A'nan Bridgett

Alexandria Yarbrough

Sprints

/ Track & Field

Photo by: Todd Drexler

Position:
Jumps
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Princeton Junction, N.J.
High School:
West Windsor-Plainsboro South
Major:
Public Health - Graduate School

Bridgett's All-Time Results

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
School indoor record holder in the 60m - 6.74
2022 First Team All-American - Long Jump
2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier - Long Jump
2022 NCAA Outdoor Regional Qualifier - Long Jump
2022 Big Ten Outdoor Champion - Long Jump
2022 Big Ten Indoor Champion - Long Jump
2021-22 Academic All-Big Ten
2021 Second Team All-America - Long Jump
2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier - Long Jump
2021 NCAA Outdoor Regional Qualifier - Long Jump
2020-21 Academic All-Big Ten
2019-20 Academic All-Big Ten
2019 NCAA Outdoor Regional Qualifier - Long Jump
2019 Big Ten Silver Medal Outdoor Long Jump
2018-19 Big Ten Bronze Medal Indoor Long Jump
2018-19 Indoor All-East - Long Jump
2019 U20 United States Track and Field Member- Long Jump
2019 U20 Pan American Junior Games Athlete

2023 (Indoor): Set a school record in the 60m with a time of 6.74 at the Wagner Invitational ... placed first with a jump of 7.83m (25' 8.25") (long jump) at the Rutgers Holiday Classic ... placed first with a jump of 7.89m (25' 10.75") (long jump) at the TCNJ Invitational.

2022 (Outdoor): Placed second with a jump of 7.71m (25' 3.5") (long jump) at the UofSC Open ... placed first with a jump of 7.97m (26' 1.75") (long jump) at the Penn Relays ... placed first to earn gold with a jump of 7.89m (25' 10.75") (long jump) at the Big Ten Championships ... became a two-time All-American after placing sixth with a jump of 7.85m (25' 9.25") (long jump) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... set a personal record with a jump 8.03 (26' 4.25") (long jump) at the U20 USATF Championships.

2022 (Indoor): Tied a school record with a time of 6.79 (60m) at the Meyo Invitational … placed first with a jump of 7.47m (24' 6.25") (long jump) at the Jim Green Invitational … placed first with a jump of 7.92m (26') (long jump) at the Meyo Invitational ... placed first with a time of 6.84 (60m) at the Rutgers Open ... placed first with a jump of 7.89m (25' 10.75") (long jump) at the Rutgers Open ... placed first to earn gold with a jump of 7.86m (25' 9.5") (long jump) at the Big Ten Championships.

2021 (Outdoor): Set a school record as a leg in the 4x100m relay with a time of 39.80 which placed first at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays … he ran in a leg of the 4x100m relay which placed second with a time of 40.60 at the B1G Invitational … he placed first with a jump of 7.55m (long jump) at the Rutgers B1G Tri-Meet … he placed first with a jump of 7.58 m (long jump) at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays ... became a second team All-American with a jump 7.58m (24' 10.5") (long jump) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

2020 (Indoor):

Finished third in the long jump (7.48m) at the Meyo Invitational (Feb.8)
Finished second in the High Jump with a mark of 1.99m at the Metropolitan Championships (Jan. 31)
Claimed first place in 60m at the Metropolitan Championships (Jan.31)
Won first in the long jump (7.54m) at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (Jan. 25)

2019 (Outdoor):

FInished 21st in the East in the long jump (7.31m) at the NCAA Preliminary (May 23).
Collected bronze in the long jump with a jump of 7.47m at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 11), while also contributing to the 4x100m relay's sixth-place finish.
Finished seventh in the long jump championship with a mark of 7.19m at the 125th Penn Relays (April 26).
Finished third in the long jump invite with PR of 7.72m at the Virginia Challenge (April 20).
Finished second in the long jump (7.41m), fourth in the high jump (1.97m) and contributed to the first-place finish for the 4x100m relay, helping RU collect the team title at the Metropolitan Championships (April 13).
Finished third in the long jump (7.37m) at the Florida Relays (Mar. 29).
Won first in the long jump (7.55m) and took third in the high jump (2.00m) at the USF Bulls Invite (Mar. 23).

2018-19 (Indoor):

Finished third in the long jump (7.26m) at the IC4A Championships, earning All-East accolades in the event (Mar. 2).
Won a bronze medal in the long jump with a leap of 7.27m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 23).
Finished second in the long jump with a PR of 7.47m at the Princeton Invitational (Feb. 16).
Finished fourth in the long jump with a result of 7.13m at the BU Invite (Feb. 9).
Finished third in the long jump with a mark of 7.24m at the Metropolitan Championships (Feb. 1).
Finished third in the long jump with an IC4A qualifying mark of 7.07m (Jan. 26).
Finished second in the 60m (7.03) at the Penn 8-Team Select (Jan. 19).
Won the long jump title (7.43m) at the TCNJ Lions Indoor Invite (Jan. 12).
Made debut as a Scarlet Knight at the TCNJ Indoor Opener, posting a mark of 1.93m in the high jump (Dec. 1)

Prior to Rutgers: Owned PR's of 6' 8" in the high jump and 24' 0" in the long jump entering college…2018 NJSIAA Outdoor Long Jump champion…runner up in the high jump at the 2018 NJSIAA Outdoor Meet of Champions…earned a bronze medal in the long jump at the 2018 New Balance Outdoor High School National Championship…2018 Indoor NJ State High Jump Champion...…two-time West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South Track and Field Team MVP...school record holder for long jump and high jump…seven-time All-Mercer County…three-time Mercer County Champion (55m, 200m, High Jump)…two-time Trenton Times Track Athlete of the Year (Indoor and Outdoor)…Group 4 CJ Champion in the long jump…two-time First Team All-State…All-American in the long jump outdoors.

Personal: Son of Nanatte Mathis-Bridgett and Andre Bridgett...has a brother, Navan, and a sister, Janell...an economics major.

Monday, March 02

Wednesday, December 17

Former Rutgers Distance Coach Honored at USATF Championships

Thursday, July 23

Farrell, Track and Field To Represent Team USA at FISU America Games

Monday, July 20

Track and Field Mourns Bryanna Grant

Friday, July 03

Track and Field Closes Out 2026 NCAA Championships

Saturday, June 13

Upcoming Events

Results

Completed Event: Track & Field versus NCAA Championships on June 13, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Track & Field versus NCAA Championships on June 11, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Track & Field versus NCAA East First Round on May 27, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Track & Field at Big Ten Championships on May 17, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Track & Field at Big Ten Championships on May 16, 2026 ,

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