Terps Finish Big Ten Championships With Five Day Three Podium Finishes

EUGENE, OR – A trio of individuals along with the men’s 4×100 relay squad and the women’s 4×400 relay team all had podium finishes on Sunday as the Maryland track and field team concluded the final day of competition at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships at Oregon’s Hayward Field.
 
The men’s 4×100 relay squad opened the day with an eighth-place finish. The foursome of Joshua Goffe, Tanner Leach, Roman Spikes, and Mykel Morman posted a time of 40.31 seconds in winning the first heat of the event.
 
Maya Valmon reached the podium with an eighth-place finish in the 400 meter finals (53.82 seconds) after qualifying for the event on Saturday. Shortly after, Eric Albright finished seventh in the 800 meters (1:49.13). From the field events on Sunday, Tolu Akinduro placed eighth after leaping 12.64 meters in the triple jump.
 
The 4×400 relay squads ended the meet with a pair of big performances.
 
On the women’s side, Samantha Payne, Lydia Robling, Maya Mosley, and Maya Valmon turned in the third-best time in program history (3:37.11) to place sixth overall.
 
The men’s team of Goffe, Isaiah Chapman, Aaron Abedin, and Sam Ford posted the seventh-best performance in program history as they clocked 3:09.83 to finish 12^th overall.
 
Other notable performances from the final day of the championships included Kami Joi Hickson placing ninth in the 800 meters (2:07.42) and Jennessa Wolfe finishing 15^th in the high jump (1.70m).

Maryland Big Ten Championship Performances (Day Three):

Triple Jump – Tolu Akinduro – 12.64m (8^th)

High Jump – Jennessa Wolfe – 1.70m (15^th)

4×100 (men) – Joshua Goffe, Tanner Leach, Roman Spikes, Mykel Morman – 40.31 (8th)

4×100 (women) – Bryce Hatcher, Victoria Teasley, Jewel Ofotan, Armanie Coleman – 45.51 (10^th)

400m – Maya Valmon – 53.82 (8^th)

800m (men) – Eric Albright – 1:49.13 (7^th)

800m (women) – Kami Joi Hickson – 2:07.42 (9^th)

5,000m – Katie Altieri – 17:11.67 (36^th)

4×400 (men) – Joshua Goffe, Isaiah Chapman, Aaron Abedin, Sam Ford – 3:09.83 (12th) – 7^th all-time

4×400 (women) – Samantha Payne, Lydia Robling, Maya Mosley, Maya Valmon – 3:37.11 (6^th) – 3^rd all-time