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T&F Dooley Elite
Daniel McCauley

Men's Track and Field McKenzie Williams - Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Track and Field Posts 4 New Program Records and 2 Wins at Dooley Elite

The Emory track and field team had an incredible day at home, putting up over 60 top ten finishes on the day.

The meet was highlighted by four record-breaking performances from the throwers as sophomore Ari Klasky broke the men's shot put and discus records for the third week in a row, throwing for 17.39m and 49.76m in each event to place second and third. Senior Steven Ditelberg broke the men's pole vault record at 4.73m to win the event, breaking the previous record set in 2022 by .2m. On the women's side, freshman Abigail Roberts broke the women's hammer record at 53.61m to take first in the event, breaking the previous record of 52.50m that was set 24 years ago by Danielle LeSure.

The Eagles also found wins in the men's 110m hurdles and women's discus as sophomore Ben Olvey ran for 14.80 seconds and freshman Jackie Chapman threw for 45.40m to secure the wins.

Starting with the men's field events, sophomore Riley Schwimmer held it down for the Eagles in the hammer throw, finishing 15th with a 38.14m throw.

In the men's long jump, Henry Brandstadter led the Eagles as the senior finished third with a 6.69m jump. Freshman Marco Souchet placed sixth, going for 6.56m and classmate Branson Adams came in tenth with a 6.43m jump to round out the top ten.

In the shot put, junior Rohan Vasandani came in eighth with his 13.39m effort.

All three pole vaulters placed in the top ten for the Eagles as freshman Robert Bright followed Ditelberg with a 4.05m mark to take fifth. Evan Tuckley came in sixth for the Eagles with his 3.90m effort to round it out for the Eagles.

In the javelin, sophomore Alexander Osterman was the lone Eagle, coming in third with a 50.08m throw.

In discus, Vasandani came in 15th behind Klasky with a 49.76m throw.

The track side of the men's competition began with the 4x100 relay as Blake Jackson, Lucas Mersky, Noah Chang and Brandstadter came in second with a 41.78 second race.

Four Eagles found the top ten in the 1500 as rookie Zach Glover led the team with a time of 3:59.74 to take second. Fellow freshman Logan Clark came in fourth at 4:00.72 while classmate Michael Versaci came in sixth with a time of 4:01.46. Senior Nikhil Makker came in ninth to round out the top ten for the Eagles, running a 4:02.64.

In the 110m hurdles, sophomore Ethan Lu came in third behind Olvey with a time of 14.99. Junior Sebastian Kou and freshman Noah Chang came in sixth and seventh with times just over the 15 second mark while senior Jason Huang came in 14th with a time of 20.02.

The 400 was up next and Jackson led the team, coming in fourth with a time of 48.63 seconds. Sophomore Ryan McGonigle came in fifth with his 48.87 second effort while Mersky finished it off for the Eagles with a 49.30 second finish to take seventh.

In the 100, junior Kofi Igyan took ninth with an 11.06 second performance while sophomore Joshua Han came in tenth at 11.08. Freshmen Rohan Dharmarajan and Souchet made their way into the top 15 as well, placing 14th and 15th respectively.

Junior Andrew Burchett came in behind Van de Berghe in the 800, taking fifth at 1:53.90 while Amos Pres and Dalton Lowery came in within .005 seconds of each other at the 1:55.94 mark to take ninth and tenth respectively.

In the 200, Chang came in seventh at 22.17 seconds while Mersky finished eighth with a time of 22.18 seconds.

The Eagles had two athletes in the 3000 as junior Jacob Zalis finished fifth with a time of 9:34.13 and sophomore Will Sonneborn came in eighth with a time of 9:57.41.

Rounding out the men's competition with the 4x400 relay, the Emory team of Eli Rosen, Brendan Conniff, Han and Ryan Wachter came in 4th with a time of 3:22.17 while other team of Michael Miller, Cooper Harwood, Versaci and Burchett came in 9th at 3:24.89.

On the women's side, the field events began with the high jump as freshmen Jada Clarke and Megan Taylor tied for third with a 1.55m jump.

In the hammer throw, Caroline Henry came in second behind Roberts with a 51.78m throw while Sarah Watson came in 14th with a 37.91m effort.

The long jump was up next and freshman Mimi Rhee finished in sixth with a 5.09m jump as her classmate Campbell Fennell came in 12th with a 4.47m mark.

