Maryland at Long Beach & Bryan Clay Invitationals
April 12-13, 2024
Long Beach, CA & Azusa, CA
11:30 AM (12th), 1:06 PM (13th)
COLLEGE PARK, MD - The Maryland track and field team will head out west for the Long Beach and Bryan Clay Invitationals in California.
Last Time Out (Dalton Ebanks Invitational)
- For the second week in a row, Mekhi Abbott broke the men's javelin record, this time breaking his own record and personal best with a throw of 63.40m
- Rhys Allen also entered the Maryland record books with his throw of 56.34m in the men's discus put him at sixth place all-time in school history
- Rose Coats won the women's 5000m with a time of 17:32.71
- Andrew Harmon finished third in the men's hammer
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.
This week last year
- This week last year the Terps had a split meet weekend, competing in the Bucknell Bison Classic and the Larry Elllis Invitational hosted by Princeton
- Katie Altieri ran the fourth fastest 5000m in school history at the Bucknell Bison Classic
- Rhys Allen finished second in the men's discys at the Larry Ellis Invitational
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.
- 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.
