Four CAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Programs Garner Major Awards
Ben Kane
RICHMOND, Va. (June 26, 2025) – Four separate programs – Delaware, Elon, Monmouth, and North Carolina A&T – garnered a major award winner following the 2025 CAA Outdoor Track & Field season.
North Carolina A&T’s Spirit Morgan was named the Field Athlete of the Year, while Delaware’s Olamide Ayeni garnered Rookie of the Year honors. Monmouth’s All-American Yasmeen Tinsley earned Track Athlete of the Year and Elon’s Mark Elliston was named the Coach of the Year.
Morgan earned Second Team All-American honors from the USTFCCCA after finishing ninth nationally in the women’s high jump. The CAA Outdoor high jump title holder had the sixth-best jump coming out of the NCAA East Regional. Morgan’s 1.85m leap at the conference championship ranked 12th among Division I athletes this season.
Tinsley had a prolific season, leading to her holding 10 program records with the Hawks. The newly crowned Second Team All-American in the 400m hurdles placed 15th at the national semifinal with a time of 57.53, marking the fastest time by a Monmouth athlete at the NCAA Championships. Tinsley won both the 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles at the CAA Championship.
Ayeni took home the CAA Discus Throw title with a 52.53m toss, while also coming in seventh in the shot put with a mark of 14.33m. The first year’s season continued at the USATF U20 Championships in late June, placing second in the discus throw after setting a new personal record of 52.93m.
Elliston led the Phoenix to its fourth CAA Women’s Outdoor Championship in the past five seasons, scoring 147 points in the conference meet. Under his guidance, Elon had four individual outdoor champions and saw two individuals qualify for the NCAA East Regional.
The following student-athletes earned All-CAA honors for placing top three in their respective event(s) at the 2025 CAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
2025 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field All-CAA Honorees
100m: Maya Tucker, Towson (11.46); Savannah Blair, Northeastern (11.50); Makenna Urbanek, N.C.. (11.59)
200m: Cristal Cuervo, Towson (23.62); Savannah Blair, Northeastern (23.69); Maya Tucker, Towson (23.83)
400m: Cristal Cuervo, Towson (52.85); Emily Ervin, William & Mary (54.07); Nasiah Ferguson, UNCW (54.44)
800m: Jordan Mozie, Hampton (2:06.92); Shayla Cann, Elon (2:07.89); Kadence Dumas, Delaware (2:08.80)
1500m: Quinn Smith, Elon (4:23.42); Sarah Petitjean, Elon (4:23.69); Kyra Holland, William & Mary (4:23.96)
5000m: Mikayla Jones, Elon (16:52.74); Madison Synowiec, Elon (16:56.19); Mariana Martinez, Elon (17:04.79)
10,000m: Peninah Mutisya, Hampton (34:36.25); Mikayla Jones, Elon (34:37.19); Madison Synowiec, Elon (34:43.47)
100m Hurdles: Lucheyona Weaver, N.C. A&T (13.26); Yasmeen Tinsley, Monmouth (13.49); Zamia Stelly, N.C. A&T (13.96)
400m Hurdles: Yasmeen Tinsley, Monmouth (57.34); Carmen PenaSoto, Hampton (59.62); Spencer Settle, Towson (59.67)
3000m Steeplechase: Catherin Garrison, William & Mary (10:20.24); Savannah Stoutt, Charleston (10:33.84); Kristen Sarnicola, Monmouth (10:44.52)
4x100m Relay: N.C. A&T (44.33$); Towson (45.14); Northeastern (45.23)
4x400m Relay: Hampton (3:37.72); Towson (3:38.31); William & Mary (3:44.61)
High Jump: Spirit Morgan, N.C. A&T (1.85m); Veronica Chaynov, Monmouth (1.82m); Camryn Cole, Northeastern (1.79m)
Long Jump: Rett Schnoor, Monmouth (5.94m); Lauren Jones, William & Mary (5.80m); Danielle James, Hampton (5.75m)
Triple Jump: Olivia Dowd, N.C. A&T (12.70m); Danielle James, Hampton (12:46m); Kiara Murray, Towson (12.20m)
Pole Vault: Lakelyn Bass, UNCW (4.00m); Elizabeth Strobach, William & Mary (3.90m); Olesya Sitkowski, William & Mary (3.90m)
Shot Put: Julieth Nwosu, N.C. A&T (15.65m); Emarie Jackson, Delaware (15.57m); Julie Thomas, Monmouth (15.07m)
Discus: Olamide Ayeni, Delaware (52.53m); Damali Williams, Hampton (50.69m); Rochele Solmon, Hampton (47.16m)
Hammer Throw: Adirana Clarke, Elon (55.94m); Vanessa Wood, Monmouth (54.14m); Mackenzie Stephens, Delaware (53.47m)
Javelin: Jordyn Robbins, UNCW, (42.73m); Morgan Reiner, Delaware (42.59m); Rachel Schmitt, Delaware (39.39m)
Heptathlon: Lizzie Lopez, Elon (4959); Leeann Redlo, Towson (4884); Sara Manson, Delaware (4677)
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