Highlights
- 3-time first-team All-America | Indoor (1), Outdoor (2)
- 2024 Olympian | 800m (Gambia)
- 2024 SEC Outdoor Silver | 800m 1:59.29 UA record
- 2024 SEC Outdoor Bronze | 4 x 400m relay
- 2024 SEC Indoor Silver | 800m
Sophomore (2024)
Outdoor: Represented Gambia in Paris Olympics, racing in two rounds of the 800m … Produced a national record of 2:03.91 in first race for Gambia during opening round of the Olympics … Then competed in Olympic repechage round and posted a time of 2:04.44 … Finished sixth in 800m at NCAA Championships, posting a time of 2:01.07 … Set career best of 1:59.29 as SEC silver medalist and broke UA record of 2:01.61 set by Chrishuna Williams in 2015 … Member of SEC bronze in 4 x 400m relay (3:26.13), split 51.37 on anchor leg … Set then 800m PRs in first three meets of the outdoor season … Placed third in Texas Relays with a 2:03.66, seventh at Florida’s Tom Jones Memorial in 2:03.58, and won LSU Invitational in 2:03.14 … In NCAA West First Round, posted times of 2:04.88 and 2:03.75 … Clocked 2:00.40 in NCAA semifinal … Finished seventh in 400m with an equal career best 53.15 at John McDonnell Invitational.
Indoor: Member of fourth place distance medley relay (10:56.15) in NCAA Championships, split 2:07.00 on third leg … Finished 12th in NCAA 800m prelims with a time of 2:04.83 … SEC silver medalist in 800m with a 2:02.76 … Member of SEC silver medal 4 x 400m relay (3:26.33), split 52.01 on third leg … Runner-up in 800m at Tyson Invitational with a career best 2:01.77, ran in winning 4 x 400m relay (3:28.55), split 52.41 on third leg … Finished second in 800m with a 2:02.60 at Razorback Invitational and member of winning 4 x 400m relay (3:25.59), split 51.86 on anchor leg … Won 600m at Arkansas Invitational in a career best 1:26.52, which ranks No. 3 on all-time collegiate list.
College | Texas A&M
2023
Outdoor: Member of silver medal 4 x 400m relay (3:26.12) at NCAA Championships, running third leg with a split of 51.62 … Qualified for NCAA West Preliminary round in 800m, posting times of 2:07.23 and 2:05.86, while also running on 4 x 400m relay (3:28.15), splitting 52.47 on third leg … Finished seventh in 800m at SEC Championships with a 2:05.96 after a 2:05.84 prelim … Earned SEC gold as member of 3:26.64 winning 4 x 400m relay, splitting 52.09 on third leg … Opened outdoor season at Island Relays in the Bahamas, placing fourth in 400m (53.35) and running on winning 4 x 400m relay (3:34.10) … Finished fourth in 800m (2:06.49) at Rice’s Victor Lopez Classic and member of winning 4 x 400m relay (3:35.95) … Competing at Florida Relays, placed 12th in 800m (2:06.32) and supplied 52.25 split on anchor leg of winning 4 x 400m relay (3:28.41) … Established career best of 53.15 in 400m while placing third at USC Trojan Invite, member of winning 4 x 400m relay (3:26.58) with 51.67 split on third leg … Runner-up in 800m at Mt. SAC Relays with a career best of 2:05.68, and ran on runner-up 4 x 400m relay, splitting 51.60 on third leg … Member of winning 4 x 400m relay at LSU Alumni Gold (3:28.42), splitting 53.84 on second leg … At Penn Relays, ran third leg with 51.66 splits as Texas A&M won 4 x 400m relay in 3:25.97, also supplied 2:10.26 anchor leg on winning sprint medley relay with U.S. leading time of 3:50.64.
Indoor: Competed in prelims of 800m at SEC Championships, placing 14th with a 2:07.91 … Collegiate debut came at Arkansas Invitational, placing fourth in 600m with a 1:30.32 and running on fourth place 4 x 400m relay (3:43.28) … Won 400m at Texas Tech Red Raider Open in 54.40 and ran on winning 4 x 400m relay (3:31.34) … Racing in 800m at Razorback Invitational, finished ninth with a 2:07.25 and ran on fourth place 4 x 400m relay (3:29.92) … Finished 10 in 400m with a 53.52 at New Mexico Collegiate Classic … Posted a time of 2:06.99 in 800m at Boston University Valentine Invite.
High School
2022 graduate of West Mecklenburg HS in Charlotte, North Carolina … Lettered four years ... Competing in 2022 North Carolina 3A State meet won 200m (24.44) and 400m (54.40) titles, placed second in 100m (12.53) … Runner-up in 400m (54.44) at adidas Outdoor Nationals … Finished third in 800m (2:11.74) at Carolina Distance Carnival … Indoors won 55m (7.17) and 500m (1:15.24) at North Carolina 3A Indoor State Championships while added a fourth in 300m (42.87) and fifth in 1,000m (3:40.18) … Won 500m in career best of 1:12.62 and set a career best of 38.76 in 300m to place fourth in Virginia Showcase … Won 600m at Millrose Games in 1:32.78 … Posted a career best of 2:52.08 in 1,000m to win East Meck Polar Bear meet … Ran 5:34.21 for 1,600m to win Independence Polar Bear meet … Registered a career best of 11.88 in 100m and 24.16 in 200 during 2021 … Finished fifth in 400m with 54.29 at The Outdoor Nationals and fifth in 800m with a 2:10.21 … Won 800m title in 2:07.78 at 2021 North Carolina 4A State Championships … In 2020, won 500m title in 1:15.00 at North Carolina 4A State Indoor Championships … In 2019, claimed 400m in 54.78 at AAU National Club Championships … Won 800m at AAU Junior Olympic Games with a 2:16.46 … Finished fifth in 800m at 2019 North Carolina 4A State meet in 2:19.45.
Personal
Born April 4, 2003 … Daughter of Janelle and Daszmar Lockhart ... Mother was a Division I athlete and father was in the army ... Originally from West Africa, Gambia, and came to the United States at nine years old ... Can speak four different languages and her three brothers, Jaden, Jared and Jasen are her biggest inspiration ... Favorite food is pasta and enjoys being outside and time with family ... Plans to major in sports management.