Vera Sjöberg Breaking Mile Record

Sjöberg Breaks Mile Record; Terriers Compete at Battle in Beantown

January 18, 2025

BOSTON — Junior Vera Sjöberg broke the school record in the mile with a time of 4:33.92 and graduate student Foster Malleck broke the 3K school record with a 7:50.96 time as the Boston University track & field team notched six top 10 times at the Battle in Beantown Saturday at the Track & Tennis Center.

The day began with the team's senior day ceremony, honoring the 23 seniors who will be graduating from the program this year, followed by the Jarred Rome Shot Put Invitational Ceremony, which honors the legacy of former BU throws coach Jarred Rome. After the ceremony, a flight of throwers threw the shot put on the infield of the TTC in honor of Rome.

Top 10 Terriers
  • Junior Madison Sorrell threw her shot 14.13 meters during the Jarred Rome Shot Put Invitational, making her fifth all-time at BU.
  • Freshman Iman Roka made her debut in the 60-meter hurdles, winning the event and posting a time of 8.69, giving her seventh place on the top 10 list.
  • Sjöberg's school record is the sixth-best time in Division I entering the weekend.
  • Junior Michael Onilogbo ran a time of 21.37 seconds in the 200m dash, moving into eighth all-time at BU.
  • Sophomore Karsen Vesty won the 800m run from the second heat and crossed the line in 1:50.18, ninth-best all-time at BU.
  • Malleck's record is the second he now owns for the Terriers after breaking the school record in the mile a season ago.

Top Performers

WOMEN
  • On top of their school records, Sjöberg won the mile race and Malleck finished second in the 3000 meters.
  • Senior Jada Smith won the 200m in 24.62 seconds.
  • Freshman Alexis Caggiano made her BU debut, finishing third in the 400m dash (57.60) and seventh in the 200 meters (25.28).
  • Freshman Leonni Griffin ran a 1:33.51 time in the 600 meters to finish second.
  • Sophomore Ola Szulska won the 3000m in 9:58.07 in her first time running the event in the scarlet & white.
  • Graduate student Juliana Nakouzi finished second (14.40m) in the Jarred Rome Invitational and third in the weight throw (17.53m) and was just .3 meters away from her personal best in the weight throw.
  • Senior Kiana Lino took third in the Jarred Rome Invitational with a throw of 14.13 meters.
  • The Terriers went 1-2-3-4 in the long jump, as senior Jamie Chamberlain won the event with a 5.80-meter attempt, followed by junior Peace Omonzane (5.74m), senior Asia Hamilton (5.72m) and senior Emma Lawrence (5.62m).
  • Hamilton also took second in the high jump, clearing a 1.65m bar.
MEN
  • Onilogbo also finished second in the 60m dash with a 6.84 time.
  • Senior Matt Spicer took second in the 400 meters, running a time of 48.54 seconds.
  • Freshman Thomas Cowan finished runner-up in the 600m with a 1:19.25 mark.
  • In the men's shot put, senior Steven Franco took second with a 13.14m heave. 


FULL RESULTS
Track results are listed in order of distance - field results are listed alphabetically 
 
