Junior duo Emily Lavarnway and Felicia Quainoo followed closely behind Thomas in the hurdles. Thomas has dominated since the beginning of the indoor season and took home a second gold medal in the long jump this past weekend. Sophomore A’Liyah Thomas hit a personal record of 13.59 and a first-place finish in the 100m hurdles. Both results point to promising leaders for their next three years on the team.įollowing a distance-dominated crew at the Raleigh Relays, the sprinters came roaring down the track. As for the 400m hurdles, Starr knocked roughly four seconds off her time in her second attempt at this event this season. In the open 400m, Stone ran the event for the first time this season and demonstrated remarkable freshman power. Freshman duo Jessica Starr and Mekhi Stone both claimed top spots in their respective races. Following closely behind were Madison Relyea and Celia Chacko.Īs for the 400m hurdles and 400m, the results demonstrated promising results for the future of the men’s and women’s teams.
The pair went 1-2 in the 800m to claim the top spots. Among the athletes was distance duo Chloe Thomas and Jenna Zydanowicz. 2 spot in UConn’s records.Īs for the Dog Fight results, the team fought their way to the finish. Paving the way for the distance squad, Maniscalco dominated a second-place finish in the 5000m and an overall No. James Maniscalco, Kabir Chavan, Chloe Thomas, Sam Geisler and Rachael Woodruff all made their mark down in Raleigh to put their names on the map. Coming off an exceptional weekend in North Carolina and a spring training camp in Florida, UConn was able to put five athletes in the record books.
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The Huskies’ spring season, now in full swing, has already taken off. Familiar competitors such as Northeastern, Cornell and Boston College arrived at the Huskies’ home turf for a jam-packed weekend. This past weekend, the Huskies hosted the UConn Dog Fight and welcomed competitors from up and down the East Coast.
The UConn track and field team didn’t have to travel far as they took to the track at a place they know all too well: the Sherman Field Complex. The Huskies’ next meet is in Miami, FL at the Hurricane Invitational this weekend. UConn Track and Field put up a strong fight at their first home meet of the season, UConn Dog Fight, on Saturday, April 1.
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