Terps Ready for NCAA East First Round

Wednesday, May 22

Lexington, KY

Maryland

NCAA East Prelims

5/21/2024 11:50:00 AM | Track & Field

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Maryland at NCAA East First Round

May 22nd-25th, 2024

Lexington, KY

10:00 AM (22nd-23th), 1:00 P.M. (24th-25th)

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COLLEGE PARK, MD - Ten Terps will head to Lexington, Kentucky this weekend to participate in the NCAA East First Round. This marks the most student-athletes Maryland has sent to the first round since 2021. Those participating and their events are listed below:

Jeff Kline- Shot Put
Kayla Thorpe- Javelin
Jayla Bynum- Shot Put
Mekhi Abbott- Javelin
Andrew Harmon- Hammer
Tolu Akinduro- Triple Jump
Eric Albright- 800m
Morgan Graham- Discus
Anna Coffin- 1500m
Kevin Collins- 200m

Last Time Out (Big Ten Outdoor Championships)

Kayla Thorpe was the first and highest placer of any Terp at the Championships, claiming third place and the bronze medal in the women's javelin
Kevin Collins scored in both the men's 100m and 200m, while also running the second fastest 200m in Terps history in the prelims
Eric Albright, Jennessa Wolfe, Morgan Graham, Mekhi Abbott, and Jeff Kline all also scored for the Maryland squad

Kevin Collins

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.

Freshman Jennessa Wolfe

Last Year at NCAA East first round

Jeff Kline competed in the men's shot put and qualified for the NCAA Championships
Jayla Bynum, Kayla Thorpe, and Kayla Woods also competed for the Terps

Jeff Kline

Current terps in the Outdoor Maryland All-Time Top Ten

The Terps have 18 individual current student-athletes who hold spots in the school's all-time outdoor top ten, with five owning individual school records.

MEN

Kamari Trotz - #6 100m, #2 4x100
Brandon James - T-10 100m
Eric Albright - #1 800m, #1 4x800m
Jeff Kline - #2 Shot Put
Andrew Harmon - #1 Hammer Throw
Mekhi Abbott - #1 Javelin
Rhys Allen - #6 Discus
Kevin Collins - #7 100m, #2 200m
Matt Dehaas - #7 1500m, #8 1500m

WOMEN

Katie Altieri - #4 5000m,
Anna Coffin - #1 4x800, #3 1500m
Armanie Coleman - T-5 100m, #7 200m
Kami Joi Hickson - #1 4x800, #6 800m,
Jayla Bynum - #6 Shot Put
Tolu Akinduro - #5 Triple Jump
Kayla Thorpe - #1 Javelin, #9 Shot Put
Morgan Graham - #3 Discus
Jessica Sutter - #4 Javelin

Jayla Bynum and Kayla Thorpe

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.