After a split squad weekend, Connecticut track and field put on quite a performance. They boasted seven first-place finishes, 16 top-five performances and six personal bests at the Crimson Elite in Cambridge and the Scarlet and White Invitational at Boston University.
It was a record-breaking weekend on the women’s side, as senior Jasmine Barrow had her third first-place finish of the indoor season, notching 12.76m in the triple jump. In the Crimson Elite, junior Natalia Surdej dominated with a first-place finish in the weight throw with a personal record of 19.25m. Junior Jailya Ash also had a great performance in the Crimson Elite with the 60-meter hurdles, finishing in fourth place with a time of 8.26 seconds.
On the men’s side of things, it was equally impressive.
In the Crimson Elite, Terrel Williams put on a show with a commanding personal best. The senior posted a first-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.70 seconds. Junior Travis Roux also showed out at the Crimson Elite, finishing in first place in the weight throw with a distance of 20.54m, a new personal best for the Northport, N.Y. native. Senior Marc Morrison had a first-place finish in the long jump with a length of 7.59m, and graduate student Travis Snyder had a triumph in pole vault with a 5.27m, his third first-place finish for the indoor season.
At the Scarlet Invitational, senior Kasey Savage had a first-place finish in triple jump with a leap of 15.10m. Senior Joron Hardwell had a personal best in second place in the triple jump with a finish of 15.03m.
Connecticut has another big weekend coming up for them on Friday, Feb. 9 and Saturday, Feb. 10. It’s another split-squad weekend as they will compete in four meets, including the Tyson Invite in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the BC Invitational, the Yale Invite and the Valentine Invite, hosted by Boston University.