PHILADELPHIA – Another pair of records fell on Saturday as the Maryland track and field team finished its competition at the Penn Relays. Both the men's and women's 4x800 meter relay teams set new program standards bringing the weekend total to four new records set.
The women's 4x800 team of
Katie Turk,
Katerina Talanova,
Emma Pegg, and
Kami Joi Hickson combined to clock 8 minutes, 42.42 seconds for an eighth-place overall finish. The new time was 0.54 seconds faster than the previous mark set at the 2023 Penn Relays.
They were followed by the men's 4x800 squad of
Jack Barchet,
Isaiah Chapman,
Max Worley, and
Eric Albright who placed 10
thoverall with a time of 7 minutes, 27.07 seconds. That mark was nearly four seconds faster than the old record which was also set at the 2023 Penn Relays.
It was the second record of the weekend for Albright, Worley, and Barchet who were also members of the distance medley relay team. On the women's side, it was the second record set this weekend for Hickson who ran the third leg of the 4x400 relay team.
Earlier in the day,
Morgan Graham took fourth in the discus with a throw of 54.63 meters which is now the second-best mark in program history and her new personal best by 1.32 meters.
Jennessa Wolfe rounded out the final day of competition with a ninth-place finish in the high jump as she cleared 1.7 meters.
The Terps will close out the regular season of competition next Friday, May 2 when Maryland hosts the Kehoe Twilight Meet at Kehoe Track & Field Complex. Admission is free to all.
Saturday Maryland Performances:
Women's Discus Championship –
Morgan Graham – 54.63 (4
th) – 2
nd all-time
Women's High Jump –
Jennessa Wolfe – 1.70 (9
th)
Women's 4x800 Championship –
Katie Turk,
Katerina Talanova,
Emma Pegg,
Kami Joi Hickson – 8:42.42 (8
th) – New Record
Men's 4x800 Championship –
Jack Barchet,
Isaiah Chapman,
Max Worley,
Eric Albright – 7:27.07 (10
th) – New Record
Friday's Maryland Performances:
Women's Distance Medley College –
Emmi Simon,
Emma Pegg,
Lucy Scothern,
Katie Altieri – 11:53.13 (18th) – 8
th all-time
Women's 4x100 Relay –
Bryce Hatcher,
Victoria Teasley,
Jewel Ofotan,
Armanie Coleman – 45.67 (16th) – 4
th all-time
Men's Distance Medley Championship –
Eric Albright,
Sam Ford,
Max Worley,
Jack Barchet – 9:39.29 (10th) – New Record
Women's 4x200 Championship –
Bryce Hatcher,
Victoria Teasley,
Armanie Coleman,
Jewel Ofotan – 1:37.88 (8th)
Men's 4x200 Championship –
Joshua Goffe,
Tanner Leach,
Roman Spikes,
DJ Tarver – 1:25.55 (10th) – 3
rd all-time
Women's 4x400 Relay –
Sam Payne,
Lydia Robling,
Kami Joi Hickson,
Maya Valmon – 3:35.38 (7, Q) – New Record
Men's 4x400 Relay –
Joshua Goffe,
Isaiah Chapman,
Aaron Abedin,
Sam Ford – 3:11.12 (15
th)
Thursday's Maryland Performances:
Women's Hammer Throw College –
Morgan Graham – 52.39m – 11th
Women's Hammer Throw Championship –
Chioma Njoku – 62.77 – 2nd
Men's Hammer Throw Championship –
Andrew Harmon – 58.32 – 14th
Men's Hammer Throw College –
Fin Essley – 53.64 – 21st
Men's 400m Hurdles Championship –
Isaiah Chapman – 52.38 – 15th
Women's 1,500m Championship –
Katie Turk – 4:22.07 – 27
th – 5
th all-time
