Maryland at Nittany Lion Challenge
January 13, 2024
State College, PA
10:30 A.M.
COLLEGE PARK, MD - The Maryland track and field team is back on the track the Saturday, competing in the Nittany Lion Challenge in State College, PA. The first event is scheduled to start at 10:00 A.M. The meet will be broadcasted on
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Last Time Out
- Aaron Abedn (400m), Armani Coleman (60m), Kami Joi Hickson (1000m) and Chioma Njoku (weight throw) all won their respective events in the opening event of the indoor season at the Navy Invitational
- Njoku and Coleman's marks also put them in the Maryland's record books, with both breaking into the top-10 all-time in their events
- A total of 14Â Terps placed in the top-3 across the meet, including personal bests from Andrew Harmon (third place in the men's weight throw), Lydia Robling (second place in the women's 500m), Emma Pegg (third place in the women's 1000m), and Kevin Collins (second place in the 60m),Â
From left to right: Armani Coleman and
Victoria Teasley go 1-2 in the women's 60m at the Navy Invitational
The newcomers and the veterans
- The Terps return several stellar student-athletes from last year's team, including senior Jeff Kline. Kline, a Blandon, PA native, not only competed at NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships last season, but also competed at USATF Indoor Championships last February, going up against some of the best shot-putters in the country.
- Sophomores Tolu Akinduro and Rhys Allen are also back for their second season as Terps following a summer in which they both competed in domestic championships. Akinduro competed for Canada at the U20 Pan-American games in the triple jump, while Allen competed for Great Britain at the U20 European Championships in the discus.
- The Terps also welcome a strong freshman class, highlighted by high-jumper Jennessa Wolfe. The Nova Scotia native competed alongside Akinduro at the U20 Pan-American games in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, where she won the gold medal in the women's high jump with a jump that cleared 1.71m, which also would have placed her in the top-10 of last year's Big Ten Outdoor Championships.
Last time Nittany Lion Challenge
Current terps in the Indoor record books
- Armani Coleman (60m) and Chioma Njoku (weight throw)Â entered the record books at the Navy Invitationa
- Jeff Kline holds the Maryland shot-put record with a throw of 19.65m
- Junior Eric Albright currently sits in third all-time in the both the men's 800m and 1000m.
- Brandon James is currently sixth all-time in the men's 200m, while Kamari Trotz is fourth all-time in the men's 60m.
- Both Maya Mosley and Lydia Robling are in the top-ten all-time for the women's 300, sitting at sixth and tenth respectively.Â
- Kyra Lyles is in fourth-place all-time in the women's 600m.
- Graduate student Anna Coffin and junior Katie Altieri sit in fourth and fifth place all-time in the women's 3000m. Altieri is also third all-time in the 5000m, while Coffin is third all-time in the mile.Â
- Jayla Bynum and Kayla Thorpe are both in the top-ten all time in the shot-put, with Bynum sitting fifth and Thorpe ninth
Meet the coaches
- Head Coach Andrew Valmon is in his 21st season with the Terps track and field team. Valmon brings an abundance of experience, having been the head coach of U.S.A. Track and Field for 2012 Olympic Games, a 2-time Olympic Gold medalist, being part of the U.S.A's 4x400 team in both 1988 and 1992.Â
- Associate Head Coach Danielle Siebert is entering her 15th season as a coach with Maryland, and boasts an impressive resume as a member of the U.S.A Track and Field, serving on multiple International team staffs. Siebert also competed for the Terps from 2002-2006. Â
