LAKELAND, Fla. – November 22, 2025 – The Warner University Men's and Women's Track & Field teams launched their 2025–26 indoor campaign at the SEU Fire Indoor Opener, hosted by Southeastern University at Tenoroc High School. The Royals turned in a full slate of standout performances across sprint, distance, jumps, throws, and multi-event competition to begin the season with momentum.

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Women's Highlights

Smith Places 8th Overall in Pentathlon

Junior Reah Smith made an impressive pentathlon debut, finishing 8th overall with consistent performances across all five events:

• 60m Hurdles: 2nd in Section 3 (12.94)

• High Jump: 3rd (1.40m)

• Shot Put: 8th (5.51m)

• Long Jump: 5th (4.39m)

• 800m: 6th (2:51.83)

Molina Takes Podium in Women's 5000m

Distance standout Alexa Molina opened her season with a 3rd-place finish, clocking 19:50.5 in the women's 5000m.

Sprints & Mid-Distance

The Royals showed depth in the women's sprints:

• 60m Prelims:

  • Stacy White – 11th (8.14)

  • Noelani Callendar – 13th (8.89)

  • Lyn'Neyah Hicks – 14th (9.23)

• 600m:

  • Okieria Anderson – 5th (1:50.81)

• 400m:

  • Okieria Anderson – 13th (1:08.01)

Throws & Jumps Standouts

In field events, Warner delivered strong early-season marks:

• Women's Weight Throw:

  • Mariana Elias – 12th (8.53m)

• Women's Shot Put:

  • Elias – 7th (10.19m)

• Women's Long Jump:

  • Stacy White – 4th (5.10m)

  • Noelani Callendar – 9th (4.32m)

  • Lyn'Neyah Hicks – 10th (4.30m)

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Men's Highlights

Royals Dominate Men's 5000m Pack

Warner packed five runners inside the top 15:

• Dylan Atwater – 6th (17:06.71)

• Derick Gomez – 8th (17:22.52)

• Cameron Gonzales – 9th (17:27.30)

• Steven Twiss – 11th (18:13.23)

• Sam Attard – 15th (20:33.55)

Strong Sprint Performances

• Men's 60m Prelims:

  • Daishaun Gossett – 11th (7.26)

  • Ryan Dube – 12th (7.29)

  • Jalen Aikens – (7.38)

• Men's 400m:

  • Daishaun Gossett – 8th (50.34)

  • Jacob Scott – 13th (51.82)

  • Jamari Hopkins – 17th (53.64)

  • Timothy Mabins – 25th (58.03)

Relay Excellence

Warner fielded two highly competitive 4x400m squads:

• Team A: 2nd (3:18.96)

• Team B: 4th (3:37.28)

Big Day in Jumps

The Royals stacked the leaderboard in the men's long jump:

• Ryan Dube – 3rd (7.03m)

• Gavin Yamaguchi – 4th (6.77m)

• Nathan Dawes – 5th (6.72m)

• Mansilla Santiago – 9th (6.58m)

• Kaleb Roth – 11th (6.16m)

• Timothy Brown – (4.69m)

Additional field events included:

• Men's High Jump:

  • Nathan Dawes – 5th (1.83m)

• Men's Weight Throw:

  • Adrian Jackson – 7th (10.70m)

• Men's Shot Put:

  • Adrian Jackson – 10th (9.60m)

  • Timothy Brown – 11th (7.27m)

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Royals Begin Indoor Season on a High Note

The Royals opened the indoor season with strong performances and depth across all event groups, setting the tone for an exciting 2025–26 campaign. Warner will look to continue building momentum as they move deeper into the indoor schedule.

Next up, the Royals prepare for their December slate as they continue their push toward conference and national qualifying marks.
 

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