Johnson, Tutt-Moutouo win events at Harding Invitational

SEARCY, Ark. - Wiley University women's track and field athletes Ariel Johnson won the 100-meter hurdles and Meeyesha Tutt-Moutouo won the long jump at the Chick-Fil-A Harding Invitational hosted by Harding University at the Ted Lloyd Track on Saturday.

The Lady Wildcats competed against athletes from National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) schools. Team scores were not kept.

Johnson, the reigning conference champion, finished the race in 15.20, topping a field of 12 athletes. Her time was 0.93 seconds from the 'B' qualifying standard. Tutt-Moutouo, the defending conference champion and 2024 NAIA national championship qualifier, leaped 5.36 meters, 0.08 meters ahead of the runner-up and 0.39 meters from the 'B' national championship qualifying standard.

Remi Pierre and Sukanya Pegese made their collegiate debuts in outdoor track and field. The Lady Wildcats will head to McNeese State University's Cowboy Relays 'Bob Hayes Challenge' in Lake Charles, La. on March 15.

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About Wiley University Athletics
Wiley University sponsors 12 varsity sports, women's volleyball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor track and field, men's and women's outdoor track and field and baseball. It competes in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) and the Continental Athletic Conference for men's and women's soccer.

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