UNIVERSITY PARK, PA — Maya Valmon set a new school record in the 300 meters to highlight Maryland's performances on Saturday at the Penn State Nittany Lion Challenge at the Horace Ashenfelter III Indoor Track. In addition to Valmon's performance, the Terps also saw four additional top-10 all-time performances on the day.
Valmon captured the new school record in the 300 meters recording a time of 37.29 seconds. She previously held the fifth-fastest time in school history in the event. A graduate student, Valmon also ranks second all-time at Maryland in the indoor 200 meters and eighth in the indoor 400 meters.
Taylor Riley completed the 600 meters at a mark of 1:32:62 placing her sixth all-time in the indoor record book.
Eva Rogers secured seventh all-time in the school record book after posting a time of 9:35.88 in the 3000 meter race and finishing in first place for the race.
Jennessa Wolfe moved up the top ten list up to eighth all-time in the high jump after recording a 1.76 meter finish in the event
Lucy Scothern hit a personal record in the mile with a time of 4:56.27 placing ninth overall.
Bryce Hatcher also clocked a personal-best time of 7.64 seconds in the 60 meters and qualified for the final.
Other notable performances for the Terps at Penn State included Tolu Akinduro who took third in the triple jump (12.74m), Armanie Coleman who placed fifth in the 60 meter dash finals (7.57 seconds), Ella O'Neall who took fifth in the shot put (14.18m), Naaema Robinson who took third in the 200m (24.56), Jasmine Davids who placed fourth in the 200m (24.79), and Armanie Coleman who placed fifth in the 200m (24.82).
Several Terps also competed at the Wesley A. Brown Invitational hosted by Navy. Roman Spikes posted Maryland's second fastest all-time mark in the 200 meters with a time of 21.21 seconds.
Other notable performances at the Brown Invitational included Simi Balogun in the 200 meters (7th, 25.69), Ellie Keefer in the 3,000 meters (5th, 10:22.19), and Anna Marie Tretola in the 3,000 meters (9th, 10:35.66).
The Terps will return to action next Friday and Saturday in New York as they compete in the Dr. Sander Scorcher Invitational hosted at the famed Armory Track and Field Center - one of the premier indoor track and field facilities in the United States.
Maryland Performances At Nittany Lion Challenge:
Shot Put - Ella O'Neall - 14.18m - 5th
Long Jump - Payton Jones - 5.40m - 7th
Long Jump - Madison Trout - 5.19m - 10th
Weight Throw - Ella O'Neall - 17.46 - 6th
Weight Throw - Morgan Graham - 16.97 - 7th
Triple Jump - Tolu Akinduro - 12.74m - 3rd
Triple Jump - Payton Jones - 11.37m - 8th
Triple Jump - Katherine Hulsey - 11.22m - 9th
High Jump - Jennessa Wolfe - 1.76 - 3rd (8th all-time)
High Jump - Fiona Carter - 1.60 - 10th
Mile - Lucy Scothern - 4:56.27 - 9th (PR)
Mile - Annika Metzger - 5:04.45 - 18th
60m Hurdles - Ogechi Uzoukwu - 8.85 - 12th
600m - Taylor Riley - 1:32.61 - 2nd (6th all-time)
60m Prelims - Armanie Coleman - 7.57 - 5th
60m Prelims - Bryce Hatcher - 7.65 - 6th
60m Prelims - Victoria Teasley - 7.73 - 14th
60m Finals - Armanie Coleman - 7.61 - 6th
60m Finals - Bryce Hatcher - 7.64 - 7th
300m - Maya Valmon - 37.29 - 1st (school record)
300m - Gillian Stephens - 41.85 - 15th
1000m - Kiki Van Der Weide - 3:01.29 - 19th
200m - Naaema Robinson - 24.56 - 3rd
200m - Jasmine Davids - 24.79 - 4th
200m - Armanie Coleman - 24.82 - 5th
200m - Maya Mosley - 25.51 - 14th
3000m - Eva Rogers - 9:35.88 - 1st
3000m - Cayden Justice - 10:10.64 - 9th
3000m - Leonora Lynn - 10:17.57 - 10th
3000m - Maren Iski - 10:19.98 - 12th
3000m - Cayden Justice - 10:10.64 - 9th
Maryland Performances at Wesley A Brown Invitational
200m - Roman Spikes - 21.21 - 1st (2nd all-time)
200m - Simi Balogun - 25.69 - 7th
3000m - Ellie Keefer - 10:22.19 - 5th
3000m - AnnaMarie Tretola - 10:35.66 - 9th
3000m - Gauri Nair - 10:39.83 - 11th
3000m - Rubie Goffena - 10:45.03 - 12th
