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College Track & Field 50

Current Stars in the Sport that You Should Know

By Winners OnlyPublished 5 years ago 13 min read
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Clockwise: Nicole Yeargin, Kayla White, Tyra Gittens, Kylee Carter, Jerayah Davis, Lucy Bryan, Masai Russell
The sport of track and field is loaded with many talented performers that many of you may not know about until the Olympics roll around. Winners Only is doing its part to change that, so without further delay check out our College Track & Field 50.

1. Kayla White - North Carolina A&T, Senior, 100-meter Dash, 200-meter Dash, 100-meter Hurdles

Kayla White

White is the fastest woman in the NCAA. She recorded a time of 11.04 in the 100-meter dash at the Florida Relays. She also has the third fastest time (22.74) in the nation in the 200-meter dash. White won the national championship in the 200-meter dash and was second in the 60-meter hurdles during the NCAA Indoor Championships.

2. Twanisha Terry - USC, Sophomore, 100-meter Dash, 200-meter Dash

Twanisha Terry

Terry is building a sensational career. She won the 60-meter dash (7.14) at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Last season she finished third in the 100-meter dash at the NCAA outdoor final. Terry is currently eighth in the NCAA with a 100-meter dash time of 11.21. She's 14th in the NCAA in the 200-meter dash (23.00).

3. Alyssa Wilson - UCLA, Sophomore Shot Put, Hammer Throw, Discus Throw

Alyssa Wilson

Wilson has the number one shot put throw in the NCAA at 18.02, which is tied for 11th best in the world this season. She is second in NCAA with a hammer throw of 70.63 which is 17th worldwide. At this year's NCAA Indoor Championships she placed fourth in the shot put and ninth in the weight throw.

4. Tyra Gittens - Texas A&M, Sophomore, High Jump, Long Jump, Hepthathlon

Tyra Gittens

Gittens leads the NCAA with a high jump of 1.87, which is tied for the sixth best jump in all of the world this season. She is also tied for the seventh best long jump in the nation at 6.43. The native of Trinidad & Tobago competed well in the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships with an eighth-place finish in the heptathlon and ninth-place in the long jump.

5. Sarea Alexander - Incarnate Word, Senior, Long Jump, Triple Jump

Sarea Alexander

With a mark of 6.60, Alexander is tied for first in the nation in long jump. That same jump is tied for the seventh longest jump in the world this season. Alexander placed seventh at this year's NCAA Indoor Championships in long jump. Her triple jump of 13.42 is eighth best in the NCAA.

6. Ashtin Zamzow - Texas, Senior, Heptathlon

Ashtin Zamzow

With one of the coolest last names in sports, Zamzow is also the highest scoring athlete (6,148) in heptathlon competition this season. She placed third at this year's pentathlon competition in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

7. Cambrea Sturgis - North Carolina A&T, Freshman, 100-meter Dash, 200-meter Dash

Cambrea Sturgis

This freshman turned heads with her time of 22.71, in the 200-meter dash, at the LSU Alumni Gold meet, which is second best in the nation. Sturgis also has the ninth best 100-meter dash time of 11.24. She also ranks in the top 15 of her conference in the 400-meter dash (56.47).

8. Stamatia Scarvelis - Tennessee, Senior, Shot Put, Hammer Throw

Stamatia Scarvelis

Scarvelis is fourth in the nation in the hammer throw (67.71) and ninth in the shot put (16.96). She placed third (69.10) in the hammer throw at last season's NCAA Outdoor Championships. She's also registered three top ten finishes in the weight throw at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

9. Marie-Josee Ebwea-Bile Excel - Kentucky, Senior, Long Jump, Triple Jump

Marie-Josee Ebwea-Bile Excel

At 13.68 meters, Excel has the fifth best mark in triple jump in the NCAA this season. She placed third at this year's NCAA Indoor Championships as well as last season's outdoor championship meet. She is currently 12th in the SEC with a long jump of 6.21.

10. Erica Birk-Jarvis - BYU, Junior, 1500-meter Run, 5000-meter Run

Erica Birk-Jarvis

Birk-Jarvis is fourth in the nation in both 1,500- (4:13.57) and 5,000-meter runs (15:38.12). She placed fifth in the 3,000-meter run at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Birk-Jarvis was also a part of the national runner-up distance medley squad at the indoor national meet.

