EUGENE, Ore. – UCF freshman Rayniah Jones earned the fifth overall American Athletic Conference medal of the week at the 2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships, claiming runner-up honors in the women’s 100-meter hurdles on Saturday to close the meet at Hayward Field.
 
The Knights finished the national meet with eight points accumulated as a team in the women’s competition. Houston added two points during the championship meet.
 
Jones, the American conference champion in the 100 hurdles this season, edged ahead in a photo finish at the line in Saturday’s national final to take the silver medal with a time of 12.82. Jones became the first UCF track athlete named to the top outdoor All-America team since the Knights joined The American, and the first overall for the program since 2013.
 
The Houston women’s 4x100-meter relay team of Tristan Evelyn, Camille Rutherford, Samiyah Samuels and Naomi Taylor picked up the best finish for the Cougars in the event since 2012, logging a time of 44.29 for seventh place. The Houston lineup claimed first team All-America honors.
 
Cincinnati’s Taylor Beard brought home second team All-America accolades in the women’s high jump, throwing down a top clearance of 1.78m, 5-10. Beard placed 16th overall in the final long jump standings.
 
Asherah Collins was the second UCF athlete to reach an individual final on Saturday, placing 23rd in the women’s triple jump. Collins’ top mark of 12.81m, 42-0.5) secured her honorable mention All-America plaudits.
 
American Athletes At The NCAA Championships – Wednesday, June 9
 
Cincinnati
Damon Berthenet, Men’s Decathlon (DNF – injury)
Aaron Bienenfeld, Men’s 10000-Meter Run (17th, 28:33.05, Honorable Mention AA)
 
East Carolina
Ryan Davis, Men’s Hammer Throw (18th, 68.79m/225-8)
 
Houston
Men’s 4x100-Meter Relay (Booker, Collins, Hamberlin, Maswanganyi; Third, 38.84)*
Dayo Akindele, Men’s 110-Meter Hurdles (DNF)
Jordan Booker, Men’s 200-Meter Dash (13th, 20.71, Second Team AA)
Travis Collins, Men’s 100-Meter Dash (13th, 10.25, Second Team AA), 200-Meter Dash (16th, 20.77, Second Team AA)
Christian Hamberlin, Men’s 200-Meter Dash (20th, 20.89)
Quivell Jordan, Men’s 400-Meter Hurdles (Ninth, 50.17)*
Shaun Maswanganyi, Men’s 100-Meter Dash (Fourth, 10.14)*, 200-Meter Dash (Third, 20.18)*
Benjamin Okafor, Men’s Long Jump (23rd, 7.18m/23-6.75, Honorable Mention AA)
Antonio Ruiz, Men’s Pole Vault (NH, Honorable Mention AA)
Christyan Sampy, Men’s Pole Vault (11th, 5.30m/17-4.50, Second Team AA)
 
South Florida
Duncan Agyemang, Men’s 400-Meter Hurdles (24th, 52.56, Honorable Mention AA)
Stone Baker, Men’s Pole Vault (NH, Honorable Mention AA)
 
Tulsa
Patrick Dever, Men’s 10000-Meter Run (NATIONAL CHAMPION, meet record 27:41.87, First Team AA)
 
Wichita State
Michael Bryan, Men’s Hammer Throw (12th, 70.08m/229-11, Second Team AA)
Antonio Norman, Men’s 110-Meter Hurdles (16th, 13.88, Second Team AA)
 
American Athletes At The NCAA Championships – Thursday, June 10
 
UCF
Rayniah Jones, Women’s 100-Meter Hurdles (FIfth, 12.85)**
 
Cincinnati
Caisja Chandler, Women’s 100-Meter Dash (19th, 11.57, Honorable Mention AA), Women’s 200-Meter Dash (14th, 23.26, Second Team AA)
 
East Carolina
Sommer Knight, Women’s Pole Vault (Third, 4.35m/14-3.25, First Team AA)
 
Houston
Women’s 4x100-Meter Relay (Bethel, Evelyn, Rutherford, Samuels; Eighth, 43.57)**
Women’s 4x400-Meter Relay (Bethel, Dumas, A. Taylor, Tamayo-Garza; 23rd, 3;39.61, Honorable Mention AA)
Brianne Bethel, Women’s 100-Meter Dash (18th, 11.49, Honorable Mention AA), Women’s 200-Meter Dash (DNS)
Mikaila Martin, Women’s Hammer Throw (12th, 66.08m/216-9.0, Second Team AA)
Camille Rutherford, Women’s 100-Meter Dash (10th, 11.40, Second Team AA)
Samiyah Samuels, Women’s Long Jump (18th, 6.12m/20-1.0, Honorable Mention AA)
 
Memphis
Mona Jaidi, Women’s Javelin (22nd, 49.27m/161-7.0, Honorable Mention AA)
 
South Florida
Women’s 4x100-Meter Relay (Allers-Liburd, Benjamin, Desrosiers, Prescott; 15th, 44.15, Second Team AA)
Women’s 4x400-Meter Relay (Benjamin, Desrosiers, Heckstall, Roshofa; 18th, 3:37.64, Honorable Mention AA)
Shaniya Benjamin, Women’s Long Jump (10th, 6.35m/20-10.0, Second Team AA)
 
SMU
Women’s 4x400-Meter Relay (Bolomboy, Iwuamadi, Williams, Woods; 21st, 3:39.21, Honorable Mention AA)
Jernaya Sharp, Women’s 100-Meter Hurdles (20th, 13.49, Honorable Mention AA)
Ashton Woods, Women’s 400-Meter Hurdles (16th, 58.33, Second Team AA)
 
Temple
Emma Gee, Women’s 3000-Meter Steeplechase (17th, 9:56.19, Honorable Mention AA)
 
American Athletes At The NCAA Championships – Friday, June 11
 
Houston
Men’s 4x100-Meter Relay (Booker, Collins, Hamberlin, Maswanganyi; Eighth, 42.87, First Team AA)
Quivell Jordan, Men’s 400-Meter Hurdles (Ninth, 50.54, First Team AA)
Shaun Maswanganyi, Men’s 100-Meter Dash (Second, 10.09, First Team AA), 200-Meter Dash (Third, 20.10, First Team AA)
 
Tulsa
Patrick Dever, Men’s 5000-Meter Run (Sixth, 13:19.85, First Team AA)
 
American Athletes At The NCAA Championships – Saturday, June 12
 
UCF
Asherah Collins, Women’s Triple Jump (23rd, 12.81m/42-0.5, Honorable Mention AA)
Rayniah Jones, Women’s 100-Meter Hurdles (Second, 12.82, First Team AA)
 
Cincinnati
Taylor Beard, Women’s High Jump (16th, 1.78m/5-10, Second Team AA)
 
Houston
Women’s 4x100-Meter Relay (Evelyn, Rutherford, Samuels, N. Taylor; Seventh, 44.29, First Team AA)
 
*-Qualified for the event final on Friday, June 11
**-Qualified for the event final on Saturday, June 12