CAA Athletes Earn All-American Nods After Performance at 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

CAA Athletes Earn All-American Nods After Performance at 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

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Ben Kane

EUGENE, Ore. (June, 17, 2025) – The outdoor track and field season is officially in the books, with several CAA athletes garnering All-American honors following their performances at the NCAA Track and Field Championship at Historic Hayward Field.

Three female athletes and four men, alongside two relay teams, were awarded for their accomplishments at the national championship, with all but two honors going to North Carolina A&T. 

Monmouth’s Yasmeen Tinsley earned a spot on the second team after her 15th-place effort in the 400m hurdles with a time of 57.53. Tinsley became just the sixth woman ever from Monmouth to be named a Division I Track & Field All-American.

Two female athletes from A&T were recognized with Spirit Morgan ranking the highest as a second-team All-American in the high jump with a ninth-place 1.84m leap. Her teammate Olivia Dowd became an honorable mention selection with a 12.46m performance in the triple jump that placed 23rd.

In the men’s 110m hurdles, both Northeastern’s Ethan Exilhomme (18th at 13.66) and A&T’s Isaiah Taylor (22nd at 14.30) collected honorable mention All-America status.

The Aggies’ quartet of Jaeden Gumbs, Xzaviah Taylor, Brandon Nya, and Correy McManus Jr. competed in the 4x100 and were listed as honorable mentions in the event thanks to a 40.43 performance that was 23rd overall.

Elijah Taylor, Xzaviah Taylor, Gurnell, and Dyimond Walker also received honorable mention accolades in the 4x400m finishing 18th overall with a time of 3:05.77.

Xzaviah Taylor earned his second accolade in the 400m-hurdles finishing 55.63 to place 11th and garner second-team All-America status while his brother Isaiah Taylor was named an honorable mention for the event after a 24th-place outing (55.63).

A&T’s Xavier Partee was named an honorable mention All-American in the triple jump for his 15.32m leap that ranked 17th in his first career NCAA Championship appearance.
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