11. Lucy Bryan - Akron, Senior, Pole Vault

Lucy Bryan

Lucy Bryan currently has the sixth best mark in NCAA pole vaulting, at 4.40. That vault also stands tied for 15th best worldwide. Bryan placed 10th at this season's indoor national meet. In 2018, she placed sixth at the outdoor NCAA meet.

12. Kianna Gray Kentucky - Kentucky, Senior, 100-meter Dash, 200-meter Dash

Kianna Gray

The Kentucky senior is sixth in nation in the 200-meter dash (22.87) and tied for 11th in the 100-meter dash at 11.25. Gray finished sixth in 60-meter dash at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

13. Jenna Gray - Stanford, Junior, Javelin Throw

Gray's throw of 56.09 is the fourth best in the NCAA. She was second at last year's NCAA Outdoor Championships as well as the PAC-12 Championships.

14. Masai Russell - Kentucky, Freshman, 100-meter Hurdles and 400-meter Hurdles

Masai Russell

Russell ranks sixth in the NCAA in the 400-meter hurdles (57.57) and 10th in the 100-meter hurdles (13.02). She placed sixth in the 60-meter hurdles during her first appearance at the SEC Indoor Championships.

15. Alexis Holmes - Penn State, Freshman, 400-meter Dash, 200-meter Dash

Alexis Holmes

Holmes is currently second in the 400-meter dash (52.08) and fourth in the 200-meter dash (23.53) in the Big Ten. Her 400 time is seventh in the country, where she is the only freshman in the nation's top 10. During indoor season she placed fourth in the 400-meter dash at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

16. Abby Steiner - Kentucky, Freshman, 200-meter Dash, 100-meter Dash

Abby Steiner

Steiner has the fourth best 200-meter dash time in the NCAA, with her 22.81 finish at the Tennessee Relays. She also has the 15th best time in the nation in the 100-meter dash (11.32). Steiner placed fourth in the 200-meter dash at the SEC Indoor Championships.

17. Kiara Parker - Arkansas, Senior, 100-meter Dash

Kiara Parker

Parker is seventh in the NCAA and third in the SEC with a time of 11.21 in the 100-meter dash. Parker placed eighth in the 60-meter dash during the NCAA Indoor Championships. She was a part of the third place 1,600-meter relay foursome at the same meet.

18. Jehvania Whyte - Northern Illinois, Senior, Triple Jump

Jehvania Whyte

Whyte is 13th in the nation with a mark of 13.33 in triple jump, which she recorded at the Texas Relays. She placed seventh in the triple jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2018. Whyte also placed eighth at the indoor national meet last season.

19. Kylee Carter - Auburn, Junior, Javelin Throw

Kylee Carter

Currently at third in the nation with a throw of 57.45, Carter was tenth at last year's NCAA Outdoor Championships (51.20). In five meets this outdoor season, Carter has five first-place finishes.

20. Taishia Pryce - Kansas State, Junior, Long Jump

Taishia Pryce

Pryce is tied for first in the NCAA with a long jump of 6.60 meters, recorded at the Texas Relays, where she placed first. The Jamaican jumper placed third at this year's Big 12 Indoor Championships with a jump of 6.19.

21. Jerayah Davis - Wyoming, Senior, Long Jump, 100-meter Dash

Jerayah Davis

Davis is fifth in the NCAA in the 100-meter dash (11.18) and sixth in long jump (6.46m). Her 200-meter dash time of 24.34 also ranks 10th in the Mountain West Conference.

22. Akealy Moton - North Dakota State, Freshman, Shot Put, Javelin Throw, Discus Throw

Akealy Moton

Moton is fifth in the NCAA in the shot put (17.29) and is second in the Summit League in the javelin throw (48.75). Moton was runner-up in the shot put at her first Summit League Indoor Championships.

23. Ciynamon Stevenson - Texas A&M, Junior, Triple Jump

Ciynamon Stevenson

Stevenson is second in the NCAA in triple jump (13.96). She's been victorious in this year's Michael Johnson Invitational, Texas A&M Inivational and The Reveille Meet.

24. Ellen DiPietro - Michigan State, Senior, High Jump

Ellen DiPietro

DiPietro's high jump of 1.79, recorded at the Raleigh Relays is 21st in the nation. She won the high jump at this year's Big Ten Indoor Championship. DiPietro posted runner-up finishes at the Louisville Invitational and Virginia Challenge.

25. Mauricia Prieto - Alabama, Junior, 200-meter Dash, 400-meter Dash

Mauricia Prieto

Prieto has the fifth best 200-meter dash time in the nation at 22.86. She's also 16th in the NCAA in the 400-meter dash (52.68). Prieto's 100-meter dash time of 11.30 ranks eighth in the SEC.

