Brianna Charles With Two Meet Records Highlight Penn Classic Weekend For Track and Field

Friday, February 6

Philadelphia, Pa.

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Hampton University

Penn Classic

Brianna Charles With Two Meet Records Highlight Penn Classic Weekend For Track and Field

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

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Feb. 7, 2026) … The Hampton University men's and women's indoor track and field teams set a handful of meet records and personal best times over this weekend competing in the Penn Classic at the University of Pennsylvania.

Highlighting the weekend performance was a pair of records set by Brianna Charles. The senior from Guyana set a meet record in the 60 meter dash winning in 7.40 seconds as Alma Evuna Eki from Pitt was second in 7.44. She followed that with a meet record in the 200 meters winning in 23.83 with Armanie Coleman of Maryland in second at 24.05.

Charles was part of the second place 4x400 relay team with Arriah Gilmer, Morgan Pruitt and Nylah Felton who ran a season best 3:41.45.

The men came away with a couple season best times and a couple personal bests as Jayden Poteat ran a personal best 21.25 to win the 200 meters and Justin Anderson ran a 1:03.70 in the 500 to take second for a personal best.

Garth Naar ran 49.52 in the 400 for a season best in the 400 meters, while Xavier Jemison had a season best 1:53.67 in the 800.

Hampton will compete again next weekend in the Norfolk State Invitational in Virginia Beach.

Men's 60 meters: 2. Khari Barnes 6.72; 6. Jaden Clark, 6.86; 8. Miles Mompoint 6.93
Men's 60 hurdles: 2. Yashahya Brown, 7.95
Men's 200: 1. Jayden Poteat, 21.25 (PR); 6. Ethan Moody, 21.47
Men's 400: 7. Garth Naar, 49.52 (SB)
Men's 500: 2. Justin Anderson, 1:03.70 (PR)
Men's 800: 4. Mohammed Al-YaFee, 1:52.92; 7. Xavier Jemison, 1:53.67 (SB)
Men's High Jump: 4. Prince Osagie-Erese, 1.95m (6-4.75); 5. Daven Gibson, 1.95m (6-4.75)
Men;s Long Jump: 1. Marquis White, 7.16m (23-6)
Men's Pole Vault: 8. Floyd Tucker, 4.50m (14-9)
Men's Triple Jump: 3. Joseph Ernest 15.06m (49-5); 4. Ellis Branch 14.71m (48-3.25), 6. Deimon Collins 14.48m (47-6.25)
Men's 4x400 relay: 2. Daniel Danner, Jayden Poteat, Ethan Moody, Justin Anderson, 3:10.33 (SB); 6. Evan Adams, Jason Woods, Khari Barnes, Garth Naar, 3:18.46

Women's 60m: 1. Brianna Charles, 7.40 (Meet Record)
Women's 60 hurdles: 2. Saniyah Evans, 8.57; 6. Carmen PenaSoto, 8.63; 7. Layla Hasan, 8.65
Women's 200: 1. Brianna Charles, 23.83 (Meet Record/Season Best); 6. Nyla Felton, 24.41 (SB)Women's 400 Invite: 8. Laila Carpenter, 56.38
Women's 500: 4. Olayinka Yetunde, 1:14.31 (PR); 5. Arriah Gilmer, 1:15.04 (PR); 8. Alannah Runge, 1:17.40 (SB)
Women's 800: 1. Avah Savage 2:11.28 (PR); 2. Mekayla Wilson 2:12.28 (PR); 6. Shari Brown 2:13.23
Women's High Jump: 6. Emmani Shaw, 1.70m (5-7)
Women's Triple Jump: 6. Arden Gray, 11.94m (39-2.25)
Women's 4x400: 2. Arriah Gilmer, Brianna Charles, Morgan Pruitt, Nyla Felton, 3:41.45 (SB)
4. Carmen PenaSoto, Laila Carpeer, Olayinka Yetunde, Kylee King, 3:46.70 (SB)