Story Links MIAMI — FIU’s track and field program kicked off its outdoor season on Friday and Saturday, taking part in the Hurricane Invitational at Miami’s Track and Field Complex. The Panther women also shined in the triple jump as both Danielle McGonigle (12.50 meters) and Alana Veal (11.57 meters) recorded personal-best performances. McGonigle also […]
MIAMI — FIU’s track and field program kicked off its outdoor season on Friday and Saturday, taking part in the Hurricane Invitational at Miami’s Track and Field Complex.
The Panther women also shined in the triple jump as both Danielle McGonigle (12.50 meters) and Alana Veal (11.57 meters) recorded personal-best performances. McGonigle also had a personal-best in the high jump, clearing 1.65 meters.
Teammate Janiya Cesar also performed well in the hammer throw with a personal-best mark of 53.51 meters. Staying with the field-event theme, three FIU competitors had strong outings in the javelin throw.
The Panthers returned to action, opening their outdoor slate after the women’s team’s history-making performance at the 2025 Indoor CUSA Championships. FIU racked up a slew of personal-bests, highlighted by Michaelle Valentin’s school and Haitian-national record in the hammer throw. In total, eight different Panthers racked up personal bests in at least one event.
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FIU’s women swept the top-three spots in the javelin as Arndis Oskarsdottir won the event with a personal-best throw of 51.07 meters, of which is third all-time at FIU. She currently leads CUSA with that mark and ranks sixth in the NCAA. Selena Calix also had a personal-best in the event with a throw of 45.60 meters.
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On the track, Devin Giles had a personal-best in the 400 meters with a time of 48.81 seconds. Raynell Chambers secured second-best in the 400m, first among NCAA competitors, with a time of 47.34 seconds.
FIU will have some competitors at the Texas Relays (Mar. 26-29) in Austin, Tex. and some at the Hurricane Collegiate Invite (Mar. 28-29) this upcoming weekend.
Valentin’s throw of 67.51 meters in the hammer throw set a new FIU record and is the current top throw in the NCAA. She finished first of all collegiate competitors in the hammer throw. The Apopka, Fla. native also recorded her best-ever mark in the shot put, throwing 13.5 meters.
On the men’s side, CJ Crkvenac threw 66.15 meters and finished second. His mark is a personal-best and ranks second all-time for the Panthers.
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