Track & Field Has Strong Showing in Waco

Friday, April 24

Waco, TX

University of North Texas

Michael Johnson Invitational

Aariyana Williams and Kendahl Tucker at the 2026 Bill Schmidt Invitational in Denton

4/25/2026 5:39:00 PM | Track & Field/XC

Results

WACO, Texas — The UNT track and field team competed at the Michael Johnson Invitational at Baylor on Friday and Saturday and came away with three event wins and a pair of new program records for junior sprinter Aariyana Williams.

Williams continues to leave her mark on the program record book after she set new marks in both the women's 200-meter dash and 400-meter dash, the latter of which was broken by nearly a full second and had previously stood for seven years.

Williams finished fourth in the 200 on Friday in 23.43 to set a new program record. On Saturday, she won the 400 in 52.26, breaking the previous mark of 53.13 set by Aneesa Scott in 2019.

The other two UNT wins came from Clarence McGill in the men's 400 hurdles, as he ran a 51.23 to narrowly edge out teammate Tyler Moore, who took second in 51.25. The Mean Green scored another 1-2 finish in the women's 5,000-meter run, as London Maxwell ran away from the field to take first in 16:52.21, and teammate Ximena Lopez de Escalera took second in 17:14.27.

The men's 5000 saw UNT take second and third with Connor Bartek and Nolan House having strong races, as House clocked a new personal best time. Trinity Trotter took second in the women's 1,500. Joseph Wienen finished third in the men's 1,500.

UNT had a couple of big personal bests for third-place finishes on Friday, led by Anthony Ward's third-place finish in the men's long jump with a jump of 7.72 meters for a new PR and the third-best jump in program history. Olivia Hildebrand finished third with a new PR in the women's discus with a throw of 50.32 meters.

The Mean Green had a pair of third-place finishes on Saturday, as Jeremiah Cams finished third in the men's high jump and Chase Lehr took third in the men's 800. Dominique Hall finished fourth in the men's triple jump with a leap of 15.48 meters, which is the fourth-best mark in program history and the best since 1982.

UNT will have its final tuneup for the American Conference Outdoor Championships when they travel to Dallas on Friday and Saturday for the SMU Invitational. The conference championship meet is set for May 14-16 at Norma Knobel Hunt Stadium in Denton.