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Tarleton State’s Prestina Ochonogor qualifies for 2025 World Championships with Nigeria

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STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tarleton State women’s long jumper Prestina Ochonogor was tabbed to Nigeria’s squad heading to the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan on Sept. 13-21, Nigeria announced on Monday.
 
The freshman will be making her first appearance at the World Championships after earning a spot at the 2024 Paris Olympics. When she competed at the Olympics, she was just 17 years old, one of the youngest at the event. Now, the 19-year-old will look to improve on her 12th place finish in the long jump at the Olympics at the 2025 World Championships.
 
“We are so proud of Prestina, this is a great accomplishment,” said head coach Bobby Carter. “I believe if I’m not mistaken, Prestina is the youngest and only athlete in Tarleton State Athletics history to make an Olympic Team, and World Championship Team. She has worked very hard this year, and it has shown very well. One thing she has told me all this year is that anything means nothing until you make it something. Well, she has done just that! Greater is coming! “
 
Ochonogor had an outstanding first collegiate season for the Texans. As soon as she arrived in the United States, the freshman got right to work and won her first college title, the WAC indoor long jump. She not only set the school record, but also the WAC Indoor Championships meet record with a best leap of 6.64 meters. Her leap qualified her for a spot at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships. Competing in a field full of Power Four competitors, she qualified for the finals and finished eighth overall. With a best jump of 6.43 meters, she earned First Team All-American status, the only freshman to earn the honor in the women’s long jump this season.
 
But the Benin, Nigeria, native, wasn’t done yet. In the outdoor season, Ochonogor showed the nation that she had more in store. In her first meet of the outdoor slate, she earned silver at the prestigious Texas Relay with a 6.48-meter leap. She was the top collegian in the competition but placed runner-up to a professional jumper that entered the competition. Later in the season at the WAC Championships, Ochonogor defended her indoor title, and won the women’s outdoor long jump crown as well. Once again, the freshman tied the meet record with a best leap of 6.67 meters. She also earned All-WAC honors with a seventh-place finish in the 100 meters crossing in 11.62 seconds. After Ochonogor’s performances at the WAC Championships and the entire regular season, she was the second Texan in 2025 to earn WAC Freshman of the Year joining indoor freshman, Victoria Cameron.
 
In the postseason, Ochonogor made waves at the NCAA West First Rounds. In just her three given jumps, Ochonogor leapt 6.66 meters to finish second in the West Region and earn a spot at the 2025 NCAA Track and Field National Championships in Eugene, Ore. Just two weeks later, she found herself competing in two events, the women’s long jump and a member of the Texans 4×100 meter relay team. She competed in both events on the same day, starting with a 15th place finish in the relay to earn Second Team All-American honors. But, Ochonogor wasn’t done yet. She then made the women’s long jump finals and earned another First Team All-American honor with a 6.41-meter jump.
 
With the NCAA season complete, Ochonogor then returned to her home country of Nigeria for more competition over the summer. In the middle of July, she earned gold in the women’s long jump at the African U20 Championships. She also set the new U20 African record with a gold medal winning jump of 6.71 meters. Then just two weeks later, she won her second gold medal of the summer winning her second Nigerian national title in the women’s long jump. Her best leap of 6.52 meters gave her back-to-back Nigerian long jump titles after winning the 2024 crown as well.
 
After all of her competitions she enters the World Championships ranked 35th in the world. She is the youngest jumper ranked in the top 40, having just turned 19 in July. She will be one of the 15 Nigerian athletes selected to represent Team Nigeria in September. She is one of two women’s long jumpers to represent her country joining three-time Olympian Ese Brume.
 
The World Championships happen every other year and have been hosted in 16 different countries since 1976. The last world championships in 2023 was held in Budapest, Hungary and the 2027 edition will be held in Beijing, China. The event occurs the year before and after the Olympics as another top showcase for world-class athletes to compete against each other.
 
At the 2023 World Championships, Serbia’s Ivana Vuleta took home the gold medal with the 2023 world’s best leap at the time of 7.14 meters. Ochonogor’s now teammate, Ese Brume finished fourth with a leap of 6.84 meters. In the field of 36, the top 12 after the first three jumps reached the finals. In 2023, the last qualifying jump into the finals was 6.61 meters, a mark that Ochonogor has surpassed multiple times this season.
 
