Indoor Track and Field Shines At Liberty Open

Friday, January 23

Lynchburg, Va.

TBA

Hampton University

Liberty Open

Photo by: Katie Gilmore

1.24.26 | Men's Track (Indoor/Outdoor), Women's Track (Indoor/Outdoor)

LYNCHBURG, Va. (Jan. 24, 2026) …In a meet that saw 20 combined personal and season best times, the Hampton University men's and women's indoor track and field teams had a stellar weekend at the Liberty Open on Friday.

A total of 12 Pirates finished in the top three with three winning their events in the 37-team meet as Kylee King won the women's 800m in a season best 2:12.73. Nia Warren won the women's 1000m in a personal best 2:52.42 and Marquis White took top honors in the men's long jump with a season best leap of 7.30m (23-11.5).

Hampton will be back in action on February 6-7 at the Penn Classic.

Personal Records
Miles Mompoint – 60m – 6.98
Ethan Moody – 200m – 21.62
Miles Mompoint – 200m – 22.05
Ethan Moody – 400m – 48.17
Olayinka Yetunde – 400m – 57.07
Mekayla Wilson – 400m – 58.32
Xavier Jemison – 1000m – 2:30.72
Nia Warren – 1000m – 2:52.42
Prince Osagie-Erese – HJ – 2.00m

Season Best Times
Zoe Ledet – 60m – 7.83
Khari Barnes – 200m – 22.14
Kenidi Johnson – 200m – 24.75
Sophia Cormier – 24.94
DeAuna Louis – 200m – 25.53
Nyla Felton – 400m – 56.44
Morgan Pruitt – 400m – 57.38
Kylee King – 800m - 2:12.73
Marquis White – Long Jump – 7.30m
Carmen PenaSoto, Brianna Charles, Arriah Gilmer, Nyla Felton – Women's 4x400 - 3:48.76
Laila Carpenter, Morgan Pruitt, Kylee King, Olayinka Yetunde – Women's 4x400 - 3:50.55

Results
Men's 60m
4. Khari Barnes – 6.83
Women's 60m hurdles
3. Zionn Rice – 8.67
8. Saniyah Evans – 9.06
Men's 200m
4. Jayden Poteat – 21.52
6. Ethan Moody – 21.62
Women's 200m
6. Nyla Felton – 24.49
Men's 400m
4. Justin Anderson – 47.99
6. Daniel Danner – 48.11
7. Ethan Moody – 48.17
8. Jayden Poteat - 48.25
Women's 400m
7. Nyla Felton – 56.44
8. Arriah Gilmer – 56.61
Men's 800m
2. Xavier Jemison – 1:55.37
Women's 800m
1. Kylee King – 2:12.73
Men's 1000m
3. Mohammed Al-YaFee – 2:29.62
4. Michael Rodriguez-King – 2:30.40
5. Xavier Jemison – 2:30.72
Women's 1000m
1. Nia Warren – 2:52.42
5. Shari Brown – 2:56.85
Men's High Jump
3. Prince Osagie-Erese – 2.00m (6-6.75)
Women's High Jump
2. Emmani Shaw – 1.71m (5-7.25)
Men's Long Jump
1. Marquis White – 7.30m (23-11.5)
Women's Long Jump
4. Caylie Jefferson – 5.72m (18-9.25)
Men's Pole Vault
9. Floyd Tucker – 4.45m (14-7.25)
Women's Shot Put
2. Rochele Solmon – 14.70m (48-2.75)
Men's Triple Jump
6. Deimon Collins – 14.49m (47-6.5)
Women's Triple Jump
3. Danielle James – 12.07m (39-7.25)
Women's Weight Throw
7. Damali Williams – 16.79m (55-1)
Men's 4x400
3. Daniel Danner, Jayden Poteat, Ethan Moody, Justin Anderson – 3:19.01
8. Evan Adams, Garth Naar, Rolando Simpson, Jason Woods – 3:26.83
Women's 4x400
3. Carmen PenaSoto, Brianna Charles, Arriah Gilmer, Nyla Felton – 3:48.76
4. Laila Carpenter, Morgan Pruitt, Kylee King, Olayinka Yetunde – 3:50.55