Results |
Day one recap |
Award ceremony photos
ELON, N.C. – For the second year in a row, the Northeastern men's track and field team clinched the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Outdoor Track & Field Championship, backed by 11 gold performances and 31 top-three marks overall.
"We continue to get better on both the men's and the women's side and I am thrilled that the men were able to take home the trophy," said head coach and director
Cathrine Erickson.
The Huskies' women tied for third place with William & Mary (118 points), improving from last year's fifth place finish, with one gold, three silver and five bronze performances. The Huskies gold performance came from senior
Nicole Genard in the javelin on Friday (44.56m).
"The women showed a lot of pride and competed very hard. This group has a lot of potential and we are looking forward to watching them grow," said Erickson.
Men's Highlights
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Kyle Darrow was named the CAA's Most Outstanding Track performer after solid gold finishes in the 100m (10.63), 200m (21.32) and 4x100m relay (40.32). He is the first Husky to win the 100m since joining the CAA. Darrow also defended his long jump title on Friday (7.44m).
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Donovan Henry won his third straight title in the 400m (47.61).
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Jared Lane defended his 110m hurdles title (14.56).
-The 4x100m relay of
Kyle Darrow,
Jared Lane,
Donovan Henry and
Kwame Fordwor won the event in back-to-back years with 40.32 seconds. They clocked in the third fastest time in CAA Championship history and best since 1996.
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Nick Fofana broke NU's 10-year drought of a victory in the decathlon with a whopping 6,691 points, and along the way, set a new CAA Championships record and personal best and earned No. 4 All-Time at Northeastern.
-NU won the shot put for the first time in six years thanks to
Ryan Kim's throw of 16.63m.
-The 4x400m relay of
Marc Rienas,
David Johnston,
Chris Jewett and
Donovan Henry won the event for the first time since 2013 (3:21.43).
Women's Highlights
- After leading the CAA all spring in the javelin,
Nicole Genard was crowned the champion with 44.56m - the program's first win in the even since 2009.
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Kelsey Sullivan picked up silver in the heptathlon (4,884 point) and broke the school's 13-year-old record.
- The 4x400 relay of
Camille Gooden,
Patrice Williams,
Katie Hanlon and
Delaney Wickman earned a top-three finish for the first time since 2007 with bronze (3:46.62).
Additional Highlights
Jordan Samuels locked in silver in the 110m hurdles with 14.66.
Following Darrow in the 100m, Lane cruised to second place (10.77) and soon after was Fordwor (10.91), ending in a Husky sweep.
Collins Ebozue ran to fourth place with 10.94.
The Huskies swept the 400m, thanks to Henry,
David Johnston (48.31) and
Chris Jewett (48.46).
Patrice Williams walked away with bronze in the women's 400m after clocking in at 54.47.
The men had the first five punches in the 200m, with Darrow (21.32), Henry (21.37), Lane (21.71),
Chris Jewett (21.86) and
Collins Ebozue (21.91).
Matthew Ferri earned bronze in the decathlon with a new personal record of 5,973 points, and
Matthew Richards earned fourth place with 5,969 points, also a new career best.
In the 800m,
Corinne Myers collected silver with 2:11.44. Also earning silver was
Paul Duffey in the 1500m (3:47.39).
Hayden Kilpatrick found his way to the podium with a bronze finish in the 400m hurdles (57.05), while
Audrey Weyand came in sixth place for the women (1:03.39). Also in the hurdles was
Nicole Genard (100mH), finishing in fourth with 14.50.
In the steeplechase,
Nephat Maritim and Lucy young both landed on the podium with third place after respective 9:33.06 and 10:28.33 times.
Chris Manning had a roaring performance in the high jump, ultimately claiming the title with 1.96m.
Nick Fofana earned third with 1.90m.
Kurt Robakiewicz claimed third place in the triple jump with a mark of 14.28m.
Marc Rienas tabbed his first gold medal in the 800m with 1:52.51, a new personal record, followed by Jay Navin in third place with 1:53.96.
"I am very proud of our program and how we competed this weekend. The student-athletes represented Northeastern with a competitive spirit that is second to none," added Erickson.
More to come
The Red and Black continue post-season with the New England Outdoor Championships, Thursday-Saturday, May 12-14.
