BOSTON - The Boston University track & field teams competed in the Battle in Beantown meet at the TTC on Saturday. BU set four top-10 program marks and saw multiple personal best performances in its first home meet of 2024.


Top-10 Terriers

• Sophomore Peace Omonzane set the second-best mark in BU history in the triple jump (12.90m (42' 4")). She is only behind BU Hall of Fame member Tahari James who set the school record of 13.42m (44' 0.25") in 2008. Omonzane was previously fourth on the list.
• Senior Juliana Nakouzi set her first Top-10 Terrier mark in the Jarred Rome Shot Put Invitational with a throw of 14.61m (47' 11.25"). This moves her to third all-time in BU history.
• Nakouzi continued her succesful day in the weight throw with a toss of 17.59m (57' 8"), making her fourth all-time.
• Junior Cole Tucker threw for 16.68m (54' 8.75") in the Jarred Rome Shot Put Invitational to keep the tenth-best mark in BU history with the PR.

Notable Terriers

• Senior Sam Dennerlein set a personal best mark in the Jarred Rome Shot Put Invitational with a throw of 16.29m (53' 5.5").
• Junior Steven Franco cleared a personal best height in the pole vault at 4.15m (13' 7.25").
• Senior Isabela Shepard took first in the 600m with a time of 1:33.93.
• Freshman Kelly Jones ran to second place in the mile in her track debut with a time of 4:55.23 to place second.
• Sophomore Freddy Collins ran to 4:03.90 in the mile to take second.
• Senior Stuart Bladon also set a PR in the pole vault with a mark of 4.30m (14' 1.25").

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

BU WOMEN'S RESULTS

PL	NAME	EVENT	TIME/MARK
3	Jada Smith	60m Prelims	7.67 Q
14	Ijeoma Ezechukwu	60m Prelims	7.96
20	Chinonye Momeme	60m Prelims	8.15
11	Jamie Chamberlain	60m Hurdles Prelims	9.16
26	Allision Schneider	60m Hurdles Prelims	9.84
21	Chinonye Momeme	200m	26.37
4	Obiageli Akubude	300m	40.43
7	Kathleen Overbaugh	300m	42.96
16	Uma Sanker	400m	1:05.02
1	Isabela Shepard	600m	1:33.93
8	Olivia Dodds	600m	1:37.61
6	Kate Edenson	800m	2:14.66
8	Lily Borin	800m	2:15.46
9	Alex Vellekoop	800m	2:16.92
12	Maura Woodland-Medenilla	800m	2:19.72
2	Kelly Jones	Mile	4:55.23
4	Samantha Seabury	Mile	4:56.89
7	Molly Kiley	Mile	5:01.34
11	Olivia Duca	Mile	5:15.38
13	Marcela Perches	Mile	5:15.64
16	Candace Tytler	Mile	5:19.70
4	Adrienne Buettner-Cable	3000m	10:06.69
5	Kaitlyn Desio	3000m	10:19.16
5	Isabela Shepard, Olivia Dodds, Kate Edenson, Obiageli Akubude	4x400m	3:56.99
10	Lily Borin, Adrienne Buettner-Cable, Maura Woodland-Medenilla, Alex Vellekoop	4x400m	4:05.03
6	Dakota Wang	High Jump	1.65m (5' 5")
8	Allison Scheider	High Jump	1.50m (4' 11")
2	Asia Hamilton	Long Jump	5.72m (18' 9.25")
7	Jamie Chamberlain	Long Jump	5.45m (17' 10.75")
3	Abigail Wagner	Pole Vault	3.57m (11' 8.5")
5	Alli Lofquist	Pole Vault	3.42m (11' 2.5")
6	Cailey Spanitz	Pole Vault	3.42m (11' 2.5")
2	Juliana Nakouzi	Jarred Rome Shot Put Invitational	14.61m (47' 11.25") THIRD ALL-TIME
11	Madison Sorrell	Jarred Rome Shot Put Invitational	11.72m (38' 5.5")
4	Carly Sarisky	Shot Put	11.37m (37' 3.75")
1	Peace Omonzane	Triple Jump	12.90m (42' 4") SECOND ALL-TIME
2	Emma Kowalski	Weight Throw	18.74m (61' 5")
3	Juliana Nakouzi	Weight Throw	17.59m (57' 8") FOURTH ALL-TIME
10	Uchenna Uba	Weight Throw	15.86m (52' 0")
13	Katherine George	Weight Throw	13.83m (45' 4")

BU MEN'S RESULTS

PL	NAME	EVENT	TIME/MARK
16	Liam Gair	200m	22.78
7	Matt Spicer	300m	34.97
8	Liam Gair	600m	1:22.53
4	Karsen Vesty	800m	1:54.63
12	Drew Fenton	800m	1:57.84
13	Nate Somers	800m	1:58.15
2	Freddy Collins	Mile	4:03.90
11	Mike Hagen	Mile	4:09.81
22	Shamiso Sikaneta	Mile	4:14.25
25	Glenn Bell	Mile	4:14.27
12	Tucker Bowerfind	3000m	8:40.86
15	Will Loggia	3000m	8:45.76
6	Samuel Roszak	Long Jump	6.75m (22' 1.75")
3	Stuart Bladon	Pole Vault	4.30m (14' 1.25") PR
6	Steven Franco	Pole Vault	4.15m (13' 7.25") PR
1	Gabe Hickman	Jarred Rome Shot Put Invitational	17.26m (56' 7.5")
3	Cole Tucker	Jarred Rome Shot Put Invitational	16.68m (54' 8.75") PR - Keeps tenth all-time mark
4	Sam Dennerlein	Jarred Rome Shot Put Invitational	16.29m (53' 5.5") PR
6	Cole Tucker	Weight Throw	16.11m (52' 10")