Women's Track & Field Claims Second Straight Patriot League Indoor Title

Saturday, February 28

Boston, MA

11 AM/11 AM

Boston University

Patriot League Indoor Track & Field Championships

Photo by: Jim Pierce

Women's Track & Field Claims Second Straight Patriot League Indoor Title

March 1, 2026 | Women's Track & Field

Results

BOSTON - The Boston University women's track and field program repeated as Patriot League Champions to claim their 20th conference title in program history. The title is the second under director of track & field and cross country Grant Cartwright in as many years.

On day two, the Terriers turned in 19 medal performances, three meet records and 13 all-time top-10 marks, including a school record.

The Terriers picked up five major awards on the women's side. Senior Peace Omonzane earned Patriot League Field Athlete of the Meet for the third straight year after winning the long and triple jumps with meet records in both events. She is the first woman to ever win the award three times in the indoor season.

Senior Jada Smith was the meet's highest point scorer with 30 points and also was named the Track Athlete of the Meet for the first time in her career. Freshman Kirsten Barnhart was named the Patriot League Women's Rookie of the Meet as well. On top of the athletes' wins, the Terrier coaching staff, headed by director of track & field and cross country Grant Cartwright, was named the Women's Coaching Staff of the Meet.

GOLDEN TERRIERS

Senior Peace Omonzane set the meet record in triple jump with a mark of 13.21m (43' 4.25") to successfully defend her Patriot League crown. She is the first individual athlete since 2006 to win the triple jump in three consecutive seasons.
After running a school record time on Saturday in the event, senior Jada Smith ran 7.51 in the 60m dash to take home the gold medal.
Smith then won the 200m dash, tying the school and meet record of 23.73 in the process.
BU swept the 60m hurdles with sophomore Iman Roka winning in a time of 8.32 and junior Micah Perry winning with a 7.98. Roka's time set a meet record and is the second-fastest time in program history while Perry's ties the all-time number two mark on the men's side.
Freshman Zachary Cox was the gold medalist in the 200m with a time of 21.05, the second-fastest mark in program history.
Junior Karsen Vesty ran 4:05.25 in the mile to take home the gold medal.
Sophomore Caroline Collins and seniors Olivia Dodds, Lily Borin and Samantha Seabury ran to a gold medal time of 11:31.40 in the distance medley relay which set a meet record and is the fourth-fastest time in program history.

HARDWARE STORE

The 4x400m relay team of freshman Nia McCurdy, seniors Ijeoma Ezechukwu and Jada Smith and sophomore Kendall Barnhart ran a 3:41.24 for a silver medal performance.
Ezechukwu also finished with silver in the 200m with a mark of 23.93 seconds.
Senior Ellie Roan threw for 15.70m (51' 6.25") in the shot put to earn the silver medal, setting the second-best mark in program history in the process.
Junior Madison Sorrell came in third in the shot put with a mark of 14.32m (46' 11.75").
Senior Moritz Ebbeskotte, sophomore Thomas Cowan, junior Daniel Demonte and Vesty teamed up for the distance medley relay, running 9:49.82 to win silver with the fourth-fastest all-time mark at BU.
Senior Olivia Dodds ran a school record time of 2:05.15 in the 800m to win the bronze medal.
Senior Samantha Seabury's 4:44.69 in the mile not only won her the bronze medal, but also the seventh-best time in program history.
Junior Adrienne Buettner-Cable won bronze in the 3000m with a personal best time of 9:28.98.
Freshmen Thaden Leomensah, Samuel Anderson, Cox and Nicholas Cappuccio ran a 4x400m relay in 3:13.57 to win bronze.
Senior Gabe Hickman threw for 17.52m (57' 5.75") in the shot put to win the bronze medal and set the fifth-best mark in BU history in the event.
Sophomore Brayden Irhuegbae won bronze in the triple jump with a mark of 14.71m (48' 3.25"), the eighth-furthest jump in program history.

