Roan, Omonzane Earn Gold on Day One of Patriot League Indoor Championships

Peace Omonzane and Jada Smith on the Podium

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Roan, Omonzane Earn Gold on Day One of Patriot League Indoor Championships

February 28, 2026 | Women's Track & Field

BOSTON — The Boston University women's track & field team finished day one of the 2026 Patriot League Indoor Championships in the lead, picking up five medals in the process.

The Terriers picked up 59 points on day one, ahead of Navy (53) and Army West Point (42). On the men's side, BU sits in third with 29 points, trailing Navy (74) and Army West Point (47.5).

GOLDEN TERRIERS

Senior Ellie Roan kicked off the weekend with a gold medal in the weight throw, reaching 21.14m for her third straight weight throw gold, marking the third time a Patriot League woman has won three straight weight throw gold medals.
Senior Peace Omonzane continued her winning ways, taking home her third Patriot League indoor long jump gold medal with a 6.22m jump on her final attempt. She is the first athlete to earn three straight gold meals in the women's indoor long jump and the second Terrier to win three overall Patriot League indoor gold medals in the event, joining Lovie Burleson (2016-17, 2019).

HARDWARE STORE

Roan was followed by classmate Uchenna Uba, who threw 19.68m to earn silver. That was a personal best and ranks second all-time at BU.
Smith finished with silver, earning her first indoor long jump medal after reaching 6.17 meters and moving into second all-time at BU.
In the men's weight throw, sophomore Luke Riordan earned his first Patriot League medal with a 19.70m mark, the best by a Terrier in the 21st century and fourth all-time.
In the women's 4x800m, sophomores Caroline Collins and Leonni Griffin, freshman Samantha Lascelles and senior Olivia Dodds clocked an 8:43.59 time, finishing with silver.
The men's 4x800m relay team also finished with silver, as junior Daniel De Monte, sophomores Karsen Vesty and Thomas Cowan and freshman Ryan Boldi finished in 7:29.17.

FINALS QUALIFIERS

Women's 60m: Jada Smith, Ijeoma Ezechukwu
Men's 60m: Andre Clark
Women's 200m: Jada Smith, Ijeoma Ezechukwu
Men's 200m: Zachary Cox
Women's 400m: Kendall Barnhart, Nia McCurdy
Men's 400m: Samuel Anderson, Zachary Cox, Thaden Leomensah
Women's 800m: Olivia Dodds, Leonni Griffin, Samantha Lascelles
Men's 800m: Thomas Cowan
Women's Mile: Samantha Seabury, Olivia Duca, Caroline Collins
Men's Mile: Karsen Vesty
Women's 60mH: Iman Roka
Men's 60mH: Micah Perry

Women's Results

PL	NAME	EVENT	TIME/MARK	HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
1	Jada Smith	60m Semifinals	7.42Q	Meet Record, School Record
2	Ijeoma Ezechukwu	60m Semifinals	7.55Q	4th All-Time
13	Peace Omonzane	60m Semifinals	7.73
18	Chinonye Moneme	60m Semifinals	7.75
1	Jada Smith	200m Semifinals	23.79Q	2nd All-Time
2	Ijeoma Ezechukwu	200m Semifinals	23.83Q	3rd All-Time
12	Kendall Barnhart	200m Semifinals	24.80
13	Nia McCurdy	200m Semifinals	24.94
17	Molly Bennett	200m Semifinals	25.09
19	Chinonye Moneme	200m Semifinals	25.15
5	Kendall Barnhart	400m Semifinals	55.69q
6	Nia McCurdy	400m Semifinals	55.91q
12	Molly Bennett	400m Semifinals	57.12
1	Olivia Dodds	800m Semifinals	2:07.15Q	2nd All-Time
4	Leonni Griffin	800m Semifinals	2:08.03Q	4th All-Time
7	Samantha Lascelles	800m Semifinals	2:08.74q
11	Lily Borin	800m Semifinals	2:10.05
1	Samantha Seabury	Mile Semifinals	4:48.91Q
2	Olivia Duca	Mile Semifinals	4:52.04Q
5	Caroline Collins	Mile Semifinals	4:49.34Q
4	Adrienne Buettner-Cable	5000m Finals	16:47.81
7	Merem Gabriel-Rodriguez	5000m Finals	17:00.28
11	Abigail Waddington	5000m Finals	17:11.57
12	Kayla Kerr	5000m Finals	17:12.83
1	Iman Roka	60m Hurdles Semifinals	8.43Q
2	Caroline Collins, Samantha Lascelles, Leonni Griffin, Olivia Dodds	4x800m Relay	8:43.59
1	Peace Omonzane	Long Jump	6.22m	Gold Medalist, School Record, Meet Record
2	Jada Smith	Long Jump	6.17m	Silver Medalist, 2nd All-Time
4	Iman Roka	Long Jump	5.91m	10th All-Time
6	Kirsten Barnhart	Long Jump	5.67m
1	Ellie Roan	Weight Throw	21.14m	Gold Medalist
2	Uchenna Uba	Weight Throw	19.68m	2nd All-Time
12	Mackenzie Blanchet	Weight Throw	14.81m

Men's Results

PL	NAME	EVENT	TIME/MARK	HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
7	Andre Clark	60m Semifinals	6.87q
12	Nicholas Cappucio	60m Semifinals	6.94
3	Zachary Cox	200m Semifinals	21.24q	T-6th All-Time
12	Nicholas Cappucio	200m Semifinals	21.72
15	Andre Clark	200m Semifinals	21.94
22	Thomas Lamkin	200m Semifinals	22.26
24	Thaden Leomensah	200m Semifinals	22.37
27	Micah Perry	200m Semifinals	44.16
3	Samuel Anderson	400m Semifinals	47.63q	7th All-Time
5	Zachary Cox	400m Semifinals	48.00q	9th All-Time
7	Thaden Leomensah	400m Semifinals	48.26q
19	Nicholas Masters	400m Semifinals	49.70
1	Thomas Cowan	800m Semifinals	1:50.14
1	Karsen Vesty	Mile Semifinals	4:05.02Q
5	Dan Hruska	5000m Final	14:11.36
12	Tucker Bowerfind	5000m Final	14:42.66
17	Freddy Collins	5000m Final	14:51.14
19	James American Horse	5000m Final	14:57.79
23	Charlie Tuttle	5000m Final	15:26.86
3	Micah Perry	60m Hurdles Semifinals	8.04Q	3rd All-Time
2	Daniel De Monte, Karsen Vesty, Ryan Boldi, Thomas Cowan	4x800m Relay Final	7:29.17	2nd All-Time
4	Micah Perry	Long Jump	7.07m
8	Brayden Irhuegbae	Long Jump	6.79m
2	Luke Riordan	Weight Throw	19.70m	4th All-Time
6	Mykhaylo Hychka	Weight Throw	18.19m