VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. --- The Spartans produced a full slate of top-10 performances at Indoor Pre Nationals, held Feb. 13–14 at the Virginia Beach Sports Center.
Senior
Essence Shaw opened the meet with a third-place finish in the pentathlon, scoring 3,145 points. In the sprints, senior
Brandy Hall placed seventh in the 60-meter prelims with a 7.59 before running 7.52 to earn third in the finals. Junior
Asiah Wike finished eighth in the 60-meter prelims at 7.64 and followed with a sixth-place showing in the finals at 7.60.
Senior
Brooklyn Robinson turned in two top-10 efforts in the 60-meter hurdles, placing second in the prelims with an 8.32 and matching the finish in the finals with a time of 8.24.
In the middle distances, freshman
Moamiky Kenneh recorded an eighth-place finish in the 800 meters at 2:17.09, while junior
Dannielle King added a 10th-place run in 2:23.55. Junior
Sonia Koech earned second in the mile with a time of 5:17.63, and junior
Abigael Chebet followed in fifth at 5:20.10. Freshman
Amira Dailey rounded out the mile results with a 10th-place finish in 5:34.41.
Field events also delivered several top-10 marks. Freshman
Yowome Ayim placed sixth in the long jump with a leap of 5.68 meters and finished eighth in the triple jump at 11.65 meters. Freshman
Emma Svetiev cleared 3.18 meters to take second in the pole vault, while junior
Lexa Hunter matched the height to place fourth. Sophomore
Amanti Mayes earned sixth in the shot put with a throw of 11.66 meters and added a 10th-place finish in the weight throw at 13.14 meters.
The relays capped the meet with strong performances, as the distance medley relay team consisting of Koech, King, Dailey, and Chebet placed second in 12:50.23, and the 4x400 relay team consisting of
Jada Arrington,
Nevaeh Lewis, King, and Kenneh finished fourth with a time of 3:53.80.
The Spartans return to action at the MEAC Indoor Championships, set for Feb. 22–23 in Virginia Beach, Va., at the Virginia Beach Sports Center.
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2026 Indoor-Pre National Norfolk State Women's Track & Field Full Results