What a weekend it was for the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays! For the first time in over two full years, the men's and women's track and field teams got to compete on their home track. The Blue Jays had a slew of notable performances, NCAA qualifiers and PR's this weekend in Baltimore, but to tell the tale of the weekend, we have to start in Charlottesville, VA.
 
On Friday night at the Virginia Challenge Meet, Jared Pangallozzi made history. Not only did Pangallozzi break the Hopkins Outdoor 10K record that has held for seven years. The senior out of Maplewood, NJ, broke a nine-year old Centennial Conference record…by nearly 26 seconds! Among a full Division I field, Pangallozzi emerged victorious with a time of 29:20.29 late Friday night. The time puts him atop the Division III NCAA qualifier list and is a top-10 time in Division III history.
 
Pangallozzi wasn't the only one to show out on Friday night in Virginia. Alex Glavin crossed the finish line in 29:59.05, a time that would have comfortably broken Max Robinson's school record, as well. Glavin's time would put him fifth nationally in the 10,000 at the DIII level.
 
On the women's side, Alex Ross was the lone Blue Jay to compete and she did not disappoint. Also competing in the 10,000, Ross finished in 35:14.74, the fastest time at the Division III level by nearly two full minutes. The junior's time is the sixth-fastest in Hopkins history.
 
Back in Baltimore, it was a great two days for Bobby Van Allen's programs. Annie Gutierrez dominated the heptathlon on Friday and Saturday, finishing just 22 points shy of the program record with 4,613 points. Gutierrez PR'd in five of the seven events, setting a new program record in the 100H with a time of 14.73. Gutierrez added personal bests in the high jump (1.59m), 200 (26.69), long jump (5.38m) and the 800 (2:26.63).
 
Other Notable Performances
 

• Victoria Kadiri followed the same path as her first two meets as a Blue Jay, breaking the freshman outdoor record for the long jump for the third time with a leap of 5.69m. Kadiri already ranked third in Division III with a 5.66m jump, but has inched closer to the 5.71m jump in second. The freshman's jump is the fourth-longest in program history behind a trio of Maya Hammonds jumps.
• The Blue Jay women took the top-two spots in the 800 with Ariel Keklak and Therese Olshanski crossing the finish line back-to-back. Keklak finished in 2:15.77 and still holds a qualifying spot to NCAA's while Olshanski finished in 2:16.95 to move up from 22^nd to 19^th, just inside the current NCAA qualifying list.
• On the men's side in the 5,000, another freshman, Gavin McElhennon put forth a great effort for Hopkins. The newcomer placed second, finishing in 14:45.74, a time that would slot him 12^th nationally and qualify him for NCAA's as it stands.
• In the 200, Mickey Van Gieson jumped into the top-20 nationally with a time of 21.89. Van Gieson placed second, shaving .25 seconds off his previous Hopkins PR time. In the 400, Van Gieson put up a top-40 time nationally, crossing the finish line after 49.39 seconds to place third.
• In the 5,000, freshman Paloma Hancock posted a top-25 time nationally, crossing the finish line in third place with a time of 17:52.30. The JHU freshman is also currently inside the top-25 in the 1,500.
• Elias Boussouf won the 400 Hurdles to jump into the top-40 nationally with a time of 56.42. Boussouf shaved 1.35 seconds off his previous PR in the 400 hurdles.
• Veronica Montane won the Javelin with a throw of 38.82m. Montane is still comfortably qualified for NCAA's with her 42.56m toss at the Towson Invitational.