University of Connecticut Athletics
Huskies Complete Dual BIG EAST Championship Indoor & Outdoor Sweep
5/17/2025 3:26:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
STORRS, Conn.- UConn men's and women's track and field completed another dual indoor/outdoor BIG EAST Championship sweep, securing the 2025 BIG EAST Outdoor Track and Field Championship in Storrs on Saturday afternoon. The men secured their fifth consecutive outdoor championship and ninth outdoor title overall. The 298 points scored by the men's team are the most in BIG EAST Outdoor Track & Field Championship history. The women won their fourth straight outdoor championship and sixth outdoor championship with 206.5 points, tying Miami for second most in BIG EAST History (Villanova, 13). This is the eighth occurrence of dual championships from the men's and women's side in program history.
Senior jumper Kasey Savage (Horsham,Pa.) won high point performer of the meet with 24 points after winning the long jump, taking silver in the triple jump, and third in the high jump. Sophomore Josh Mooney (Stonington, Conn.) won Men's Most Outstanding Field Performer after winning the decathlon and taking silver in the javelin. Led by Director of Track & Field and Head Coach Beth Alford-Sullivan, the UConn coaching staff was named both men's and women's BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year.
Field Events:
- Travis Roux (Northport, N.Y.) defended his crown in the discus, winning gold with a throw of 51.99m. Garrett McHeard (Amsterdam, N.Y.) took the silver medal with a throw of 48.23m.
- Connor Hayford (Pittsfield, Mass.) secured the win in the javelin throw at 67.09m. Josh Mooney (Stonington, Conn.) continued his strong performance at the championships, claiming silver in the event at 59.94m.
- On the women's side, Brynn Madonna (Allendale, N.J.) won the gold medal with a throw of 44.86m. Caitlin Dumouchel (Mansfield, Mass.) claimed bronze with a throw of 42.72m.
- The trio of Kyle Johnson (Montverde, Fla.), Kasey Savage (Horsham, Pa.), and Marc Morrison (Orlando, Fla.) swept the men's triple jump. Johnson took home the title with a jump of 15.37m. Savage took silver with a new personal best of 15.30m. Morrison snagged bronze with a jump of 15.26m.
- Patrick Oatman (Amston, Conn.) took home the gold medal in the men's pole vault at  Kyle Kurtz (Bethel, Conn.) took bronze at 4.56m.
Track Events:
- In the women's 4x100m race, the team of Mia Dansby (Brockton, Mass.) , Sarah Claflin (Pembroke, Mass.) , Danielle Phillip (Valley Stream, N.Y.) and Audrey Kozak (Shelton, Conn.) took home the silver medal with a time of 45.71.
- On the men's side, the squad of Terrel Williams (Maplewood, N.J.) Noble Gongon (Simsbury, Conn.) , Damon Simpson (Easton, Pa.) and Nicholas Wright (Chappaqua, N.Y.) took silver with a time of 40.58, the 7th-best time in program history.
- In the 110m hurdle finals Williams took the silver medal with a time of 14.01. William Watson (Reston, Va.) claimed the bronze with a personal-best time of 14.24.
- Anna Connors (Bangor, Maine) took bronze in the 400m final, with a time of 53.91, the seventh-best time in program history. On the men's side Mekhi Stone (Smyrna, Ga.) won bronze in the 400m final, with a time of 46.51.
- Simpson took home silver in the men's 100m, with a time of 10.52.
- Gabby Davis (Franklin Park, N.J.) broke her own school record in the 400m hurdles, claiming the silver medal with a time of 58.92. Jessica Starr (Cobalt, Conn.) took the bronze with a time of 59.43. On the men's side, O.J. Singletary (Rochester, N.Y.) claimed the gold with a personal best time of 51.41, the fourth-fastest time in program history.
- Capping the meet, the team of Stone, Singletary, Brendan Kovar (Rockaway, N.J.) and Del Lindsay (Jersey City, N.J.) broke the school record in the 4x400m race, claiming silver with a time of 3:08.36.
The Huskies won the following events, totaling 8 on the men's side and 4 on the women's side:
- Women's Hammer Throw
- Women's Heptathlon
- Men's Long Jump
- Men's Decathlon
- Women's Pole Vault
- Men's Javelin
- Men's Triple Jump
- Men's High Jump
- Men's Pole Vault
- Men's 400m Hurdles
- Men's Discus
- Women's Javelin
UConn secured 15 silver medals, 11 bronze medals, set two school records (women's 400m hurdles, men's 4x400m), notched 20Â new all-time top 10 finishes, and completed clean sweeps in the men's high jump and men's triple jump.
Up Next: Following conference championship weekend, the Huskies will shift their focus to the NCAA Division I East First Round Regionals in Jacksonville, Florida. The regionals start on Wednesday, May 28th.