Maryland at Maryland Invitational
March 22-23, 2024
College Park, MD
2:30 PM (22nd, Discus Only), 10:00 AM (23)
COLLEGE PARK, MD - The Maryland track and field team will stay at home this weekend to host the Maryland Invitational at the Kehoe Track and Field Complex.
Last Time Out (UCF Black and Gold Invitational)
- Four Terps set all-time Maryland top-tens in the outdoor season opener in Orlando
- On day one of competition, both Mekhi Abbott (second all-time in the men's javelin) and Morgan Graham (fourth all-time in the women's hammer throw) etched their names in the record books
- Day two brought one more new entries into the record books in Andrew Harmon (fourth all-time in the men's hammer throw), along with Kami Joi Hickson improving on her already sixth all-time mark in the 800m
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 at Maryland invitatonal
- Maryland is back hosting the Maryland Invitational after not holding the meet in 2023
- Emma Pegg won the women's 1500m in her first collegiate outdoor meet
- Katie Altieri, Anna Coffin, and Hannah Mack went one-two-four in the women's 3000m
- Jeff Kline finished in second place in the men's shot putt
Current terps in the Outdoor Maryland All-Time Top Ten
The Terps have ten current student-athletes who hold spots in the school's all-time outdoor top ten.
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
