Happy Earth Day from TWIB!

Highlights: 

This weekend, the Track and Field team competed in three meets: the Virginia Challenge, the Wake Forest Invitational, and the Mark Young Invitational, with great showings across all of them. During the Mark Young Invitational, hosted in New Haven, Connecticut, senior Obiora Okeke (SEAS ‘25) won first place in the shot put, hammer throw, and discus throw, with marks of 18.76, 62.10, and 57.95, respectively. Toby Tan (CC ‘25), came in second place for shot put with a mark of 15.22. Sophomore Parker Kim (CC ‘27) and junior Simon Skoumal (SEAS ‘26) came in second and third in the hammer throw with marks of 59.98 and 57.95. Jaden Ebanks (CC ‘25) came in first place in the long jump with a mark of 7.06, followed by Benson Fleischer (CC ‘27) in third place with a mark of 6.54. 

The women’s team also had a great showing in field events at Mark Young, with Norina Khanzada (BC ‘27) winning the women’s high jump with a mark of 1.61. Seraiah Bruno (CC ‘26) earned a new program record mark of 3.85 in the pole vault, with Jessica Thompson (CC ‘27) coming in third at 3.65. 

The Wake Forest Invitational and Virginia Challenge also had impressive showings, closing out an exciting weekend for the Lions! 

Upcoming Events: 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

  •  Baseball vs. Stony Brook, 3:30 pm – Stony Brook, New York 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

  • Track and Field vs. Penn Relays, 10 am – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Friday, April 25, 2025

  • Track and Field at Penn Relays, 10 am – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Women’s Rowing at Wheeler Invite, 8 am – Durham, North Carolina 
  • Men’s Golf vs. Ivy League Championships, all day – Springfield, Pennsylvania

Saturday, April 26, 2025

  • Track and Field vs. Penn Relays, 10 am – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Women’s Rowing at Wheeler Invite, 8 am – Durham, North Carolina 
  • Men’s Golf vs. Ivy League Championships, all day – Springfield, Pennsylvania
  • Heavyweight Rowing vs. Dartmouth, all day – Hanover, New Hampshire 
  • Archery vs. USA Archery Collegiate Target Regionals, all day – Harrisonburg, Virginia
  • Baseball vs. Penn, 11:30 am – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Softball vs. Cornell, 12:30 pm – New York, New York
  • Lacrosse vs Harvard, 1 pm – Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Softball vs. Cornell, 3 pm – New York, New York
  • Baseball vs. Penn, 3:30 pm – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sunday, April 27, 2025 

  • Men’s Golf vs. Ivy League Championship, all day – Springfield, Pennsylvania
  • Heavyweight Rowing vs. Dartmouth, all day – Hanover, New Hampshire
  • Archery vs. USA Archery Collegiate Target Regionals, all day – Harrisonburg, Virginia
  • Baseball vs. Penn, 12 pm – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Softball vs. Cornell, 12:30 pm – New York, New York

*Bold indicates home event

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