BOSTON – The Hartford indoor track and field men's and women's teams concluded their indoor slate at the America East Championships this weekend. The Hawks saw student-athletes score in 10 events, along with two all-conference accolades, and four school records. Leading the way for the Hawks were sophomore
Sydney Garrison and junior
Anthony Clavette, who each took home the silver in the high jump.
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HARTFORD MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS
- Clavette earned All-Conference accolades, claiming the silver medal in the high jump after clearing a height of 2.00m
- Graduate student Nicholas O'Brien ran the mile in a time of 4:10.77, shattering the 10-year-old school record set by Andrew Chalmers back in 2012
- Junior Keith May broke his own school record in the 1000m, running a time of 2:29.06
- His previous record of 2:30.02, was set at the New England Championships earlier on in the season
- Freshman Joseph Stephenson destroyed his own school record in the weight throw, throwing for a distance of 15.15m
- UMass Lowell ended up upsetting UAlbany in the team standings, taking the first-place trophy
HARTFORD WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS
- The women's team finished in eighth place, beating out NJIT in the team standings
- Garrison earned All-Conference accolades, claiming the silver medal in the high jump after clearing a height of 1.65m
- Senior Haleemot Adeyanju toed the line in the 800m, finishing fifth overall in a time of 2:14.11
- Junior Hannah D'Orso recorded the second-fastest 1000m time in Hartford track and field history, running a time of 2:57.66 to finish fifth overall in the event
- The 4x800m relay team of Adeyanju, juniors Hailey Marcello and D'Orso along with sophomore Abby O'Connor took home the silver medal
- The team combined for a school-record time of 9:13.91, breaking the previous record that was set at the New England Championships in 2020
- UAlbany took home their ninth consecutive team title after finishing the meet 180 points
NEXT ON TAP
The Hawks go on a two-week hiatus and return to the track to open up their outdoor slate at the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge. Held at the Doug Shaw Stadium in South Carolina, the two-day event is set to start Friday, March 11.
