PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men's and women's track and field programs opened 2020 with seven combined top-10 record performances on Saturday evening in Staten Island, N.Y., highlighted by five new marks and times inside the top five.
FULL RESULTS
On a night in which Penn won nine events across a variety of disciplines, the Quakers easily won the team score on both the men's and women's side of competition.
Mayyi Mahama stood out in the weight throw, easily winning with a mark of 19.89m (65-3.25) to improve on her PR, which continues to stand as No. 2 in program history. Penn also took second and third in the shot put with Maura Kimmel hitting 14.64m (48-0.5) and freshman Morgan Johnson recorded a mark of 13.98m (45-10.5), moving into fifth all-time.
In the sprints and other short distance events on the track, Penn continued its hot start to the season. For instance, the Quakers' terrific trio of Cecil Ene, Nia Akins and Uchechi Nwogwugwu finished first, second and fourth, respectively, headlined by Ene's 54.89 and Akins' 54.90. In the event, Nwogwugwu is the record holder, Ene sits second and Akins now moves into third with her time in program history. The Quakers swept the top-four spots in the 60m hurdles with freshman Lauryn Harris taking the win in 8.61, the same time she ran in the prelims; Breanne Bygrave, the record holder, finished second in 8.68; sophomore Skyla Wilson placed third in 8.75, moving into fifth in the record book; and freshman Grace O'Shea finished fourth in 8.88. In addition, O'Shea ran an 8.58 in the prelims, but already sits in a tie for third all-time with Harris.
In the 60m dash, Mia Knight and Ene reached the final with times of 7.66 and 7.76, respectively. In the final, Knight placed fourth in 7.71 and Ene was seventh in 7.81. Then in the 200m, Katherine Muccio surged on the scene with a third-place finish in 24.84, the eighth-best time in program history.
On the men's side, Marvin Morgan ran away with the 60m dash win in 6.92 and timed a 6.87 in the prelims. Freshman Josh Bridges also made the final and finished sixth in 6.99. In the 200m, Emerson Douds was the runner-up with a time of 21.79, good enough to move into fifth in program history; Two more Quakers finished in the top five in the 400m, led by Anthony Okolo in second in 48.66 and Ryan Bender fourth in 49.39. Okolo and Douds then teamed up with Robbie Ruppel and Antaures Jackson to win the 4x400m with a time of 3:16.61.
Penn also won the mile and 3K thanks to terrific performances from Ray Sellaro and William Hare. Sellaro won the mile run in 4:04.73, the seventh-best time in program history, edging Colin Daly in fourth in 4:06.75. Hare won the 3K with a time of 8:18.83. A pair of sprinters reached the 60m hurdles final with Jared Elters placing second in 8.29 after running a 8.28 in the prelim. Adam Yang didn't run in the final, but put down an 8.44 in the prelim.
In the field events, Sean Clarke easily won the pole vault with a clearance of 5.22m (17-1.5) with Nathan Fisher and Caleb Johnson finishing third and fourth, respectively. Jake Kubiatowicz finished as the runner-up in the weight throw with a mark of 18.35m (60-2.5).
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