Maryland at Big Ten Championships
May 16-18, 2025
Eugene, OR
3:00 PM ET (Friday), 12:30 PM ET (Saturday), 1:00 PM ET (Sunday)
COLLEGE PARK, MD - The Maryland track and field team closes out the regular season on Friday night when the Terps host the annual Kehoe Twilight Meet at Kehoe Track and Field Complex. In addition to the meet, the Terps will also celebrate the 2025 Senior Class, hold a pre-meet Alumni Reception, run the Charles Torpey Alumni Mile, and hold a special recognition in honor of former head coach and Maryland's 1965 high jump national champion Frank Costello.
Field events will begin Friday at 1 PM, while the track events will start at 5:30 PM. The Senior Day Ceremony is slated for 7 PM.
MEET INFORMATION
A peek at the scheduLe
- This will be the ninth meet of the outdoor season as championship season begins. Following the Big Ten Championships, the schedule will feature the NCAA East Prelims (May 28-31) followed by the NCAA Championships in June.
- Maryland hosted a pair of 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.
Kehoe Twilight Recap
- The Terps celebrated Senior Day in great fashion with fourteen event wins, two new program records, and eight all-time performances.
- To start off the day, Chioma Njoku beat her previous record in the women's hammer throw with marks of 65.37m, remaining the program record holder.
- In the women's 4x100, the relay squad of Bryce Hatcher, Victoria Teasley, Jewel Ofotan, and Armanie Coleman smashed the previous school record with a time of 45.02 seconds. The previous record was set 15 years ago at the 2010 Kehoe Twilight Meet.
- Morgan Graham placed third in the women's hammer throw with marks of 57.55m, now ranking seventh all-time. Graham also won the women's discus with a throw of 50.25m.
- Jack Barchet moved to second all-time men's 800m, winning the event with a time of 1 minute, 48.32 seconds.
- Maya Valmon put herself in the all-time performance list twice today as she finished the women's 400m in 52.50 seconds, ranking second all-time, and completed the women's 200m in 24.09 seconds, ranking sixth all-time.
- The women's 400m run saw two other Terps finishing in the top 5 with new all-time records. Sam Payne was close behind with a time of 53.57 seconds, now ranking 5th all-time. Lydia Robling snuck into the tenth ranked position in the books with a time of 54.15 seconds.
- In the men's 200m, the Terps went 1-2-3. Roman Spikes took the top spot with a time of 21.18, improving his ninth all-time ranking. Tanner Leachmoved to tenth all-time in the books at 21.20 seconds, taking second in the event. Joshua Goffe was not far behind as he took third in 21.26 seconds.
Chioma Njoku beat her previous record in the women's hammer throw with marks of 65.37m, remaining the program record holder.
Last Time at The Big Ten Outdoor Championships
- On the opening day, Kayla Thorpe achieved a podium finish in the javelin. Thorpe came from behind on her last throw to move into 3rd place. She launched the javelin 50.82m for her highest place finish at a Big Ten Championship.
- Day two saw Jeff Kline, Jennessa Wolfe, Eric Albright, and Kevin Collins deliver standout performances for the Terps squad. Kline secured points for the Terps squad as well, with his throw of 18.34m being enough for sixth place in the men's shot put. Wolfe capped off a stellar freshman season by finishing in the points in women's high jump, clearing 1.65m and finishing in a tie for 8th place. Albright ran 1:49.10 in the men's 800m prelims, finishing in sixth place and qualifying for the finals. Collins qualified for his second finals of the championships, running 10.47 seconds in the men's 100m prelims, winning his heat and qualifying for the finals.
- The final day of competition saw Kevin Collins, Morgan Graham, and Eric Albright post the top performances for the Terps. Collins scored for the Terps in both the men's 100m and 200m finals. He finished in seventh place in the 200m with a time of 20.80, and fifth in the 100m, crossing the finish line in 10.29 seconds, which was also the third fastest outdoor 100m run in school history. Graham advanced to women's discus finals with a toss of 52.22m, and finished in sixth place, scoring for the Terps. Albright continued to impress this outdoor season, finishing in seventh place in the men's 800m finals with a time of 1:49.13.
Kayla Thorpe took third in the javelin last year at the Big Ten Championships.
Current terps in the Indoor record books
- 34 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 second in the 800 meters (1:48.32) 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 (21.18 seconds).
- Tanner Leach ranks 10th in the 200m (21.20 seconds).
- The 4x200 squad of Joshua Goffe, Tanner Leach, Roman Spikes, and DJ Tarver posted the third-fastest 4x200 performance (1:25.55) at the Penn Relays.
- The foursome of Joshua Goffe, Mykel Morman, Tanner Leach, and Roman Spikes rank sixth 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 ninth all-time best foursome in the 4x200 relay (1:26.58).
- The 4x800 team of Jack Barchet, Isaiah Chapman, Max Worley, and Eric Albright set a new program record (7:27.07) at the Penn Relays.
- Albright, Justin Depinto, and Max Worley are three of the foursome that hold the fifth all-time record for the 4x800 relay (7:35.91)
- The DMR squad of Albright, Sam Ford, Worley, and Barchet set a new program best time of 9:39.29 at the Penn Relays.
- Albright, Worley, and Ford are members of the third 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 sixth in the women's 200m (24.09 seconds), and second in the women's 400m (52.50 seconds).
- Sam Payne ranks sixth in the 400m (53.57 seconds).
- Lydia Robling ranks ninth in the 400m (54.15 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 fifth in the women's 1,500m (4:22.07) and 10th in the 800m (2:09.88)
- Katie Altieri ranks fourth in the 5,000 meters (16:38.24).
- Rose Coats holds the sixth best time in the 10,000m (36:13.43).
- Tolu Akinduro has the fourth best all-time mark in the triple jump (42-01.25).
- Morgan Graham currently ranks second in the discus (54.63m) and seventh in the hammer (57.55m).
- Chioma Njoku holds the record for the women's hammer throw (65.37m).
- In the 4x800, Turk, Talanova, Emma Pegg, and Hickson hold the school record (8:42.42).
- Hickson, Katie Turk, and Emma Pegg are in the foursome that holds the sixth 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).
- Bryce Hatcher, Teasley, Jewell Ofotan, and Coleman rank first all-time in the 4x100 (45.02).
- The relay team of Madison Depry, Maya Valmon, Sam Payne, and Armanie Coleman rank fifth all-time in the women's 4x100 (45.70 seconds).
- The DMR squad of Emmi Simon, Pegg, Lucy Scothern, and Altieri are eight all-time (11:53.13).
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.
