Men's and Women's Track & Field Lead After Day 2 of BIG EAST Championships

Men's and Women's Track & Field Lead After Day 2 of BIG EAST Championships

5/16/2025 9:00:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

STORRS, Conn.- UConn men's and women's track and field extended their advantage on both sides of Day 2 of the BIG EAST Outdoor Track and Field Championships Friday in Storrs. The men's side compiled 119 points, maintaining a 84 point lead over second-place DePaul. The women's side heads into Saturday's finale with 117.5 points, 72.5 points ahead of DePaul.

Multi-Events:

Audrey Kozak (Shelton, Conn.) won the heptathlon with 4,959 points, the 6^th best mark in program history. Mackenzie Braunstein (Willimantic, Conn.) took home silver with 4,854 points, the 7^th best mark in program history.
Josh Mooney (Stonington, Conn.) secured gold in the decathlon, winning the event with 7,810 points, the second-best mark in program history. Max Ringwall (New Berlin, Wis.) took silver with a personal best 7,015 points.

Field Events:

Kasey Savage (Horsham, Pa.) secured the victory in the long jump, with a personal best 7.67m to claim the gold. The performance moves Savage up to third on the all-time program list. Marc Morrison (Orlando, Fla.) secured second with 7.65 to secure the silver.
Jack Foster (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) secured silver in the shot put with a throw of 16.40m. Garrett McHeard secured the bronze with a throw of 15.80m. On the women's side, Sinclaire Fryer (Augusta, Ga.) claimed bronze with a personal best throw of 14.59, the fifth-best mark in program history.
In the men's high jump, the Huskies completed the sweep. Enaji Muhammad (Branford, Conn.) secured the victory with a performance of 2.11m. Dar Jankovic (Willington, Conn.) earned silver with 2.05m. Savage took home bronze with 2.00m.
Rachel Mason (Sussex, N.J.) took the gold medal in the women's pole vault, clearing 3.62m in one attempt. Katie Floering (San Jose, Calif.) claimed bronze, also at 3.62m in her third attempt.

Track Events:

In the prelims of the 1500m, Travis Martin (New Haven, Conn.) ran the third fastest-time overall and first in his heat with a time of 3:55.65, qualifying for the final tomorrow.
Maresa Hense (Germany) and Daryn Davis (Huntley, Ill.) both qualified in the 100 meter hurdle finals tomorrow, with respective times of 14.02 and 15.16.
Terrel Williams (Maplewood, N.J.), William Watson (Reston, Va.) and Jordon Quinn (Freeport, N.Y.) all qualified for tomorrow's 110 meter hurdles, with respective times of 13.73, 14.41, and 14.97.
Anna Connors (Bangor, Maine) and Raquel Rosa (Waterbury, Conn.) qualified for tomorrow's 400m final, with respective times of 54.21 and 55.67. On the men's side, Mehki Stone (Smyrna, Ga.) and Brendan Kovar (Rockaway, N.J.) qualified for tomorrow's 400m final with respective times of 46.81 and 47.27.
Mia Dansby (Brockton, Mass.) and Danielle Phillip qualified for tomorrow's 100m final tomorrow, with respective times of 12.08 and 12.15. On the men's side, Damon Simpson (Easton, Pa.) and Noble Gongon (Simsbury, Conn.) qualified in the 100m, with respective times of 10.56 and 10.84.
In the 400m hurdles, Gabby Davis (Franklin Park, N.J.) and (Jessica Starr (Cobalt, Conn.) qualified for the final tomorrow, running times of 1:00.30 and 1:01.89, respectively. On the men's side, O.J. Singletary (Rochester, N.Y.) qualified for tomorrow's final, with a personal-best time of 51.67, the fastest-time of the day.
Hense and Connors qualified for the 200m final tomorrow with respective times of 23.96 and 24.29. On the men's side Noble Gongon (Simsbury, Conn.) and Simpson qualified for tomorrow's final with times of 21.68 and 21.52, respectively.
Faith Kiplimo (Eldoret, Kenya) took home bronze in the women's 3000m steeplechase, with a time of 10:20.92.
Jenna Zydanowicz (West Hartford, Conn.) took second in the women's 5000m, with a time of 15:56.25.

The Huskies will look to complete the dual indoor/outdoor sweep on the final day of the championships tomorrow in Storrs. Due to projected inclement weather, the field events will start at 10:00 am, and the track events will begin at 11:00 am.