COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The UCF track and field team closed competition at the Charlie Thomas Invitational on Saturday evening, following a strong two-day showing, highlighted by multiple top-five finishes and personal bests.
MEET HIGHLIGHTS
- Omaria Gordon started things strong for the Black and Gold, securing a fifth-place finish in long jump with a mark of 6.07m
- The Knights impressed in the 200m, where both Jazmen Newberry (23.59s) and Samiyah Roberson (23.81s), placed within the top-10 for the event, earning fifth and eighth, respectively. Newberry and Khristel Martindale (24.36s) each turned in new personal bests in the event as well.
- Competing in her first pentathlon of the year, Paige Laffoon impressed, immediately leaving her mark, logging 3,598 points to slot in at No. 6 in the all-time record books
- Aaliyah Gipson continues to raise the bar, setting a personal best in the 60m in back-to-back weekends, clocking a 7.53s time this weekend to qualify for the finals.
- The Knights 4x400m squad ended the weekend on a high note, as Janiah Pulliam, Genelle Stephens, Newberry, and Twaniese Johnson ran across the finish at 3:35.31, the third-fastest time in program history.
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ā UCF Track & Field/XC (@UCF_Track) February 8, 2026
ADDITIONAL PERSONAL-BESTS & RECORDS
Across two action-packed days, seven Knights turned in performances that stood out on the results sheet:Ā
Jazmen Newberry
200m - 23.59s, PR
Khristel Martindale
200m - 24.36s, PR
Janiah Pulliam
400m - 54.24s, PR
Paige Laffoon
800m - 2:27.05, PR
Pentathlon - 3598, No. 6 All-Time
Aaliyah Gipson
60m - 7.53s, PR
Alexia Reid
60h - 8.46s, PR
Toni Galloway
60h - 8.32s, No. 10 All-Time
UP NEXT
The squad will be back together next weekend in Fayetteville, Ark., competing in their last regular-season meet, the Tyson Invitational on Feb. 13 and 14, at the Randal Tyson Track Center.Ā