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Miami Herald
11 hours ago
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Howard women the leading HBCU at NCAA Track Championship
Howard University Women's Track & Field is headed to the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships as the leading HBCU, qualifying for four events. Howard 4×100 Relay Team Advances with Season Best Graduates Kailei Collins (Houston) and Marcia Sey (London, U.K.), senior Tiffani-Rae Pittman (Bowie, Md.), and sophomore Aiyana Gray-Williams (Winston-Salem, N.C.) qualified in the 4×100-meter relay. The team clocked a season-best 43.86 to automatically secure their spot in Eugene, Oregon. Sey and Collins Punch Individual Tickets Marcia Sey qualified individually in the 100-meter hurdles with an impressive 12.99-second finish, earning an automatic bid. Kailei Collins also secured an individual spot. She clocked 11.21 seconds in the 100-meter dash, qualifying with a non-AQ time. Collins competed in the 200-meter dash but missed advancing. Woodruff Sets Personal Best in 400-Meter Hurdles Third-year standout Aniya Woodruff (Harrisburg, N.C.) earned her place in the 400-meter hurdles. She ran a personal best of 56.12 seconds to qualify. Graduate Ariana Smith (Pennsville, N.J.) and freshman Cenaiya Billups (Denver) also competed but did not advance. Other Howard Relay and Field Efforts Fall Short The 4×400-meter relay team of Smith, Woodruff, junior Kiya Lawson (Montclair, N.J.), and freshman Lindsay Johnson (Detroit) came up short in qualifying. In the triple jump, juniors Kelis Armstrong (Plano, Texas) and Jazmyn Wajd (Tampa, Fla.) also competed but missed qualification. Next Stop: Eugene The 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships take place June 11–14 in Eugene, Oregon. Howard's qualified athletes will look to represent Bison Nation on the national stage. How to Watch You can watch the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships live on the ESPN family of networks from June 11 to June 14, 2025. The event will be held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Broadcast Schedule (All times Eastern) Men's Day 1: Wednesday, June 11 at 7:00 PM on ESPNWomen's Day 1: Thursday, June 12 at 7:00 PM on ESPNMen's Day 2: Friday, June 13 at 8:30 PM on ESPN2Women's Day 2: Saturday, June 14 at 6:00 PM on ESPNU All sessions will also stream live on ESPN+ and WatchESPN, including field events and combined events like the decathlon and heptathlon. The post Howard women the leading HBCU at NCAA Track Championship appeared first on HBCU Gameday. Copyright HBCU Gameday 2012-2025
Time of India
2 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
TN discus thrower Krishna Jayasankar does a first on US soil
Krishna Jayasankar (l) with her coach Jordan Roach CHENNAI: After navigating a series of challenges over the past few years, Krishna Jayasankar has started to reap the rewards of her labour. The 22-year-old Tamil Nadu athlete became the first Indian woman thrower to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships. She made the cut in discus throw, one of her pet events along with shot put . Following her move to the USA, Krishna was without a coach at the University of Nevada, where she is currently studying. Krishna first competed in the NCAA circuit in 2022 and had to take a break due to injuries before making a comeback last year. The return was not ideal, as she did not achieve the desired outcome. However, Krishna continued to push herself, and the results have began to show. She broke the indoor national record in shot put earlier this year and has recorded multiple personal bests in discus throw. What has made the year more special for Krishna is her qualification to the Outdoor Championships with a personal-best throw of 55.61m in discus throw. 'The reaction when I threw 55.61m was insane. This is my final year competing in the outdoors and I wanted to give it my all. I am happy to have achieved what I did. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Dermatologista recomenda: simples truque elimina o fungo facilmente Acabe com o Fungo Undo I wanted to redeem myself after what I went through last year. It takes a village to help an athlete achieve the goals and I am grateful to the coaching staff. I have had a calf injury for the past 12 months, but I am able to manage it and perform,' Krishna told TOI from the USA. 'I told myself that one bad season will not define who I am, rather it will help me develop and learn from the mistakes. If not for the challenges that I faced, I would have breached the 60m mark earlier. I am on the right path and will look to progress at a good pace.' Jordan Roach has been training Krishna for the past few years. Having missed out on qualifying for the NCAA Championships in his college days, Roach wants to see his student achieve what he could not. 'Krishna did a lot of good work in the off-season and it is starting to show now. I knew she could do it and it was just a matter of time. What she has improved is her balance while throwing and she has the capacity to reach 60m in a few years. In the final, we expect to match the personal best and if possible, go another metre further,' Roach said. Multiple Olympic and World Championships medallist Carmelita Jeter, who is the head coach at the University of Nevada, said: 'I have seen so much growth from Krishna over the past year, and I believe that her failures are what changed her attitude.'
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Binghamton Men's Track and Field sends Johnson to NCAA Championships
VESTAL, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – At the collegiate level, one Binghamton Bearcat punched his ticket to the NCAA Championships in the 400 hurdles. Graduate student Marcus Johnson has punched his ticket to Eugene, Oregon, after finishing 7th overall in the NCAA East Region Meet. He ran it in a personal best 49.93. He is also the fifth male Bearcat ever to qualify for an NCAA Division I Track & Field Meet. Johnson had the fastest time of the finishers outside of the top three in their heat and posted the seventh-fastest time overall. He is the first Binghamton men's track & field athlete to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships since 2022. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Fox News
28-01-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
NCAA transgender female runner laments issue with spikes despite clobbering competition at meet
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) transgender runner Sadie Schreiner boasted about a victory at a women's track and field meet over the weekend. Schreiner won the 200-meter event with a time of 25.17 seconds. SUNY Brockport's Lexi Rodriguez finished in second place with a time of 26.92 seconds. Fisher College's Abigail Dorunda (27.00), Makenna Manson (27.63) and Allison Nickson (27.82) rounded out the top 5. "Not the race I was looking for at all this week, my spikes nearly fell off on the turn and with a poor start my time wasn't nearly what I wanted," the RIT runner wrote in an Instagram post. "The good news is that the season just started, and I'm going to leave everything on the track at nationals," Schreiner added with a transgender pride flag emoji. Schreiner is one of a few NCAA transgender female athletes who compete against biological women despite the organization's attempt to clamp down on the issue. Schreiner is an advocate for trans-inclusion in women's sports and complained last month about the lack of support from schools in the NCAA transfer portal. "Trying to transfer into D1 has made it abundantly clear that people are too afraid to support me," Schreiner wrote on Instagram. "I aimed to transfer in order to not only improve my athletic ability in a more competitive environment, but to help with the funds I needed to complete my degree. "It will now likely be impossible to do so, but whether (it's) in D3 or somewhere else I will be competing this year." Schreiner is still at RIT and still apparently winning. Last season, Schreiner earned All-American honors in outdoor track. The New Jersey native finished in third place in the 200-meter and eighth in the 400-meter races at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Schreiner won the 200-meter race at the Atlantic Region Indoor Championships and finished in ninth in the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