The 2025 World Athletics Championships will kick off in Tokyo, Japan at Japan National Stadium. The women’s long jump competition will begin on September 13th with the qualifying round. Each competitor will get three jumps, with the best 12 jumps heading to the finals the next day. The qualifying round will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tokyo time, and 4:30 a.m. CT. Sunday’s finals will be at 6:30 a.m. CT. More information on how to watch and follow along will be released later.
 





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Hoosiers Finish Strong in Final Day of Rod McCravy

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Louisville, Ky. – Indiana track and field closes the Rod McCravy Invitational on Saturday (January 10) inside Norton Sports & Learning Center with several personal bests and individual event winners.
 
“I was very pleased with our effort this weekend,” said head coach Ed Beathea. “We broke 2 school records and had several outstanding performances. This was a very positive start to the season for us.”
 
The final day had a heavy focus on the track, starting with the sprints. Jasiah Rogers earned the first win of the day in the 60-meter sprint with his time of 6.77.
 
Several personal bests were broken in the men’s and women’s 300 meter. Kristina Vincic ran a 39.78 in the women’s contest. Trelee Banks-Rose continued to extend his school record time with his time of 32.89, winning the race. Tamer Saleh (9th) and Christian Woodson (11th) also set personal bests with times of 34.04 and 34.09, respectively.
 
In the 800, the Hoosiers had seven finishers in the top 15 in the women’s race, including Nola Somers Glenn (2nd; 2:08.77), Lily Myers (3rd; 2:08.86 PR), Catie McCabe (4th; 2:09.56 PR), Michaela Quinn (6th; 2:12.99), Ellia Hayes (2:15.85 PR), Joey Rastrelli (13th; 2:17.00), and Ava Jarrell (14th; 2:17.42).
 
Nico Colchico ran to the win as the lone Hoosier in the men’s 800 meter with his time of 1:49.50.
 
The Hoosiers had two finishers in the top 10 with Katelyn Winton (4:56.15) and Maddie Rocchio (5:02.11) finishing seventh and ninth, respectively.
 
Jessica Hegedus (9:53.68) and Mary Eubank (10:05.98) each recorded personal best times to finish fifth and ninth, respectively in the women’s 3,000-meter run.
 
The track closed with season best times in the men’s and women’s 4×400 relays. The quartet of Kristina Vincic, Veronica Hargrave, Ava Olomajeye, and Kiera Davis ran a time of 3:39.98, finishing sixth overall.
 
 In the men’s race, the team of Cameron Mullens, Kalen Sargent, Tyler Tarter, and Daquan Tate recorded a fourth place finish with a time of 3:11.14.
 
In the field, Kelly Moran (12.14m/39-10) started the day with an eighth place finish in the women’s triple jump.
 
Tyler Carrell followed in the pole vault with a second place finish off a season best mark of 5.40m/17-8.5. Lukas Brauc (5.00m/16-4.75) also opened his first meet as a Hoosier with a sixth place finish.
 
In the shot put, Seth Brosseau claimed a fifth place finish with his distance of 17.03m/55-7.5.
 
The Hoosiers will be back at home next week as they host the Indiana Invitational. The meet will span two days from Friday, January 16, to Saturday, January 17.
 
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Track and Field Competes at Dartmouth to Open up 2026

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HANOVER, N.H. – The Brown track and field teams returned to action for the first time since the holiday break on Saturday afternoon at the Ivy vs. America East Challenge, hosted by Dartmouth.
 
With only partial squads traveling from both Brown programs, the women’s team finished in second place in the meet, coming in behind first place Dartmouth, and ahead of third place Vermont and fourth place UMass Lowell.
 
The men’s team placed fourth behind Dartmouth, UMass Lowell, and Vermont, respectively.
 
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Junior Alyssa Jackson led the way in the 60m dash with a time of 7.71 seconds, with freshman Anya Anderson also earning a point for her fourth place finish in 8.06. Junior Anna Pollak took runner-up at 26.77 in the 200 meters and freshman Sydney Ruckett (58.25) took first place in the 400m dash.

Brown took three of the top four spots in the finals of the 60m hurdles, with Simone Dunbar (8.89) placing second, followed by Jannah Maguire (8.97) and Kareema McKenzie (9.02) in third and fourth, respectively.

