CHESTER, PA – The Johns Hopkins men's outdoor track and field team made one final push for NCAA Championship consideration at the Widener Final Qualifier on Monday, delivering a series of standout performances that rewrote the program's record book.
Sophomore's
Alex Colletti and
Oluwademilade Adeniran led the charge, with Colletti breaking the school record in the 200-meter dash with a blazing time of 21.37 seconds – the fastest in Blue Jays history, while Adeniran leaped to a school record of 14.65 meters in the triple jump, cementing his place at the NCAA Championships.
While Adeniran was the lone Blue Jay to add a new NCAA qualifying mark, Hopkins showcased remarkable depth and speed, with Colletti,
Josh Lee, Fisayo Omonije, Evan Kelly, Brady Ott, Peter Murray, Lance Nicholls, and
Sean Enright all posting times that rank among the top 10 in school history.
In the 400-meter dash, Lee clocked 49.05, the sixth-fastest mark ever for Hopkins. The 800-meter run featured a pair of historic performances, as Omonije ran 1:51.94 – the third all-time – and Kelly followed closely at 1:52.68 – the fourth all-time.
Ott impressed in the 1,500-meter run, setting a new freshman record with a time of 3:51.13, also ranking third overall in program history. Murray joined him in the top 10, running 3:53.80 for the 10
th-best mark.
In distance events, Nicholls posted a time of 9:31.52 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, tying for 10
th in program history, while Enright matched that ranking in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:36.82.
Hopkins return to action Wednesday, May 14, at the ECAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, hosted by Goucher College in Towson, MD.
