HAMPTON, Va. (April 5, 2026) … The Hampton University women's track and field team participated in three meets this weekend running at the Texas Relays, Florida Relays and Norfolk State Invitational.
Highlighting the weekend was a school record 1500 meter run by
Peninah Mutisya at the Florida Relays in 4:25.26 as she beat the previous mark set by Ce'Aira Brown in 2016 of 4:28.23.
Texas Relays
Danielle James had a pair of top 10 finishes coming in second in the triple jump with a season-best leap of 12.42m (40-9) and eighth in the long jump with a leap of 5.78m (18-11.75).
Nyla Felton ran a season best 11.43 to take fifth in the 100 meters, while
Brianna Charles took 10
th in 11.49.
In the 4x200 relay, Charles, Felton,
Morgan Pruitt and
DeAuna Louis ran a 1:37.10 to finish fourth.
Florida Relays
Mutisya set her school record in an invitational 1500 meter race, while
Nia Warren ran 4:39.37 to take 10
th in another 1500 race.
Rochele Solmon continued a strong outdoor season with a pair of top five finishes in the discus and shot put. She was third in the discus with a toss of 50.52m (165-9) and fifth in the shot put in 14.60m (47-11).
Mia Bryson was also ninth in the shot put in 13.55m (44-5.5).
NSU Invitational
Caylie Jefferson and
Madison Hardrick went 2-3 in the 100 meters with Jefferson coming in 11.75 and Hardrick in 11.78.
Hardrick, Zoe Ledet and
Kemani Bailey went 1-3-5 in the 200 meters with Hardrick winning in 2441, Ledet took third in 24.52 and Bailey was fifth in 24.72.
Olayinka Yetunde won the 400 meters in 56.30, while
Alannah Runge was third in the 800 (2:11.61).
Layla Hasan and
Ayanna Brown went 4-5 in the 400 hurdles with Hasan coming in 1:03.84 and Brown in 1:04.79.
The 4x100 relay grouping of Ledet,
Sophia Cormier, Hardrick and Jefferson took second in 46.55.
Arden gray was third in the triple jump with a leap of 11.49m (37-8.5).
Texas Relays – Women
100 meters
5.
Nyla Felton, 11.43
10.
Brianna Charles, 11.49
33.
Kenidi Johnson, 11.96
800 meters
13.
Kylee King, 2:13.27
100 hurdles
26.
Carmen PenaSoto, 13.94
29.
Zionn Rice, 14.02
33.
DeAuna Louis, 14.23
400 meter hurdles
29.
Carmen PenaSoto, 1:02.04
33.
DeAuna Louis, 1:05.96
4x100 prelim
11.
Kenidi Johnson,
Brianna Charles,
Morgan Pruitt,
Nyla Felton, 45.49
4x200
4.
Brianna Charles,
Nyla Felton,
Morgan Pruitt,
DeAuna Louis, 1:37.10
4x400 prelim
11.
Arriah Gilmer,
Morgan Pruitt,
Kylee King,
Laila Carpenter, 3:43.56
Long Jump
8.
Danielle James, 5.78m (18-11.75)
Triple Jump
2 .
Danielle James, 12.42m (40-9)
Florida Relays – Women
800 meters
33.
Avah Savage, 2:08.31
42.
Mekayla Wilson, 2:09.67
1500 meters
10.
Nia Warren, 4:39.37
1500 meters – invitational
19.
Peninah Mutisya, 4:25.46 (School Record)
Shot Put
5.
Rochele Solmon, 14.60m (47-11)
9.
Mia Bryson, 13.55m (44-5.5)
Discus
3.
Rochele Solmon, 50.52m (165-9)
Hammer
16.
Jaida Graham, 54.67m (179-4)
Norfolk State Invitational – Women
100 meters
2.
Caylie Jefferson, 11.75
3.
Madison Hardrick, 11.78
7. Zoe Ledet, 12.05
8.
Sophia Cormier, 12.06
19.
Olayinka Yetunde, 12.76
200 meters
1.
Madison Hardrick, 24.41
3. Zoe Ledet, 24.52
5.
Kemani Bailey, 24.72
7.
Caylie Jefferson, 24.79
8.
Sophia Cormier, 24.85
10.
Olayinka Yetunde, 25.09
400 meters
1.
Olayinka Yetunde, 56.30
800 meters
3.
Alannah Runge, 2:11.61
400 hurdles
4.
Layla Hasan, 1:03.84
5.
Ayanna Brown, 1:04.79
4x100 relay
2. Zoe Ledet,
Sophia Cormier,
Madison Hardrick,
Caylie Jefferson, 46.55
Triple Jump
3.
Arden Gray, 11.49m (37-8.5)
