Women’s Track & Field Inks 19 for 2026-27 Season

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida women's track & field head coach Mike Holloway announced the signing of 19 athletes for the 2026-27 season on Wednesday afternoon.

The 2026-27 class features no shortage of talent, with numerous individual state titles, national titles, Gatorade Athletes of the Year, school record holders and NCAA Championship qualifiers.

"We are excited to welcome this very talented group of young women to campus," Holloway said. "We were able to address all event areas of the program with our recruiting efforts and we look forward to watching their development and their contributions to the continued success of our programs."

Priscilla Adu-Gyamfi | SO/SO | Sprints | Cypress, Texas | Boise State
PRs: 200m - 23.96 // 400m - 53.03

2X Indoor All-MWC
4X Mountain West Conference scorer
Boise State indoor 400m school-record holder
2025 Texas UIL 6A State Championship runner-up in 400m

Davenae Fagan | SR/SR | Sprints | Stone Mountain, Ga. | Cincinnati
PRs: 200m - 23.14 // 400m - 51.65

2025 NCAA Outdoor Championship qualifier
Cincinnati school record holder in the indoor and outdoor 400m
5X All-Big 12 honoree
3X NCAA East Preliminary qualifier
2023 Georgia state champion in 400m

Jazlyn Forbes | FR/FR | Distance | Cape Coral, Fla. | Oasis HS
PRs: 1600m - 4:56.52 // Mile - 4:58.24 // 3200m - 10:30.36 // 5K - 17:02.44

2025 Florida High School indoor champion in 3000m
4X FHSAA 2A Regional champion
Placed third at FHSAA 2A State Track & Field Championships in 3200m in 2025 and 2026
Fifth place finisher in 1600m at FHSAA 2A State Track & Field Championships in 2026

Ayla Hallberg Hossain | FR/FR | Jumps | Tureberg, Sweden | Turebergs FK
PRs: Long Jump - 6.67m/21-10.75

2026 runner-up in long jump at Swedish Championships
2025 Swedish national champion in the long jump
Placed fourth at 2025 European U20 Championships
2022 European U18 champion in the long jump

Kei-Mahri Hanna | SO/SO | Sprints/Hurdles | Nassau, Bahamas | Temple
Collegiate PRs: 400m - 54.06 // 400H - 56.78

Placed seventh in the 400m hurdles at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships
2026 Bahamas U20 champion in the 400m hurdles
Owns Bahamas national U20 record in the 400m hurdles
3X American Conference scorer

Kaddel Howard | FR/FR | Sprints | Lebanon, Pa. | Cedar Crest HS
High School PRs: 200m - 23.51 // 400m - 51.48

2026 Gatorade Pennsylvania Girls Track & Field Player of the Year
2026 Nike Indoor Nationals champion in the 400m
Won four-consecutive PIAA 3A outdoor and indoor state titles in the 400m
Indoor PR of 52.65 in the 400m is seventh in US history for high school girls

Two-time Pennsylvania Girls Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the Year at Friends Central HS
2024 USATF U20 champion in the 100m
2024 Pan-American U20 long jump champion
Pennsylvania state record holder in the long jump

Brooke Lloyd | FR/FR | Sprints | Houston, Texas | Summer Creek HS
PRs: 200m - 23.52 // 400m - 51.98 // 800m - 2:11.87

PR of 51.98 in 400m made her No. 1-ranked high schooler in the nation
2025 Nike Indoor & Outdoor Nationals champion in the 400m
2025 Texas 6A state champion in the 400m
Split 50.90 as anchor leg on the Texas high school girls' 4x400m state record team

Maggie McCormick | FR/FR | Mid-Distance | Brightwaters, N.Y. | Bay Shore HS
PRs: 800 - 2:10.67 // 1500m - 4:16.01 // 3000m - 9:15.22 // 2-mile - 9:50.81

2026 Gatorade New York Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year
New Balance Nationals champion in 2-mile run with state record time
New York Class 5A state champion in the 1500m
Placed third at New Balance Nationals in 1500m with fifth-best time in the nation
State champion in 1500m at 2026 NY State Indoor Championships

