University of Connecticut Athletics
University of Connecticut
Big East Indoor Track & Field Championship
Huskies Run Away with BIG EAST Indoor Title
2/26/2022 10:19:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
CHICAGO, Ill. – The UConn Huskies built a big lead on Friday and carried that momentum right into Saturday as they captured the team title at the 2022 BIG EAST Indoor Championship Presented by JEEP at the Gately Track & Field Center.
UConn piled up 179 points to win the program's third BIG EAST Indoor title. The Huskies finished 62.5 points in front of runner-up Villanova in the nine team field. DePaul took third (84 pts) followed by St. John's in fourth (75 pts), Georgetown in fifth (66 pts), Butler in sixth (61 pts), Marquette in seventh (58.5 pts), Providence in eighth (54 pts) and Xavier in ninth (6 pts).
"This meet and weekend was all about momentum for us," commented Director of Cross Country and Track & Field Greg Roy. "Right from the start today, we just went out and took it. The triple jump set the tone right out of the gate."
"Since we combined the two programs back in 2019, we have been working toward this and today we did it," said Roy. "Everyone on this roster pulled together and today, a lot of individuals learned how to win and this team learned how to win. We got it done today."
UConn won the most individual titles with seven gold medals and 12 medals overall over the two-day championship meet. The Huskies list of gold medalists included Randi Burr (5,000m), Patricia Mroczkowski (High Jump), Emma Chee (Pole Vault), Taylor Woods (Long Jump), Felica Quainoo (Triple Jump), Mikyla Rodgers (Weight Throw) and Emily Lavarnway (Pentathlon).
"We really came together today. This was a huge step for this team and a signature win for this program."
The UConn coaching staff was also named the unanimous BIG EAST Women's Coaching Staff of the Year.
On the track…
- Senior Mia Nahom (New Milford, Conn.) got to the medal stand and took a silver in the mile, running a 4:47.11.
- After winning the 5000 meters on Friday, junior Randi Burr (Westerly, R.I.) came back on Saturday and scored with a fourth place finish in the 3,000 meters in 9:25.47, a new PR.
- Freshman Brianna Davis (Bay Shore, N.Y.) took silver in the 60 meter dash, clocking a 7.55 seconds, a new PR for the rookie. Classmate Danielle Phillip (Valley Stream, N.Y.) scored for the Huskies with a sixth place finish in a new PR of 7.70 seconds.
- Davis came back in the 200 meters and picked-up points for the Huskies with a sixth place finish in 24.67 seconds.
- In the 400 meters, freshman Raquel Rosa (Waterbury, Conn.) and junior Sophia Castronovo (Emerson, N.J.) finished fourth and fifth. Rosa had a PR in 55.77 seconds and Castronovo did as well in 56.12.
- The duo helped the Huskies to a bronze in the 4x400 relay. Castronovo led off and was followed by Emily Lavarnway (Ovid, N.Y.) and Rosa with Jalah Cooper (Windsor, Conn.) anchoring a third place finish in 3:47.17.
- Freshman Felica Quainoo (Metuchen, N.J.) was fourth in the 60 meter hurdles, clocking in at 8.72 seconds, a new PR.
In the field…
- The day got kicked off with a 1-2 finish in the triple jump with Quainoo taking gold with a leap of 12.15 meters, a new PR. Sophomore Jasmine Barrow (Athens, Ga.) was the silver medal winner at 12.13 meters. Freshman Zayin Roe (Richmond, Va.) was fourth in 11.89 meters and Jamie Kobus (Princeton Junction, N.J.) eighth in 11.54 meters, a new PR.
- Junior Patricia Mroczkowski (Berlin, Conn.) got a gold medal performance in the high jump and did so with a new PR, hitting 1.81 meters on her first attempt at that height. The Huskies got points from Taylor Pannell (Middletown, N.Y.) in fifth (1.61m) and Kelly Ward (Oxford, Conn.) in fifth as well (1.61m).
- UConn got points in the shot put thanks to a sixth place finish for Brynn Madonna (Allendale, N.J.) at 13.10 meters and seventh place by Mikyla Rodgers (South Huntington, N.Y.) at 12.88 meters.
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