UConn Wins On Senior Day

Friday, April 15

Storrs, Conn

11:00 AM

University of Connecticut

UConn Northeast Challenge

Women's Track and Field Northeast Challenge Day 2 at Sherman Family Complex 4/16/22

Photo by: Stephen Slade

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STORRS, Conn. – The UConn women's track and field team won for the second time this season on their home track at the George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex, taking the UConn. Northeast Challenge team title.

UConn won five events over the two days and finished with a total of 173 points, finishing ahead of UAlbany in second with 135 points and Brown in third with 77.5 points.

"A fantastic weekend, tough to digest all of it until probably Monday," said Director of Cross Country and Track & Field Greg Roy. "We just have to keep progressing. The overriding theme today, from all the visiting coaches as well, the competition was exactly what we needed. Didn't have to fly around the country to find it. Everyone was able to get on a bus and come to Storrs and find someone to go head-to-head with. It was just great. And it made us stronger."

UConn also honored their graduating seniors in a ceremony at the conclusion of the meet.

SATURDAY

On the track…

Senior Mia Nahom (New Milford, Conn.) won the 1500 meters with a time of 4:25.59. UConn's Celia Chacko (Windsor, Conn.) was fourth in 4:27.42, freshman Chloe Thomas (Dundas, Ontario) was fifth in 4:28.40 and senior Emma Krebs (Roxbury, CT) was sixth in 4:29.64.
Freshman Briana Davis (Bay Shore, NY) won the 200 meters with a new PR time of 23.21 seconds. Davis also took second place in the 100-meter dash, clocking a new PR of 11.70 seconds. Classmate Danielle Phillip (Valley Stream, NY) was fourth in 11.94 seconds.
Sophomore Elise O'Leary (Milton, Mass.) won the 800 meters with a time of 2:12.75. Senior Allie Alsup (Durham, Conn.) was fourth in 2:14.63.
In the 5000 meters, freshman Caroline Towle (Bedford, Mass.) was the winner with a time of 17:06.07
Freshman Jailya Ash (Voorhees, NJ) finished third in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.10 seconds.
Freshman Raquel Rosa (Waterbury, Conn.) was second in the 400 meters posting a time of 55.50 seconds, a new PR. Rosa also ran the 200 meters and finished seventh in 24:56 seconds. Classmate Ta'jae Jackson (Erie, Pa.) was sixth with a time of 56.60 seconds, also a new PR.
Freshman Gabby Davis (Franklin Park, NJ) took third in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:01.76, a new PR.

In the field…

In the heptathlon, senior Kelly Ward (Oxford, Conn.) took third place with a total of 4660 points. Ward won the high jump with a height of 1.65 meters and finished third in the 100 meter hurdles (15.11 seconds), the shot put (11.28m) and the 200 meter dash (26.63 seconds). On Saturday, she was third in the long jump at 5.42 meters.
Senior Mikyla Rodgers (South Huntington, NY) registered a new PR in the hammer and finished third. Rodgers posted a throw of 58.95 meters. Freshman Natalia Surdej (Lancaster, NY) was fifth with a throw of 55.45 meters.
Sophomore Jasmine Barrow (Athens, Ga.) took third in the long jump with her best performance this spring so far. Barrow posted a leap of 5.81 meters
In the high jump, freshman Taylor Pannell (Middletown, NY) was sixth with a height of 1.65 meters.

Friday

On the track…

Freshman Rachel Woodruff (Saranac, N.Y.) competed for the first time this outdoor season and ran the 3,000 meter steeplechase, finishing third overall with a time of 10:57.55.

In the field…

Junior Emma Chee (Bainbridge Island, Wash.) got her second win of the outdoor season in the pole vault and did so with a new school record. Chee broke her own school mark by clearing the bar at 4.22 meters.
Freshman Kalli Knott (Erie, Pa.) was second behind Chee, clearing a height of 3.83 meters.
Sophomore Jasmine Barrow (Athens, Ga.) placed second in the triple jump with a leap of 12.25 meters.
Freshman Brynn Madonna (Allendale, NJ) finished fourth in the javelin with a throw of 39.97 meters.
Freshman Emily Alty (Ashburn, Ontario) took fifth in the discus with a throw of 45.18 meters.