points.
Both of Richmond’s track and field teams will compete in another SAC meet Thursday at Pinecrest High School. Events will start at 4 p.m.
RAPID RESPONSE VIDEO WITH ANAYJAH DUMAS
VIDEO: Click here to see Anayjah Dumas' video interview.
The Richmond Observer will publish its Official Richmond County Male Student-Athlete of the Week soon.
