TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University track and field team competed in day two of the events at the Virginia Challenge and Hopkins/Loyola Invitational.

Towson competed in four events at the Virginia Challenge in Lannigan Field. The other half of the team competed in 14 events at the Hopkins/Loyola Invitational in the John Hopkins/Loyola University Field.

How it Happened – Virginia Challenge

• Asia Chen ran a time of 1:04.40 in the 400m hurdles.
• Crystal Johnson finished in second in the 200m with a finals time of 24.12. Sydney Tucker ran a time of 24.84.
• Georgia Coleman threw 40.21m (131'11") in the discus throw, and Kayla Thorpe threw 39.04m (128'1").
• Lauren Coleman finished in fourth in the shot put with a 16.23m (53'3") throw matching the outdoor school record set by Michaela Obijiaku in 2019. Thorpe threw a new personal-best 14.18m (46'4.75").

How it Happened – Hopkins/Loyola Invite

• Liana Wilkinson finished second in the heptathlon after finishing third in the 100m hurdles (15.39), fourth in the high jump (1.50m), fourth in shot put (7.52m), ran a personal-record in the 800m with a time of 2:25.43, third in the 200 (27.04), finished with a 3.81m mark in the long jump and 16.32m mark in the javelin throw.
• Christina Marion finished in fourth place in the heptathlon.
• Alison Betler ran a time of 19:19.03 in the 5000m run.
• Tajah Martin-Palmer came in third in the 100m hurdles with a time of 15.00.
• Kelsey Evans finished in fourth in the 100m dash with a time of 12.74. Alexis Trott ran a time of 12.86.
• Rachel Thomas ran a time of 2:26.11 in the 800m run.
• Ariana Poteat came in second in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:06.05. Martin-Palmer came in fourth with a time of 1:06.79 and Jasmine Johnson finished in fifth (1:07.16).
• Towson picked up a second-place finish in the 4X400m relay with a time of 4:04.66.
• Deborah Gnoumou won the high jump (1.60m) and Aliyah Anderson came in third (1.55m).
• Fatimah Owens finished in second in the shot put (11.98m).
• Samantha Ronald won the pole vault with a 3.58m mark.
• Samira Van Der Lann finished in second in the javelin throw (37.65m).
• Anderson came in fourth in the triple jump (10.98m).
• It was a 1-2-3 finish in the discus throw with Owens (42.60m), Lann (40.12m), and Maria Bravo (39.05m).

Quotable- Head Coach Mike Jackson
"We have persevered thus far and look forward to championship season in two weeks", said Jackson. "We had a great month of April and look to continue that on April 30."

Up Next
The Tigers will head to Harrisonburg, Virginia for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championships on April 30-May 1.