Track & Field | 5/2/2026 11:53:00 PM
GREENSBORO – North Carolina A&T played it cool over the weekend in unusual cold temperatures at the Marcus T. Johnson Track Complex.
The North Carolina A&T men's and women's outdoor track and field programs hosted their second meet of the season, the Aggie Classic, on Friday and Saturday. With the 2026 Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Outdoor Track and Field Championships approaching, the Aggies did not field many of their nationally or regionally ranked student-athletes, but still posted some excellent performances, mainly in the field events.
Freshman thrower
Everett Alston and sophomore thrower
Alex Henry led the way. Alston secured wins in the men's discus and javelin, while Henry won the men's hammer throw and finished second in the shot put. The Aggies also secured wins in the women's 4x100-meter relay, the men's 1500 meters, and the women's discus.
Alston came into the weekend with the second-best discus throw in the CAA with a throw of 177 feet, 9 inches recorded on March 13 at Elon University. On Friday, he won the discus with a toss of 167 feet. On the women's side, senior
Taylor Reagor won discus with a throw of 161 feet, 4 inches. Reagor's throw is the fourth-best in the CAA. Alston's win in the men's javelin came with a throw of 156 feet, 8 inches, marking the seventh-best throw in the conference. Henry entered the weekend with the league's top ranking in the hammer after his 190 feet, 5 inches mark at High Point University on March 20. On Saturday, Henry won the event with a throw of 177 feet, 8 inches.
Henry placed second in the shot put with a throw of 52 feet, 2 inches. He currently holds the third-best shot put in the CAA due to a 56 feet, 4 ½ inches mark recorded at Duke University on April 10. The Aggies had three top-five jumpers in the men's high jump. Freshman
Brenton Baker achieved the best performance with a personal record of 6 feet, 9 ½ inches, finishing second.
Baker's high jump mark ranks as the fourth-best in the conference. Sophomore
Rayne Williams cleared 6 feet, 4 ¾ inches for third place, while graduate
Kendrell Goodes jumped 6 feet, 2 ¾ inches to finish fourth. Some of the Aggies' standout athletes also competed during the meet.
The women's 4x100 team of graduate
Zamia Stelly, senior
Makenna Urbanek, sophomore
Meara Rasul, and junior
Kymara Brodie won their event with a time of 45.29. The Aggies' best 4x100 time this season remains 45.12, set at HPU on March 20. Freshman
Taysaun Wilson won the men's 1500m in 4:00.93. Sophomore
Xzaviah Taylor ran a 20.91 for second in the 200m, the conference's fourth-fastest time. His twin brother,
Isaiah Taylor, posted the fifth-fastest 200m time in the CAA with a 20.99, placing fourth in the event.
The conference outdoor championships are May 15-16 at Elon's Jerry and Jeanne Robertson Track and Field Complex.
