Jessica Peaks, from Durham is a senior on the Lady Rams track & field team. The former student of Durham School of the Arts is a sprinter and also specializes in jumps.
Peaks is a physical education major. Lady Rams head coach Halcyon Blake selected her as a co-recipient of the Coach’s Baton Honor. Peaks came in second place in the women’s high jump at the Wake Forest Open March 21 with a height of 1.72m. Peaks also assisted the Lady Rams in the 4x400m relay to a 10th place finish. “They [Peaks and Williams] had a stellar weekend,” Blake said. “They played a [key] part on the team. They did fantastic.”