BOSTON and FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Rutgers track and field posted three school records on the track in the team's final regular season meets before the Big Ten Championships. The three records came on the women's side with
Dennisha Page (60-meter),
Kassidy Johnson (800-meter) and
Alex Carlson (3,000-meter) each etching their names in the record books.
For the third-straight weekend, the women's team added to it school record total, accounting for 12 school records this indoor season. The Scarlet Knights have collected a combined 13 school records.
Page improved on her previous school record time which she set earlier this season at the Wagner Invitational (Jan. 6). In the prelims of the 60-meter at the Tyson Invitational she ran 7.26 to qualifying for the finals, knocking off .07 seconds the school record. Page would advance to the finals in the 60-meter, placing fifth overall.
Carlson and Johnson have traded school records in the 800-meter and 1,000-meter this season.
Johnson previously held the school record in the 1,000-meter which Carlson reclaimed last week at the Scarlet Knights Open (Feb. 3). This time Johnson returned the favor, taking over the fastest Rutgers time in the 800-meter on Friday at the Valentine Invitational, posting 2:05.75 in the event.
Carlson bested her record in the 3,000-meter, which she set last year as a freshman. At the Valentine Invitational, Carlson shaved nearly 20 seconds off her previous time, running a time of 8:56.15. She now owns three individual Rutgers record with the fastest times in the 1,000-meter, mile and 3,000-meter.
In addition to the school record performances, the Scarlet Knights turned in several top-five finishes on the weekend at the Tyson Invitational.
Chloe Timberg paced the group in the field the events on the women's side as she finished second in the invitational section of the pole vault, clearing a height of 4.33m (14' 2.5").
Claudine Smith and
Jasmine Van Note recorded a pair of fifth-place finishes with Smith posting a leap of 12.33m (40' 5.5") in the triple jump and Van Note earning a distance of 16.28m (53' 5") in the shot put.
The men's field events were led by
Adam Hunt who placed fifth in the weight throw with a distance of 19.03m (62' 5.25"), while
Sincere Robinson took fifth in the long jump (invitational), recording a leap of 7.64m (25' .75").
The Scarlet Knights will take break from competition for two weeks in preparation for the 2023 Big Ten Indoor Championships on Feb. 24. Leading the group is
A'nan Bridgett who looks to defend his gold medal in the long jump, while several Scarlet Knights will look to improve on their podium finishes from a year ago, including
Chloe Timberg who earned silver in the pole vault.
Women's Results
60M (Prelims)
Dennisha Page 7.26 -
SCHOOL RECORD
60M
5.
Dennisha Page 7.33
Pole Vault (Invitational)
2.
Chloe Timberg 4.33m (14' 2.5")
Triple Jump
5.
Claudine Smith 12.33m (40' 5.5")
Long Jump (Invitational)
6.
Celine-Jada Brown 6.02m (19' 9")
Long Jump
5.
Kristina Tossas 5.91m (19' 4.75")
Shot Put
5.
Jasmine Van Note 16.28m (53' 5")
Men's Results
60M Hurdles (Prelims)
Chris Serrao 7.95 - No. 4 all-time
60M
15.
Nadale Buntin 6.79 - No. 2 all-time
200M
4.
Nadale Buntin 20.89 - No. 2 all-time
Weight Throw
5.
Adam Hunt 19.03m (62' 5.25")
Long Jump (Invitational)
5.
Sincere Robinson 7.64m (25' .75")
Women's Results
800M
26.
Kassidy Johnson 2:05.75 -
SCHOOL RECORD
3,000M
8.
Alex Carlson 8:56.15 -
SCHOOL RECORD
Men's Results
Mile
144.
Christopher Hill 4:09.24 - No. 7 all-time
181.
Gavin Richards 4:11.33 - No. 9 all-time
