May 6, 2010
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
The Maryland track and field program celebrated its final home meet of the season on Thursday, continuing to improve in various events.
Prior to the meet, the athletics department played host to a number of alumni who paid tribute to the late Jim Kehoe, for whom the track complex is named. As the track and cross country coach, Kehoe led the Terrapins to more conference titles than any other coach in school history. Kehoe passed away in January after 39 years of involvement in Maryland athletics.
"It is a great accomplishment for the kids to come together on Kehoe night," said head coach Andrew Valmon. "They still have fight in them and are gearing up for the postseason."
Women
Maryland started off the afternoon strong, taking the top three spots in the hammer throw. Kristen Batts, Jessie Echard and Moriah Young finished first through third with marks of 167-0, 162-04 and 156-09. Batts went on to take first in the discus throw with an impressive toss of 156-10.
Ashley Hendrix, Kiani Profit and Tiffani Long had their best marks of the season in the long jump. Hendrix took first overall with an ECAC-qualifying mark of 20-1.75. Profit, who set an ECAC-qualifying mark earlier this season at the Maryland Invitational, came in second with a mark of 19-11. Long rounded out the top three with her first ECAC-qualifying mark this season at 19-8.75. The trio moved into seventh, eighth and ninth on Maryland's all-time chart.
The Terrapins cut more than a second off their season-best 4x100-meter relay time. Profit, Arielle Statham, Alexis Booker and DeAnna Brown teamed up to finish first with a time of 45.42 seconds, the fastest time in school history. The `B' team, made up of Tolulope Olugbemi, Melony McKay, Ashley Hendrix and Natalie Goodman, crossed the line in second place with a time of 47.14.
A pair of Terrapins finished first and second in the 100-meter dash. Booker set a season-best time of 12.13, running into the wind, while junior Heidi Paul tied her season-best time of 12.19, finishing second.
Profit took first overall in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 59.08, her fastest mark of the year.
Christina Nelson continued her success in long distance events this season, placing first in the 1,500-meter run. The star senior recorded a personal-best time of 4:31.23, which is fast enough to qualify her for ECAC competition. Ashley Cromartie and Halsey Sinclair followed in fourth and fifth place at 4:36.12 and 4:40.00.
Lucile Cancre and Camilla Nichols were the only competitors to set marks in the high jump. Both athletes set marks of 5-01, but Cancre edged out Nichols for first place overall based on their misses.
In the 400, senior Melony McKay ran her fastest time of the season to finish first overall with a mark of 55.95. Freshman Arielle Statham, generally considered a sprinter, took third overall with a time of 57.05, moving herself into consideration for a spot on the women's 4x400-meter relay team.
The 200-meter dash saw Brown, Olugbemi and Goodman run their best times of the season. Brown took first overall with a time of 24.40, eighth-best in school history. Olugbemi and Goodman finished third and fifth with times of 24.97 and 25.33. Paul followed up in sixth with a time of 25.86.
Ashlyn Sinclair notched a career-best 10:52.77 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. The junior finished first overall.
In the 800, Kelley Pry, Taylor Bumpas and Erin Matyus finished in fourth, sixth and eighth place. The three student-athletes each earned team points for Maryland in the event with respective marks of 2:13.19, 2:14.71 and 2:17.58.
Men
Star senior Tommy Friscia led all competitors in the Jim Kehoe 800-meter run on Thursday. Friscia earned Maryland 10 points with his first-place finish at 1:52.30.
Senior Greg Kelsey qualified for IC4A competition in the 1,500 with his first-place time of 3:50.83. Seniors Ben Diestel and Mike Cator followed in third and fourth place with marks of 3:51.69 and 3:52.45.
In the 100-meter dash, sophomores Chris Parker and Chris Brown took fourth and fifth with times of 11.31 and 11.32. It was the first time either athlete had run the 100 this year.
Legonn Haskins improved upon his IC4A-qualifying time in the 110-meter hurdles, finishing second in 14.41 seconds. Chris Parker finished fourth in the event with a time of 15.11 seconds.
Jeremy Samuels qualified for the IC4A meet in the 400, running a season-best time of 48.37 to finish second overall. Freshman Calvin Wheeler took fifth with a season-best time of 50.92.
In the first relay of the day, Haskins and Samuels teamed up with Brown and Floyd Hawkes to finish first overall with a time of 40.90, improving on their previous season-best of 41.75. Their time of 40.90 is the seventh-best mark in school history. The `B' team, made up of Dareem David, Calvin Wheeler, John Davenport and Shawn David, finished second overall with a time of 41.02. Both squads set IC4A-qualifying times.
Three Terrapin freshmen finished in the top five in the 200-meter dash, led by Davenport, who took third overall with a time of 22.17 seconds. Shawn and Dareem David finished fourth and fifth with times of 22.23 and 22.24, respectively. Brown finished ninth with a time of 22.86.
At the final home meet of the outdoor season, Maryland honored 17 seniors who strengthened the legacy of Maryland track and field throughout their collegiate careers.
Maryland Notes:
In the 1,500, Craig Morgan, Kevin Gahr and Chris Conway placed ninth, twelfth and fifteenth with marks of 4:03.78, 4:06.04 and 4:17.97.
