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Monarchs Shine at 2026 VertKlasse Meeting

4/6/2026 4:07:00 PM

By: Matthew Shealy
HIGH POINT, N.C.  The Methodist track & field program made strides at High Point University last week, with many individuals establishing new personal-best marks. For full results from the 2026 VertKlasse Meeting, click here.

THE ESSENTIALS
Event: VertKlasse Meeting
Location: High Point, North Carolina

TOP TRACK PERFORMANCES
  • Tydrick Stewart's season-best time of 10.57 seconds in men's 100-meter dash was the fourth-best time out of 106 runners. Just behind him was Logan Wade, whose time of 10.59 seconds was good enough for sixth place. In 14th place, Greg Cuthbertson posted a personal-best time of 10.76 seconds.
  • In the women's 100-meter dash, Leilani Rankin recorded a personal-best time of 12.50 seconds, capturing 24th place out of 84 sprinters. D'zariya Parran was the next fastest Monarch in the event, finishing with a personal-best time of 12.83 seconds.
  • Rankin also set a personal best of 25.44 in the 200-meter dash, taking 39th out of 127 athletes.
  • Treazure Rosario Watson claimed 14th out of 80 in the women's 400-meter run with a time of 58.86 seconds.
  • The Monarchs took sixth out of 13 teams in the men's 4x100-meter relay with a time of 41.22 seconds.
  • Rafael Shilengitha put a season-best effort forward in the men's 800-meter run, posting a time of 2:00.66 for 37th out of 76 individuals.
  • In the men's 3000-meter steeplechase, Logan Williams recorded a season-best finish of 10:59.70.
TOP FIELD PERFORMANCES
  • A season-best time of 15.28 seconds earned J'Quez Jackson 13th place out of 33 participants in the men's 110-meter hurdles. Jackson also cleared a personal-best mark of 1.87 meters in the men's high jump.
  • Taking 23rd out of 41 jumpers, David Dennis cleared a mark of 1.97 meters. In the men's triple jump, Kamren Jenkins claimed 16th out of 39 jumpers with a leap of 13.61 meters.
  • Kayleen Grullon's jump of 1.47 meters in the women's high jump was a personal best.
  • Kaleb Nelson's throw of 47.40 meters in the men's javelin throw took 15th out of 27 throwers.
NEXT UP
The Monarchs will compete at the Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic on Friday, April 10, and Saturday, April 11, in Lynchburg, Virginia.
 
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