In the field events, senior Nene Mokonchu finished in a three-way tie for first place in the high jump at 1.65m. In the long jump, senior Rachel Bibiu (5.38m) took second place and freshman Clara Fan (5.26m) finished third. The Bears also picked up a win and nine points in the triple jump with freshman Joyce Olawalye winning the event at 11.53m. Fan (1.28m) took second and Bibiu (11.03m) finished fourth.

Sophomore Giana DeCesare took runner-up in the weight throw with her mark of 15.32 meters, and junior Amiya Hopkins finished fourth in the shot put with a 12.47m mark.

 

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Leading the way for Brown on the track were senior sprinters Elias Archie and Solomon Miller, with Archie taking home first place in the 60m dash by crossing the finish line in 6.88 seconds, followed by Miller in third place in 6.93.

Junior Jake Haley scored a point with his fourth place finish in the 500 meters with a time of 1:07.18.

In the field events, junior Gabriel Liem Thai took second place in the pole vault (4.45m), freshman Jerald Evangelista placed third in the triple jump (13.27m), and freshman Sean Wilton finished third in the shot put (15.30m).

The Bears will return to action next Saturday, January 17 at the Beantown Challenge at Harvard.

 


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Tigers Win Six Events at Alexis Jarrett Invitational

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Mizzou track and field opened its indoor track and field season Saturday hosting the second annual Alexis Jarrett Invitational at the Hearnes Center Fieldhouse and claimed six event titles, despite competing a limited number of student-athletes.

Other schools competing included SIU-Edwardsville, Central Methodist, Kansas City, Iowa Western Community College, Barton County Community College and Cottey College.

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Senior sprinter Robert Hines was a two-time winner. He claimed the 200m dash with a time of 21.82 – just four-tenths of a second off his indoor personal best – and also won the 60m dash in 6.87.

Senior Anna Vedral won the women’s pole vault at the Alexis Jarrett Invitational for the second straight year clearing 3.90m (12-9.5) and sophomore Anna Ferguson (3.60/11-9.75) took second after tying for the runner-up spot a year ago.

Senior Petra Gombas secured the Alexis Jarrett Invitational title for the second straight year with a throw of 19.91m (62-11.5). 

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Sophomore Marlena Tresnjo won the women’s high jump at 1.76m (5-9.25).

The Tigers were especially strong in the throwing events.

Junior Garik Pozecki had a spirited competition with SIU-Edwardsville’s Grant Milbrath in the men’s weight throw and finished second by a single centimeter, throwing 21.62m (70-11.25), a personal best and the sixth-best mark ever at Mizzou, to Milbrath’s 21.63m (70-11.75). Teammates Clayton Kamp and T.J. Wiggins followed Pozecki in third and fourth with respective throws of 17.92m (58-9.5) and 16.83m (55-2.75).

The Tigers swept the women’s weight throw, taking the top five positions. Gombas’ victory was followed by teammates Reagan Kimrey (19.12/62-8.75), Delilah Pippen (PR – 16.72/54-10.25), Ames Burton (16.62/54-6.5) and Kaitlyn Morningstar (PR – 16.60/54-5.5).

Junior Chase Crawford won the men’s shot put with a personal best throw of 17.62m (57-9.75). Teammates Sam Albert (PR – 15.83m/51-11.25) and Kamp (14.86m/48-9) were third and fifth, respectively.

In his Mizzou debut, Houston transfer Dillon Leacock was second in the 60m hurdles (8.29) and eighth in the 200m dash (22.44) – both events in which he had not competed before.

Multi-event athlete Sophia Wydra, a freshman, also made her debut in the black-and-gold and competed in three events: women’s long jump, sixth, 5.45m (17-10.75); women’s 60m hurdles, ninth, 9.24; and shot put, third (11.42m/37-5.75).

Former Tiger Arianna Fisher, competing unattached, won the women’s triple jump (12.81m/42-0.50), an event in which she holds the Missouri school indoor record (14.06m/46-1.5).

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Next week, Missouri hosts its second of five consecutive home meets – the Show-Me Showdown – inside the Hearnes Center Fieldhouse on Friday, Jan. 16.

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Second School Record Falls; Sewell Succeeds in World Championships on Saturday – University of Cincinnati Athletics

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CINCINNATI — One day after Juliette Laracuente-Huebner broke the long-jump record, the Cincinnati track and field team witnessed a youth movement with the 4×400 relay team taking over the top spot, a group with two freshmen and a sophomore.

