University of Connecticut Athletics
47 Huskies Named All-BIG EAST
5/18/2022 10:57:00 AM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
STORRS, Conn. - Following last weekend's 2022 BIG EAST Outdoor Track & Field Championship presented by JEEP, the league presented their All-BIG EAST awards, comprised of competitors who finished in the top three in any individual or relay event. UConn swept both team titles for the first time and also led with a total of 55 All-BIG EAST honors, including 26 on the men's side and 29 on the women's side. Â
In total, 22 student-athletes on the men's side earned all-conference accolades including four athletes who earned multiple event accolades. For the women, 25 student-athletes garnered All-BIG EAST honors including three women who were multiple honorees. Â
Men – 26 All-BIG EAST Nods – 22 Athletes – 18 Individual Events & 2 Relays
Huskies won 10 Gold Medals – Daniel Claxton (High Jump), Chris Keegan (Hammer), Richmond Kwaateng (Long Jump), Marc Morrison (Triple Jump), Travis Snyder (Pole Vault), Jordan Torney (Decathlon), Eric Van Der Els (1500m), Wellington Ventura (400m hurdles), Terrel Willams (110m hurdles), Colin Winkler (Javelin).
Multiple Event Honorees
Matthew Brady (Biddeford, Maine) – Shot Put – 2nd place / Discus – 2nd place
Conor Mahoney – 4x100 – 2nd place / 4x400 – 2nd place
Wellington Ventura (Cresskill, NJ) – 400 meter hurdles – 1st place / 4x400 – 2nd place
Noah Woodman (Hampsted, N.H.) – 400 meters – 2nd place / 4x400 – 2nd place
All-BIG EAST
Kevin Cawley (Massapequa, NY) – 3000 meter steeplechase – 3rd place
Daniel Claxton (Nesconset, NY) – High Jump – 1st place
Benjamin Grosse (Wayzata, Minn.) – Decathlon – 2nd place
Aaron Hackett (Upper Marlboro, Md.) – 4x100 – 2nd place
Tyler Hrbek (Northvale, NJ) – Pole Vault – 2nd place
Chris Keegan (West Hartford, Conn.) – Hammer – 1st place
Richmond Kwaateng (Lowell, Mass.) – Long Jump – 1st place
Tyler Lyon (Albuquerque, N.M.) – Discus – 3rd place
Marc Morrison (Orlando, Fla.) – Triple Jump – 1st place
Patrick Oatman (Shrewsbury, Mass.) – 4x100 – 2nd place
Kasey Savage (Tolland, Conn.) – High Jump – 3rd place
Mahamed Sharif (Westbrook, Maine) – 4x400 – 2nd place
Travis Snyder (Saco, Maine) – Pole Vault – 1st place
Josiah Thompson (Jamaica, NY) – 4x100 – 2nd place
Jordan Torney (Toms River, NJ) – Decathlon – 1st place
Eric Van Der Els (Norwalk, Conn.) – 1500 meters – 1st place
Terrel Williams (Maplewood, NJ) – 110 meter hurdles – 1st place
Colin Winkler (Barkhamsted, Conn.) – Javelin – 1st place
Women – 29 All-BIG EAST Nods - 25 Athletes – 17 Individual Events & 3 Relays
Huskies won four gold medals – Emma Chee (Pole Vault), Gabby Davis (400m Hurdles), Mia Nahom (3000m steeplechase), Mikyla Rodgers (Hammer)
Multiple Event Honorees
Jailya Ash (Voorhees, NJ) – 100 meter hurdles – 2nd place / 4x100 – 2nd place
Jasmine Barrow (Athens, Ga.) – Long Jump – 3rd place / Triple Jump – 2nd place
Briana Davis (Bay Shore, NY) – 100 meter dash – 2nd place / 200 meter dash – 3rd place / 4x100 – 2nd place
All-BIG EAST
Allie Alsup (Durham, Conn.) – 4x800 – 3rd place
Emily Alty (Asburn, Ontario) – Discus – 2nd place
Randi Burr (Westerly, R.I.) – 10,000 meters – 2nd place
Sophia Castronovo (Emerson, NJ) – 4x400 – 2nd place
Emma Chee (Bainbridge Island, Wash.) – Pole Vault – 1st place
Jalah Cooper (Windsor, Conn.) – 4x400  - 2nd place
Gabby Davis (Franklin Park, NJ) – 400 meter hurdles – 1st place
Ta'Jae Jackson (Bolingbrook, Ill.) – 4x400 – 2nd place
Kalli Knott (Erie, Pa.) – Pole Vault – 3rd place
Emma Krebs (Roxbury, Conn.) – 4x800 – 3rd place
Emily Lavarnway (Ovid, NY) – Heptathlon – 2nd place
Brynn Madonna (Allendale, NJ) – Javelin – 2nd place
Patricia Mroczkowski (Berlin, Conn.) – High Jump – 2nd place
Mia Nahom (New Milford, Conn.) – 3,000 meter steeplechase – 1st place
Elise O'Leary (Milton, Mass.) – 4x800 – 3rd place
Susie Okoli (New Haven, Conn.) – Discus – 3rd place
Daniell Phillip (Valley Stream, NY) – 4x100 – 2nd place
Felicia Quainoo (Metuchen, NJ) – Triple Jump – 3rd place
Madison Reyes – 4x800 – 3rd place
Mikyla Rodgers (South Huntington, NY) – Hammer – 1st place
Amanda Ruffin (Ellicott City, Md.) – 4x100 – 2nd place
Raquel Rosa (Waterbury, Conn.) – 4x400 – 2nd place
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