PL NAME EVENT TIME/MARK TOP-10 TERRIER
3 Jada Smith 60m Prelims 7.65Q
8 Chinonye Moneme 60m Prelims 7.79q
11 Ijeoma Ezechukwu 60m Prelims 7.87
20 Elliana Tweedie 60m Prelims 8.19
4 Jada Smith 60m Final 7.61
9 Chinonye Moneme 60m Final 7.86
1 Iman Roka 60m Hurdles Preliminaries 8.72Q
1 Iman Roka 60m Hurdles Finals 8.69 7th all-time
1 Jada Smith 200m 24.62
7 Alexis Caggiano 200m 25.28
8 Chinonye Moneme 200m 25.54
9 Kendall Barnhardt 200m 25.61
3 Alexis Caggiano 400m 57.60
4 Kendall Barnhardt 400m 57.64
2 Leonni Griffin 600m 1:33.51
5 Maura Woodland-Medenilla 600m 1:35.90
7 Caroline Collins 800m 2:19.65
8 Sammy Seabury 800m 2:19.68
8 Hannah Hallick 800m 2:25.10
1 Vera Sjöberg Mile 4:33.92 School Record
7 Caroline Collins Mile 4:53.51
11 Ola Szulska Mile 4:57.74
14 Sammy Seabury Mile 4:58.34
21 Abby Waddington Mile 5:01.38
23 Merem Gabriel-Rodriguez Mile 5:02.75
26 Hannah Hallick Mile 5:11.16
27 Candace Tytler Mile 5:11.18
28 Molly Kiley Mile 5:12.61
31 Madeleine Finton Mile 5:15.77
1 Ola Szulska 3000m 9:58.07
8 Abby Waddington 3000m 10:07.80
12 Candace Tytler 3000m 10:40.36
6 Alexis Caggiano, Kendall Barnhardt, Chinonye Moneme, Jada Smith 4x400m 3:57.88
2 Juliana Nakouzi Jarred Rome Shot Put Invitational 14.40m
3 Kiana Lino Jarred Rome Shot Put Invitational 14.13m
4 Madison Sorrell Jarred Rome Shot Put Invitational 14.13m 5th all-time
2 Olivia Hughes Shot Put 12.43m
4 Carly Sarisky Shot Put 11.69m
6 Uchenna Uba Shot Put 11.51m
1 Jamie Chamberlain Long Jump 5.80m
2 Peace Omonzane Long Jump 5.74m
3 Asia Hamilton Long Jump 5.72m
4 Emma Lawrence Long Jump 5.62m
3 Juliana Nakouzi Weight Throw 17.53m
4 Uchenna Uba Weight Throw 16.43m
13 Madison Sorrell Weight Throw 14.03m
2 Asia Hamilton High Jump 1.65m
9 Alli Lofquist Pole Vault 3.50m
 
PL NAME EVENT TIME/MARK TOP-10 TERRIER
1 Michael Onilogbo 60m Prelims 6.84Q
2 Michael Onilogbo 60m Finals 6.84
2 Michael Onilogbo 200m 21.37 8th all-time
2 Matthew Spicer 400m 48.54
8 Sahil Sagar 400m 50.93
2 Thomas Cowan 600m 1:19.25
8 Marcus Guidry 600m 1:21.24
11 Daniel Demonte 600m 1:22.08
1 Karsen Vesty 800m 1:50.18 9th all-time
6 Moritz Ebbeskotte 800m 1:52.66
7 Parker Schneider 800m 1:52.77
8 Brandon Piedade 800m 1:58.04
22 Tucker Bowerfind Mile 4:15.70
25 Will Loggia Mile 4:18.63
35 Zac Segal Mile 4:22.37
38 Isaac Mahler Mile 4:22.87
2 Foster Malleck 3000m 7:50.96 School Record
12 Dan Hruska 3000m 8:24.23
16 Moritz Ebbeskotte 3000m 8:35.50
17 Karsen Vesty 3000m 8:35.68
18 Parker Schneider 3000m 8:36.05
20 Jacob Sushinsky 3000m 8:39.72
23 James American Horse 3000m 8:40.48
28 Tucker Bowerfind 3000m 8:50.48
5 Michael Onilogbo, Matt Spicer, Sahil Sagar, Steven Franco 4x400m 3:19.01
7 Marcus Guidry, Thomas Cowan, Daniel Demonte, Shamiso Sikaneta 4x400m 3:23.55
6 Luke Riordan Jarred Rome Shot Put Invitational 14.66m
2 Steven Franco Shot Put 13.14m
6 Mykhaylo Hychka Shot Put 11.07m
5 Mykhaylo Hychka Weight Throw 17.49m
8 Luke Riordan Weight Throw 15.87m
6 Steven Franco Long Jump 6.54m

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