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Dean Continues With Record-Setting Weekend at Kentucky Rod McCravy Invitational

Lexington, KY --The Terps track and field teams competed on day two of competition at the Kentucky Rod McCravy Invite in Lexington, KY as well as a one day competition at the Mason Patriot Games in Fairfax, VA.

The Terps had another successful day, which saw several athletes earn personal records and podium finishes. Junior Caleb Dean continued his streak of strong performances, once again breaking the program record in the 60m dash (6.68s). The Terps will look to use these meets as motivation for further success during the remainder of the season.

Complete results from Kentucky can be found here. 

Complete results from Virginia can be found here.

Women's Notes

  • Graduate student Angel Nkwonta continued to deliver outstanding performances, as she earned a third place result in the shot put, with a mark of 15.81m. Nkwonta was victorious in the weight throw on day one of competition, setting a program record of 21.69m. 

  • Kamryn Henderson (14.37) set a new personal best in the shot put with a consistent series. 

  • Mackenzie Morgan (2:12.61) and Emma Pegg had strong performances for the Maryland squad, competing in the 800m.

  • Christine Laurie (9:55.62) raced to a top ten finish in the 3000m.

  • Anna Coffin (5:04.04) competed in the mile for the Terps squad in Kentucky. 

  • Freshman Alison Colflesh (5:09.94) took home fourth place in the mile at the Mason Patriot Games. Claudia Dolan also competed in the mile for the Terps.

  • Hannah Mack made her 3000m debut at the Mason Patriot Games, finishing in sixth place. 

  • Nyela Williams sprinted to a 26.74s finish in the 200m at the Mason Patriot Games.

  • Kirstin Walz (3:16.85) competed in the 1000m at Mason. 

Men's Notes

  • Junior Caleb Dean continued his record breaking streak in the semifinals of the 60m dash with a personal record sprint of 6.68s. The time of 6.68s is the fastest time in program history in the event, beating his own program record set the day before. 

  • Jeff Kline took fifth place in the shot put throwing to a mark of 17.08m.

  • Freshman Eric Albright had a season best time of 1:53.24 in the 800m, winning his heat.

  • Sophomore Bryce Middleton took second place at the Mason Patriot Games, jumping 1.99m.

  • Matthew Bigelow pole competed in the pole vault at Mason.

  • Peter Capozzoli also competed at Mason the 800m. 

Coach's Comments

"This is the time of the year where competition starts to heat up and I'm happy to see our athletes responding with top ranked performances."

Up Next

The Terrapins will travel to New York, NY on Friday (2/4) and Saturday (2/5) for the Dr. Sanders Invite at Columbia University.


 
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Players Mentioned

Peter Capozzoli

Peter Capozzoli

distance
Sophomore
Anna Coffin

Anna Coffin

Middle Distance/cross country
Junior
Caleb Dean

Caleb Dean

Hurdles/sprints
Junior
Claudia Dolan

Claudia Dolan

Middle Distance/cross country
Junior
Kamryn Henderson

Kamryn Henderson

throws
Senior
Jeff Kline

Jeff Kline

throws
Sophomore
Christine Laurie

Christine Laurie

distance
Graduate Student
Bryce Middleton

Bryce Middleton

jumps
Sophomore
Mackenzie Morgan

Mackenzie Morgan

middle distance
Senior
Angel Nkwonta

Angel Nkwonta

throws
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Peter Capozzoli

Peter Capozzoli

Sophomore
distance
Anna Coffin

Anna Coffin

Junior
Middle Distance/cross country
Caleb Dean

Caleb Dean

Junior
Hurdles/sprints
Claudia Dolan

Claudia Dolan

Junior
Middle Distance/cross country
Kamryn Henderson

Kamryn Henderson

Senior
throws
Jeff Kline

Jeff Kline

Sophomore
throws
Christine Laurie

Christine Laurie

Graduate Student
distance
Bryce Middleton

Bryce Middleton

Sophomore
jumps
Mackenzie Morgan

Mackenzie Morgan

Senior
middle distance
Angel Nkwonta

Angel Nkwonta

Graduate Student
throws