Track and Field Wraps Up Successful Weekend

AMHERST, Mass., PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Brown track and field programs competed at the UMass Ken O’Brien Pre-Conference Qualifier and Penn Relays this past weekend. Several athletes set top 10 school history marks in what was a successful weekend for the team. 
 
PENN RELAYS
On the men’s side, the 4×800 meter relay team finished third with a time of 7:25.98. It was good enough for fifth all time in Brown history, as the team consisted of Nick Strayer, Jake Haley, Matthew Doherty and Matt Wing. The Distance Medley Relay team of Doherty, Strayer, Haley and John Ryan also performed well, finishing sixth with a time of 9:52.99. It was good enough for ninth all time in school history. Ethan Wordell finished fourth in the hammer throw event with a mark of 60.74 meters. It was a personal best and moved him to eighth all time. 

On the women’s side, the Distance Medley Relay team performed well, finishing 11^th with a time of 11:44.64. They set the fifth fastest time in school history, as the team consisted of Julia Schriefer, Nina Kruzewska, Lillian Kaelber and Emily Mrakovcic. Isolde McManus finished 31^st in the 5000 meter race with a time of 16:36.43. She set the seventh fastest time in school history. Lastly, Olivia Fraga improved her personal best in the 3000 meter steeplechase, remaining at fifth all time in Brown history with a time of 10:28.90. 

 

UMASS KEN O’BRIEN PRE-CONFERENCE QUALIFIER

On the men’s side, Jason Estrada performed well in the 200 meter (6^th/21.58) and 400 meter (2^nd/48.07). Cameron Walter finished first in the men’s 800 meter run with a time of 1:52.79. John Mueller won the 400 meter hurdles event with a time of 54.32. Frank Monahan-Morang was first in the long jump with a mark of 7.10 meters. Joseph Oduro won the triple jump event with a mark of 15.08 meters. 

On the women’s side, Kareema McKenzie tied Maddelynn Brooks for the third best time in school history with 1:00.17 in the 400 meter hurdles. Jada Joseph improved her best long jump mark to 6.03 meters, remaining in eighth in Brown history. Alyssa Jackson performed well in the 100 meter (5^th/12.14) and 200 meter (3^rd/24.66) races. Simone Dunbar finished first in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 14.15. Delaney Seligmann won the long jump event with a mark of 6.27 meters, while also winning the triple jump event with a mark of 12.02 meters. Julia’Belle Refyman won the javelin throw with a mark of 38.96 meters. 

 

UP NEXT

The Bears will head to Northeastern on Saturday, May 3 before shifting their focus to Ivy League Heps the following weekend.  

 

 

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