
Maryland Track And Field To Open Outdoor Season With Trip To Long Beach
3/4/2026 5:00:00 PM | Track & Field
Maryland at Long Beach Opener
COLLEGE PARK, MD - The Maryland Terrapins Track and Field team will head to Long Beach this weekend to open up the outdoor portion of the 2026 season. Competition will begin on Friday at 2:00 pm and 1:00 pm on Saturday. A peek at the scheduLe
- Friday marks the start of the outdoor schedule and the first meet of March for the Maryland Terrapins.
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The Terrapins are set to compete in three total meets in March, taking place at UCF March 20-21 and Navy on March 28th.
Last time out: big ten championships
- Tolu Akinduro set a new school record in the Triple Jump, the senior broke a 24-year old record at a distance of 13.36 meters.
- Taylor Riley ran a time of 1:31.31 in the 600 meters to move up to fourth all-time in the event
- Morgan Graham set a new ninth best all-time mark in program history in the weight throw at 18.95 meters to place 19th overall in the field.
- Jasmine Sharps tied for tenth all-time in the 60 meters, turning in a time of 7.59 seconds.
- Jennessa Wolfe placed ninth overall in the high jump reaching a height of 1.75 meters.
- Payton Jones set a new personal best in the long jump at a distance of 5.71 meters.
- Ashley Thomas set a new personal best in the 60 meter hurdles, turning a time of 8.81.
- Maya Valmon secured a fourth place overall finish in the 400 meter final at a clip of 52.86 seconds.
- Ka'nai Bey, Maya Mosley, Taylor Riley and Maya Valmon set a new fifth best all-time mark in the 4x400 meters at a clip of 3:38.84.
- Annika Metzger, Taylor Riley, Lucy Scothern, and Eva Rogers ran a time of 11:38.48 in the distance medley relay which was the seventh best all-time mark in the event.
Current terps in the Indoor record books
- 23 Terrapins are ranked among the program's all-time top 10 on the women's and men's outdoor performance lists.
- Andrew Harmon owns the program record in the hammer throw at 61.68 meters.
- Fin Essley holds the fourth best mark all-time in the hammer throw at a distance of 59.41 meters.
- Rhys Allen ranks sixth all-time in the discus at a distance of 56.34 meters.
- Roman Spikes holds the ninth best all-time mark in the 200 meters at a time of 21.18 seconds.
- Tanner Leach ranks tenth all-time in the 200 meters at a mark of 21.20 seconds.
- In the 4x100 meters Tanner Leach, Roman Spikes, and Mykel Morman along with Joshua Goffe
- Tanner Leach, Roman Spikes along with Joshua Goffe and Darian Tarver hold the third best all-time mark at 1:25.55 in the 4x200.
- Mykel Morman, Tanner Leach, Roman Spikes and Joshua Goffe own the sixth best mark in program history in the 4x200 at a time of 1:26.05.
- In the 4x400 Sam Ford, Aaron Abedin, along with Joshua Goffe and Isaiah Chapman hold the seventh best mark all-time at 3:09.83.
- Sam Ford and alumni Eric Albright, Max Worley, and Jack Barchet hold the program in the distance medley relay at a time of 9:39.29.
- Sam Ford along with alumni Eric Albright, Max Worley, and Matt Dehaas turned in a time of 9:43.43 in the distance medley relay.
- Armanie Coleman owns the third best mark in program history in the 100 meters at a time of 11.56 seconds and the third best time in the 200 meters at a mark of 23.91 seconds.
- Maya Valmon holds the second best mark in the 400 meters at a time of 52.50 seconds and seventh best time in the 200 meters at 24.09 meters.
- Victoria Teasley owns the ninth best mark in program history in the 100 meters at a time of 11.82 seconds.
- Morgan Graham holds the second best distance all-time in the discus at 54.63 meters and the seventh all-time mark in the hammer throw at 57.55 meters.
- Tolu Akinduro holds the fourth best all-time mark in the triple jump at a distance of 12.84 meters.
- Rose Coats owns the sixth best all-time mark in the 10,000 meters at 36:13.43.
- Bryce Hatcher, Victoria Teasley, Armanie Coleman and alumni Jewel Ofotan hold the program record in the 4x100 relay at a time of 45.02 seconds.
- Maya Valmon, Armanie Coleman, and alumni Madison Depry and Sam Payne hold fifth all-time in the 4x100 relay at a mark of 45.70 seconds.
- In the distance medley relay Lucy Scothern and alumni Katie Altieri, Emma Pegg and Emmi Simon hold the eighth best all-time mark at 11:53.13
- In the 4x400 relay Maya Valmon and alumni Sam Payne, Lydia Robling, and Kami Joi Hickson hold the program record at a time of 3:35.38.
- Maya Mosley, Maya Valmon and alumni Sam Payne and Lydia Robling hold the third best all-time mark in the 4x400 at a mark of 3:37.11.
- Ka'nai Bey, Maya Valmon and alumni Sam Payne and Lydia Robling own the fourth best mark in program history in the 4x400 at a time of 3:37.57.
Players Mentioned
Maryland Spring Sport Media Day | Track & Field's Jeff Kline
Tuesday, January 30
Maryland Spring Sport Media Day | Track & Field's Jayla Bynum
Tuesday, January 30
Maryland Spring Sport Media Day | Track & Field's Eric Albright
Tuesday, January 30
Maryland Spring Sport Media Day | Track & Field Head Coach Andrew Valmon
Tuesday, January 30











































