Alabama A&M Athletics

Laila Gaynor continued her dominance in the 400 meters during the final day of the 2025 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Tuesday at A.W. Munford Stadium.
 
Gaynor bested Texas Southern's Cesley Williams and Florida A&M's Tatianna Martinez to win the event. Gaynor's time of 53.39 edged Williams mark of 53.40 to capture gold. In her second event of the day, Gaynor ran 24.41 to take eighth in the 200m.
 
Also, Gaynor was part of the gold-medal 4x400m relay team that featured Victoya Smith, Chelsea Whitehurst and Brianna Samuels. The team posted a season-best time of 3:40.62 to capture gold and winning the race by three seconds over Alabama State.