Jovan Sematimba
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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Hometown:
- Burlington, Mass.
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- Burlington
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- Events:
- Distance
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- Major:
- Nursing
Bio
Sophomore: Indoor: Saw action in seven meets during the season with a season-best place in the 1000 meter (11th) at the Stampede Invitational (2:45.85)...placed 23rd (4:38.83) in the mile at the USATF Indoor Championships. Outdoor: Stellar perfermance at the GNAC Championships, winning the 1500 meter (4:16.76) and placing second in the 800 meter (2:06.48)
Prep:
Ran two years of varsity cross country and track and field at Burlington High School...was named a Middlesex League Cross Country All-Star as a junior
Personal:
Born in Kampala, Uganda...intends to major in nursing...is the son of Maria Nantogo...has five siblings, Charles, Joan, Jane, Jackie and Olivia
News mentions
For the first time ever in the history of Regis (Mass.) Athletics, the Pride are Great Northeast Athletic Conference champions.
Maddie Boucias (Buckland, Mass.) set a new school record in the 800 meter (2:29.99) to highlight a solid showing for both the Regis (Mass.) men’s and women’s track and field teams Saturday at the Sean Collier Invitational hosted by MIT at Morrison Track.
The Regis (Mass.) track and field teams showcased a handful of top 10 places in the field events and set a new program record in the women’s 4x100 meter dash to highlight a solid showing at the ECSU Invitational on Saturday.
Fred Mathieu (Miami, Fla.) and Elliana Boebel (Bedford, Mass.) both qualified for the New England Outdoor Track and Field Championships to highlight a successful outing for the Regis (Mass.) track and field teams at the Penmen Relays.
Fatima St. Hilaire (Danvers, Mass.) had herself quite a day, winning the women’s long jump (5.31m) and placing fourth in the 100 meter dash (13.26 seconds) to highlight several strong individual showings by the Regis (Mass.) track and field teams Saturday in the Tufts Snowflake Classic at the Clarence “Ding” Dussault Track.
The Regis (Mass.) track and field teams put a bookend on the 2017-18 indoor season, posting seven personal bests at the USATF New England Indoor Championships Sunday at Gordon Track.
Not one, not two but three runners broke the program record in the mile to highlight the Regis (Mass.) men’s track and field team’s showing at the David Hemery Invitational hosted by Boston University on Saturday at the BU Track & Tennis Center.
Sprinter Bernice Boateng (Danielson, Conn.) qualified for this month’s DIII New England Indoor Championships, and Daniel LaFlamme (Watertown, Conn.) and Jovan Sematimba (Burlington, Mass.) broke their own school records in the weight throw and 3,000 meter run, respectively, to pace the Regis (Mass.) track and field teams at the Wesleyan Indoor Invitational on Saturday.
An unprecedented five school records were broken on Saturday as the Regis (Mass.) men's and women's track and field teams competed at the Stampede Invitational hosted by Tufts University.
For the second time in as many meets, junior Fatima St. Hilaire (Danvers, Mass.) set a new program record to highlight a strong showing by the Regis (Mass.) men's and women's track & field teams on Saturday at the Panther Invitational at Plymouth State University.
Juniors Fatima St. Hilaire (Danvers, Mass.) and Daniel LaFlamme (Watertown, Conn.) set new school records in the 55m dash and men's weight throw, respectively, and senior Kate Cowden (Wilmington, Mass.) qualified for New Englands in the shot put to highlight a strong showing for the Regis (Mass.) men's and women's track and field teams at the Reggie Poyau Memorial Invitational at Brandeis University on Saturday.
ChiChi Akanegbu (North Easton, Mass.) set a program record in the shot put and qualified for the New England Championships to highlight the Regis (Mass.) track and field team’s indoor season opening meet Saturday at the UMass Boston Indoor Open held at the Reggie Lewis Center.