AnthayaCharlton
- position Jumps
- class Freshman
- Hometown Nassau, Bahamas
- Previous School Star Trackers T&F Club Bahamas
- High school St. Augustine's College
- Major Pre-Finance
https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7987480/Kentucky/Anthaya_Charlton
Career Accolades
- 2023 Outdoor USTFCCCA First-Team All-America – 4×100 Relay
- 2023 Outdoor USTFCCA Second-Team All-America – 100 Meter Dash
- 2023 NCAA Outdoor Silver Medalist – 4×100 Relay
- 2023 Outdoor Second-Team All-SEC
- SEC Freshman of the Week – 2023
- SEC Co-Field Athlete of the Week – 2023
- SEC Indoor Long Jump Bronze Medalist – 2023
- 2023 Indoor USTFCCCA Second-Team All-America – Long Jump
- 2023 SEC Outdoor Championship Silver Medalist – 4×100 Relay
- 2023 SEC Outdoor Championship Silver Medalist – Long Jump
2022-23 (Sophomore)
Outdoor
- Won, set a personal best and improved the UK freshman record in the long jump with a jump of 21’8.25”/6.61m at the UCF Black & Gold Invite
- Won the 100 meter dash with a personal best time of 11.38 at the UCF Black & Gold Invite
- Member of 4×400 relay team that placed 4th with a time of 3:44.32 at the UCF Black & Gold Invite
- Member of 4×100 relay team that placed 2nd with a time of 42.81 to move 5th on the UK all-time performers list at the Texas Relays
- Placed 3rd in the long jump with a jump of 21’4.75″/6.52m to move third on the UK all-time performers list at the Texas Relays
- Placed 2nd and improved the freshman record in the 100m with a personal best time of 11.13 to move 5th on the UK all-time performers list at the Texas Relays
- Member of 4x100m relay team that won with a time of 43.12 at the Tom Jones Memorial
- Placed 34th in the 200m with a personal best time of 23.47 (1.2) at the Tom Jones Memorial
- Member of 4×100 relay team that won with a time of 43:38 at the Michael Johnson Invitational
- Won the long jump with a jump of 20’11.75″/6.39m (4.8) at the Michael Johnson Invitational
- Won the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.27 (1.5) at the Jim Green Invitational
- Placed 6th in the 200 meters with a time of 23.97 at the Jim Green Invitational
- Member of 4×100 relay team that earned silver with a time of 42.93 at the SEC Outdoor Championships
- Placed 6th in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.23 (0.9) at the SEC Outdoor Championships
- Earned silver in the long jump with a jump of 22’1.50″/6.74m (0.1) at the SEC Outdoor Championships that improved the freshman record and ranks second on the UK all-time performers list
- Ran a personal best time of 11.11 (0.4) in the 100 meter dash prelims that improves the UK freshman record and the number five mark on the UK all-time performers list
- Placed 40th in the long jump with a jump of 18’10″/5.74m at the NCAA East Preliminaries
- Qualified for NCAA Championships with a time of 11.08 in the 100 meter dash at the NCAA East Preliminaries
- Qualified for NCAA Championships with a time of 42.99 in the 4×100 relay at the NCAA East Preliminaries
- Placed 11th with a time of 11.18 in the 100 meter dash at the NCAA Championships
- Placed 2nd with a time of 42.46 in the 4×100 relay at the NCAA Championships
Indoor
- Won bronze at the SEC Championships in the long jump with a personal-best of 21’5.25”/6.53m that ranks second on the all-time performer’s list.
- Placed 2nd in the long jump with a jump of 19’6″/5.94m at the Commonwealth College Opener.
- Placed 6th in the 200 meters with a time of 24.91 at the Commonwealth College Opener.
- Placed 4th in the 60 meters with a time of 7.53 at the Commonwealth College Opener.
- Won the long jump competition with a jump of 20’3.5″/6.18m at the Rod McCravy Memorial.
- Placed 8th in the 60 meters with a time of 7.56 at the Rod McCravy Memorial.
- Placed 4th in the long jump with a jump of 19’9″/6.02m at the TTU Red Raider Open.
- Placed 10th in the 200 meters with a time of 24.62 at the TTU Red Raider Open.
- Placed 5th in the long jump with a jump of 20’7″/6.27m at the Razorback Invitational.
- Placed 8th in the 60 meters with a time of 7.49 at the Razorback Invitational.
- Placed 5th in the long jump with a jump of 20’8.5″/6.31m at the Tiger Paw Invite.
- Set a career best time of 24.11 in the 200 meters at the Tiger Paw Invite.
- Set a career best time of 7.30 in the 60 meter prelims at the Tiger Paw Invite.
- Placed 10th at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the long jump with a jump of 20’7.25”/6.28m
2021-22 (Freshman)
Outdoor
- Did not compete
Indoor
- Won the women’s long jump (19’7.83”/5.99) with a personal best distance, finished fourth in the 60m (7.61) and competed in the 200m at the Cardinal Classic in her first meet for Kentucky
- Finished fourth in the long jump (18’0.5”/5.6m) and competed in the 60m and 200m at the Jim Green Invitational
- Ran in the 60m (7.67) and finished seventh in the long jump (19’6″/5.94m) at the Red Raider Open
- Named to SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll
High School
- The Tribune’s (Bahamas) 2019 Junior Female Athlete of the Year award recipient
- Won the 100m dash at the 2019 Cayman Islands CARIFTA Games with a personal best time of 11.51 along with two more 100m wins throughout the 2019 season
- Earned her personal best in the long jump (5.85m) with a first place finish in the U18 event at the 2019 McKenley Wint Classics in Kingston Jamaica
- Placed first in the U20 long jump with 5.45m jump at the Roadrunners meet in Nassau, Bahamas in February 2021
- Finished fourth in the U20 100m dash (12.53) at the Easter Track & Field Classic in Nassau, Bahamas in April 2021