That foursome included Ade Lloyd (who in his debut claimed the school’s 300-meter crown), John Apel, Camden Beatty and Romaro Knight, notching a 3:12.70 mark.

Gianni Allwein captured the mile title with a 4:08.17 mark, giving UC three on the weekend after Annika Kinley and Kya Epps on Friday.

Also in action, though straight down south in Tallahassee, Fla., was Abby Sewell in the World Athletics Cross Country Championships. She finished 33rd in the field, and third among all Americans, at 21:23 in her 5K.

Not to be outdone by the men, the women’s 4×400 team produced the No. 9 time of the season, en route to third in the Bearcats record books, with a 3:39.78 clip. Davenae Fagan, Morgan Komolafe, Kya Epps and Macaela Walker keyed that bunch.

Gwen Stare (3,000m) and Omolola Kuponiyi (shot put) also reached ninth and 10th in the school record books on Saturday.

Freshman Rafiq Washington was also 10th in the triple jump in his college debut. Sarah Madix and Mackenzie Steele’s miles were also PRs, giving UC three for the week.

Overall, the Bearcats netted seven top-10 record book entries.



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Giles Breaks Shot Put Program Record at Tryon International Collegiate Opener

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TRYON, N.C. – The High Point University women’s track and field team traveled to the western part of the state to compete at the Tryon International Collegiate Opener hosted by Big South Conference foe UNC Asheville. The Panthers used this meet as practice for the Big South Indoor Championships that will take place at the same facility at the end of February.
 
High Point had a group of throwers and combined events student-athletes make the trip.
 
In the throwing events, Ashlyn Giles broke her own program record in her second meet as a Panther in the shot put. She threw a 15.43m throw for first place which was 0.43m farther than her previous record. She also competed in the weight throw and launched the weight 15.32m for third place.
 
Vanessa Kobialka placed in second behind Giles in the shot put with a 13.27m throw. Jill Stroup placed fourth in the weight throw and matched Giles’ throw with a 15.32m launch.
 
Jhanelle Thomas and Mya Hines competed in the 60m hurdles and crossed the finish line in back-to-back times as Thomas registered a 9.08 time and Hines posted a 9.25 time for fourth and fifth place respectively. Thomas also competed in the high jump and cleared 1.47m for a six-way tie for third. Kaitlyn Green was right there with Thomas in the high jump also clearing 1.47m for third place.
 
UP NEXT: High Point travels to Blacksburg, Virginia for the Virginia Tech Invitational on January 16-17.
 

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Ufodiama Sets Program Record at Rod McCravy Memorial

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LOUISVILLE, Kentucky – East Carolina opened the indoor season with several strong performances at the Rod McCravy Memorial Meet, hosted by the University of Kentucky at the Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center, highlighted by a program-record run from Kelly Ufodiama and multiple finals appearances across the two-day competition.

Ufodiama delivered the standout performance of the meet for the Pirates, setting a new ECU program record in the women’s 60-meter dash semifinals with a time of 7.14. The mark further cemented her place atop the record book, as she now holds the top eight performances in program history in the event.  

On the men’s side, East Carolina made a strong statement in the sprints. Tyson Tippett finished runner-up in the men’s 60-meter dash finals, clocking 6.85, while Jace Coleman added a fourth-place finish at 6.89 to give the Pirates two top-four finishes in one of the meet’s deepest events. 

The Pirates also found success in the hurdles, where Kailey Elliott advanced through the rounds to place fourth in the women’s 60-meter hurdles finals with a time of 8.27. Her performance marked one of ECU’s top technical-event finishes of the weekend. 

Abrielle Schweitzer continued her strong indoor campaign with a third-place finish in the women’s mile, crossing the line in 4:52.34. On the men’s side, Alex Sawyer placed ninth in the mile with a time of 4:14.67, while Elliott Kleckner followed closely in 11th at 4:21.33. 

Additional solid efforts came in the 300 meters, where Brianna Clayton finished 13th in the women’s race at 38.70, and in the men’s 600 meters, where Jordan Good narrowly missed the podium with a fourth-place finish in 1:18.34. 

In the field events, Shakiel Dacres led the way for East Carolina with a sixth-place finish in the men’s shot put with 16.66m. Dacres’ performance marked the Pirates’ top result in the throws. 

East Carolina finished strong over the weekend and will look to carry their victories toward the Dick Taylor Challenge, hosted by North Carolina starting January 16. 



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