Huskies Show Out at Jesse Owens Classic
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The University of Connecticut men's and women's track & field teams outperformed the competition in the two-day meet on Friday and Saturday.
The Huskies had 11 top-five results, two personal records, and four first-place results.
On the women's side, Chloe Trudel broke a personal best in the 5,000m running a time of 17:02.90 placing third. Then, A'liyah Thomas topped the leaderboard in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.44 seconds.
On the men's side, Kevin Cawley ran an impressive time (3:48.66) in the 1500m taking first place. Also, Connor Hayford had a strong mark in the javelin with a throw of 59.38m.
Up Next
The Huskies next head to the Penn Relays on April 25-27 in Philadelphia.
At Jesse Owens Classic
Day 1
For the women:
Natalia Surdej in HT (3rd, 59.87m)
Brynn Madonna in JT (2nd, 44.28m), Caitlin Dumouchel (3rd, 42.60m)
Chloe Thomas in 1500m (1st, 4:17.93)
PR for Chloe Trudel in 5000m (3rd, 17:02.90)
Jasmine Barrow in LJ (4th, 5.83m)
For the men:
Connor Hayford in JT (1st, 59.38m), Gabriel Fountain (5th, 54.62m)
PR for Kevin Cawley in 1500m (1st, 3:48.66)
Day 2
For the women:
A'liyah Thomas in 100mH (1st, 13.44)
For the men:
Kasey Savage in TJ (1st, 14.71m)
William Watson 110mH (4th, 14.42)
Richmond Kwaateng in 100m (3rd, 10.64)
Players Mentioned
Players Mentioned
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