Men's Outdoor Track

SWAC Student-Athletes Compete at NCAA Outdoor Track and Field First Rounds

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The NCAA Division I men's and women's outdoor track and field first round competition began on Wednesday, May 28, with the East meet in Jacksonville, Florida and the West meet in College Station, Texas.

This past season saw several student-athletes from within the league excel in their respective events. The NCAA first rounds run Wednesday, May 28, through Saturday, May 31. Both the DI men's and women's first rounds are held simultaneously.
 
First round advancement info
 
The 2025 NCAA DI outdoor track and field championships are held Wednesday, June 11 through Saturday, June 14 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Combined event athletes (heptathlon and decathlon) accepted into the championship meet were announced on Thursday, May 22.
 
The top 12 competitors from each individual event and the top 12 teams from each relay event advance from each first round. The list of qualifiers from each event contested in the first rounds will be announced by 5 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 1.
 
The final list of the championship competition participants will be announced by 3 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 3.

The student-athletes listed below from the Southwestern Athletic Conference qualified to participate in the first round of the event.
 
Alabama A&M
Eric Barker – 400m hurdles
Laila Gaynor – 400m
 
Alabama State
Taliah Wickett – 800m  
Aliyah Williams – 800m  
Vaughn DeVaughn III – 110H and 400H 
Chad Gaffney – 4x400m 
Khabeeba Mills – 4x400m 
Nickory Richards – 400m and 4x400m 
Isaiah Riggins – Triple Jump 
Seth Stockton – Triple Jump 
Jamarion Stubbs – 100m, 200m and 4x400m 
Anthony Woods II – Long Jump and Triple Jump 

Alcorn State
Derrick Williams – 100m and 200m
Trellas Forrest – 400m

Bethune-Cookman
Shanard Walker – 200m, 400m and Long Jump
Xavier Bogan – 200m, 400m and Long Jump
 
Florida A&M
Paul Rowden – High jump
Randell Pompy – High jump
Alpha Mpofu – 400m
Leonard Mustari – 110H
Darien Larence – 100m and 200m
Kirk Dawkins – 800m
Tatianna Martinez – 400m, 4x100 relay
Nya Blocker – 100m, 200m, and 4x100 relay
Arayana Ladson – 4x100 relay
Oarabile Tshosa – 4x100 relay
Katelynn Smith – 400H
Alesia Douglas – 800m

Grambling State 
Shatara Johnson – Long Jump
Shamya Joiner – Long Jump
Quincy Chery – 400H
Savantez Philips – 110m Hurdles

Jackson State
Ivan Donaldson Jr. – 110m and 400m hurdles 
Mylani Galbreath – Long Jump 
Ledamian Rowell – Triple Jump and Long Jump
Javon Gray – Triple Jump
 
Prairie View A&M
Christion Derrick – 400m
 
Southern
Herman Batiste – High Jump
Roman Smith – High Jump

Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Jared Sylvester – 200m
Jordan Pierre – 400m
Ross Walrond – 200m
Pierre Brownlee-Ford – Long Jump
4x100m Relay – (Dwight Henry, Jared Sylvester, Jordan Pierre and Ross Walrond)
4x400m Relay – (Mohamed Soumare, Jared Sylvester, Jordan Pierre and Ross Walrond)

About the SWAC 
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.
 
Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.
 
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