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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.
Follow the SWAC
For complete coverage of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, please follow the SWAC on social media at @TheSWAC (Twitter), @TheSWAC (Facebook), and @TheSWAC (Instagram) or visit the official home of the Southwestern Athletic Conference at
www.swac.org.