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ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The UConn track & field team took part in a pair of unscored meets this weekend with the focus on individual performance and meeting qualifying standards as the team heads toward the championship portion of the 2021 schedule.

On Friday, the Huskies send a group of distance runners to the University of Virginia to run at the Virginia Challenge.  "We had some great performances yesterday," stated UConn assistant coach Lindsay Crevoiserat.  "Everyone came here with a goal and everyone got the job done yesterday. It's exciting to see their training paying off. I know there's still more where that came from; we're rolling into championship season perfectly. "

"We saw some great performances this weekend, highlighted by Jordan Torney in the decathlon, Wellington Ventura in the 400m hurdles, Terrell Williams in the high hurdles in the men's side and Patti Mroczkowski in the high jump and Kelly Ward in the heptathlon for the women," stated associate head coach Rich Miller.  "As a whole, we may not have been as sharp as we would like to be but I see us getting stronger each week.  With each competition we continue to develop both fundamentally and our competitive IQ." 

At Navy on Saturday, UConn had athletes competing in the heptathlon for the first time this outdoor season. 

Both Husky teams will return home next weekend to host their final home meet of the spring, the UConn Northeast Invitational with Brown, Northeastern, Rhode Island and Southern Connecticut State.

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On the track…

At UVA

• The Huskies had their top-three compete in a national caliber field in the 5,000 meters and all three set new PR's on the night.  Senior Mia Nahom (New Milford, Conn.) was 11th overall and posted a new PR time of 16:07.78.  Classmate Danielle Jordan (Clifton Park, N.Y.) was right there with her in 13th with a new PR time of 16:08.15. "The race went out ridiculously fast," stated Crevoiserat.  "They held their own, worked together, ran their own race while Mia and Danielle had the fastest close of the field, getting them into regionals.  Randi Burr held tough and PRed as well."  Junior Randi Burr (Westerly, R.I.) set a big PR as well with a time of 16:30.45. 
• In the 1,500, freshman Jenna Zydanowicz (West Hartford, Conn.) had a solid 1500 run, running a 4:33.40.

At Navy

• Senior Amy Piccolo (Walpole, Mass.) continued her strong spring season with her second-straight win in the 800 meters, just missing another PR in the event with a time of 2:12.05.  Classmate Rachel Vick (Woolwich, N.J.) took third and did set a new PR for the second-straight week, crossing the finish line in 2:12.92.
• Junior Emma Krebs (Roxbury, Conn.) won the 1,500 meters and did so by setting a new PR by just over eight seconds.  Krebs clocked in at 4:32.04.  Classmate Celia Chacko (Windsor, Conn.) was third and also set a new PR, coming in at 4:37.98.
• Freshman Caroline Towle (Bedford, Mass.) was a winner in the 5,000 meters with a new season best time of 16:49.89.
• Junior Shanelle Colmon (East Brunswick, N.J.) took second in the 400 meters with a time of 55.59 seconds.
• Freshman Ta'Jae Jackson (Bolingbrook, Ill.) notched her best time of the season in the 400-meter hurdles at 1:08.65 and finished fourth. 
• Freshman Brianna Davis (Bay Shore, N.Y.) was second in the 200 meters at 25.20 seconds.
• The UConn 4x400 team of Colmon, Jackson, Sophia Castronovo (Emerson, N.J.) and Piccolo posted the fastest time this season for the Huskies at 3:52.67, finishing seconds.

In the field...

At Navy

• Senior Kelly Ward (Oxford, Conn.) set a new PR in the heptathlon, finishing second overall with a total of 4,777 points.  Ward won the high jump (1.60m) and the shot put (11.28m), setting a new PR, and took second in the 200 meters (26.09), the long jump (5.43m) and the 800 meters (2:26.17), also with a new PR.
• Junior Emma Chee (Bainbridge Island, Wash.) won the pole vault for the third time this spring, clearing a height of 3.91 meters.
• Senior Chanell Botsis (Coquitlam, British Columbia) got her second win of the spring in the hammer throw, topping the field at 58.71 meters.
• For the second-consecutive week sophomore Patricia Mroczkowski (Berlin, Conn.) posted a win in the high jump and on Saturday, she had her best jump this spring at 1.73 meters.
• Freshman Gabrielle Germann (Egg Harbor Township, N.J.) had her best jump in the season in the long jump, finishing sixth overall at 5.43 meters.
• Sophomore Julia Moraitis (Wilbraham, Mass.) was third in the javelin at 41.03 meters.
• Freshman Jasmine Barrow (Athens, Ga.) was second in the triple jump at 11.40 meters.  She was followed by sophomore Jamie Kobus (Princeton Junction, N.J.) in third (11.10m) and sophomore Akayla Leak (Burlington, N.J.) in fourth (11.05m)

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