Huskies Showed Out at NCAA East First Round Qualifiers

NCAA East First Round Final Results 

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The University of Connecticut men's and women's track and field teams showed out at the 2024 track & field east first round qualifiers in Lexington for the four-day competition at the University of Kentucky Outdoor Facility. 

Four Huskies qualified for the track & field championships on June 5-8 in Eugene, Ore., after four days of competition. Diarmuid O'Connor qualified in the decathlon to start the week with a total score of 7,610 points at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships. Then, Travis Snyder glided his way to a spot at nationals in the pole vault with a mark of 5.42 meters (17' 9.25"). The next day, A'liyah Thomas placed third in the long jump and qualified for a nationals spot with a mark of 6.31 meters (20' 8.5"). To round out the east qualifiers, Chloe Thomas qualified for a nationals spot in the 5,000m with a time of 15:37.96. 

UConn will head to the 2024 track and field championships in Oregon on June 5-8. 

More information to be provided on the NCAA track website here: Live updates of the 2024 NCAA DI outdoor track and field championships | NCAA.com 

At NCAA East First Round Qualifiers 

For the men: 

Travis Snyder qualified in the PV (4th, 5.42m) 

Marc Morrison in LJ (22nd, 7.34m), Kasey Savage (28th, 7.25m) 

Josh Mooney in JT (31st, 61.50m), Connor Hayford (40th, 58.53m) 

Chris Lepore in 3,000m Steeplechase (27th, 9:05.25) 

Mawali Osunniyi in HJ (28th, 2.09m) 

Kyle Johnson in TJ (31st, 15.25m) 

For the women: 

Natalia Surdej in HT (14th, 59.73m) 

Brynn Madonna in JT (25th, 45.56m) 

A'liyah Thomas in LJ (3rd,  

Jasmine Barrow in TJ (17th, 12.72m) 

Chloe Thomas in 5,000m (7th, 15:37.96)