TF2K22: Hebron to The U

On April 3, All-American and national champion sprinter Sanaa Hebron of Neshaminy High School told a room of supporters that she will be competing at the University of Miami.

The senior made her announcement at her signing party and released it on her Instagram account. She became a national champ last month when she won the 400 meters at the Adidas Indoor Nationals. Hebron is continuing a strong athletic legacy that her dad built. Vaughn Hebron won two Super Bowls during the 1990s when he competed for the Denver Broncos.

Sanaa, won the Pennsylvania state title in the 400 meters during indoor season, where she also placed third in the 200 meters. In the 2021 outdoor season, she won the 400 meters state championship as well.

Texas A&M's Charokee Young runs best 400 time

On Apirl 2, Charokee Young ran the best time of her collegiate career when she finished at 50 seconds in the 400 meters at the Texas A&M v Texas Dual. Young, an Olympian for Jamaica, ran her winning time at the Texas A&M v Texas Dual. She beat out two Texas sprinters Stacey Ann Williams who finished at 50.56 and Kennedy Simon after she clocked in at 50.68. Young is looking to win her first NCAA 400 meters crown. In 2021 she was fourth in the indoor final round. At the outdoor championship final Young was fifth. This season she qualified for the final round at the NCAA indoor meet but placed seventh. She is currently ranked first in the nation with the fastest time.

Cincinnati's Nadia Collins earns first collegiate win

Nadia Collins won the long jump at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational, in Cincinnati, Ohio, with a mark of 5.92 on April 2. This was her first open win as a collegiate athlete. The Cincinnati freshman beat out her teammate sophomore Anaya Dees who finished second at 5.69 meters. Bowling Green's Ayanna Burrell was third at 5.64.

Collins also earned a win as a member of the 400-meter relay squad for Cincinnati. She and her teammates, Faith Banks, Calista Manns and Alicia Thorpe won with a time of 45.79.

Dallyssa Huggins wins Pentathlon at Canada's U Games

Dallyssa Huggins of the Ryerson Rams won the pentathlon on March 31st at the U-Sports Track & Field Championships in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada.

Huggins scored 3,881 points edging out Waterloo's Hannah Blair who was the runner-up with 3,843 points. Huggins, 23 years old competed collegiately in the United States for Maryland and Iowa. During the 2021 season she placed third in the pentathlon at the Big Ten championships the indoor season. She won the conference championship in the high jump event during outdoor season.

This season back in her native country she competes at Ryerson University. At the Ontario University Athletics championship meet, Huggins became the first athlete from Ryerson to win medals as she took silver in both the pentathlon and high jump. She was named the OUA female field MVP at that meet.

Huggins' win in the pentathlon at the U Sports championships gave her school its first national champion.

Bahamas' Anthonique Strachan, fastest 100 meters of 2022

So far, only one woman in the world has finished a 100 meters race under 11 meters this season. Meet Anthonique Strachan of the Bahamas. She ran a time of 10.99 on March 26 at the John Wolmer Speed Fest in Kingston, Jamaica. Strachan is a five times national champion, winning three in the 200 meters and twice in the 100 meters. The 28-year-old won gold in the 200 and 100 meters 10 years ago at the World U20 Championships, in Barcelona.