Machaeda Linton Season 2026

Machaeda Linton’s TFRRS profile (for top performances and meet results)

1x USTFCCCA First Team All-American
2x USTFCCCA Second Team All-American
1x Second Team All-SEC
1x Third Team All-SEC
9x NAIA National Champion
12x USTFCCCA NAIA All-American
9x Southern States Athletic Conference Champion
2024-25 LSWA Women’s Field Athlete of the Year
2024-25 LSWA Women’s Newcomer of the Year
2024-25 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2023-24 USTFCCCA NAIA National Indoor Field Athlete of the Year
2023-24 USTFCCCA NAIA South Region Indoor Field Athlete of the Year
2022-23 USTFCCCA NAIA National Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year

LSU All-Time Top 10 Performance List
No. 4: Indoor Long Jump (6.63m, 2025 Razorback Invitational)
No. 4: Indoor Triple Jump (13.57m, 2025 Tyson Invitational)
No. 10: Outdoor Triple Jump (13.25m, 2025 NCAA East First Round)

2025 OUTDOORS (JUNIOR)
Earned her first First Team All-American honors at the NCAA level with an eighth-place finish in the 4×100-meter relay at the NCAA Outdoor Championships… finished 19th in triple jump at the NCAA Championships with a leap of 12.67m (41-7)… qualified for the NCAA East First Round in the 4×100, long jump and triple jump… recorded an outdoor TJ personal-best mark and No. 10 mark in LSU performance-list history of 13.25m (43-5.75) at the East First Round… at the SEC Championships, finished runner-up in the 4×100 to earn Second Team All-SEC with a time of 43.02 seconds… also finished sixth in long jump and ninth in triple jump at the conference meet… closed the regular season with a win in the 4×100 at the LSU Invitational with a time of 43.01 seconds… at LSU Alumni Gold, finished second in triple jump and third in the 4×100… finished second in long jump and third in triple jump at the Tom Jones Invitational… finished first at the Battle at the Beach with an outdoor personal-best mark of 6.32m (20-9) in long jump… earned silver in the 4×100 and bronze in the LJ at the LSU Battle on the Bayou… 2024-25 LSWA Women’s Field Athlete of the Year… 2024-25 LSWA Women’s Newcomer of the Year… 1x USTFCCCA First Team All-American (4×100)… 1x Second Team All-SEC (4×100).

2025 INDOORS (JUNIOR)
Closed the season as the only jumper ranked top five on both the long jump and triple jump all-time performance lists for LSU… finished 14th in both long jump and triple jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships to earn Second Team All-American honors in both events… finished third in triple jump at the SEC Indoor Championships with a mark of 13.52m (44-4.25) to earn Third Team All-SEC honors… recorded a personal-best mark of 13.57m (44-6.25) and won in TJ at the Tyson Invitational, which ranks fourth on the all-time LSU performance list… at the same meet, recorded a PR of 7.32 seconds in the 60 meter to finish eighth… at the Razorback Invitational, recorded a PR and No. 4 mark in LSU performance-list history of 6.63m (21-9) in long jump to finish third… opened the season taking first in long jump and second in the 60m at the LSU Purple Tiger… 2024-25 LSWA Women’s Field Athlete of the Year… 2024-25 LSWA Women’s Newcomer of the Year… 2x USTFCCCA Second Team All-American (LJ, TJ)… 1x Third Team All-SEC (TJ).

