Brown Springtime Open: Overall Results | Penn Relays: Overall Results
BOSTON—The Northeastern track and field teams continued their strong outdoor season after sending student-athletes to the Penn Relays and the Brown Springtime Open. Sophomore
Jacilyn Briggs led the Huskies in Providence, R.I., in the pole vault, while
Max Milder set the pace for NU in Philadelphia.
The Penn RelaysJulia Westover kicked things off for NU on Thursday afternoon in the women's hammer throw. The senior recorded a New England qualifying 48.48 meter toss, good for 18th place.
In the long jump, senior
Jackson MacDonald claimed 10th after clearing 6.81 meters.
Georgia Pingue followed up with a fourth-place performance in the triple jump. Pingue cleared a New England qualifying mark of 11.99 meters in a field of 31 student-athletes.
Senior
Max Milder also finished fourth in the hammer throw with a 57.40 meter heave to qualify for the IC4A Championships for the fourth time this season.
Brown Springtime OpenAnthony Pavlich led the men's squad after a gold finish in the 400mH. Pavlich clocked in at 55.73 to qualify for the New England Championship for the fifth time this year.
Donovan Henry and
Connor McCarthy also qualified for New Englands in the 200-meter dash and 110-meter hurdles, respectively. Henry, who leads the Colonial Athletic Association in the event, clocked in at 22.29, good for second place. McCarthy claimed bronze after crossing at 15.69.
In the field,
Max Milder recorded the squads' only IC4A qualifying mark with a 61.37-meter toss in the hammer throw to lead the event.
Jackson MacDonald and
Kyle Darrow each collected an individual title in the high jump and long jump, in that order. MacDonald cleared a personal-best 1.95 meters as
Alex Julian finished second in the same event at 1.90 meters.
On the women's side,
Camille Gooden ran away with the individual title in the 100-meter dash with a New England qualifying time of 12.12. Her time marked a new PB and ranks third in the CAA. Gooden later competed in the 200-meter dash and claimed the top time, once again, at 24.66 to punch her ticket to the ECAC Championship.
Monet Brathwaite led the 400-meter dash with a season-best mark of 57.81.
Northeastern took the top three spots in the long jump, led by
Nicole Genard who logged a season-best and New England qualifying mark of 5.69 meters.
Betsy Garnick snagged second, while
Jessica Dunnigan came in at third.
Jacilyn Briggs rewrote Northeastern history after a first-place finish in the pole vault placed the sophomore third on NU's all-time performance list. Briggs cleared an ECAC entry mark of 3.95 meters to lead the CAA and record a new outdoor personal best.
The Huskies return to action this weekend when the squad heads to Richmond, Va., for the CAA Track and Field Championships.
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