Men's Track and Field | 1/18/2026 6:12:00 PM

NEW YORK – Kentucky State track and field recorded seven top-10 finishes and placed three Thorobreds among the national top 25 during the 2026 HBCU Showcase at The Armory.
 
The Thorobreds' men's team finished 11th overall, leading all SIAC programs in the standings, while the women's team placed 13th, also ahead of conference competition.
 
Shamond McClain delivered Kentucky State's top performance with a third-place finish in the men's triple jump. His mark of 47 feet, 10.75 inches earned a podium spot and currently ranks No. 23 nationally in NCAA Division II and No. 21 among all HBCU competitors.
 
Six additional Thorobreds recorded top-10 finishes across track and field events. On the track, Darris Ivy placed sixth in the men's 800-meter run with a time of 1:57.6, a mark that also ranks No. 21 among HBCU competitors this season.


In the field events, Zhakeya Hawkins finished sixth in the women's pole vault, Andrew Bownes placed sixth in the men's weight throw, and Brayden Wilson added a ninth-place finish in the men's long jump.
 
Kentucky State also posted strong relay performances. The men's 4x400-meter relay team finished fourth in 3:22.3, ranking No. 23 among HBCU relays, while the women's 4x400-meter relay team recorded a time of 4:04.4, currently the No. 22 fastest among HBCU competition.
 
Complete results for Kentucky State student-athletes from the HBCU Showcase are listed below.
 
TRACK RESULTS 

Event	Team	Place	Athlete	Mark	Notes
60m Prelims	M	23	Yumana Lofton	7.1	7.093
60m Prelims	M	32	Ernest Chambers	7.19	—
60m Prelims	M	37	Jaelen Griffin	7.33	—
60m (Unseeded)	W	13	Bailiy Graham	8.17	—
60m (Unseeded)	W	20	Aleczandrea Coffie	8.26	—
60m (Unseeded)	W	25	Iyanna Thompson-Carson	8.35	8.343
60m (Unseeded)	W	28	Samiyah Rembert	8.45	—
60m Hurdles Prelims	M	17	Ja'Mann Avery	8.8	—
60m Hurdles Prelims	M	22	Montae Ashford	9.07	—
60m Hurdles Prelims	W	36	Jada Murry	10.3	—
60m Hurdles Prelims	W	—	Jaaliyah Biggers	DQ	Rule 7-6.2b
200m	M	14	Yumana Lofton	22.26	New HBCU #82
200m	M	36	Jaelen Griffin	23.1	—
200m	W	43	Tahja Mims	26.8	—
200m	W	54	Iyanna Thompson-Carson	28.24	—
400m	M	12	Jeremiah Preston	50.39	New HBCU #78
400m	M	25	Joshua Merriweather	52.35	—
400m	W	29	Zhakeya Hawkins	01:01.4	—
400m	W	37	Kylie Hollis	01:03.3	New HBCU #116
800m	M	6	Darris Ivy	01:57.6	New HBCU #21
800m	W	38	Laila Jackson	02:44.6	New HBCU #81
1 Mile	W	18	Laila Jackson	06:15.2	—

 
FIELD RESULTS

Event	Team	Place	Athlete	Metric	Imperial	Notes
Long Jump	M	9	Brayden Wilson	6.65m	21-10.00	New HBCU #55
Long Jump	M	17	Dontae Rucker	6.24m	20-05.75	New HBCU #88
Long Jump	W	—	Jaaliyah Biggers	FOUL	—	—
Pole Vault	W	6	Zhakeya Hawkins	2.30m	7-06.50	—
Pole Vault	W	—	Ariana Simmons	NH	—	—
Shot Put	M	11	Andrew Bownes	12.40m	40-08.25	—
Shot Put	W	21	Ariana Simmons	9.74m	31-11.50	New HBCU #72
Shot Put	W	23	Shanell Laws	9.53m	31-03.25	New HBCU #78
Triple Jump	M	3	Shamond McClain	14.60m	47-10.75	New HBCU #21 / DII #23
Triple Jump	M	—	Brayden Wilson	FOUL	—	—
Weight Throw	M	6	Andrew Bownes	13.88m	45-06.50	—
Weight Throw	W	20	Shanell Laws	9.41m	30-10.50	New HBCU #65

 
RELAY RESULTS 

Event	Team	Place	Time	Athletes	Notes
4x400m Relay	M	4	03:22.3	J. Preston, J. Merriweather, E. Chambers, D. Ivy, M. Ashford, Y. Lofton	New HBCU #23 / New DII #48
4x400m Relay	W	8	04:04.4	Z. Hawkins, T. Mims, B. Graham, K. Hollis, L. Jackson, I. Thompson-Carson	New HBCU #22 / New DII #54

 
 
 
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