Spectacular first conference meet for Hampton freshman Jayden Poteat of Winslow, who ran PRs of 21.07 and 47.21 as well as a sizzling anchor leg on a record-setting 4-by-4 team at the Coastal Athletic Conference Championships Sunday at the TRACK in Boston.
Poteat came into the meet with PRs of 21.25 from earlier this month at the Ott Center and 47.88 from last month in Louisville.
He placed 3rd in the 400 with his 47.21 and 5th in the 200 at 21.07, and he was the top freshman in both races.
Poteat anchored Hampton’s record-setting relay team with a sizzling 45.83 split, bringing the Pirates home with a meet-record 3:08.75. The previous record was 3:09.82 by North Carolina A&T in 2023 in Virginia Beach. Akeem Lindo of East Orange ran the 3rd leg on that team for NCA&T. Hampton also broke the school record of 3:09.06 set in 2014 in South Bend, Ind.
Poteat is now the No. 8 freshman in NCAA Division 1 in the 200 and No. 13 in the 400, just behind Alabama’s Alexander Osayemi from Clayton, who ran 46.91 in Albuquerque earlier this month. His 200 time is No. 12 on the all-time South Jersey alumni performance list.
Poteat had PRs of 21.48 and 48.23 at Winslow with indoor PRs of 21.72 and 48.43.
Poteat’s high school and college teammate, Dominic Bassey, ran a 1:55.04 third leg on Hampton’s 4-by-8 team in his first race in six weeks and his first 800 since last year’s state Group 3 meet. Hampton was 4th in 7:38.54.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 