Here is a comprehensive list of every HBCU athlete who qualified for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Men
100m: Romar Stapleton, Claflin
First career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (outdoor)- CIAA 100m champion, 4×100 relay champion, 3rd in 200m
100m Season Best: 10.21
100/200m: Tyson Williams, Johnson C. Smith
First career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (indoor)- CIAA 200m champion, 2nd in 60m, NCAA 200m champion; (outdoor)- CIAA 200m champion, 2nd in 100m, 2nd in 4×100, 2nd in 4×400
100m Season Best: 10.21; 200m Season Best: 20.17
100/200m/4×100: Kibren Moore, Albany State
Second career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (outdoor)- SIAC 100m champion, 200m champion, 2nd in 4×100 relay, 4×400 relay champion
100m Season Best: 10.25; 200m Season Best: 20.51
200m: Yumana Lofton, Kentucky State
First career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (indoor)- SIAC 3rd in 60m, 3rd in 200m; (outdoor)- SIAC 2nd in 100m, 2nd in 200m
200m Season Best: 20.71
200m: Darrian Clarke, Benedict
First career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (indoor)- SIAC 200m champion, 2nd in 60m; (outdoor)- SIAC 3rd in 200m, 4th in 100m, 4×100 relay champion
200m Season Best: 20.77
200/400m: Reuben Nichols, Lincoln (Mo.)
Third career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (indoor)- GLVC 3rd in 200m, 3rd in 400m, NCAA 2nd in 4×400 relay; (outdoor)- GLVC 2nd in 200m, 2nd in 400m, 2nd in 4×100 relay
200m Season Best: 20.8; 400m Season Best: 46.46
400m: Samuel Vessat, Edward Waters
First career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (outdoor)- SIAC 400m champion, 6th in 200m,
400m Season Best: 46.18
400m: Michael Simmons Jr., Morehouse
First career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (indoor)- SIAC 2nd in 400m, 2nd in 200m, 4×400 relay champion; (outdoor)- SIAC 2nd in 400m, 5th in 200m, 4th in 4×100 relay, 2nd in 4×400 relay
400m Season Best: 46.42
800m: Zion Murry, Claflin
Second career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (indoor)- CIAA 800m champion, Distance Medley Relay champion; (outdoor)- CIAA 800m champion, 4×400 relay champion
800m Season Best: 1:49.25
110/400h: Mohamed Adoini, Johnson C. Smith
First career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (indoor)- CIAA 2nd in 400m, 6th in 60h; (outdoor)- CIAA 2nd in 400h, 2nd in 4×400 relay
110h Season Best: 13.79; 400h Season Best: 50.81
400h: Jaevon Riley, Claflin
Third career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (indoor)- CIAA 400m champion, NCAA 7th in 400m; (outdoor)- CIAA 400m champion, 400h champion, 4×400 relay champion
400h Season Best: 50.81
400h: Sharim Hamilton, Lincoln (Mo.)
Second career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (indoor)- GLVC 5th in 400m, 4×400 relay champion, NCAA 2nd in 4×400 relay; (outdoor)- GLVC 3rd in 400m, 400h champion, 4×400 relay champion
400h Season Best: 50.91
400h: Shawn Jarrett II, Tuskegee
First career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (indoor)- SIAC 3rd in 4×400 relay; (outdoor)- SIAC 400h champion, 4th in 4×400 relay
400h: Clinton Laguerre, Lincoln (Mo.)
First career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (indoor)- GLVC 4×400 relay champion; (outdoor)- GLVC 400m champion, 3rd in 400h, 4×400 relay champion
400h Season Best: 51.58
400h: Jermiah Alibey, Morehouse
First career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (indoor)- SIAC 4×400 relay champion, Distance Medley relay champion; (outdoor)- SIAC 2nd in 400h, 2nd in 4×400 relay
400h Season Best: 51.67
4×100: Benedict
2024-2025 season accomplishments: SIAC 4×100 relay champion
4×100 relay Season Best: 40.18
4×100: Albany State
2024-2025 season accomplishments: SIAC 2nd in 4×100 relay
4×100 relay Season Best: 40.23
4×400: Lincoln (Mo.)
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (indoor)- GLVC 4×400 relay champion, NCAA 2nd in 4×400 relay; (outdoor)- GLVC 4×400 relay champion
4×400 relay Season Best: 3:06.23
High Jump: Joseph Briscoe, Virginia State
First career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (indoor)- CIAA High Jump champion; (outdoor)- CIAA High Jump champion
High Jump Season Best: 2.14m
Long Jump: Zach Washington, Benedict
First career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (indoor)- SIAC High Jump champion, Long Jump champion, Triple Jump champion; (outdoor)- SIAC High Jump champion, Long Jump champion
Long Jump Season Best: 7.44m
Triple Jump: Malik Drummond, Lincoln (Mo.)