TOP PERFORMANCES

Kendall Barnhart ran 54.82 in the 400m for the seventh fastest time in program history, finishing fourth in the event.
Caroline Collins (4:45.92) and senior Olivia Duca (4:47.99) both ran personal bests in the mile, finishing fourth and sixth, respectively.
Junior Abigail Waddington (9:49.13) and freshman Kayla Kerr (9:50.03) ran personal bests in the 3000m.
Junior Dakota Wang jumped a personal best of 1.66m in the high jump, finishing sixth in the event.
Freshman Samantha Lascelles' 2:09.89 in the 800m is the 11th-best time in program history.
Freshman Kirsten Barnhart finished fourth in triple jump with a mark of 12.20m, the 11th-best mark in program history.
Leomensah ran 48.45 in the 400m for the seventh-fastest time in program history.

Women's Team Standings
1. Boston University - 188 points
2. Army West Point - 155 points
3. Navy - 150 points

Men's Team Standings
1. Navy - 218
2. Army West Point - 182.5
3. Boston University - 110

Women's Results

PL	NAME	EVENT	TIME/MARK	HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
1	Jada Smith	60m	7.51	Gold Medalist
5	Ijeoma Ezechukwu	60m	7.66
1	Jada Smith	200m	23.73	T-School Record, T-Meet Record
2	Ijeoma Ezechukwu	200m	23.93
4	Kendall Barnhart	400m	54.82	7th All-Time
3	Olivia Dodds	800m	2:05.15	Bronze Medalist, School Record
6	Samantha Lascelles	800m	2:09.89
8	Leonni Griffin	800m	2:12.60
3	Samantha Seabury	Mile	4:44.69	Bronze Medalist, 7th All-Time
4	Caroline Collins	Mile	4:45.92	Personal Best
6	Olivia Duca	Mile	4:47.99	Personal Best
3	Adrienne Buettner-Cable	3000m	9:28.98	Bronze Medalist, Personal Best
9	Merem Gabriel-Rodriguez	3000m	9:46.18
11	Abby Waddington	3000m	9:49.13	Personal Best
12	Kayla Kerr	3000m	9:50.03	Personal Best
18	Molly Kiley	3000m	9:57.00
1	Iman Roka	60m Hurdles	8.32	Gold Medalist, Meet Record, 2nd All-Time
2	Nia McCurdy, Ijeoma Ezechukwu, Jada Smith, Kendall Barnhart	4x400m Relay	3:41.24	Silver Medalists
1	Caroline Collins, Olivia Dodds, Lily Borin, Samantha Seabury	Distance Medley Relay	11:31.40	Gold Medalists, Meet Record, 4th All-Time
6	Dakota Wang	High Jump	1.66m	Personal Best
2	Ellie Roan	Shot Put	15.70m	Silver Medalist, 2nd All-Time
3	Madison Sorrell	Shot Put	14.32m	Bronze Medalist
7	Uchenna Uba	Shot Put	13.56m
12	Kiana Lino	Shot Put	13.18m
18	Mackenzie Blanchet	Shot Put	12.48m
1	Peace Omonzane	Triple Jump	13.21m	Gold Medalist, Meet Record
4	Kirsten Barnhart	Triple Jump	12.20m	11th All-Time

Men's Results

PL	NAME	EVENT	TIME/MARK	HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
4	Andre Clark	60m	6.88
1	Zachary Cox	200m	21.05	Gold Medalist, 2nd All-Time
3	Samuel Anderson	400m	47.62	7th All-Time
6	Zachary Cox	400m	48.38
7	Thaden Leomensah	400m	48.45
6	Thomas Cowan	800m	1:51.17
1	Karsen Vesty	Mile	4:05.25	Gold Medalist
7	Freddy Collins	3000m	8:15.17
15	Daniel Hruska	3000m	8:29.30
24	Tucker Bowerfind	3000m	8:41.83
1	Micah Perry	60m Hurdles	7.98	Gold Medalist, T-2nd All-Time
3	Thaden Leomensah, Samuel Anderson, Zachary Cox, Nicholas Cappuccio	4x400m Relay	3:13.57	Bronze Medalists, 8th All-Time
2	Moritz Ebbeskotte, Thomas Cowan, Daniel Demonte, Karsen Vesty	Distance Medley Relay	9:49.82	Silver Medalists, 4th All-Time
7	Brayden Irhuegbae	High Jump	1.96m
3	Gabe Hickman	Shot Put	17.52m	Bronze Medalist, 5th All-Time
7	Luke Riordan	Shot Put	16.19m
3	Brayden Irhuegbae	Triple Jump	14.71m	Bronze Medalist, 8th All-Time