AMES, Iowa – The Northern Illinois University women's track and field team won the 4x400-meter relay and Arianna Calloway (Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs) took top honors in the high jump as the Huskies resumed their indoor season on Friday (Jan. 16) at Iowa State's Bill Bergan Classic.
"First meet of 2026 under our belts and we have a lot of work to put in after the winter break," said NIU Director of Track and Field Connie Teaberry. "The best part about this group of athletes is that they don't shy away from the challenge. We had some strong performances and some that fell apart today at Iowa State. But it's a start and we will keep plugging away to bring out their best efforts."
Calloway cleared 1.74 meters (5-08.50) on her first attempt to win the high jump with the second-best mark in the conference this season. Jasmijn Raes (Amsterdam, Netherland) was second in the high jump, clearing 1.69 meters (5-06.50) and Samira Rosenfeld (Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg) was third at a height of 1.59 meters (5-02.50).
The quartet of Miashlie Jean (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Northeast), Rosenfeld, Sanaii Vaughn (Gurnee, Ill./Warren) and Natasha Chetty (Victoria, Seychelles/Seychelles Business Studies Academy) won the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 4:03.09.
Elsewhere, Precious Umukoro (Villarreal, Spain) claimed second in the triple jump and third in the long jump. In the triple, Umukoro leaped 11.29 meters (37-00.50) on both her third and fourth attempts of the competition while in the long jump, her best mark of 5.58 meters (18-03.75) came on her sixth, and final, attempt of the day.
In the 60-meter dash, Esther Momalife (Lagos, Nigeria) advanced to the final with the fourth-best time in the preliminaries but earned a third-place finish in the final, running 7.87 seconds. Momalife was also sixth in the 200 meters with a time of 25.67 seconds, a top-15 mark in the MAC this season.
Two Huskies advanced to the final in the 60-meter hurdles as Kyla Motley (Palos Heights, Ill./Shepard) and Jean both reached the final. Motley ran 9.04 seconds in the final to finish fourth while Jean was close behind in 9.10 to claim fifth.
NIU will return to action next Saturday, Jan. 24, when the Huskies compete in the Fighting Illini Challenge in Urbana-Champaign, Ill.
60-meter Dash
3. Esther Momalife, 7.87 (7.86q)
5. Stella Oyebode, (7.65q)
10. Precious Akinsanya, 7.98
12. Faith Rouse, 8.03
15. Mariah Gonzalez, 8.26
17. Ari Christian, 8.43
19. Tod'Jai Ross, 8.53
200-meter Dash
6. Esther Momalife, 25.67
10. Tiffany Colin, 26.09
13. Precious Akinsanya, 26.48
14. Faith Rouse, 26.84
18. Kyla Motley, 27.33
19. Mariah Gonzalez, 28.23
400-meter Dash
10. Sanaii Vaughn, 1:02.59
800-meter Run
4. Emma Curry, 2:18.50
5. Claire Helmila, 2:19.72
Mile Run
13. Liliana Camargo, 5:43.88
3,000-meter Run
7. Sarah Maggio, 10:25.17
8. Ariel Hernandez, 10:27.17
60-meter Hurdles
4. Kyla Motley, 9.04 (9.19q)
5. Miashlie Jean, 9.10 (9.24q)
9. Kaiya Key, 9.65
10. Samira Rosenfeld, 9.96
4x400-meter Relay
1. Jean, Rosenfeld, Vaughn, Chetty, 4:03.09
High Jump
1. Arianna Calloway, 1.74m (5-08.50)
2. Jasmijn Raes, 1.69m (5-06.50)
3. Samira Rosenfeld, 1.59m (5-02.50)
Long Jump
3. Precious Umukoro, 5.58m (18-03.75)
4. Kyla Motley, 5.47m (17-11.50)
6. Natasha Chetty, 5.27m (17-03.50)
7. Tod'Jai Ross, 5.27m (17-03.50)
8. Kaiya Key, 4.93m (16-02.25)
9. Nicole Green, 4.86m (15-11.50)
10. Aniya Barton, 4.64m (15-02.75)
Triple Jump
2. Precious Umukoro, 11.29m (37-00.50)
4. Aniya Barton, 10.65m (34-11.25)
