BOSTON – The Boston University track & field teams opened their seasons at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener on Saturday at the Track & Tennis Center.
 
New Season, New Records

• Sophomore Parker Schneider led BU's performances in the season-opening meet by breaking the school record with a 3:56.67 in the mile. He is the fourth Terrier in program history to run a sub-four minute mile and surpassed Rich Peters' 2014 record of 3:57.27. The Durand, Wis., native is just the second current Terrier to break the four-minute barrier after grad student Foster Malleck did so last season.

 
Top-10 Terriers

• In addition to Schneider's school record performance, four Terriers on the women's squad recorded top-10 performances. 
• Freshman Peace Omonzane made her Boston debut with a triple jump performance of 12.62m (41' 5"), making her fourth all-time at BU. She won the event with her jump.
• Also making her debut was freshman Abigail Wagner in pole vault. She cleared 3.60m (11' 9.75") for the fifth-best performance in program history to place second at the meet.
• In the women's mile, sophomore Vera Sjöberg ran to 4:41.80. She moves up to fifth all-time at BU with the PR.
• Sophomore Ijeoma Ezechukwu rounded out BU's top-10 performances with a 7.77 in the 60m dash preliminary heat. She breaks into the top-10 for the first time in her career at ninth.

 
Top Performers

• Sophomore Jada Smith picked up where she left off with a first-place finish in the 60m dash with a time of 7.62. This marks the second year in a row that she won the 60m dash at this meet.
• Junior Asia Hamilton also recorded a first-place finish in the long jump with a mark of 5.76m (18' 10.75").
• In throws, freshman Carly Sarisky made her collegiate debut in shot put. She threw for 11.12m (36' 5.75"), good for third.
• Ezechukwu also placed third in the 200m with a time of 25.68. She was followed by freshman Obiageli Akubude in fourth with a 25.98.

 
NCAA Notables

• Outside of BU's performances, multiple top-10 NCAA marks were set in the men's and women's 3,000m and 5,000m races.
• Florida's Parker Valby shattered the NCAA 5,000m record with a time of 14:56.11. She is the first woman to run sub-15 in the 5,000m at the Division I level.
• Harvard's Graham Blanks set the NCAA 5,000m record with a 13:03.78, beating the previous record by just over four seconds.
• Four top-10 NCAA marks were set in the women's 3,000m, including the second-best all-time finish.
• Three top-10 NCAA marks were set in the men's 3,000m, including the third-best all-time finish.
• The women's Division III 5,000m record was set.

FULL RESULTS
Track results are listed in order of distance - field results are listed alphabetically 

BU WOMEN'S RESULTS

PL	NAME	EVENT	TIME/MARK
1	Jada Smith	60m Prelims	7.62
4	Ijeoma Ezechukwu	60m Prelims	7.77 **NINTH ALL-TIME
8	Chinonye Moneme	60m Prelims	7.94
10	Peace Omonzane	60m Prelims	7.98
16	Obiageli Akubude	60m Prelims	8.18
1	Jada Smith	60m Finals	7.59
5	Ijeoma Ezechukwu	60m Finals	7.85
8	Chinonye Moneme	60m Finals	7.89
3	Ijeoma Ezechukwu	200m	25.68
4	Obiageli Akubude	200m	25.98
8	Chinonye Moneme	200m	26.24
16	Kathleen Overbaugh	400m	1:01.85
7	Uma Sanker	600m	1:44.56
4	Kate Edenson	1000m	2:53.81
10	Maura Woodland-Medenilla	1000m	3:05.36
12	Vera Sjöberg	Mile	4:41.80 ** FIFTH ALL-TIME
1	Asia Hamilton	Long Jump	5.76m (18' 10.75")
2	Abigail Wagner	Pole Vault	3.60m (11' 9.75") ** FIFTH ALL-TIME
3	Carly Sarisky	Shot Put	11.12m (36' 5.75")
2	Peace Omonzane	Triple Jump	12.62m (41' 5") **FOURTH ALL-TIME

BU MEN'S RESULTS

PL	NAME	EVENT	TIME/MARK
5	Liam Gair	400m	49.02
8	Drew Fenton	1000m	2:32.58
4	Parker Schneider	Mile	3:56.67 **SCHOOL RECORD