Category: HBCU Track&Field

Former HBCU track athlete headed to the Olympics

Brandon King

Former Johnson C. Smith sprinter Danielle Williams can claim several titles – CIAA Champion, NCAA Champion, 2020 USTFCCCA NCAA Division II Track & Field Hall of Famer- and now she can call herself an Olympian.  Williams qualified for the Paris games for Team Jamaica in the 100-meter hurdles after running a 12.53 in the finals at the team’s trials this weekend.  Following a decorated collegiate career at JCSU in which over two years she took home 9 NCAA titles ( 8 individual, 1 relay), 13 CIAA championships, garnered All-America honors…

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Norfolk State’s Premier Wynn qualifies for World Athletics U20 Championships

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Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Communication Fresh off completing a stellar freshman campaign to begin his collegiate career, Norfolk State track & field student-athlete Premier Wynn has taken his talents to a national stage. The Pennsauken, N.J. native competed at the 2024 USATF U20 Championships earlier this month at Hayward Field, finishing second in the 400-meter hurdles to qualify for the World Athletics U20 Championships. Shattering his own personal record, Wynn crossed the finish line in 50.58 seconds, ahead of competitors from North Carolina State, Washington, and Wichita…

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MEAC releases statement on Kai Cole

Brandon King

Yesterday we reported on the tragic saga of Kai Cole. The Norfolk State sprinter who ,despite running the third fasted tine in the country in the 100m with a 10.05, will not be allowed to compete for a spot on the national team at the National trials this weekend due to the MEAC not sanctioning their championship track meet. At the time of the report, inquiries to the MEAC, this morning the conference sent a released statement to sneakershoptalk and it reads below: The MEAC was recently informed that our…

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MEAC Champion sprinter denied Olympic Trial opportunity

Brandon King

title image via Norfolk State Athletics The USA Track& Field Championships are happening this weekend and with the 10.05 Kai Cole posted at the MEAC Track & Field Championship, he should be heading to Eugene, Oregon.  However, the Norfolk State sprinter will not be amongst the nation’s elite athletes vying to represent the U.S. at the Paris Olympics and he says it was through no fault of his own.  Cole released a statement via his X account in which he lays the blame for his future absence squarely at the…

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Grambling Track& Field with multiple strong showings at Pelican Relays

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Title image via Aniyah Rivers, Grambling State Athletics Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Grambling State Athletics The Grambling State University track & field got several top finishes and set several individual personal records at the Pelican Relays hosted by Southern University over the weekend. On Friday, Kyla Blockett passed the GSU women in the 200m, finishing in second place with a personal record time of 24.69. Amari Wrightsil placed fifth with her best run of the season (24.83). Kayla Ford(24.89), Ty Glasco (25.06) and Journie Mayfield (25.45) also achieved personal records in the women’s 200m. Ford and Glasco also…

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Several Eagles place in top 5 at Camel City Invitational

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title image via Kevin L. Dorsey Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The North Carolina Central University men’s and women’s track & field teams competed in the Camel City Invitational on Friday and Saturday. Freshman James Harris finished first for the second straight meet but for the first time in the men’s 400m event.  Harris won in his hometown running a 49.92 in the 400m event. He has shown his versatility running in the 200m, 300m, and 400m events so far this indoor season. Harris placed first last weekend…

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Texas Southern Men’s track with several top-10 placings in the season opener

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Title images via Texas Southern Athletics Courtesy of Texas Southern Sports Information RESULTS The TSU men’s track & field team posted eight top-10 finishes at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational hosted by the University of Houston on Friday. Brandon Washington placed fourth in the 800 as his time ranks second in the SWAC currently as he posted a mark of 1:56.71. Jose Gonzalez picked up where he left off last season with a seventh-place finish in the mile as he posted the top time (4:17.96) in the SWAC. Both Gonzalez…

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A pair of Golden Rams prepare to compete at D-II Track&Field Championships

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown , Albany State Athletics Two members of the Golden Rams Track & Field team are ready to compete at the 2023 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The championships will be held May 25th-27th inside the CSU Pueblo ThunderBowl in Pueblo, Colorado with Colorado State University, Pueblo serving as host. A total of 754 participants, 377 men and 377 women, will compete in the championships. Student-athletes qualified for the championships by reaching a provisional standard established for each event. The Golden Rams will be represented…

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Week 6 SIAC Trackletes Honourees

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Courtesy of the SIAC The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its track and field weekly honors, released by the league office on Tuesday. Ed Gilbert (Albany State) and Jaylynne Williams (Kentucky State) were named this week’s men and women Track Athletes of the Week, alongside Donte Gosier (Fort Valley State) and Sydney Blackburn (Albany State) who collected this week’s men and women Field Athletes of the Week honor. Women’s Track and FieldTrack Performer of the Week – Jaylynne Williams, Kentucky State Williams finished first place in the 100-meter hurdles with a season and personal best record of 14.99…

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Langston’s Chasity Veals named SAC Field Athlete of the Week for third consecutive time

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COurtesy of Kyle Taylor, Langston Sports Information OKLAHOMA CITY – Chasity Veals of Langston collected her third Oklahoma Ford Dealers Sooner Athletic Conference women’s field athlete of the week in a row.  Women’s field athlete of the week: Chasity Veals | Jr. | Richardson, Texas Chasity Veals placed second in the K.T. Woodman Classic on Friday in Wichita, Kan., in the triple jump with a leap of 39 feet, 4 inches. Veals’ mark ranks No. 4 in the NAIA on the season and placed her on the A standard list for the NAIA Championships. She…

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