Aron Alvarez Aranda

Represented the Cayman Islands at the 2025 World Athletics Championships (9/13) in the 100-meter dash after establishing a personal-best of 9.98 (+1.9) following the collegiate season
Captured the Pan American Junior Games (8/19) crown in the 100-meter dash with a time of 9.98 (+1.9) in the final, his first race breaking 10 seconds with a legal tailwind
Clocked 9.93w (+2.1) at the Ed Murphey Classic (7/12) in the 100-meter dash prelims and went on to win the final in 10.07 (+0.1)
Secured gold at the Caymanian Championships (6/27) in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.33 (-0.7)
Saw action at seven outdoor meets during his sophomore campaign with the Vols and earned First Team All-America status in the 100-meter dash and 4x100-meter relay
Rounded out the collegiate season with two fifth-place finishes in the 100-meter (10.17) and 4x100-meter relay (38.79) at the NCAA Championships (6/13)
Clocked a wind legal college-best of 10.05 (+0.6) in the 100-meter dash at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds (5/30) to punch his ticket to nationals
Helped Tennessee win the SEC title in the men's 4x100-meter relay, combining with teammates T'Mars McCallum, Kalib Branch and Deron Dudley to win the race with a school record time of 38.20 at the SEC Championships (5/17)
Finished eighth in the SEC Championships (5/17) 100-meter dash final with a time of 10.13
Helped UT earn victories in the 4x100-meter relay at both home meets, turning in times of 39.53 at the Tennessee Invite (4/5) and 39.65 at the Big Orange Invite (5/2)
Member of the 4x100-meter relay at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational (4/19) that placed fourth with a time of 38.76
Opened the outdoor season placing seventh in the 200-meter dash at the USF Alumni Invitational (3/21), clocking in at 21.02w (+2.6)

Indoor

Competed at five meets during his sophomore indoor campaign
Rounded out the indoor season tying his PR in the 60-meter dash at the SEC Championships (2/28), placing ninth in the prelims with a time of 6.63
Ran a personal-best time of 6.63 in the 60-meter dash at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/14)
Clocked in at 6.66 in the 60-meter semifinal and turned in an indoor PB of 21.36 in the 200-meter dash at the Orange & Purple Invite (1/24)
Opened his sophomore season at the McFerrin 12 Degree Invitational (1/10) where he placed fourth in the 60-meter final with a time of 6.72

2024 TRACK & FIELD

Outdoor

Selected by the Cayman Islands to represent his home country at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in the 100-meter dash, where he won his preliminary heat with a time of 10.31
Clocked a lifetime-best 10.10 in the 100-meter dash at the NACAC New Life Invitational, placing second at the meet
Competed at eight meets for Tennessee during his first collegiate outdoor season
Helped the Vols qualify for nationals in the 4x100-meter relay with a season-best mark of 38.71 at the NCAA East Prelims (5/24), which was the second-fastest time in school history
Qualified for the NCAA East Prelims (5/24) in the 100-meter dash and placed 15th in the national quarterfinals with a college-best time of 10.17
Part of the 4x100-meter relay team that scored a point at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/11), finishing the event in 39.47
Ran the third leg of the 4x100-meter team that finished first at the Desert Heat Classic (4/27) with a time of 39.10
Claimed seventh in the 100-meter dash with a mark of 10.25 at the USC Outdoor Open (4/20)
Aided his team to a first place finish in the 4x100-meter relay at the USC Outdoor Open (4/20), crossing the line in 39.21
Ran at the CARIFTA Games (3/30) for the Cayman Islands and won his second straight 100-meter title with a time of 10.15
Opened his first collegiate outdoor season by securing sixth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.14 at the UCF Black & Gold Invite (3/15)

Indoor

Saw action in four meets for his first collegiate indoor season
Ran the 60-meter dash at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/23) and posted a time of 6.68
Competed at the Clemson TIger Paw Invitational (2/9) and achieved a personal record in the 60-meter dash, crossing the line in 6.64 in prelims and finished seventh overall
Finished the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.61 at the Bob Pollock Meet (1/27)
Made his collegiate debut at the Ted Nelson Invite (1/20), finished fifth in the 60-meter with a time of 6.77 and recorded a 21.61 in the 200-meter

HIGH SCHOOL

Competed for IMG Academy during the 2022 and 2023 track & field seasons
Prior to his arrival on Rocky Top, represented the Cayman Islands in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the 2023 U20 Pan American Championships
Clocked his 200-meter PR at the War on I-4 meet in April 2023 with a time of 20.76, which ranked fifth in the state of Florida and 21st nationally during the 2023 outdoor season
Won the 2023 CARIFTA Games title in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.30 in the final
Posted his 100-meter personal-best at the Texas Relays with a mark of 10.29 (+2.0 m/s wind) to finish second in the final
Ranked fourth in the state of Florida and 24th in the U.S. in the 100-meter dash during the 2023 outdoor season with a wind-aided (+2.9 m/s) mark of 10.24
Earned a runner-up finish in the 60-meter dash at the Florida Indoor Championships with a personal-best clocking of 6.74
His time of 6.74 ranked fourth in Florida and 19th in the nation during the 2023 indoor campaign
Represented the Cayman Islands at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships and posted a 100-meter time of 10.56 in the qualifying round
Won the 200-meter dash at the 2022 NSAF Outdoor Nationals in Eugene, Oregon, with a mark of 21.71, and took third in the 100-meter with a time of 10.58
Posted his indoor PR of 21.83 in the 200-meter dash at the 2022 New Balance Indoor Nationals, placing 13th overall as a junior
Won a pair of Cayman U18 national titles in 2021, finishing first in the 100-meter (10.93) and 200-meter (22.27) finals at 15 years old

PERSONAL

Majoring in kinesiology

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2025-26 Track & Field Roster

Roster

Aron Alvarez Aranda

Nigel Ancrum

Layla Anderson

Jouneé Armstrong

Wesley Badenhorst

Harry Barton

Myreanna Bebe

Kalib Branch

Andrew Brown

John Bruder

Clarke Byram

Grant Campbell

Elijah Clark

Nia Clatworthy

Liam Conway

Cole Cramer

Courtney Daniel

Ryan Dierenfield

Ethan Edgeworth

Tula Fawbush

Traunard Folson

Kendall Ford

Gavin Genisio

Hannah Grace

Cade Gray

Noah Harris

Sydney Harris

Ka’Myya Haywood

Saad Hinti

Davonte Howell

Marc Anthony Ibrahim

Aidan Ifkovits

Andre Jackson II

Lauren Jarrett

Kaniya Johnson

Andie-Marie Jones

Avia Jones

Brett Jones

Justice Jones

Esther Joseph

Carter Knox

Nikola Kostic

Yourie Lawrence Clarke

Haley Loewe

Jarryn Lowe

Caroline Lyerly

Oliver MacDonald

Nelson Mapi Setek

T'Mars McCallum

Charlie Mlotshwa

Mary Nyaboke Ogwoka

Faith Okwose

Igor Olaru

Evan Puckett

Nate Rayan

Zouhair Redouane

John Robinson IV

Jonah Ross

Ismaila Sawaneh

Roddy Schenk

Gavin Schurr

Summer Schuster

Maira Scott

Sophia Scott

Jaci Sievers

Blake Sifferlin

Endia Smith

Caley Sosnowski

Ty Steorts

Scout Storms

Mya Strahm

Serges Taha

Derrick Taylor

Skye Tolbert

Javonya Valcourt

JL Van Rensburg

Kaitlyn Vanderkolk