Terps Open the Doc Hale Invitational With Top Performances
2/3/2023 11:46:00 PM | Track & Field
BLACKSBURG, VA – The Maryland Track and Field squads competed on day one of the Doc Hale Invitational at Virginia Tech.
Day one was highlighted by a victory in the 3000m by Katie Turk along with several athletes setting personal bests in their respective events.
Full results from day one can be found here.
Women's Notes:
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Katie Turk (10:09.32) set a new personal record in a victory in the 3000m. Kirstin Nichols (10:35.09) set a season best and Katerina Talanova (10:37.47) set a personal best.
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Kayla Woods (5.93m) took fourth in the long jump. Alyssa Miller also competed.
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Kami Hickson (2:14.07) took seventh in the 800m with a season best performance. Michaela Bracken (2:15.64) also set a personal best in the event.
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Lydia Robling (56.48) set a PR in the 400m. Kyra Lyles (56.94) and Maya Mosley also competed.
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Kattiana Ealy-Pulido (8.92), Alyssa Miller (8.97), and Ariana Ealy-Pulido competed in the 60m hurdles.
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Madison Depry (7.81) Kattiana Ealy-Pulido (7.81) Jaiden Ritter (8.03) and Ashley Thomas (8.06) competed in the 60m.
Men's Notes:
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Drake Murphy (8.25) set a new personal record with a top ten finish in the 60m hurdles. Brandon Turpin (8.39) also competed.
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Ako Hislop (6.81) qualified for the finals of the 60m dash and took third place. Kamari Trotz (6.96) and Kevin Collins (7.02) also competed
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Max Myers (1:55.34) had a season best performance in the 800m.
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Luke Tobia (18.46m) and Andrew Harmon (17.30m, PR) earned top ten results in the weight throw.
Coaches Comments:
"Today was a good start to a weekend of high level competition. Looking forward to seeing how we build on these team performances in day two."
Next Up:
The Terps will be back tomorrow on day two of action from Virginia Tech.
