Track and Field Competes at Ivy League Heps

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Brown track and field programs competed at the Ivy League Heps Outdoor Championships hosted by Yale this weekend. The men’s team finished seventh with a total of 34 points, while the women’s team was tied for sixth with 37 points. Joseph Oduro won the triple jump title, while Elle Riley broke the school record in the 100 meter hurdles. 
 
MEN
Saturday
The Bears scored 10 points in the men’s long jump event, as sophomore Mubaraq Aderogba and junior Frank Monahan-Morang earned podium finishes. Aderogba finished third with a personal record of 7.43 meters. That mark tied him for eighth all time in Brown history. Monahan-Morang wasn’t far behind, finishing fourth with a mark of 7.41 meters. That PR pits him 10^th in school history. 

Sophomore Keith Daigneau earned a fifth place podium finish in the men’s hammer throw with a mark of 60.08 meters. In the javelin throw, junior Cole Nesselson garnered one point for his team with a sixth place javelin throw finish on a mark of 52.05 meters. 

Sunday

Junior Joseph Oduro became an Ivy Champion once again in the triple jump with a leap of 15.32 meters. His first place finish earned 10 points for Brown. Junior Jason Estrada performed well in the 400 meter dash, securing the fourth best time in school history of 47.15. He finished third and gained six points for the team. 

The men’s 4×100 meter relay squad was excellent, finishing fourth with a time of 40.76. That earned four points, as the team consisted of Frank Monahan-Morang, Trevor Wilder, Elias Archie and Estrada. The 4×400 team of Estrada, Link Lignell, Aaron Caveney and Wilder finished sixth. Their time of 3:14.20 earned one point. 

 

WOMEN

Saturday

Jada Joseph set a personal record in the long jump, placing fourth with a mark of 6.29 meters. The podium finish earned her team four points and tied her for second best in school history. 

Chidinma Agbasi finished third in the hammer throw, scoring six points. Her mark of 58.38 meters was a personal record while remaining third best in school history.  Julia’Belle Reyfman also scored points, finishing fifth in the javelin throw with a mark of 41.23 meters. 

Elle Riley improved on her ninth best time in school history in the 400 meter hurdles, finishing in 1:01.26. Alyssa Jackson improved to a tie for second in school history in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.86. 

 

Sunday

On Sunday, the women’s side re-wrote the record book on several occasions. Elle Riley broke her own school record in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 13.74. The fifth place finish earned two points. 

Kareema McKenzie finished fourth in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 59.34. It moved her to second in school history and earned her team four points. Olivia Fraga continued to dominate in the 3000 meter steeplechase, finishing fourth. Her time of 10:36.71 garnered four points for the Bears. 

The 4×400 relay team consisted of McKenzie, Maddelynn Brooks, Alyssa Jackson and Riley. They finished fifth with a time of 3:44.18 and set the seventh fastest time in school history. The podium finish earned two points. 

Delaney Seligmann and Jada Joseph were excellent in the triple jump. Joseph finished second with a mark of 13.15 meters. She is now tied for second best in school history. Seligmann finished seventh with a mark of 12.58 meters, which places her ninth in school history for the event. 

In the women’s high jump, Nene Mokonchu placed fourth and earned four points with a mark of 1.68 meters. Michelyn Appiah remains 10^th in school history, improving on her personal best in the discus with a throw of 45.61 meters. 

Rosie Volpintesta finished in fifth place in the heptathlon competition. She earned two points for the Bears with a personal record score of 4923 points. It puts her in fourth in school history. 

 

UP NEXT

Some Bears competitors will head to NCAA Regionals, which will be held in Jacksonville, Florida at the end of May. 

 

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