Men's Track and Field 1/30/2020 12:00:00 AM

Track and Field Heads to Happy Valley for Penn State National Open This Weekend

Baltimore, Md.-- UMBC track and field returns to action this Friday and Saturday when they head north for the Penn State National Open. The Retrievers are coming off another strong performance at the George Mason Patriot Games last weekend as they continue to prep for the America East Championships at the end of February.

Penn State National Open Info:
What: 2020 Penn State National Open
Where: Ashenfelter III Indoor Track - State College, Pa.
When: Friday-Saturday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1
How to Follow: Live results at GoPSUSports.com
Social Media: @umbcxctf, @UMBCAthletics, #RetrieverNation, #AETF

Last Time Out (George Mason Patriot Games):

-Rodney Sachiti turned in a pair of first-place finishes in the long and triple jumps. Sachiti finished the long jump with his best jump of 6.83m before finishing the triple jump with a jump of 13.78m, earning gold in both events. Divinus Muteba and Maurice Johnson also had a strong showing in the field with Muteba taking silver in the high jump (2.01m) and Johnson finishing seventh in the shot put (14.98m).

-On the track, Glory Fagbuyi earned a pair of top-ten finishes, taking fifth in the 60m dash (7.04) and eighth in the 200m dash (23.30). Brian Nelson took second in the 200m dash with a time of 22.38. A trio of Retrievers went five-six-seven in the 400m dash. Taheer Pierce took fifth in 51.79, Peter Mensah finished in sixth at 52.71 with Parker Tewell taking seventh in 52.79.

-The 4x400m relay team of Nelson, Trenson Terry, Pierce, and Arnold finished in first with a time of 3:24.17.

-On the women's side, Edeline Davies turned in a pair of top finishes, taking sixth in the 60m dash with a time of 7.96 and fifth in the 200m dash in a time of 25.84. Pharist O'Neal and Petronilla Onyebadi finished four-five in the 60m dash with a time of 7.87 and 7.94 respectively. O'Neal then turned in a time of 26.63 in the 200m dash.

-Collese Daley and Ayanna Johnson finished three-seven in the 400m dash with times of 58.62 and 1:00.44. Other top runners included Catherine Jordan in the 500m dash (8th, 1:23.00), Melissa Kameka in the 800m run (8th, 2:22.36), Madison Armonda in the mile (5th, 5:12.54) and Emmy Beyer in the 3,000m (8th, 10:34.78).

-In the field, Jasmine Holland turned in a seventh-place finish in the long jump (5.05m) and fifth-place finish in the triple jump (10.99m). Onyebadi took sixth in the long jump at 5.09m with Deja Ravenell and Eleni Zotou finishing eighth in the long jump (5.01m) and sixth in the weight throw (14.83m) respectively.

Last Year at the National Open:

-Kaya Knake set a new school record in the women's 800m, finishing the race in ninth place in a time of 2:10.85. The time breaks the record she set last year of 2:10.97. Morgan Casey and Bridgett Redding ran top ten times in school history in the 1,000m with times of 2:57.86 and 2:59.08 respectively. Casey finished the race in 8th while Redding finished 10th.

-Other top finishers on the women's side included Tori Johnson in the 400m (7th, 58.52) and Ariella Garcia in the 600m (8th, 1:37.06).

-On the men's side, Miles Smith had the best finish by a Retriever with his second-place finish in the 800m with a time of 1:54.37. Isaiah Jenson and Divinus Muteba also had top ten finishes in the 600m and high jump. Jenson finished fifth with a time of 1:20.64 while Muteba took 6th with a jump of 1.96m.

Up Next:

-The Retrievers will return to Staten Island next Friday for the UAlbany Winter Classic at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Center.

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