New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics

Lightener's College Best Marks

National/Regional Honors
Indoor - All-America East Second Team, triple jump (2025), All-East, long jump (2025)
Outdoor - All-East, long jump (2025)

2024-25: Ran a personal-best 60m time of 8.19 at the Seahawk Shootout...earned the America East Rookie of the Week on Dec. 17...won the long jump (5.58m) and triple jump (11.58m) at the Gotham Cup...broke the indoor long jump school record (5.76m) at the Dr. Sander Invitatonal...earned a silver medal in the triple jump with a college-best 11.86m at the America East Indoor Championships...finished fourth in the long jump (5.50m) at the ECAC Indoor Championships...set the school record in the outdoor long jump with a college-best 6.01m at the Rutgers Relays...scored in the long jump (5.82m) and 4x100m relay (49.05) at the America East Outdoor Championships...finished seventh in the long jump (5.75m) at the ECAC Outdoor Championships.

Prior to NJIT: Papillion LaVista South Athletics Hall of Fame recipient...school record for long jump...Titan Classic meet record for long jump...2024 Class A Team State Runner-up...set Metro Conference meet record in the long jump and triple jump...ended the 2024 season ranked No. 27 in the nation for the long jump...2x Metro Conference champion in the triple jump...2024 Metro Conference champion in the long jump...Dennis Smith Invite record holder in triple jump and long jump...2024 All Class State long jump champion...2024 state medalist in long jump (1st), triple jump (3rd), 4x100m relay (3rd), and 100m (8th)...2024 Metro Conference Championship Women's Athlete of the Meet...2023 Class A Team State Champions...2023 state medalist in long jump (3rd), triple jump (2nd), and 4x100m relay (2nd)...2022 state medalist in the long jump (7th)...Newcomer of the Year award...freshman state qualifier in long jump and 200m...her personal-bests include the long jump (6.06m) and triple jump (11.89m).

Personal: Zaidah Raigh Lightener...daughter of Miki Stanner...Marketing major.