Maryland at Boston Valentine Invitational, Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational & Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational
February 9-10, 2024
Boston, MA, Lynchburg, VA & Clemson, SC
9:00 A.M. (9th & 10th)Â
COLLEGE PARK, MD - The Maryland track and field will split up for three different meets this weekend, heading to the Boston University Valentine Invitational, Darius Dxon Memorial Invitational, hosted by Liberty University, and the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational. In addition to live results, the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational can be streamedÂ
here, and the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational can be streamedÂ
here.Â
Last Time Out (Doc Hale VT Meet)
- Chioma Njoku tossed 19.71m in the women's weight throw, moving her up to fourth all-time in school historyÂ
- Justin Ofotan ran 6.88 in the men's 60m finals, putting him in ninth all-time in school historyÂ
- Jayla Bynum finished in sixth place in a competitve field of 27 throwers in the women's shot put, and was also the third-best collegiate finisher in the event
- Max Worley won his section of the men's 800m, with a personal best time of 1:54.51
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 (Darius Dixon Memorial & Clemson Tiger Paw)
- Katie Altieri won the women's 5K at the Darius Dixon Invitational
- Eric Albright won the the 800m at the Darius Dixon Invitational, running the third fastest time in school history at 1:50.78, and also won the 1000m, again running a third-best all time race
- Lydia Robling sprinted to the seventh fastest time in Terps history in the 300m.
Current terps in the Indoor record books
- Chioma Njoku (weight throw) moved into fourth all-time at the Doc Hale VT Meet
- 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 and Tolu Akinduro (sixth in the triple jump) 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 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 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
