Girls Meet Preview
The girls' horizontal jumps at the 2025 North Texas Showcase are shaping up to be one of the most talent-rich events of the entire weekend, with an elite field featuring state champions, national medalists, and some of the fastest all-around athletes in the country. Eguonome Akpobassa returns to compete in both the long jump and triple jump after a standout 2024-25 season that included a 40-7.75 performance for sixth at Nike Indoor Nationals, a 19-3 win at this meet last year, and a UIL 6A state bronze. She owns a 20-6.75 PR from the Region 2 Championships-one of the top marks in Texas-and brings elite sprint credentials as well, with wind-aided times of 11.53 in the 100m and 23.84 in the 200m that make her a major threat on any runway.
Joining her in the elite long jump is Caitlyn Cavitt, one of the most explosive athletes in the state. Cavitt, who owns blazing sprint speed with an 11.38 100m PR, is the reigning UIL 6A state long jump champion with a wind-aided 20-1.75 and holds a legal PR of 20-4 from the Area Championships. Her ability to generate velocity makes her one of the top contenders for the showcase title. Another major presence this weekend is Moyo Bakare, a versatile athlete who excels across the sprints, horizontal jumps, and even high jump. Bakare enters the meet with a 41-4 triple jump PR from Region 2 and a 39-8.5 performance for fourth at the UIL 6A state meet, positioning her firmly among the elite.
Mia Maxwell competes in the long jump at the 2025 Carl Lewis Inv.
Kaiden Black also returns as a rising force in the triple jump. Last season, she broke through with a series of big performances, highlighted by a 40-6 third-place finish at Region 2 and a 39-1.25 mark for seventh at Nike Outdoor Nationals. Her consistency over 39 and 40 feet makes her a podium threat yet again. The most decorated jumper in the field, however, is Mia Maxwell, the University of Texas commit and one of the most electrifying athletes in the country. Maxwell owns the Texas state records in the 100m (11.04) and 200m (23.10) and is the reigning state and national triple jump champion. Her 42-7.75 PR from the Generation Park Invitational places her just outside the Texas all-time top five, and her 42-2.25 wind-aided jump at the UIL state meet remains one of the farthest marks ever recorded by a Texas prep.
The showcase will also welcome top East Coast talent, including Chayse Mitchell of Archbishop Carroll (DC), a proven national-caliber triple jumper. Mitchell was sixth at New Balance Indoor Nationals with a 40-0.25 jump, placed fourth at this event last year at 40-4.75, and owns an indoor PR of 40-5. Outdoors, she continued her momentum with a 40-7.25 victory at the WCAC Championships. Another standout traveling in is Brooklyn Lyttle, a Maryland product who has excelled in both horizontal jumps. Lyttle earned a 20-4.5 third-place finish at Nike Indoor Nationals in the long jump and went 38-4.75 for runner-up at this meet last year. Outdoors, she hit 40-8.5 in the triple jump and 20-9.5 to finish second at New Balance Nationals Outdoor, making her one of the most versatile jumpers in the field.
Rounding out the elite competitors are rising star Karis Nartey, who surged during the summer with a 40-5.75 triple jump at the AAU Junior Olympic Games and a 19-5 long jump win at the AAU West Coast Championships, and Sydney Sims, the TTFCA Meet of Champions long jump winner who also owns a 20-0 mark from last spring's Spartan Relays. The long jump field gets even deeper with Alexis Brown of Bullis (MD), a 20-foot jumper who placed third at New Balance Outdoor Nationals and brings elite-level consistency into every competition.
With state champions, national medalists, and multi-event stars colliding in one venue, the 2025 North Texas Showcase promises to produce some of the best horizontal jumping performances in the country-and perhaps even a few early-season national leaders.
Miles Nesmith competes at the 2025 Nike Indoor Nationals
Boys Meet Preview
The boys' fields at the 2025 North Texas Jumps Showcase promise to be among the most electrifying in the nation, anchored by an elite slate of national finalists, state champions, and multi-event stars.
Leading the Texas contingent is Harrison Lowe, a University of Texas commit who swept both jumps here last year with marks of 24-1.75 in the long jump and 47-9.5 in the triple jump. Lowe went on to place sixth in both events at Nike Indoor Nationals and returns with the momentum of a 23-4 indoor PR and the range to contend for titles once again. Joining him is fellow Texan Kahdyn Freeman, another versatile threat who placed fourth in the triple jump and third in the long jump at last year's showcase. Freeman enjoyed a breakout 2025 season highlighted by a 46-9.5 indoor triple jump, a 48-0.5 outdoor PR, and multiple wins across regional and invitational meets. Rising standout Cayden Brooks adds emerging depth to the long and triple jump fields after a strong offseason highlighted by a 23-1.5 PR and a 45-3.75 triple jump at the USATF Junior Olympics.
Two-time UIL state qualifier Aaron Brooks also returns to the spotlight after finishing seventh at the UIL 5A state meet and posting back-to-back 22-11.5 wind-aided leaps at the Region 1 Championships. Beyond Texas, some of the country's top out-of-state jumpers are set to elevate the competition. Georgia's Carsen Black brings a 23-2.75 long jump PR, while fellow Georgian Justin Arogundade enters with impressive indoor marks of 22-7.25 and 45-0.25, backed by a 48-5 triple jump PR and a Nike Outdoor Nationals top-eight finish. Multi-talented Joseph West III returns after a top-five AAU Junior Olympics finish in the long jump (23-11.5) and a seventh-place showing at last year's North Texas Showcase. Meanwhile, Memphis phenom Miles Nesmith, arguably the top all-around prep jumper in the nation, comes in with staggering personal bests of 7-2.5 in the high jump, 24-3.25 in the long jump, and 52-9 in the triple jump, the latter earning him a USATF Junior Olympic national title and Nike Outdoor Nationals silver.
Texas will also be represented by reigning UIL 3A triple jump champion Kingston Sheffield, who owns a 49-2.75 PR, and rising UIL 6A star Tyree Washington, who leapt from a modest 43-9.5 at last year's showcase to a massive 47-11.75 by season's end. Memphis' Tayshaun Dye, a Tennessee state champion with a 24-4 long jump PR and 46-9.5 triple jump best, adds another national-level presence to the lineup. Rounding out the boys field is Lancaster junior Victor Scott, an emerging dual threat who opened his season with marks of 24-0.25 in the long jump and 45-7 in the triple jump.
With so many championship-caliber athletes converging in one venue, the boys' horizontal jumps at the 2025 North Texas Showcase are set to deliver one of the most competitive and explosive fields in meet history.