INDIANAPOLIS, IN – A trio of Terps highlighted the final day of competition at the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
Sam Payne,
Tolu Akinduro, and
Katie Turk all turned in all-time top-10 performances to lead Maryland.
Payne became the second Terp to reach the scoring podium after finishing fifth in the 600-meter finals. She clocked a new PR of 1:30.32 which stands as the No. 2 time in program history.
Both Akinduro and Turk turned in performances that ranked third all-time in their respective events. Akinduro placed 11
th in the triple jump as she tied her PR on the first attempt with a mark of 12.77 meters. Turk ran 9-minutes, 27.57 seconds in the 3,000 meters which was also a new PR in the event.
Also competing in the 3,000 meters was
Hannah Mack who had a PR of 9:58.63 (43
rd).
Jennessa Wolfe placed 16
th in the high jump (1.72 meters), while the Maryland 4x400 meter relay team of Ka'Nai Bey, Payne,
Lydia Robling, and
Maya Valmon placed 13
th.
Overall, the Terps finished 17
th overall after receiving points from Payne (5) and
Chioma Njoku (1). Oregon won the Big Ten team title with 131 total points.
Maryland Day Two Big Ten Indoor Championship Performances:
High Jump –
Jennessa Wolfe – 1.72m (16
th)
Triple Jump –
Tolu Akinduro – 12.77m (11
th) – tied PR, 3
rd all-time
600m –
Sam Payne – 1:30.32 (5
th) – PR, 2
nd all-time
3,000m –
Hannah Mack – 9:58.63 (43
rd) - PR
3,000m –
Katie Turk – 9:27.57 (26
th) – PR, 3
rd all-time
4x400m – Bey, Payne, Robling, Valmon – 3:42.45 (13
th)
Maryland Day One Big Ten Indoor Championship Performances:
Long Jump -
Nyla Cherry - 5.62m (22nd)
60m prelims -
Armanie Coleman - 7.49 (19th)
60m prelims -
Isabella Castillo - 7.78 (30th)
60m hurdles prelims -
Isabella Castillo - 8.84 (18th)
200m prelims -
Armanie Coleman - 24.33 (22nd)
200m prelims -
Jewel Ofotan - 25.07 (31st)
400m prelims -
Maya Valmon - 54.98 (16th)
400m prelims -
Lydia Robling - 55.94 (24th)
400m prelims -
Maya Mosley - 56.22 (25th) - PR
600m prelims -
Sam Payne - 1:31.22 (6th) - Q
800m prelims -
Kami Joi Hickson - 2:08.14 (13th)
800m prelims -
Emma Pegg - 2:14.00 (22nd)
Mile prelims -
Emmi Simon - 4:55.63 (14th) - PR
5000m -
Rose Coats - 16:36.04 (16th)
5000m -
Katie Altieri - 17:40.51 (35th)
Weight Throw -
Chioma Njoku - 20.79 (8th)
Weight Throw -
Morgan Graham - 16.73m (27th)
Distance Medley -
Katie Turk,
Emma Pegg,
Katerina Talanova,
Lucy Scothern - 11:50.88 (13th)