STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Senior Angel Nkwonta set the school record, establishing herself as the top weight thrower in Maryland's history. Nkwonta's weight throw mark of 21.36m (70-1) is the second-best in the Big Ten and third-best in the nation. 

The Maryland Indoor Track & Field team took home two first place marks and 12 total podium finishes. 
 

Program Records

·  Freshman Jeff Kline earned a spot in Maryland's record-books. His 18.27m (59-11 ¼) shot put finish is the fourth-best in Terps history and the best since '82. In his freshman debut, Kline placed first in the event is now third in the Big Ten overall.

·  Senior Travis Valmon set a new personal record in the 600m (1:21.17). Valmon moves up to eighth-best in the Maryland history books.

Women's Notes

·       Alice Barnsdale placed 2nd in the weight throw improving her season-best to 17.55m (57'7").

·       Bria Mack crossed the line second in the 60m dash posting a time of 7.62.  Mack ran 7.60 in the preliminary rounds.

·       Jaida Smith sprinted to a 3rd place finish in the 200m dash (25.00).  Smith also ran 7.73 for 6th place in the 60m dash finals.

·       Madison Depry doubled with a personal best in the 60m dash (7.81) in addition to a 4th place finish in the High Jump (1.65m).

·       Nadia Hackett competed in the prelims and finals of the 60m hurdles running 8.68 in the finals.

·       Freshman Kami Joi Hickson debuted in the 800m with a 4th place finish in 2:13.17.  Mackenzie Morgan earned 5th with a time of 2:13.93.

·       In the women's mile, Samatha Facius paced herself to a 2nd place finish (5:10.33).  Sophie Zell was 3rd (5:12.34), Sarah Daniels 4th (5:12.61), and Katie Ericson 5th.

·       Kamryn Henderson set a personal best in the shot put (13.34m) and Sarah George threw a personal best in the weight throw (16.22m)

Men's Notes

·       Freshman Hayden Tobias earned a third-place finish in his first competition event on Weight Throw (16.93m, 55-6 ½). Tobias also finished third in the shot put with a personal record 16.82m (55-2 ¼).  

·        Caleb Dean finished second in the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.98. This is the second week in a row Dean has finished under 8.00.

·       Drake Murphy matched his personal best mark of 8.37 in the 60m hurdles. Murphy finished fifth in the event.

·       Freshman Kamari Trotz finished third on the podium in the 60m dash with a final mark of 7.01.

·       Chase McGeehan finished second in the 800m setting a personal record of 1:54.80.

·       Brady Snelson finished closely behind in third place in the 800m setting an indoor PR of 1:55.05.

Coaches Comments
"I am proud of the way our squad stepped up this weekend. We brought a small group and they made sure they were visible finishing in the top of their respective events."

"This group is creating strong momentum moving forward in the season. With a Big Ten only competition schedule our athletes are being held to a higher standard from early in the season and they are rising to the challenge."
 

Up Next

Maryland is expected to return to action on Saturday, February 6 in Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan.