Terp Trio Highlight Final Day Of Big Ten Indoor Championships

Saturday, March 1

Indianapolis, IN

10 AM

Maryland

Big Ten Indoor Championships

Terp Trio Highlight Final Day Of Big Ten Indoor Championships

3/1/2025 7:42:00 PM | Track & Field

Full Results

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)