First career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (indoor)- GLVC Triple Jump champion, NCAA 12th in Triple Jump; (outdoor)- GLVC Triple Jump champion
Triple Jump Season Best: 15.37m
Triple Jump: Jahaz Morgan, Virginia State
Second career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishment: (indoor)- CIAA 2nd in Triple Jump, 4th in High Jump; (outdoor)- CIAA Triple Jump champion, 2nd in High Jump
Triple Jump Season Best: 15.32m
Women
100m: Brianna Benloss, Winston-Salem State
First career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (indoor)- CIAA 3rd in 60m, 5th in 200m; (outdoor)- CIAA 100m champion, 200m champion, 2nd in 4×400 relay
100m Season Best: 11.42
100/200m/4×100: Shantae George, Lincoln (Mo.)
Fourth career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (indoor)- GLVC 60m champion, 4th in 200m, 4×400 relay champion, NCAA 6th in 60m, 4×400 relay champion; (outdoor)- GLVC 100m champion, 2nd in 200m, 4×100 relay champion
100m Season Best: 11.43; 200m Season Best: 23.27
200m: Cadence Cray, Albany State
First career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (outdoor)- SIAC 100m champion, 200m champion, 4×100 relay champion, 4×400 relay champion
200m Season Best: 23.43
400m/400h: Shevanae Thomas, Lincoln (Mo.)
Third career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (indoor)- GLVC 3rd in 200m, 2nd in 400m, 4×400 relay champion, NCAA 14th in 400m, 4×400 relay champion; (outdoor)- GLVC 2nd in 400m, 2nd in 400h, 4×400 relay champion
400m Season Best: 53.41; 400h Season Best: 59.93
400m: Kamani Johns, Lincoln (Pa.)
First career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (indoor)- CIAA 400m champion, 800m champion, 3rd in 4×400 relay; (outdoor)- CIAA 400m champion
400m Season Best: 53.89
800m: Shaneal Clarke-Giddings, Lincoln (Mo.)
Second career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (indoor)- GLVC 800m champion, 4×400 relay champion, NCAA 4×400 relay champion; (outdoor)- GLVC 800m champion, 4×400 relay champion
800m Season Best: 2:07.52
100h: Charnessa Reid, Winston-Salem State
First career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (indoor)- CIAA 60h champion, Long Jump champion, 3rd in High Jump, 2nd in Pentathlon; (outdoor)- CIAA 100h champion, Long Jump champion, 3rd in High Jump
100h Season Best: 13.32
100h: Aaliyanah Anderson, Lincoln (Mo.)
Second career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (indoor)- GLVC 2nd in 60h; (outdoor)- GLVC 100h champion, 4th in 100m, 6th in 200m, 4×100 relay champion
100h Season Best: 13.57
400h: Nathalia Rowe, Albany State
Second career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (outdoor)- SIAC 400h champion, 2nd in 400m, 4×400 relay champion
400h Season Best: 58.83
400h: Odeshia Nanton, Lincoln (Mo.)
Second career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (outdoor)- GLVC 400h champion, 5th in 400m, 4×400 relay champion
400h Season Best: 59.74
4×100/4×400: Lincoln (Mo.)
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (indoor)- GLVC 4×400 relay champion, NCAA 4×400 relay champion; (outdoor)- GLVC 4×100 relay champion, 4×400 relay champion
4×100 relay Season Best: 45.12; 4×400 relay Season Best: 3:37.88
Triple Jump: Jhnyia Knuckles, Claflin
First career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (indoor)- CIAA Triple Jump champion; (outdoor)- CIAA Triple Jump champion, 2nd in Long Jump
Triple Jump Season Best: 12.35m
Triple Jump: Jada David, Benedict
Second career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (indoor)- SIAC Triple Jump champion, 5th in Long Jump; (outdoor)- SIAC Triple Jump champion, 3rd in Long Jump
Triple Jump Season Best: 12.24m
Shot Put/Discus Throw: Yassine Kamara, Bowie State
Second career NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship appearance
2024-2025 season accomplishments: (indoor)- CIAA Shot Put champion, NCAA 15th in Shot Put; (outdoor)- CIAA Discus Throw champion, 2nd in Shot Put
Shot Put Season Best: 14.87m; Discus Throw Season Best: 50.84m