2024 OUTDOORS (SOPHOMORE AT WILLIAM CAREY UNIVERSITY)
Closed out her NAIA career taking three gold medals at the NAIA Outdoor Championships… won in long jump with a personal best of 6.35 meters (20’ 10”), triple jump with a personal best of 13.22 meters (43’ 4.5”) and the 4×100-meter relay with a time of 43.87 seconds… won four titles a the SSAC Outdoor Championships… clocked a personal-best time of 11.55 seconds to win the SSAC 100-meter title… swept the horizontal jump titles at the SSAC Championships with 6.03 meters (19’ 9.5”) in long jump and 12.32 meters (40’ 5”) in triple jump… helped her 4x100m relay to gold at the conference championship with their time of 45.37 seconds… took first in long jump and second in the 100m at the Southeastern Louisiana University Strawberry Relays… earned second in long jump and triple jump at the Bulldog Alumni Relays to open the outdoor season… NAIA Champion (LJ, TJ, 4×100)… USTFCCCA NAIA All-American (LJ, TJ, 4×100)… SSAC Champion (LJ, TJ, 100m, 4×100).

2024 INDOORS (SOPHOMORE AT WILLIAM CAREY UNIVERSITY)
Earned gold at the NAIA Indoor Championships in two events, taking the wins in long jump with 6.03 meters (19’ 9.5”) and triple jump with 12.62 meters (41’ 5”)… clocked a personal-best time of 7.41 seconds to finish fourth in the 60 meter at the NAIA Championships… SSAC Champion two times at the SSAC Indoor Championships, taking gold in long jump with 5.84 meters (19’ 2”) and triple jump with 12.64 meters (41’ 5.75”)… took first in long jump and triple jump at the Celebration Pointe Classic… clocked a personal-best time of 25.26 seconds in the 200 meter to finish third at the Samford Indoor Open… finished second in the 60 meter and long jump at the BSC Panther Indoor Icebreaker to open the season… USTFCCCA NAIA National Indoor Field Athlete of the Year… USTFCCCA NAIA South Region Indoor Field Athlete of the Year… NAIA Champion (LJ, TJ)… USTFCCCA NAIA All-American (LJ, TJ, 60m)… SSAC Champion (LJ, TJ).

2023 OUTDOORS (FRESHMAN AT WILLIAM CAREY UNIVERSITY)
Earned three gold medals at the NAIA Outdoor Championships; finished first in long jump with a distance of 5.90 meters (19’ 4.25”), first in triple jump with a mark of 12.52 meters (41’ 1”), first in the 4×100-meter relay with a team time of 45.07 seconds, and third in the 100 meter with a time of 11.71 seconds… crowned conference champion in the long jump and triple jump at the SSAC Outdoor Championships… also finished second in the 4×100 and third in the 100m at the SSAC Championships… opened the season taking fourth in triple jump at the Mississippi State Bulldog Relays… USTFCCCA NAIA National Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year… NAIA Champion (LJ, TJ, 4×100)… USTFCCCA NAIA All-American (LJ, TJ, 100m, 4×100)… SSAC Champion (LJ, TJ).

2023 INDOORS (FRESHMAN AT WILLIAM CAREY UNIVERSITY)
Closed out her freshman season taking gold in the long jump at the NAIA Indoor Championships with a leap of 6.14 meters (20’ 1.75”)… also earned fourth at the NAIA Championships in the triple jump with a distance of 12.26 meters (40’ 2.75”)… opened her collegiate career taking second in triple jump and fifth in long jump at the Commodore Challenge… finished first in the long jump and second in triple jump at the SSAC/Sun Indoor Conference Championships… earned fifth in triple jump at the USC Indoor Open… NAIA Champion (LJ)… USTFCCCA NAIA All-American (LJ, TJ)… SSAC Champion (LJ).

PRIOR TO COLLEGE – St. Jago & Hydel HS
A two-time Jamaican U20 National Champion and a World U20 Championship finalist in her final high-school season… won the Jamaica U20 long-jump title with leap of 5.97 meters (19’ 7”) and the triple jump title with 12.93 meters (42’ 5”)… held personal bests of 5.97m (LJ), 13.06m (TJ), 12.10 seconds (100m) and 24.55 seconds (200m) prior to college.

PERSONAL
Born on February 8, 2003, in Kingston, Jamaica…. daughter of Tanisha Newberry and Damion Linton… has four siblings… plans to pursue a degree in business management with a concentration in international business at LSU.