{"id":60661,"date":"2025-12-04T13:23:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T13:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/60661\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T13:23:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T13:23:08","slug":"track-and-field-set-for-2025-26-indoor-debut-in-staten-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/60661\/","title":{"rendered":"Track and Field Set for 2025-26 Indoor Debut in Staten Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                    Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>BOWIE, MD \u2013\u00a0The Bowie State men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s track and field teams are set to open the 2025-26 indoor season in New York at the Fastrack Opener on Friday, Dec. 5, inside the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Center.<\/p>\n<p>Meet:\u00a0Fastrack Season Opener<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nWhen:\u00a0Friday, Dec. 5 at 1 p.m. ET<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nWhere:\u00a0Ocean Breeze Track &amp; Field Center (Staten Island, N.Y.)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nTwitter:\u00a0@BSU_Sports_Info<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nInstagram:\u00a0@BowieStateBulldogs<\/p>\n<p>Season Preview<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe Bulldogs enter the season under the direction of head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/bsubulldogs.com\/sports\/mens-indoor-track\/roster\/coaches\/pamela-crockett\/1361\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"1361\" target=\"_blank\">Pamela Crockett<\/a>, now in her second year leading the program. She returns a strong group of student-athletes from last year&#8217;s squad, led by junior thrower <a href=\"https:\/\/bsubulldogs.com\/sports\/mens-indoor-track\/roster\/jaeden-warner\/8616\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8616\" target=\"_blank\">Jaeden Warner<\/a> and senior thrower <a href=\"https:\/\/bsubulldogs.com\/sports\/womens-indoor-track\/roster\/jazmyne-mcgirt\/8639\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8639\" target=\"_blank\">Jazmyne McGirt<\/a>. On the track, junior sprinter <a href=\"https:\/\/bsubulldogs.com\/sports\/womens-indoor-track\/roster\/ashley-ayukegba\/8634\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8634\" target=\"_blank\">Ashley Ayukegba<\/a> and senior sprinter <a href=\"https:\/\/bsubulldogs.com\/sports\/mens-indoor-track\/roster\/nathan-jacobs\/8612\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8612\" target=\"_blank\">Nathan Jacobs<\/a> look to set the tone this season.<\/p>\n<p>Crockett also boasts an impressive recruiting class, bringing in 25 freshmen eager to make their mark at the collegiate level. Two newcomers to watch are <a href=\"https:\/\/bsubulldogs.com\/sports\/mens-indoor-track\/roster\/khory-reevey\/8628\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8628\" target=\"_blank\">Khory Reevey<\/a>, a freshman hurdler from Bel Air, Md., and <a href=\"https:\/\/bsubulldogs.com\/sports\/womens-indoor-track\/roster\/kesare-bakare\/8653\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8653\" target=\"_blank\">Kesare Bakare<\/a> of Gaithersburg, Md., who specializes in sprints and hurdles.<\/p>\n<p>Fastrack Season Opener<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe meet, held annually, attracts college programs from across the Northeast for a full slate of sprint, distance, and field events, offering athletes an early chance to establish benchmarks and shake off offseason rust. With one of the nation&#8217;s top indoor facilities as the backdrop, teams use the opener to evaluate lineups, build momentum, and set the tone for the winter campaign as the competitive December schedule begins.<\/p>\n<p>Up Next<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe Bulldogs will break for the holidays before returning to action in the new year at the VCU Rams Invitational on Friday, Jan. 9, in Virginia Beach, Va.<\/p>\n<p>For the latest information on Bowie State Athletics and its 14 varsity sports, visit bsubulldogs.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Story Links&#13; &#13; &#13; BOWIE, MD \u2013\u00a0The Bowie State men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s track and field teams are&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":60662,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":{"0":"post-60661","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-staten-island","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-staten-island","12":"tag-staten-island-headlines","13":"tag-staten-island-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60661"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60661\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}