Morgan State Track & Field Has Strong Showing at HBCU Showcase in New York

Final Results

NEW YORK, N.Y. (Jan. 17, 2026) – The Morgan State men's and women's track & field teams continued their indoor season on Saturday at The Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) Showcase presented by Nike Running. The meet, held at The Armory in Manhattan, featured a competitive field of HBCU programs from across the country.

The Bears posted solid results, with the men's team finishing fifth overall with 42 points and the women's team also placing fifth with 36 points. Morgan State highlighted the meet with multiple top performances, including three first-place finishes.

Morgan State head coach Neville Hodge r praised the team's effort and development.

"This year's HBCU Showcase was full of excitement on both the men's and women's sides. Today's meet gave us a true sense of what to expect and what it will take for us to make a difference at the 2026 MEAC Indoor Championships."

"We continue to get better with each track meet, which is a clear indication that we are moving in the right direction. I was pleased with the way most of our student-athletes challenged themselves throughout the entire competition. Go Bears!"

TEAM SCORES

Men
1. Norfolk State, 119.5
2. Virginia Union, 77.5
3. Howard, 70
4. Coppin State, 57
5. Prairie View A&M, 47
6. Morgan State, 42
7. UMES, 32
8. Bowie State, 21
8. Lincoln (Pa.), 21
10. Johnson C. Smith, 20
11. Kentucky State, 17
12. Bluefield State, 11
13. Livingstone, 6
14. Tuskegee, 3
15. Hutson-Tillotson, 1

Women
1. Howard, 176
2. Hampton, 126
3. Prairie View A&M, 49
3. Norfolk State, 49
5. Morgan State, 36
6. Fayetteville State, 21
7. Winston-Salem State, 20
8. Johnson C. Smith, 12
9. Coppin State, 10
9. UMES, 10
11. Virginia Union, 6
11. Bluefield State, 6
13. Kentucky State, 5
14. Bowie State, 4
14. Livingstone, 4
14. Tuskegee, 4
17. Huston-Tillotson, 3
18. Lincoln (Pa.), 2

FIELD EVENTS

Women
• Weight Throw – Freshman Terry-Ann Thompson recorded a personal-best throw of 15.80m to finish fourth overall, a mark that ranks HBCU No. 5.
• High Jump – Sophomore Aleah Alexander tied for fourth place after clearing 1.58m.
• Long Jump – Sophomore Keira Stewart captured first place with a winning leap of 6.02m (personal best), a performance that ranks HBCU No. 2.
• Pole Vault – Freshman Raven Johnson cleared 3.05m to earn a second-place finish, while junior Azariah Jones placed fifth with a mark of 2.75m.
• Shot Put – Freshman Terry-Ann Thompson placed 12^th with a toss of 11.37m.

Men
• High Jump – Freshman Jacob Denny placed 11th after clearing 1.91m (personal best). Freshman Noah Hopes, sophomore KeSean-Jordan Rhooms, and Jahshua Lomthe tied for 14th, each posting a mark of 1.86m.
• Long Jump – Freshman Derrick McCorkle Jr. recorded a best leap of 6.92m on his opening attempt.
• Weight Throw – Freshman Demond Smith captured the gold medal with a winning throw of 16.18m.
• Shot Put – Freshman Demond Smith added a sixth-place finish in the shot put, registering a mark of 14.05m.
• Pole Vault – Freshman Jeryco Sheppard matched his personal best by clearing 4.45m to finish second overall, a mark that ranks No. 4 among HBCU competitors.
• Triple Jump – Sophomore KeSean-Jordan Rhooms earned fourth place with a personal best jump of 14.58m, while freshman David Douglas finished 12th after recording a mark of 13.44m.

TRACK EVENTS

Women
• 60m Hurdles – Freshman Anyra Knight clocked a time of 9.35 to place 27th in the preliminaries, while freshman Elena Juarez finished 33rd with a time of 9.71.
• 60m – Sophomore Jatavia Robinson advanced to the finals after qualifying with a time of 7.64, then placed eighth in the finals, crossing the line in 7.65.
• 60m (Unseeded) – Sophomore Janiya Glass raced to a first-place finish with a personal best time of 7.83.
• 400m – Sophomore Janiya Glass and freshman Aiana Showell finished 13th and 14th, respectively, posting times of 58.97 (personal best) and 59.18.
• 800m – Senior Aaliyah Headley recorded a 14th-place finish with a time of 2:30.16.
• 3000m – Junior Crystal Coke earned a sixth-place finish, running 11:04.73, a performance that ranks No. 12 among HBCU competitors.
• 200m – Sophomore Jatavia Robinson ran a time of 25.28 to take 13^th place.

Men
• 200m – Freshman Myles Dorsey placed 10th after clocking a personal best time of 22.29.
• 400m – Senior Antonio Sims earned a 11^th place finish with a time of 50.26. Freshman Myles Dorsey followed in 14^th place at 50.62 (personal best), while freshman Keenan Frisby finished 17th, posting a personal best time of 51.00.
• 60m - Prelims – Senior Antonio Sims ran 7.07 to place 18th overall, while sophomore Maxim Copeland finished 19th after clocking 7.08.
• 60mH - Prelims – Senior Jadon Ra-Akbar posted a time of 8.41 to place 10^th.
• 800m – Freshman Miguel Graham recorded a ninth-place finish with a time of 2:02.63.

UP NEXT
The Bears return to action in Lexington, Va., January 23-24, for the VMI Invitational.

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