UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Junior Micha Powell won the 500m in a Maryland record time of 1:12.46 to highlight a successful day for the Maryland track and field team at the Penn State Relays Saturday afternoon.
The Terrapins captured five event titles with multiple athletes obtaining personal bests. Senior Dan Trettel and sophomore Breanna Coleman picked up event wins for Maryland.
Powell's record breaking performance helped her to a comfortable two-second win. The junior also anchored Maryland's 4x400 relay squad that crossed the line first in 3:43.57, a mark that ranks fifth in Maryland history. Juniors Taylor Tucker and Lisa Meneau, along with freshman Thaila Cooper made up the rest of the team.
Trettel carried his strong form from the spring into 2016 with a routine victory in the 1000m. The senior clocked a time of 2:27.35 to take the win.
Coleman's mark of 38-05.50 in the triple jump was the highlight of Maryland's strong performance in the jumps. Sophomore Kayla Richardson (18-11.25) finished second in the long jump while senior Johnna Dominick and sophomore Peyton Wade (5-07.00) tied for second in the high jump. Sophomore Izzy Laurel (5-05.00) placed fourth in that event.
Freshman Carlos Vanzego was the Terps' lone representative in the jumps on the men's side. His strong leap of 45-06.50 earned him second place in the triple jump in his collegiate debut.
Senior Chioma Onyekwere picked up where she left off last year with a toss of 51-02.75 for second in the shot put and a third-place throw of 60-06.75 in the weight throw. Sophomore Claudia Ababio was sixth in the shot put with a mark of 47-03.75. She took fifth in the weight throw (59-02.75).
Sophomore Louis Corgliano set a personal best of 8:31.61 to finish third in the 3000m. Junior Tom Hogarty notched a personal best of his own (8:36.24) in the same event.
Maryland had a strong showing in the men's 500m behind third-place Dahri Jahn-Richardson (1:04.38), fourth-place TJ Bleichner (1:04.50) and eighth-place Paul Joseph (1:05.52). The trio combined with freshman Hazem Miawad to place third in the 4x400m relay in 3:19.17.
In the women's 3000m, sophomore Alexandra Lucki (10:00.02) and junior Sydney Almeida (10.13.71) took second and fourth, respectively.
The Terps return to action Saturday, Jan. 16 at the Albany Invitational.
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