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JSU athlete Adell Colthrust to compete in the Olympics

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Adell Colthrust (courtesy of JSU Athletics)

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Jackson State University athlete Adell Colthrust will compete in the 4X100 meter relay at the Tokyo Olympics where he will represent Trinidad and Tobago.

The announcement came on Wednesday he when JSU informed the public of Colthrust’s exciting opportunity.

“The journey to Tokyo has been difficult, but by God’s, I am able to represent not only Trinidad and Tobago, but act as an ambassador for Jackson State University,” Colthrust said. “I am humbled to be selected. Coach Thorne, Coach Country Harris Coach Brewster, and Coach Spooner provided me not only the opportunity to continue my education, but also my track and field career and for that, I’m very thankful.”

Colthrust is a freshman at JSU and you can watch him later on this month as the Olympics begin on July 23.

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Keith Phillips is the Vicksburg Daily News Sports Editor. He has been on staff since October 2019 where he was part-time until becoming full-time in 2020. Keith is a Vicksburg native and graduate of Vicksburg High School and the University of Southern Mississippi. In his years with VDN, he has covered multiple stories including sports, human interest and crime(courtroom).

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