NEW YORK – Huston-Tillotson's track and field teams opened their 2024 indoor seasons Saturday at the HBCU Showcase Sponsored by KPMG. The meet was held at the Armory Track & Field Center in New York.
The Rams competed with some of the top HBCU programs and athletes from the NCAA's Divisions I and II. Huston-Tillotson was the only NAIA program competing at the meet. On the women's side of the event, the Rams finished ahead of two NCAA Division II programs in the event's final standings.
Jaymee Yelton's performance in the women's 800-meter run highlighted the Rams' showings at the weekend event. The HT junior finished seventh out of 41 competitors with a time of 2 minutes, 22.25 seconds.
The finish by Yelton gave HT its points in the final event standings. It was also the top performance by a non-Division I competitor, as all six runners ahead of Yelton represented either Hampton or Norfolk State.
Other HT Women's Highlights
• Ayanna Johnson finished 17th out of 48 competitors in the 400-meter run. A freshman at HT, Johnson turned in a time of 1:00.83, which also ranked fifth among non-Division I runners.
• Freshman sprinter Jazmyne White ran the 200-meter dash in a time of 26.87 seconds, good for 45th out of 83 runners.
In the men's competition, HT freshman Camraun Ratliff finished just outside the top eight of the 500-meter run with a time of 1 minute, 9.4 seconds. His time was beaten by two-hundredths of a second by Central State's Juwan Rigby, the only non-Division I competitor to place.
In the men's 800-meter run, HT freshmen Caleb Anthony and Aydan Chatman were among the top 20 finishers out of 32 competitors. Anthony finished 16th overall (and sixth among non-Division I runners) with a time of 2 minutes, 0.51 seconds. Chatman finished 18th with a time of 2:01.37.
Other HT Men's Highlights
• Junior sprinter and hurdler Kamar Johnson turned in a performance of 7.54 seconds in the 60-meter dash, and completed the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.52 seconds.
• Freshman Lanier Sadler completed the 200-meter dash in a time of 24.37 seconds, and competed in the 400-meter race, finishing with a time of 56.51 seconds.
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