Melvindale High School 🏃♂️ Track & Field ( HS) Practice
Javonte Raines Moves Up the Record Book!
By Abdul Yahia | Apr 20, 2026 8:54 AM
Javonte Raines continues his charge on the record books. At Oakland University’s Elaine Leigh Elite High School Distance Race Invitational, he set the Athletic.net 400m record for Melvindale (our online record book of the information era). Passing 2012 graduate Kennedy Fells, he now sits second all-time behind record holder Tom LaForest, who set the record in 1982, with a time of 50.1 seconds. Congratulations to Javonte Raines on this outstanding achievement. We are proud of your hard work, dedication, and continued accomplishments.