Sophomores Impress on Final Day of John Thomas Terrier Classic

Friday, January 26

Boston, MA

11 AM

Boston University

John Thomas Terrier Classic

Sophomores Impress on Final Day of John Thomas Terrier Classic

January 27, 2024 | Women's Track & Field

Results Coach Carpenter Postmeet

BOSTON - Sophomores Vera Sjöberg, Peace Omonzane and Ellie Roan of the Boston University women's track & field team highlighted day two of the John Thomas Terrier Classic at the TTC on Saturday.

Top 10 Terriers

Sjöberg ran a 4:38.85 in the mile to set the third-fastest time in BU history. She is just the fourth Terrier in program history to break the 4:40 barrier in the mile. The sophomore now ranks eighth all-time in Swedish history in the indoor mile.
Omonzane recorded a mark of 12.96m (42' 6.25") in the triple jump to win the event. She keeps the second-best mark in BU history with the PR and has thw 16th-best mark in the NCAA this season as of writing.
Roan placed sixth in the shot put with a throw of 14.02m (46' 0") to set the fifth best mark in BU history.

Top Performers

Freshman Obiageli Akubude placed 13th in the 60m Hurdles with a time of 9.08 in her collegiate debut in the event.
Akubude also led BU in the 200m dash with a 16th-place time of 25.04.
Sophomore Imari Johnson ran 8.03 in the 60m dash to lead BU in the event.
Sophomore Kate Edenson ran a personal best time in the 800m, crossing the finish line in 2:11.37. She just nearly missed the Top-10 Terrier list with the time.
Freshman Molly Kiley (9:52.11) and sophomore Samantha Seabury (9:54.23) ran lifetime bests in the 3,000m.
Freshmen Kelly Jones (4:55.86) and Adrienne Buettner-Cable (4:56.55) placed 61st and 64th, respectively, in the mile.
Roan won the weight throw with a toss of 18.79m (61' 7").
Junior Asia Hamilton led BU in the long and high jumps with marks of 5.73m (18' 9.75") and 1.60m (5' 3"), respectively.

Around the NCAA

Penn's Isabella Whittaker broke the facility record and set the current No. 2 time in the world in the 400m with a 51.69. The previous facility record was 51.70 set in 2015 by Francena McCorory of Adidas.
Kimberly May of Providence ran a 4:27.85 in the mile which is the seventh-fastest time in Division I history.
Penn's 4x400m relay broke the facility record with a time of 3:32.44.

Eyes on Paris Part 2

Adding to Friday's excitement, six women also hit the Olympic standard in the 5,000m.
This brings the total number of Olympic standards hit in the TTC to 17 in just the 5,000m alone.

World View

Josette Andrews (OAC) ran a 14:46.51 5,000m to set the second fastest indoor mark in American history.
Courtney Wayment (On) 14:49.78 was the fifth-fastest 5,000m mark in American history.
Sammy Watson (Adidas) set the world lead in the 500m with a time of 1:09.90.
Ethiopian runner Senayet Getachew broke the U20 World Record in the 5,000m with a time of 14:42.94.

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

PL	NAME	EVENT	TIME/MARK
5	Allison Schneider	60H Open	9.81
13	Obiageli Akubude	60H Prelims	9.08
9	Chinonye Moneme	60m Open	8.08
22	Imari Johnson	60m Prelims	8.03
16	Obiageli Akubude	200m	25.04
26	Ijeoma Ezechukwu	200m	25.50
43	Imari Johnson	200m	25.96
48	Chinonye Moneme	200m	26.04
87	Kathleen Overbaugh	400m	1:02.83
25	Kate Edenson	800m	2:11.37 PR
39	Isabela Shepard	800m	2:13.22
51	Olivia Dodds	800m	2:14.99
55	Lily Borin	800m	2:15.14 PR
87	Maura Woodland-Medenilla	800m	2:20.10
138	Uma Sanker	800m	2:34.92
17	Vera Sjöberg	Mile	4:38.85** THIRD ALL TIME
61	Kelly Jones	Mile	4:55.86
64	Adrienne Buettner-Cable	Mile	4:56.55
104	Olivia Duca	Mile	5:07.53
115	Alex Vellekoop	Mile	5:09.80
120	Marcela Perches	Mile	5:10.64
123	Kelsey Niglio	Mile	5:11.63
127	Maura Woodland-Medenilla	Mile	5:12.91
167	Candace Tytler	Mile	5:29.71
36	Molly Kiley	3,000m	9:52.11
42	Samantha Seabury	3,000m	9:54.23
67	Abby Waddington	3,000m	10:15.68
84	Kaitlyn Desio	3,000m	10:26.06
90	Addison Schmidt	3,000m	10:37.14
6	Asia Hamilton	High Jump	1.60m (5' 3")
7	Dakota Wang	High Jump	1.60m (5' 3")
2	Asia Hamilton	Long Jump	5.73m (18' 9.75")
9	Emma Lawrence	Long Jump	5.25m (17 2.75")
14	Jamie Chamberlain	Long Jump	5.08m (16' 8")
24	Allison Schneider	Long Jump	4.89m (16' 0.5")
6	Ellie Roan	Shot Put	14.02m (46' 0")
1	Peace Omonzane	Triple Jump	12.96m (42' 6.25")** PR - KEEPS SECOND ALL-TIME
1	Ellie Roan	Weight Throw	18.79m (61' 7")