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Track and Field Brian Howard, Assistant AD for Communications

AAMU Women Second Heading into Final Day at SWAC Championships

BATON ROUGE, La. | The Alabama A&M University women's outdoor track & field team sits in second place after two days at the 2026 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Monday night at A.W. Munford Stadium.
 
The Bulldogs have recorded 42 points and is in second place by 10 points, while Southern leads the 12-team field with 53.5 points.
 
The biggest highlight for Alabama A&M came in the 3000m steeplechase where Alabama A&M won gold and silver to bring home 18 points. Saynae Gibson, the school record holder in the event, posted a time of 11:21.27, to win the event, while teammate Nevaeh Carrizal registered a personal-best time of 11:45.32 to claim second.
 
WOMEN'S SCORES – 7 of 21 events
1. Southern – 53.5
2. Alabama A&M – 42
3. Texas Southern – 32
4. Bethune-Cookman – 31
5. Jackson State – 29
6. Prairie View A&M – 26
7. Alabama State – 15
8. Florida A&M – 14.5
9. Arkansas-Pine Bluff – 12
10. Grambling State – 10
11. Alcorn State – 7
12. Mississippi Valley State – 1
 
WOMEN'S TRACK
  • Amya Joy captured the bronze medal in the heptathlon, recording 4,483 points. She won the high jump, with a personal-best distance of 1.61m, while finishing second in the 800m, third in the long jump, fourth in the shot put, fifth in the javelin and seventh in the 200m
  • The Bulldogs went 1-2 in qualifying for the 400m finals as Alisha Wilson placed first, qualifying with a time of 54.20, while Laila Gaynor was second in 54.38
  • Brianna Samuels advanced to the finals in the 800m, running a time of 2:13.32 to qualify fourth
 
MEN'S SCORES – 7 of 21 events
1. Jackson State – 74
2. Bethune-Cookman – 44
2. Texas Southern – 44
4. Alabama State – 22.5
5. Florida A&M – 21
6. Alabama A&M – 18.5
7. Grambling State – 17
8. Southern – 13
9. Alcorn State – 8
10. Prairie View A&M – 6
11. Arkansas-Pine Bluff – 3
 

MEN'S TRACK
  • Joe Quez Keith qualified for the 400m finals by placing first and logging a time of 46.67
  • Juan Osorio finished second in the 3000m steeplechase, recording a time of 9:49.53

UP NEXT
Alabama A&M concludes the final day of the 2026 SWAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday from A.W. Mumford Stadium.
 
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Players Mentioned

Laila Gaynor

Laila Gaynor

Sprints
5' 7"
Senior
Amya Joy

Amya Joy

Multis
5' 4"
Sophomore
Juan Osorio

Juan Osorio

Distance
5' 9"
Senior
Brianna Samuels

Brianna Samuels

Distance
5' 7"
Senior
Alisha  Wilson

Alisha Wilson

Sprints
6' 1"
Graduate Student
Joe Quez Keith

Joe Quez Keith

Hurdles
5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Laila Gaynor

Laila Gaynor

5' 7"
Senior
Sprints
Amya Joy

Amya Joy

5' 4"
Sophomore
Multis
Juan Osorio

Juan Osorio

5' 9"
Senior
Distance
Brianna Samuels

Brianna Samuels

5' 7"
Senior
Distance
Alisha  Wilson

Alisha Wilson

6' 1"
Graduate Student
Sprints
Joe Quez Keith

Joe Quez Keith

5' 11"
Freshman
Hurdles