In the pole vault, both Eagles placed in the top three as Erin Makhanian placed second with a 3.35m mark and Emerson Sobich placed third with a 3.05m mark.

Jeanette Hydukovich led the Eagles in the shot put, coming in second with a 12.77m throw. Jackie Chapman finished behind her, finishing in sixth with an 11.84m effort and Janelle Bobb came in 12th with a 10.76m throw.

In the discus, Hydukovich came in second behind Chapman, throwing for 43.62m to take second and Henry took fourth with a 39.90m effort.

All four Eagles placed in the top ten in the triple jump to end the field events, with Elsa Bildtsen placing second behind Grant at 11.04m. Dijaye Carpenter finished in fourth with a 10.97m jump and Maeve Hurly came in seventh with a 10.56m jump.

The women's track events began with the 4x100 relay as Aaliyah Jalloh, Grant, Laura Jablonover, Kelsey Coley took second with a  47.49 second finish.

In the 1500, six Eagles placed in the top ten as junior Cameron Gupta led the team with a second place finish at 4:40.37. Sophomore Davis Johnson was close behind, coming in at 4:42.3 as Elizabeth Csikai took fifth with a time of 4:45.35. Elise Picard came in a second later to take sixth while senior Luna McCauley came in seventh at 4:48.71. Ayla Cooke rounded out the top ten for the Eagles with her time of 4:55.39 to finish in eighth.

In the 100m hurdles, Coley took second at 14.65 seconds while Fennell came in 13th at 18.27 seconds.

The 400 was up next and Madison Tiaffay, Zoe Norman and Payton Sullivan all placed in the top 15, taking 12th, 14th and 15th respectively.

In the 100, Jada Kenner came in fourth at 12.28 seconds while Jablonover placed seventh with a time of 12.75 seconds.

The women's 400 hurdles saw Sophia Deeney place eighth at 1:08.17 and Izzie Thompson take tenth at 1:09.85.

Jablonover was the lone Eagle in the 200, coming in ninth at 25.31 seconds.

In the 3000m race, Ella Werkman led the squad with a 10:49.13 to take second place while Ines Lemee came in ninth at 11:55.96.

The event concluded with the 4x400 relay as the team of Coley, Kenner, Sarah Nixon and Deeney placed third at 3:53.11 while the team of Picard, Gupta, Johnson and Tiaffay finished in seventh at 4:10.91. 

The Eagles will split up next weekend as the team heads to the Berry Field Day in Mount Berry, GA and the Lee Fastbreak Invitational in Cleveland, TN.
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Henry Brandstadter

Henry Brandstadter

Sprints/Jumps
Junior
Andrew Burchett

Andrew Burchett

Long Sprints
Sophomore
Brendan Conniff

Brendan Conniff

Mid-Distance
Junior
Steven Ditelberg

Steven Ditelberg

Jumps
Junior
Jason Huang

Jason Huang

Sprints/Hurdles
Junior
Kofi Igyan

Kofi Igyan

Sprints/Jumps
Sophomore
Sebastian Kou

Sebastian Kou

Sprints/Hurdles
Sophomore
Evan Tuckley

Evan Tuckley

Jumps
Sophomore
Rohan Vasandani

Rohan Vasandani

Throws
Sophomore
Joshua Han

Joshua Han

Sprints
5' 9"
Freshman
Ethan Lu

Ethan Lu

Sprints/Hurdles
6' 0"
Freshman
Ryan McGonigle

Ryan McGonigle

Mid-Distance
5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Henry Brandstadter

Henry Brandstadter

Junior
Sprints/Jumps
Andrew Burchett

Andrew Burchett

Sophomore
Long Sprints
Brendan Conniff

Brendan Conniff

Junior
Mid-Distance
Steven Ditelberg

Steven Ditelberg

Junior
Jumps
Jason Huang

Jason Huang

Junior
Sprints/Hurdles
Kofi Igyan

Kofi Igyan

Sophomore
Sprints/Jumps
Sebastian Kou

Sebastian Kou

Sophomore
Sprints/Hurdles
Evan Tuckley

Evan Tuckley

Sophomore
Jumps
Rohan Vasandani

Rohan Vasandani

Sophomore
Throws
Joshua Han

Joshua Han

5' 9"
Freshman
Sprints
Ethan Lu

Ethan Lu

6' 0"
Freshman
Sprints/Hurdles
Ryan McGonigle

Ryan McGonigle

5' 10"
Freshman
Mid-Distance
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