26. Jaliyah Elliott - Youngstown State, Junior, 100-meter Dash, 200-meter Dash

Jaliyah Elliott

The 100- (11.53) and 200-meter dashes (23.94) leader in the Horizon League, became her school's first women's indoor All-American when she competed in the 60-meter dash at the NCAA Indoor Championships. During indoor season she won 11 of the 13 heats that she competed in.

27. Erin Reese - Indiana State, Senior, Discus, Hammer Throw

Erin Reese

The Indiana State senior ranks 17th in the nation in the discus throw (55.91) and 23rd in the nation in the hammer throw (63.56). Reese placed fourth in the weight throw at this year's NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships (22.34).

28. Shilah Bedingfield - Sacramento State, Sophomore, 100-meter Dash, 200-meter Dash, 400-meter Dash

Shilah Bedingfield

Bedingfield holds the triple crown in the Big Sky Conference where she leads with top times in the 100- (11.58) 200- (23.12) and 400-meter dashes (53.69). She finished as runner-up in the 200-meter dash during this year's indoor conference final as she did in the 2018 outdoor championship race. Bedingfield also placed third in the 400-meter dash outdoor conference final.

29. Caisja Chandler - Cincinnati, Freshman, 100-meter Dash, 200-meter Dash

Caisja Chandler

The freshman sprinter leads all American Athletic Conference runners in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.18, which is 23rd best in the country. Chandler is also fourth in the conference in the 100-meter dash (11.42).

30. Savyon Toombs - Jacksonville, Sophomore, 200-meter Dash, 400-meter Dash

Savyon Toombs

Toombs' 200-meter dash time of 23.22 is 29th best in the NCAA. She also leads the Atlantic Sun in the 400-meter dash at 53.73. Toombs won the Atlantic Sun titles in the 200- and 400-meter dash at the conference indoor championships.

31. Cha'Mia Rothwell - Dartmouth, Junior, 100-meter Hurdles, 200-meter Dash, Long Jump

Cha'Mia Rothwell

Rothwell is tied for the Ivy League's top spot in the 100-meter hurdles at 13.79. She has won a combined seven Ivy League championships in the 60-meter hurdles, 100-meter hurdles and long jump.

32. Quamecha Morrison - Bethune-Cookman, Senior, Heptathlon, High Jump, 200-meter Dash

Quamecha Morrison

At 4,505, Morrison is the MEAC's number one performer in the heptathlon. The senior won the MEAC indoor pentathlon championship, in February. She is a four-time MEAC winner in the high jump and placed second at the national indoor meet this spring.

33. Nicole Yeargin - Kent State, Junior, 100-meter Dash, 200-meter Dash

Nicole Yeargin

Yeargin's 200-meter dash time of 23.26 is 30th in the NCAA and tops the MAC. She also leads the conference with a 100-meter dash at 11.75. Yeargin won the 200-meter dash at this year's MAC Indoor Championships.

34. Jazmyn Dennis - Florida A&M, Sophomore, Pole Vault

Jazmyn Dennis

Dennis is the top pole vaulter in the MEAC with a mark of 4.02 meters at the UNF Invitational. She won her first conference championship during indoor season after a runner-up finish at the 2018 MEAC outdoor championships.

35. Talie Bonds - Utah State, Sophomore, Heptathlon

Talie Bonds

Bonds is 33rd in the nation with a 5,145-point performance at the Bryan Clay Invitational. She ranks fourth in the Mountain West in the event as well. She placed third in the pentathlon at this year's Mountain West Indoor Championships.

36. Olivia Bechtel - Miami (Ohio), Junior, 400-meter Dash, 200-meter Dash

Olivia Bechtel

The junior has the top 400-meter dash time in the MAC at 53.95. She's also second in the conference in the 200-meter dash at 23.71. In 2018, Bechtel anchored Miami to a 1,600-meter relay win in the MAC Outdoor Championships.

37. Monae' Nichols - Bethune-Cookman, Sophomore, Long Jump

Monae' Nicols

Nichols has been dominant in the long jump throughout her young career. She has won the MEAC outdoor (2018) and indoor (2019) championships. She currently sits first in the conference with a jump of 6.26, which is tied for 26th in the nation.

