PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Dec. 8, 2025) … The Hampton University indoor track and field teams opened competition this weekend in the Penn Open held at the Ott Center on the University of Pennsylvania campus and came away with a strong start.
 
A total of 15 competitors set personal bests and two came out with meet records for Hampton in the lidlifter of the 2025-26 season.
 
Freshman Rolando Simpson won the men's high jump in his first meet with a meet record 2.06m (6-9) which ranks him among the top 15 in school history in that event.
 
Sophomore Joseph Ernest took top honors in the triple jump setting a meet record with a leap of 15.38m (50-5.5).  He was also third in the long jump with a leap of 6.87m  (22-6.5).
 
On the women's side, Danielle James took fourth in the long jump (5.81m/19-0.75) and fifth in the triple jump (11.95m/39-2.5).
 
Hampton will next be in action on January 9 at the VCU Rams Indoor Invitational in Virginia Beach.
 
Hampton Results
Women's Weight Throw: 6, Jaida Graham, 16.38m; 7. Damali Williams, 16.24m
Men's Weight Throw: 2, Fanon Miller, 16.14m
Women's Shot Put: 3, Rochele Solmon, 14.68m; 8, Mia Bryson, 12.58m
Men's Shot Put: 8, Daye Karibi-Whyte, 14.68m
Women's High Jump: 3, Emmani Shaw, 1.72m
Men's High Jump: 1, Rolando Simpson, 2.06m (meet record); 4, Deimon Collins, 1.96m; 5. Daven Gibson, 1.96m
Men's Pole Vault: 3, Floyd Tucker, 4.75m
Women's Long Jump: 4, Danielle James, 5.81m; 7, Caylie Jefferson, 5.67m
Men's Long Jump: 3, Joseph Ernest, 6.87m; 4, Ellis Branch, 6.84m
Women's Triple Jump: 5, Danielle James, 11.95m; 7. Arden Gray, 11.79m
Men's Triple Jump: 1, Joseph Ernest, 15.38m (meet record); 3, Ellis Branch, 14.65m; 4. Deimon Collins, 14.58m
Women's Mile: 3. Nia Warren, 5:05.17
Women's 60 hurdles: 4, Zionn Rice, 8.66; 6. Saniyah Evans, 8.73; 7. Carmen PenaSoto, 8.84
Women's 60 dash: 2, Brianna Charles, 7.42; 7, Sophia Cormier, 7.65
Men's 60 dash: 3, Khari Barnes, 6.82; 6, Jaden Clark, 6.91
Women's 600 meters: 6. Kylee King, 1:35.64; 11. Arriah Gilmer, 1:37.66; 12. Olayinka Yetunde, 1:37.90; 15. Alannah Runge, 1:39.31
Men's 600 meters: 2, Justin Anderson, 1:19.43; 10. Dominic Bassey, 1:21.01; 16. Garth Naar, 1:23.13; 17. Evan Adams, 1:24.99; 20. Jason Woods, 1:27.42; 21. Daniel Danner, 1:27.61
Women's 1000 meters: 4, Nia Warren, 2:54.18; 5. Shari Brown, 2:55.21; 11. Avah Savage, 2:56.81
Men's 1000 meters: 4, Mohammed Al-YaFee 2:28.73
Women's 300 meters: 8, Kenidi Johnson, 40.05; 11. Zoe Ledet, 40.21; 13. Madison Hardrick, 40.29
Men's 300 meters: 5, Khari Barnes, 34.59; 11. Miles Mompoint, 34.83
Women's 4x400: 4, 3:52.48; 5. 3:53.80
Men's 4x400: 2. 3:12.08; 9. 3:20.90