After a record-breaking season, the UConn men and women’s track and field team came up short this weekend at the Terrier DMR Challenge and the Alex Wilson Invitational.
On Friday, for the Terrier DMR Challenge, hosted by Boston University, the meet consisted of six events both on the men’s and women’s sides, with teams from all across the country competing. This included the 200, 400 and 800 dashes and meter races, the mile run and the distance medley relay. For the Huskies, in the men’s distance medley relay, Travis Martin, Mahamed Sharif, Samuel Geisler and Kevin Cawley came in ninth place with a time of 9:46.07. Then, in the women’s mile run, senior Jenna Zydanowicz placed 12th in the mile run with a time of 4:42.66.
On Saturday, at the Alex Wilson Invitational hosted by Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, the meet consisted of 14 events with various teams across the countries competing. This included the 60, 200, 400, 800, 3000 meter dashes and races, the mile run, the 60 hurdles, the distance medley relay, the high jump, the pole vault, the long jump, triple jump, shot put and weight throw. Unfortunately, the Huskies did not rank in any of these events.
The Huskies look forward to next weekend, hoping to repeat history at the indoor track Big East championships. It will begin on Friday, Feb. 23, and conclude on Saturday, Feb. 24, in Chicago, Illinois, at the Dr. Conrad Worrill Track and Field Center.
There are various athletes on this squad that Husky fans should follow going into next weekend. On the women’s side, you have notable names like Jasmine Barrow and Jailya Ash. This season, Ash broke UConn’s all-time record in the 60m hurdles, notching the fastest time ever in the team’s history. Barrow has had multiple record-breaking performances in both the triple and long jump this season. She is currently ranked No. 3 all-time for the team in these events.
On the men’s side, Marc Morrison jumped 7.59m in the Crimson Elite, pushing him to win Big East Athlete of the Week. Sprinter Terrel Williams has also had a record-breaking season, breaking the school record he originally set for the 60m dash.
Even after this weekend, you can’t deny how much the team has dominated the track during the indoor season, and they should be excited to have an equally record-breaking start to their outdoor season.