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No. 11 Women's Track and Field's Ndubuisi earns shot put bronze medal at NCAA Outdoor Championships
06.12.2025 | Track & Field / Cross Country
The Longhorns are tied for eighth in the team standings at the NCAA Championships after Thursday's session.
EUGENE, Ore. – No. 11 Texas Women's Track and Field is tied for eighth place following Thursday's action at the NCAA Outdoor Championships after scoring eight points from two field events. The Longhorns also advanced four track events to Saturday's finals.
The women's shot put saw sophomore Nina Ndubuisi finish with the bronze medal with her third-round throw of 18.50m (60-8.50). The throw is the third-farthest throw in UT history, and the third-place result marked Ndubuisi's best finish at the NCAA meet in four appearances. Her previous best was a fifth at this season's indoor championships. The third-place finish scored six team points for Texas.
Senior Chrystal Herpin concluded her Longhorn career and finished 11th in shot put with a throw of 17.19m (56-4.75) to earn Second-Team All-America honors.
Sophomore Aaliyah Foster posted her best finish at the NCAA Championships, finishing seventh in the long jump with a wind-aided mark of 6.47m (21-2.75). Her seventh-place finish scored two points for the Longhorns.
The women's 4x100-meter relay of Carleta Bernard, Holly Okuku, Kenondra Davis and Ramiah Elliott advanced to Saturday's final after running a time of 43.01 from Heat 1. The time was the sixth-fastest qualifying time of the day.
Akala Garrett solidified her title as a dual hurdler qualifying for both the 100-meter hurdles and the 400-meter hurdles. The sophomore posted the seventh-fastest time in the 100-meter hurdles at 12.93, earning the automatic qualifying spot by finishing second in Heat 2. She later qualified for her second NCAA final in the long hurdles with the second-fastest time at 55.0, the fourth-fastest mark in school history. Freshman Mackenzie Collins finished 17th overall for USTFCCCA Honorable Mention All-America recognition.
Senior Kenondra Davis was the final Longhorn to advance to a Saturday final, recording a personal best in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.45. The time moved her to No. 6 on the school's all-time performer list. Freshman Holly Okuku placed 21st in the event in a time of 23.11.
Texas Scorers:
Nina Ndubuisi – Shot Put – 3rd (6 pts)
Aaliyah Foster – Long Jump – 7th (2 pts)
All-America Honors:
Nina Ndubuisi – Shot Put – 3rd – First Team
Aaliyah Foster – Long Jump – 7th – First Team
Chrystal Herpin – Shot Put – 11th – Second Team
Mackenzie Collins – 400mH – 17th – Honorable Mention
Holly Okuku – 200m – 21st – Honorable Mention
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