Imani Mills | FR/FR | Sprints | St. Joseph, Trinidad | Memphis Pioneers Athletic Club
PRs: 100m - 11.44 // 200m - 23.46

Semifinalist in both 100m and 200m dashes at 2026 U20 World Championships
Trinidad & Tobago 2026 U20 national champion in the 200m dash
Runner-up in the 100m at the 2026 Trinidad & Tobago U20 Championships
Member of Trinidad & Tobago U20 4x400m relay championship team
Placed fifth at 2026 CARIFTA Games in 100m

Amirah Nesmith | FR/FR | Sprints | Elkins Park, Pa. | Cheltenham HS
High School PRs: 60m - 7.39 // 100m - 11.46 // 200m - 23.79

Won three-consecutive Pennsylvania AAA state titles in the 100m
Won the 200m AAA state title in 2025 and 2026
Placed fourth at 2026 New Balance Nationals in the 100m
Placed seventh at 2026 New Balance Nationals in the 200m

Mary Nesmith | FR/FR | Distance | Marietta, Ga. | Marietta HS
PRs: 800m - 2:09.41 // 1500m - 4:24.05 // 1600m - 4:41.30 // 3200m - 10:12.89

Swept the GHSA State Championships in the 1600m and 3200m in 2023, 2024 and 2026
Won the GHSA state title in the 800m in 2023
Claimed the 2026 HOKA Festival of Miles title in the 1600m
Also won the 2026 HOKA Festival of Miles title in the mile
Ends HS career with eight individual state titles

Zeynep Ozkara | FR/FR | Mid-Distance | Eskisehir, Turkey | ENKA SK Athletics
PRs: 400m - 54.31 // 800m - 2:02.04

2026 Balkan U20 champion in the 800m
2026 Turkish U20 champion in the 800m
Made it to the semifinals in the 800m at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships
Won the 800m title at the 2026 Turkish Championships
Turkish U18 800m champion in 2024

Celeste Robinson | SO/SO | Sprints | Cypress, Texas | Georgia
PRs: 60m - 7.40 // 100m - 11.25 // 200m - 22.82

Qualified for NCAA East Preliminary in 2026 in the 200m
2026 Tom Jones Memorial champion in the 200m
Gold medalist in the 200m and silver in the 100m at Nike Outdoor Nationals in 2025
Earned bronze in the 100m and 200m at the Texas 6A State Championships in 2024 and 2025

Mariyah Robinson | FR/FR | Sprints | Flossmoor, Ill. | Homewood-Flossmoor HS
High School PRs: 60m - 7.43 // 100m - 11.46 // 200m - 23.70

Named 2025 Illinois Female Sprinter of the Year by the Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association
Won 2025 3A Illinois state titles in the 200m and 400m
Placed second at the 2026 Illinois Indoor Championships in the 60m
Member of three state championship relay teams

Mykayla Scarlett | FR/FR | Throws | Etobicoke, Ontario | Richview CI
PRs: Hammer Throw - 57.05m/187-2 // Weight Throw - 20.25m/66-5.25

Won the hammer throw at the 2026 Canadian U20 championships
Claimed the 2026 hammer throw title at the Ontario Championships
Weight throw champion at 2026 New Balance Indoor Nationals
2026 Ontario Indoor U18 Championships weight throw champion

Damali Williams | SR/5th | Throws | Clarendon, Jamaica | Hampton
PRs: Discus Throw - 56.03m/183-10 // Weight Throw - 17.50m/57-5.00

2024 CAA champion in the discus throw
Qualified for NCAA East Preliminary in the discus in 2024 and 2025
5X CAA scorer in throwing events
Placed fourth in the discus at the 2025 Jamaican Championships

Sianni Wynn | FR/FR | Sprints | Pennsauken, N.J. | Pennsauken HS
High School PRs: 60m -7.24 // 100m - 11.26 // 200m - 23.03

Won back-to-back 100m titles at 2025 and 2026 New Balance Nationals
Member of New Balance Nationals 4x200m championship relay team
Swept 60m and 200m titles at 2026 New Balance Indoor Championships
Won 13 individual New Jersey High School Championship titles
Claimed four New Balance Nationals championships during high school career
Holds 10th-fastest US girls' high school 55m mark all-time

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