This weekend, the UConn women’s and men’s track and field team won their third straight dual Big East Indoor Track Championship in Chicago at the Dr. Conrad Worrill Track and Field Center.
At the two-day event, the men’s team finished with a team score of 237, a new meet record. The women’s team finished with a total of 168.
Jasmine Barrow put on a show on the women’s side, just as she has throughout the indoor season. The senior took home gold in both the triple and long jump and was named the Most Outstanding Performer in the field events and Co-High Point Performer. After A’liyah Thomas earned this honor last year, this accomplishment puts Barrow as the second Husky in a row to receive an outstanding field performer for her 13.04-meter finish in the triple jump.
Other Huskies taking gold home to Storrs include Mallory Malz in the pole vault and Alyssa Elliott in the pentathlon.
There were equally impressive performances on the men’s side as the group took home seven of the individual events, the most of any of the other teams at the meet.
Kyle Johnson (triple jump), Marc Morrison (long jump), Mawali Osunniyi (high jump), Nicholas Connolly (shot put), Josh Mooney (heptathlon), Travis Snyder (pole vault) and Anish Rajamanickam (400m) all finished with gold in their respective events.
Along with his gold medal, Kyle Johnson notably took home the Most Outstanding Performer in the Field events for his performance in the triple jump.
Kasey Savage also received the High Point Performer at the meet for his gold performance at the triple jump with a finish of 15.9 meters.
For the men’s side, this marks their fifth straight Big East championship win and their 12th championship win in program history. For the women’s side, this marks their fifth straight consecutive Big East championship win and their fifth in program history.
This title also marks the sixth matching Big East title for both teams in the program.
The coaches from both the men’s and women’s teams were honored, receiving the Big East 2024 Coaching Staff of the Year award.
Next up for the Huskies, they hope to continue their winning ways and will compete in the ECAC and IC4A Indoor Championships in Boston, Massachusetts. The meet will commence on Friday, March 1, and conclude on Sunday, March 3, as they look towards the Big East Outdoor Championships, for a third straight matching win and conference sweep.