Maryland at Virginia Challenge
April 18-19, 2025
Charlottesville, VA
11:00 AM (Fri.) & 10:00 AM (Sat.)
COLLEGE PARK, MD -
This weekend, the Track Terps will travel to Charlottesville, Virginia for the Virginia Challenge. Events will begin at 11:00 AM on Friday and 10:00 AM on Saturday and will be available to watch on ACCNX through ESPN+.
A peek at the scheduLe
- This will be the sixth meet of the outdoor season leading up to Big Ten Championships in Eugene, OR from May 16-18 and the NCAA Championships in Eugene, OR from June 11-14.
- Maryland will host two track meets at Kehoe Track & Field this season with the Maryland Invite on March 29 and the Kehoe Twilight Meet on May 2.
The Terps are set to compete in eight meets this year to prep for the Big Ten and NCAA Championships.
Bison Outdoor Classic Recap
- Madison Depry finished ninth in the women's high jump invite at 1.63m.
- Morgan Graham placed second in the women's discus with a throw of 49.91m.
- Hannah Mack won the women's 5000m with a new PR of 17:41.35. Gauri Nair finished in twelfth at 18:11.83 and AnnaMarie Tretola also set a PR of 18:14.6, finishing fifteenth.
- In the women's 1500m invite, Katie Turk placed eighth in 4 minutes, 27.84 seconds and Lucy Scothern set a new PR of 4 minutes, 34.85 seconds.
- Jack Barchet now ranks 10th all-time in the men's 1500m as he finished sixth in the men's 1500m invite with a time of 3 minutes, 48.32 seconds. Anthony Petrillo set a new PR in the same event with a time of 3:54.70.
- Fin Essley placed eighth in the men's hammer throw with marks of 57.85m.
- Maya Mosley placed fifth in the women's 400m in 56.24 seconds.
- In the women's hammer throw, Morgan Graham set a new PR and finished third with a throw of 54.71m.
- Victoria Teasley finished sixth in the women's 100m in 11.95 seconds.
- In the men's 400mH, Isaiah Chapman placed fourth with a time of 53.37 seconds.
Last Time at Virginia Challenge
- Tolu Akinduro finished third in the women's long jump with marks of 12.65m, putting her at fifth all-time where she still remains.
- Rhys Allen placed sixth in the men's discus with a throw of 51.17m.
- Andrew Harmon finished tenth in the men's hammer throw with a throw of 58.24m.
- Max Worley set his current PR in the men's 800m with a time of 1 minute, 52.02 seconds.
- Emmi Simon completed the women's 1500m in 4 minutes, 34.65 seconds, her current PR.
Current terps in the Indoor record books
- 26 Terps are among the programs all-time Top 10 on both men's and women's outdoor track teams.
- Eric Albright currently holds the record for the 800 meters (1:47.32).
- Jack Barchet ranks ninth in the 800 meters (1:50.22) and tenth in the 1500m (3:48.32).
- Isaiah Chapman ranks ninth in the men's 400m hurdles (51.64 seconds).
- Roman Spikes ranks ninth in the men's 200m (21.22 seconds).
- The foursome of Joshua Goffe, Mykel Morman, Tanner Leach, and Roman Spikes rank fifth in the men's 4x200 (1:26.05) and fourth in the men's 4x100 (40.30 seconds).
- Aaron Abedin and Leach are a part of the eighth all-time best foursome in the 4x200 relay (1:26.58).
- Albright, Justin Depinto, and Max Worley are three of the foursome that hold the fourth all-time record for the 4x800 relay (7:35.91)
- Albright, Worley, and Sam Ford are members of the second all-time best distance medley (9:43.43)
- Andrew Harmon holds the record for the hammer throw (61.68m).
- Rhys Allen ranks sixth in the discus (56.34m).
- Fin Essley ranks fifth in the hammer throw (59.02m).
- Armanie Coleman has the third all-time best in the 100m (11.56 seconds) and seventh in the 200m (24.14 seconds).
- Victoria Teasley ranks ninth in the 100m (11.82 seconds).
- Maya Valmon ranks tenth in the women's 200m (24.18 seconds), and fourth in the women's 400m (54.27 seconds).
- Kami Joi Hickson has the fifth all-time best 800m time (2:07.32).
- Katerina Talanova ranks seventh in the 800m (2:08.81).
- Katie Turk ranks ninth in the women's 1,500m (4:25.88)
- Rose Coats holds the sixth best time in the 10,000m (36:13.43).
- Tolu Akinduro has the fifth best all-time marks in the triple jump (41-06.00).
- Morgan Graham currently ranks in the discus (174-11, 53.31m).
- Chioma Njoku holds the record for the women's hammer throw (64.96m).
- Hickson, Katie Turk, and Emma Pegg are in the foursome that holds the fifth best time in the 4x800 relay (8:50.19).
- Sam Payne, Lydia Robling, Kanai Bey, and Maya Valmon rank second in the women's 4x400 (3:37.57).
- The foursome of Sam Payne, Maya Valmon, Kami Joi Hickson, and Lydia Robling rank fourth in the women's 4x400 (3:38.82).
- The relay team of Madison Depry, Maya Valmon, Sam Payne, and Armanie Coleman rank fourth all-time in the women's 4x100 (45.70 seconds).
Olympians In Paris
- A trio of Terps competed this past summer in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Maryland celebrated as Thea LaFond won Gold in the triple jump becoming the first Track Terp to medal in the Olympic games. LaFond posted a mark of 15.02 meters (49-feet, 3.5 inches) - a new Dominica national record in the event. She was the 10th Gold medalist in Maryland history and the first Terp student-athlete to win Gold since Vicky Bullett in 1988.
- With a throw of 77.92 meters, Maryland track and field assistant throws coach Rudy Winkler placed sixth in the hammer throw finals. The mark was his best effort at the Olympic games after he posted marks of 71.89 meters in 2016 (Rio) and 77.08 meters in 2021 (Tokyo). The sixth-place finish was also his best showing at the Olympics improving upon his previous high of seventh in Tokyo.
- Chioma Onyekwere represented Nigeria in the discus after making her second Olympic games.
- Additionally, assistant coach Danielle Siebert served as Women's Head Manager for Team USA – her second straight Olympic Games on the staff.
Maryland Track & Field was represted by four Terps at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
