a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } HOBBS, N.M. — The Hinds Community College track and field programs delivered an outstanding performance at the NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships, finishing sixth nationally on the men's side and ninth nationally on the women's side while capturing four individual and relay national championships.
Leading the way was Queen Usunobun, who claimed a national title in the women's 400-meter dash with a time of 53.43. Usunobun later anchored the women's 4x400-meter relay team to another national championship, teaming with Madison Rhodes, Akaree Roberts, and Kylie Norbert to post a winning time of 3:37.22.
The relay victory marked a historic milestone for the program, as it is the first time in Hinds history that the women's 4x400-meter relay has won a national title at the NJCAA Division I Outdoor Championships.
The performance capped a remarkable career for Usunobun at Hinds, as she closes her time as a four-time national champion and 19-time NJCAA All-American.
On the men's side, Jayval Wright added to an impressive championship weekend by capturing the national title in the 200-meter dash with a time of 19.91. Wright also earned a national runner-up finish in the 100-meter dash, crossing the line in 9.96 to cap a standout performance across both sprint events.
Wright concludes his Hinds career as a two-time national champion, further cementing his impact on the program.
Shadane Smith delivered another gold-medal performance for the Eagles, winning the men's 400-meter hurdles in 50.19 to secure Hinds' third individual national title of the meet.
In addition to the national champions, Hinds saw multiple athletes earn podium finishes and All-America honors.
Matthew Sullivan turned in one of the top performances of the meet in the men's 110-meter hurdles, finishing as the national runner-up with a time of 13.28. The Eagle men's 4x100-meter relay team—Raheem Pinnock, Jayval Wright, Craig Carson, and Curtis Coleman III—also earned a podium finish, placing third with a time of 39.37.
On the women's side, Mikenzy Hodges-Woods earned a third-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.20 and added a seventh-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles. Caneilia Hope scored points in both sprint events, finishing fourth in the 100 meters (11.27) and sixth in the 200 meters (23.35), while Madison Rhodes placed sixth in the 400 meters with a time of 55.85.
Raheem Pinnock added to the Eagles' scoring efforts with a seventh-place finish in the men's 100-meter dash, and the men's 4x400-meter relay team of Deshaun Gordon, Craig Carson, Da'Jarian Leonard, and Nathanael Abrahams posted a strong time of 3:08.09 in the finals.
With four national championships, multiple podium finishes, and top-10 team finishes on both the men's and women's sides, Hinds closed out the championship meet with momentum and a clear statement on the national stage.
Four titles. Program history made. Multiple All-Americans. Top-10 finishes on both sides.
The Eagles once again proved they belong among the nation's elite.