38. Bhrandi Crenshaw - North Carolina Central, Sophomore, Triple Jump

Bhrandi Crenshaw

After placing second during the 2018 outdoor season, Crenshaw won this season's indoor MEAC title in the triple jump. She is first in the conference with a mark of 12.72, recorded at the Florida Relays.

39. Morgan Lewis - Ohio State, Freshman, 100-meter Hurdles

Morgan Lewis

Lewis' time of 13.46 in the 100-meter hurdles is third in the Big Ten. She overcame injuries to finish fifth at the Big Ten Indoor Championships. Prior to attending Ohio State, Lewis was the Mountain West 60-meter hurdles champion in 2018, when she competed for Fresno State.

40. Nazah Reddick - North Carolina A&T, Sophomore, High Jump

Nazah Reddick

Reddick is one of the top high jumpers in the MEAC. She currently ranks second in the conference with a jump of 1.70 during the Florida Relays. She scored a win (1.68) at this season's Virginia Tech Invitational during indoor season. Reddick has finished runner-up in the MEAC in high jump during the 2018 and 2019 indoor seasons as well as the 2019 outdoor season.

41. Immanuela Aliu - Cal St. Northridge, Freshman, 100-meter Dash, 200-meter Dash

Immanuela Aliu

Aliu is second in the 100-meter dash in the Big West at 11.65. She's also third in the conference in the 200-meter dash at 23.81. Aliu earned her first collegiate wins at the Triton Invitational in the 100- and 200-meter dashes.

42. Micah Johnston - Eastern Michigan, Junior, 200-meter Dash, 400-meter Dash

Micah Johnston

Johnston is fourth in the MAC in both the 200- (23.93) and 400-meter dashes (54.06). She placed third in the 400-meter dash at this year's MAC Indoor Championships.

43. Cierra Pyles - Ohio State, Freshman, 100-meter Hurdles, Long Jump, Triple Jump

Cierra Pyles

Pyles is a versatile performer like many of her Ohio State teammates. She's eighth in the Big Ten in the Triple Jump (12.38), 11th in the 100-meter hurdles (13.86) and 14th in the long jump (5.96). She placed seventh in the triple jump at this year's Big Ten Indoor Championships.

44. Suerethia Henderson - Youngstown State, Freshman, 100-meter Dash

Henderson is second in the Horizon League in both the 100- (11.71) and 200-meter dashes (23.94), trailing her teammate Jaliyah Elliott. The freshman also finished behind Elliott at the Horizon League Indoor Championships in both events.

45. Taylor DeLoach - Ohio State, Junior, 200-meter Dash, Long Jump

Taylor DeLoach

DeLoach is third in the Big Ten in the 200-meter dash, clocking in at 23.52 at the Gamecock Invitational. She placed seventh in the 200-meter dash during the conference indoor championships. Over her career, DeLoach notched three top six long jump finishes at the Big Ten Championships.

46. Asia Young - Purdue, Junior, Long Jump

Asia Young

Sitting at second in the Big Ten (6.25), Young's jump from the Jim Click Shootout is currently 30th best in the nation. She placed seventh at the Big Ten Championships during indoor season.

47. Zionn Pearson - Nebraska, Freshman, Long Jump, Triple Jump

Zionn Pearson

Pearson has had a solid first collegiate season. During the indoor portion she placed third (6.09m) in long jump at the Big Ten Indoor Championships. She earned her first win during outdoor season at the Wichita State Wilson Invitational (5.94).

48. Kayla Thompson - Northern Kentucky, Sophomore, 100-meter Hurdles, Long Jump

Kayla Thompson

Thompson is currently second in long jump (5.60) and fourth in the 100-meter hurdles (14.73) in the Horizon League. Last season she placed third at the 100-meter hurdles outdoor conference final (14.55) and was fourth in long jump (5.60).

49. Kayla Isom - Illinois-Chicago, Sophomore, 800-meter Run

Kayla Isom

One of the toughest runners in the Horizon League, Isom is currently fourth in the conference in the 800-meter run (2:13.18). She's seventh in the conference in the 400-meter dash (57.89). Isom placed fourth in the 800-meter run at last year's Horizon League Outdoor Championships.

50. Aaziyah Woods - Northern Kentucky, Sophomore, Triple Jump

Aaziyah Woods

Despite dealing with injuries in both her freshman and sophomore seasons, Woods has two seventh place finishes in the Horizon League Championships, during her career. After returning from injury, she jumped 10.76 meters at the Kentucky Invitational, which is sixth in the conference.

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