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Women's Track and Field's Garrett takes second in 400mH at NCAA Outdoor Championship
06.14.2025 | Track & Field / Cross Country
The Longhorns finish in a tie for 10th place in the team standings.
EUGENE, Ore. – The University of Texas Women's Track and Field team finished in a tie for 10th place with 23 overall points at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on Saturday night at Hayward Field.
Sophomore Akala Garrett led the Longhorns with her runner-up finish in the 400-meter hurdles and scored eight team points. Garrett posted a time of 54.66, the fourth-fastest time in school history to earn USTFCCCA First Team All-America honors. The sophomore now owns eight of the top 10 times in UT history.
The women also tallied four points from the 4x100-meter relay of Carleta Bernard, Holly Okuku, Kenondra Davis and Ramiah Elliott who finished fifth with a time of 42.98. The quartet earned First-Team All-American honors and scored four team points.
Davis returned to the track and finished sixth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.66 to earn another First-Team All-America honor.
The Longhorns also added eight points from Thursday's field finals, when Nina Ndubuisi placed third in the shot put to score six points and Aaliyah Foster finished seventh in the long jump for two points.
Texas Scorers:
Akala Garrett – 400mH – 2nd (8 pts)
Nina Ndubuisi – Shot Put – 3rd (6 pts)
Kody Blackwood – 400mH – 3rd (6 pts)
Carleta Bernard, Holly Okuku, Kenondra Davis, Ramiah Elliott – 4x100 – 5th (4 pts)
Kenondra Davis – 200m – 6th (3 pts)
Aaliyah Foster – Long Jump – 7th (2 pts)
Xavier Butler – 200m – 7th (2 pts)
Kendrick Smallwood, John Rutledge, Almond Small, Xavier Butler – 4x100 – 8th (1 pt)
All-America Honors:
Akala Garrett – 400mH – 2nd – First Team
Nina Ndubuisi – Shot Put – 3rd – First Team
Kody Blackwood – 400mH – 3rd – First Team
Carleta Bernard, Holly Okuku, Kenondra Davis, Ramiah Elliott – 4x100 – 5th – First Team
Kenondra Davis – 200m – 6th – First Tean
Aaliyah Foster – Long Jump – 7th – First Team
Xavier Butler – 200m – 7th – First Team
Kendrick Smallwood, John Rutledge, Almond Small, Xavier Butler – 4x100 – 8th – First Team
Chrystal Herpin – Shot Put – 11th – Second Team
Kelsey Daniel – Triple Jump – 12th – Second Team
Mackenzie Collins – 400mH – 17th – Honorable Mention
Osawese Agbonkonkon – High Jump – T-19th – Honorable Mention
Holly Okuku – 200m – 21st – Honorable Mention
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