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.
