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Boston University Sharon Colyear - Danville Season Opener
Huskies Have Successful Debut at Boston University
12/7/2019 11:11:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
BOSTON, Mass. – The UConn women's track and field team had a successful showing in its indoor season opener at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener hosted by Boston University.
Senior Jiana Baker took first place in the 60m race with a time of 7.74. Baker also took fourth in the 200m race, coming in at 24.87. Freshman Shanelle Coleman made her indoor debut with a first place finish in the 200m with a time of 24.73. Rounding out the Huskies top-three in the 200m was sophomore Jasmyne Joseph who finished fifth with a personal best time of 25.11.
Freshman Shauntae Nelson took first place in the 400m race for the Huskies with a time of 56.14 in her UConn debut. In the 600m race, sophomores Ayoola Gbolade and Dejanee Parms grabbed top-five finishes. Gbolade took second with a personal best time of 1:34.02 while Parms took fifth with a time of 1:36.91.
The Huskies had stellar performances from returners and newcomers at the Colyear-Danville Season Opener, something Director of Track & Field Greg Roy was very pleased to see.
"We have some intermediate goals for heading towards the conference meet and we are in position to achieve those," said Roy. "We have to learn how to win as a team, build this team and build the culture. And all those things showed today. We had a great UConn team presence today."
"I was pretty excited. Mikyla Rodger in the shot put, we were excited for her first collegiate win. Kristina Cherrington ran up to the 800 meters today and did a great job."
Senior Kristina Cherrington was the Huskies' top-finisher in the 800m race, taking sixth with a personal best time of 2:16.12. Sophomore Mikyla Rodger took first place in the shot put with a distance of 13.78m.
"We competed hard and well and were aggressive and not afraid. A lot of good things all around."
A pair of sophomores Kate Daley and Emma Krebs took sixth and seventh respectively in the one mile race, coming in with times of 5:13.70 and 5:15.02.
The Huskies' team "A" also took first place in the 4x400m race. Parms, Gbolade, Nelson, and Cherrington nabbed the top spot with a time of 3:47.81.
Junior Julia Silverman cleared 1.60m in the high jump, earning a fourth place finish. Sophomore Emma Chee took fourth in the pole vault, clearing a height of 3.80m. Junior Taylor Woods grabbed first place in the long jump with a distance of 5.95m.
UConn's top-finisher in the triple jump was senior Gabriella Gavalas, who took third place with a distance of 11.35m. Freshman Kaitlyn Conte nabbed fifth place in the weight throw with a distance of 13.94m.
"It's been an amazing three or four months since we combined the programs. Seeing the athletes today really supporting each other in a way that will help us to keep building this culture, which was great. Holding each other accountable, finding motivation, and pushing each other. They are making each better. This has been a great experience and I am really excited for where we are headed."
Up Next
The Huskies will have a few weeks off from competition before returning to action on Saturday, January 11th when they travel to Harvard University for the Beantown Challenge.
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