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Track & Field 4/16/2026 12:00:00 PM

Maryland Track and Field Bound for Virginia Challenge

Maryland at Virginia Challenge

April 17th and 18th 2026

Charlottesville, VA

10:30 AM / 12:30 PM

COLLEGE PARK, MD - The Maryland Terrapins track and field team will travel to Charlottesville, Virginia, this weekend to compete in the Virginia Challenge. The two-day meet is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. on Friday and 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

A peek at the scheduLe

The Terrapins will compete in one more meet in the month of April, heading to the Penn Relays in Philadelphia on April 23-25th.
Maryland will start its May competition on the first of the month, hosting the Kehoe Twilight meet in College Park.

Leonora Lynn

LAST TIME OUT: JMU/BUCKNELL/OKLAHOMA THROWS SERIES

Rhys Allen set a new program fifth best all-time mark in the men's discus at a distance of 58.03 meters.
Morgan Graham placed in ninth overall in the Women's Discus Open, The junior reached a distance of 52.91 meters.
Eva Rogers set a new second best all-time mark in program history at a time of 16:24.23 in the 5,000 meters.
Cayden Justice moved into fifth all-time in the 3,000 meter steeplechase with a time of 11:01.10.
Leonora Lynn turned in a time of 36:23.14 in the 10,000 meters which placed the graduate student ninth all-time in program history in the event.
Sam Ford entered the top-10 program all-time list in the 200 meters after running a time of 21.07 seconds.
Gabe Levrone, Mykel Morman, Sam Ford and Roman Spikes placed first in the
4x100 relay at JMU, posting a time of 40.40 seconds.
Taylor Riley finished second in the 800 meters with a time of 2:12.78.
Annika Metzger and Rebecca Burgee both recorded personal bests in the 800 meters with Metzger running 2:10.19 and Burgee 2:14.03, respectively.

Daouda Niang

Last time at the virginia challenge

Jennessa Wolfe led the way with a third-place finish in the high jump (1.69 meters)
Morgan Graham rounded out the top-10 performers as she took 10th in the open hammer throw section with a toss of 54.06 meters
Maya Valmon ran a time of 53.76 which moved her from eighth to fifth all-time in the record books.
In the women's triple jump, Tolu Akinduro placed sixth with marks of 12.83 meters, moving her up to fourth all-time in program history.
Morgan Graham placed fifth in the women's discus with marks of 52.61 meters.

Cayden Justice

Current terps in the outdoor record books

37 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 second best mark all-time in the hammer throw at a distance of 61.02 meters.
Rhys Allen ranks fifth all-time in the discus at a distance of 58.03 meters.
Mehdi Guerrah owns the seventh best all-time mark in the 400 meter hurdles at a time of 51.19 seconds.
Roman Spikes holds the second best all-time mark in the 200 meters at a time of 20.80 seconds as well as the seventh best all-time mark in the 100 meters at 10.42 seconds.
Tanner Leach ranks tenth all-time in the 200 meters at a mark of 21.20 seconds.
Joe Garzio holds the seventh best mark in program history at 1:49.77 in the 800 meters.
Calvin Kilgallon holds the seventh best all-time mark at a clip of 3:45.27 in the 1,500 meters.
Sam Ford set a new 10th best all-time mark in the 200 meters at a time of 21.07 seconds.
In the 4x400 meters Mehdi Guerrah, Sam Ford, Ervin Pearson and AJ Glavicic at a mark of 3:09.32 own the sixth best all-time time.
In the 4x100 meters Tanner Leach, Roman Spikes, and Mykel Morman along with Joshua Goffe hold the fifth best all-time mark in program history at a mark of 40.20 seconds.
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.
Gabe Levrone, Mykel Morman, Sam Ford, and Roman Spikes hold the sixth best all-time mark in the 4x100 meters at a time of 40.31 seconds.
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.
Naaema Robinson holds the school record in the 200 meters at a time of 23.79 seconds.
Rose Coats owns the program record in the 10,000 meters at a time of 36:13.43.
Armanie Coleman owns the third best mark in program history in the 100 meters at a time of 11.56 seconds and the second best time in the 200 meters at a mark of 23.83 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.
Bryce Hatcher set a new tenth best all-time mark in the 100 meters at a time of 11.85 seconds.
Morgan Graham holds the second best distance all-time in the discus at 54.63 meters and the fourth all-time mark in the hammer throw at 62.27 meters.
Tolu Akinduro holds the fourth best all-time mark in the triple jump at a distance of 12.84 meters.
Eva Rogers is 8th all-time in the 1500 meters at a time of 4:22.92, Rogers also holds the second best all-time mark in the 5,000 meters.
Evelyn VanZwieten holds the second best all-time mark in the javelin throw at 43.50 meters.
Maren Iski owns a new eighth best all-time mark at a time of 11:14.64 in the 3,000 meter steeplechase.
Cayden Justice holds the fifth best all-time performance at a time of 11:01.10 in the 3,000 meter steeplechase.
Leonora Lynn owns the ninth best program time in the 10,000 meters in at a time of 36:23.14.
Victoria Teasley, Armani Coleman, Naaema Robinson and Jasmine Davids at a time of 44.69 seconds own the school record in the 4x100 meter relay.
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 Samantha 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.

Bryce Hatcher

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Players Mentioned

Eric Albright: Middle Distance; 5' 9"; Senior

Katie Altieri: Distance; 5' 7"; Senior

Madison Depry: Jumps; 5' 6"; Fifth Year

Kami Joi Hickson: Middle Distance; Graduate Student

Jewel Ofotan: Sprints; 5' 5"; Graduate Student

Sam Payne: Sprints; 5' 9"; Graduate Student

Emma Pegg: Distance; 5' 5"; Senior

Emmi Simon: Middle Distance; 5' 8"; Senior

Max Worley: Distance; 6' 5"; Graduate Student

Jack Barchet: Distance; 5' 11"; Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Eric Albright
: 5' 9"; Senior
: Middle Distance

Katie Altieri
: 5' 7"; Senior
: Distance

Madison Depry
: 5' 6"; Fifth Year
: Jumps

Kami Joi Hickson
: Graduate Student
: Middle Distance

Jewel Ofotan
: 5' 5"; Graduate Student
: Sprints

Sam Payne
: 5' 9"; Graduate Student
: Sprints

Emma Pegg
: 5' 5"; Senior
: Distance

Emmi Simon
: 5' 8"; Senior
: Middle Distance

Max Worley
: 6' 5"; Graduate Student
: Distance

Jack Barchet
: 5' 11"; Graduate Student
: Distance