SAN DIEGO – San Diego State hosted the annual Red & Black Meet today serving as the opening event of the 2026 USATF Summer Nights Series. This series of meets are hosted throughout San Diego and honors the many legendary athletes with San Diego connections while offering competitions for athletes of all ages from December through July!
This year’s rendition of the Red & Black Meet was a resounding success featuring over 690 entries across seven fields and nine track events. The youngest competitor of the day was just two years old while the oldest athlete was 71. Along with athletes of all ages making an appearance on the Sports Deck, it was an outstanding gathering of the San Diego community. Various local track clubs and high schools were in attendance to jump start their upcoming seasons in style with the Aztecs.
On top of the community coming together to compete, today’s meet served as the Red vs Black intrasquad competition that pits the San Diego State athletes against one another in a friendly competition. Over the course of the day 27 Aztecs competed across 15 events. The Black team would emerge victorious as they outscored the Red squad 216.50 to 165.5.
The following list contains each of the Aztec’s first place finishers from today’s action:
Track Events 1000m Run: Emillie Couch (Red Team)-4:40.20
60m Hurdles: Charlize James (Black Team)-8.59
300m Dash: Shari Hurdman (Red Team)-38.34
60m Dash: Jada Pierre (Red Team)- 7.58
600m Run: Lidia Major (Red Team)-1:35.99
150m Dash: Jada Pierre (Red Team)-17.79
4X100 Relay: Olivia Hicks, Aji Mbye, Mikaela Warr & Kelia Bentham (Black Team)- 45.61
Field Events Long Jump: Xiamara Young (Red Team)-5.82m
Triple Jump: Alyssa Alumbres (Black Team)-11.48m
High Jump: Jenna Fee Feyerabend (Black Team)-1.65m
Pole Vault: Isabella Nilsen (Black Team)-3.96m
Shot Put: Jenna Fee Feyerabend (Black Team)-13.34m
Javelin: Jenna Fee Feyerabend (Black Team)-36.44m
Discus: Ana Luisa Couto Soares Ferraz (Red Team)-28.10m
Black Team Roster: Olivia Hicks, Aji Mbye, Mikaela Warr, Alyssa Alumbres, Isabella Nilsen, Charlize James, Kelia Bentham, Sydney Ash, Kayla Tassara, Karina Janik, Brinley Campbell, Jenna Fee Feyerabend, Chloe Williams, Anna Mager
Red Team Roster: Xiamara Young, Jada Pierre, Ana Luisa Couto Soares Ferraz, Giselle Galles, Lidia Major, Jordan Leveque, Alexandria Rogers, Shari Hurdman, Peyton Bedrosian, Takiyah Blue, Laraigh Allen, Taylor Anyansi, Emilie Couch
Up Next: The Aztecs will now head into winter break with their eyes set on the start of the 2026 Indoor season. They will head to New Mexico to compete at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational from January 23-24 as they begin their quest for one last Mountain West Indoor Championship before the program departs for the PAC-12.