Maryland at Navy Select & USATF Indoor Championships
February 16-17, 2024
Annapolis, MD & Albuquerque, NM
10:00 A.M. (16th), 3:00 P.M. & 4:45 P.M, (17th)
COLLEGE PARK, MD - The Maryland track and field will stay local for the Navy Select meet this Friday, and two Terps who will head for New Mexico for USATF Indoor Championships for competition on Saturday.
Chioma Njoku will participate in the women's weight throw, and
Jeff Kline will compete in the men's shot put.
Last Time Out (Clemson, Darious Dixon, Boston)
- Eric Albright ran the fastest indoor 800m in school history, crossing the finish line in 1:49.82, also becoming the first Terp to go sub 1:50 in the eventÂ
- Chioma Njoku had the second furthest weight throw toss in Maryland women's track and field history, throwing 21.26m, also becoming just the third female Terp ever to surpass the 21 meter mark
- Tolu Akinduro moved up to number four all-time in the women's triple jump, leaping 12.49m
- Kami Joi Hickson ran the fourth fastest indoor 800m in school history, finishing in 2:09.51
- Kevin Collins etched his name in the Maryland record books for the third time in a third different event, this time running the sixth fastest 200m in school history with a time of 21.74 seconds
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. Read more about Wolfe's journey to College Park here.
Last time (
Jeff Kline at USATFÂ Indoor Championships)
- Last year as a junior at USTAF Indoor Championships, Kline was one of the top eight throwers in the prelims with a toss of 18.72m, and moved on to the finals
- In the finals, Kline improved on his mark and tossed a montrous 19.14m, which ws good for a sixth place finish in AlberqurqueÂ
Current terps in the Indoor record books
- Eric Albright (first in the 800m) Chioma Njoku (second in the weight throw), Kami Joi Hickson (fourth in the 800m), Tolu Aknduro (fourth in the triple jump), Kevin Collins (sixth in the 200m), Madison Depry (eighth in the 300m), and Rhys Allen (tenth in the shot put) all entered the record books during the Terps' split weekend at Clemson, Liberty, and Boston University
- Victoria Teasley (tied-first in the 60m), Kevin Collins (third in the 300m), and Andrew Harmon (fifth in the weight throw) etched their names in the record books at the Hokie Invite
- Kevin Collins (fifth in the 60m)Â vaulted into the record books at the Nittany Lion Challenge
- Armani Coleman (60m)Â entered the record books at the Navy Invitational
- 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 the men's 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 second 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
