TAMPA, Fla. — The Boston University track & field team's outdoor season opened with five top 10 marks and a school record in the men's javelin at the USF Alumni Invitational on Friday night.
Senior Owen Faulha hit a mark of 66.55m to break the school record in the javelin. He notched the record — previously 64.94m, set by Peter Maitland in 2006 — in his sixth throw of the first event of the day at the meet. He finished third in the competition.
BU continues the meet on Saturday, March 22, beginning at 11 a.m. Streaming on ESPN+ begins at noon.
TOP 10 TERRIERS
- Sophomore Karsen Vesty entered the outdoor top 10 list for the first time in his collegiate career with a 1:49.12 time in the 800m, ranking seventh all-time and winning the event.
- In the women's 200m, junior Ijeoma Ezechukwu tied the 10th-best outdoor mark in program history with a 24.55 time.
- Sophomore Olivia Dodds ran to a 2:10.06 time in the 800m and finished 10th, also moving into ninth all-time at BU outdoors.
- Junior Ellie Roan opened her year with a 59.91m hammer throw, improving upon her 59.01m mark from 2024 to stay at second all-time at BU.
- Freshman Savannah Gao made her debut in the javelin throw, becoming just the third Terrier to eclipse 40 meters with a 40.21m mark, good for third all-time at BU.
NOTABLE RESULTS
- Reigning Patriot League long jump champion Peace Omonzane got off to a good start by making the final in the event, finishing eighth with a 5.74m jump.
- Freshman Kendall Barnhart made her outdoor debut, running a 1:01.98 time in the 400m hurdles.
WOMEN'S RESULTS
| PL |
NAME |
EVENT |
TIME/MARK |
NOTES |
| 43 |
Ijeoma Ezechukwu |
200m |
24.55 |
T-10th All-Time |
| 65 |
Jada Smith |
200m |
24.82 |
|
| 76 |
Alexis Caggiano |
200m |
25.03 |
WIND +2.5 |
| 79 |
Chinonye Moneme |
200m |
25.05 |
|
| 18 |
Kendall Barnhart |
400m Hurdles |
1:01.98 |
|
| 10 |
Olivia Dodds |
800m |
2:10.06 |
9th All-Time |
| 16 |
Lily Borin |
800m |
2:11.20 |
|
| 21 |
Maura Woodland-Medenilla |
800m |
2:11.76 |
|
| 4 |
Ellie Roan |
Hammer Throw |
59.91m |
2nd All-Time (Improvement upon her own mark) |
| 35 |
Madison Sorrell |
Hammer Throw |
34.38m |
|
| 4 |
Savannah Gao |
Javelin Throw |
40.21m |
3rd All-Time |
| 13 |
Olivia Hughes |
Javelin Throw |
25.80m |
|
| 8 |
Peace Omonzane |
Long Jump |
5.74m |
|
| 11 |
Jamie Chamberlain |
Long Jump |
5.57m |
|
| 14 |
Emma Lawrence |
Long Jump |
5.48m |
|
| 29 |
Olivia Hughes |
Long Jump |
5.05m |
|
| 16 |
Alli Lofquist |
Pole Vault |
3.60m |
|
| 23 |
Cailey Spanitz |
Pole Vault |
3.45m |
|
| 11 |
Kiana Lino |
Shot Put |
14.22m |
|
| 12 |
Ellie Roan |
Shot Put |
14.10m |
|
| 20 |
Madison Sorrell |
Shot Put |
13.10m |
|
MEN'S RESULTS
| PL |
NAME |
EVENT |
TIME/MARK |
NOTES |
| 34 |
Michael Onilogbo |
200m |
21.57 |
|
| 67 |
Thomas Lamkin |
200m |
22.05 |
|
| 25 |
Micah Perry |
400m Hurdles |
56.70 |
|
| 1 |
Karsen Vesty |
800m |
1:49.12 |
7th All-Time |
| 8 |
Shamiso Sikaneta |
800m |
1:51.74 |
|
| 12 |
Thomas Cowan |
800m |
1:52.58 |
|
| 21 |
Mykhaylo Hychka |
Hammer Throw |
48.14m |
|
| 27 |
Cole Tucker |
Hammer Throw |
42.01m |
|
| 3 |
Owen Faulha |
Javelin Throw |
66.55m |
School Record |
| 28 |
Guy Margalit |
Long Jump |
6.28m |
|
| 16 |
Cole Tucker |
Shot Put |
16.22m |
|
| 25 |
Luke Riordan |
Shot Put |
14.65m |
|
| 30 |
Mykhaylo Hychka |
Shot Put |
11.00m |
|
