PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Feb. 9, 2025) … The Hampton University men's and women's indoor track and field teams headed to the Penn Classic this weekend and came away 14 top five finishes and a pair of individual wins.

Freshman Marquis White won the long jump with a personal best of 7.19 meters (23-7.25). That leap gave him the fourth best mark in the CAA this season.

Fellow freshman Joseph Ernest took home top honors in the triple jump with a leap of 14.85meters (48-8.75) which puts him third in the CAA.

Kenidi Johnson was second in the women's 60 meters in 7.73, while Rochele Solmon continued a solid stretch with a toss of 14.59 meters (47-10.5) to take third in the shot put to lead the women's side.

Hampton now will participate in a pair of meets next weekend as they'll head to Boston for the David Hemery Valentine Invite and will run in Virginia Beach at the Pre-National Invite hosted by Norfolk State.
 
Top 10s from Penn Classic
Women's 60
2 – Kenidi Johnson – 7.73
Women's 500
4 – Kylee King – 1:17.06
Women's 1000
7 – Mekayla Wilson – 2:58.07
Women's 60 hurdles
7 – Saniyah Evans – 8/86
Women's 4x400
4 – Gilmer, PenaSoto, King, Johnson – 3:59.17
Women's Long Jump
4 – Danielle James – 5.77m (18-11.25)
5 – Caylie Jefferson – 5.61m (18-5)
7 – Saniyah Evans – 5.60 m (18-4.5)
Women's Shot Put
3 – Rochele Solmon – 14.59m (47-10.5)
5 – Nya Harmon – 13.8m (45-3.5)
7 – Victoria Caldwell – 13.67m (44-10.25)
Women's Weight Throw
7 – Damali Williams – 15.4m (50-6.25)
10 – Jaida Graham – 14.63m (48-0)
Men's 60
4 – Khari Barnes – 6.88
7 – Deondre McInTosh 6.92
Men's 200
5 – McInTosh – 21.69
6 – Barnes – 21.79
Men's 400
6 – Chadison Cowan – 48.84
Men's 500
7 – Daniel Danner – 1:06.18
Men's 1000
7 – Ibrahim Abdalla – 2:29.07
10 – Nellie Armbriton – 2:33.23
Men's 4x4
2 – Justin Anderson, Chadison Cowan, Daniel Danner, Mohammed Al-YaFee 3:12.00
9 – Marcus Glanville, Khari Barnes, Jaden Clark, Nellie Armbriton – 3:23.99
Men's High Jump
3 – Daven Gibson – 2.00m (6-6.75)
Men's Long Jump
1 – Marquis White – 7.19m (23-7.25)
7 – Tanner Williams – 6.54m (21-5.5)
Men's Triple Jump
1 – Joseph Ernest – 14.85m (48-8.75)
5 – Ellis Branch – 14.21m (46-7.5)
Men's Shot Put
6 – Daye Karib-Whyte  - 15.09m (49-6.25)
Men's Weight Throw
7 – Fanon Miller – 15.34m (50-4)