A pair of jumping events commenced events on another beautiful Saturday morning at the UCF track and field complex. In the triple, Angelina Horn, one of two Knights making their outdoor debut in Black and Gold alongside McKenzie Suggs, secured a 12.09m mark in her final jump to place 11th. Suggs followed in 25th with her 11.23m jump.
While Madison didn’t tally a mark in the high jump, sophomore Alexis Waller secured a place in the triple jump finals after an impressive 12.24m jump in her final attempt. The Texas native eventually concluded her day in eighth, a strong opener for a key piece in the jumps squad.
One of two freshmen in program history to advance to the NCAA East Preliminaries in the 100m hurdles, sophomore Y’Vette Harris clocked an intense debut time in the prelims, crossing the line in third at 13.76. Madison concluded her busy weekend with a 14.42 and 17th-place finish.
Yvone Sandui placed 17th in her first outdoor 800m with the Knights, crossing the line in 2:12.92. In the 100m hurdles finals, Harris dropped her time sub-13.70 to place third with a time of 13.69.
In the 400m, sophomore Janiah Pulliam tallied her second personal record in as many days, winning the sixth heat in 54.51, securing a promising 11th-place finish.
A pair of Knights placed top 10 in the 100m, with Coco Branch leading the charge in sixth with her time of 11.70, followed by Deja Shaw-Huckaby in ninth (11.75). Khristel Martindale rounded out the field, crossing the line in 11.96 to place 24th.
