MINNEAPOLIS – Sophomore Joshua Mather won the javelin title to give Rutgers track and field its third gold medal at the 2022 Big Ten Outdoor Championships on Sunday in Minneapolis, Minn. The Scarlet Knights captured a total of 14 podium finishes on the weekend.
Mather, along with A’nan Bridgett and Chloe Timberg earned First Team All-Big Ten honors for their victories in the javelin, long jump and pole vault, respectively.
“We had some athletes really step up and do big things. If one thing didn’t go as we liked, another person picked it up in their place. This team is learning fast. The team chemistry this weekend was fantastic, they are really coming together, and we return nearly everyone. With a very strong class coming in, this team knows more than ever now how well we can do next year. The coaches are doing a great job developing and we’re a factor now in any event. New Jersey is the best of the best with talent and we’re going to win this meet one day.”
Mather, who won silver in his debut at the 2021 championships, capped a successful weekend for the Scarlet Knights as he took first with a throw of 68.16m (223′ 7″). Steve Coponi recorded a throw of 62.16m (203′ 11″) to add to the point total.
On the track, Billy Hill placed fifth in the 1,500-meter run, while Nadale Buntin took seventh in the 200-meter. Rutgers also received scoring from three relay groups in the men’s 4×400, and the women’s 4×100 and 4×400. In the men’s 4×400, Buntin joined Micah Wood, Jameson Woodell and Taj Burgess to finish fifth with a time of 3:11.06.
The women’s 4×100 was comprised of Sydney Hawkins, Shanelle Colmon, Ajae Alvarez-Tyler and Icisys Sadler with the group running 45.12 to place fifth. Alvarez-Tyler joined Charlee Crawford, Shelby Whetstone and Reanda Richards in the 4×400 to finish sixth with a time of 3:40.06.
A pair of podium finishes in the men’s and women’s throws helped close…
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