LEXINGTON, KY. – Four Tigers from the Towson track & field team have traveled to the University of Kentucky for the NCAA East Preliminary Round and are set to compete on Thursday and Saturday.
Maya Tucker,
Cristal Cuervo,
Fatimah Owens and
Manie Mevo are part of the 72 Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) athletes that have qualified for the meet this year.
Event Information
Date: Wednesday, May 22 – Saturday, May 25
Facility: University of Kentucky Outdoor Track & Field Complex | Lexington, Ky.
Field: The Tigers will be up against athletes from the Southeast (SEC), Atlantic Coast (ACC) and Big Ten conferences along with other mid-major schools in the East region.
Event Times: The meet starts on Wednesday with the men's hammer throw at 10:00 a.m. The women's hammer throw opens Thursday's events at 10:00 a.m. while Friday begins at 1:00 p.m. with the men's discus. The event wraps up on Saturday starting with the women's discus at 1:00 p.m.
Towson Roster & Entries:
In the Rankings
After scratches, Tucker goes into this meet ranking 31
st in the 100m and 42
nd in the 200m. Cuervo sits at 34
th in the 400m, Owens ranks 25
th in the discus and Mevo is 37
th in the triple jump.
Outdoor Season Recap
Cristal Cuervo was part of the squad that broke the 4x100 school record three times during the 2024 season and the 4x400 crew that broke the record at the 2024 outdoor CAA Championship. At the same meet, she broke the 400m record and became the first woman in Towson program history to break 54 seconds after clocking a 53.33. Cuervo placed second overall in the event at the championship, earning a silver medal and All-CAA honors. She also ran the third fastest time in program history in the 100m dash this outdoor season, clocking an 11.53. Her season best in the 200m dash was a 23.61, clocked at CAA championships. She still holds the record in the outdoor event, set last season with a time of 23.29.
Maya Tucker broke the 100m school record on March 29 at the Towson Invitational this season after clocking an 11.38. The five additional times she competed in the race she ran 11.77 or faster. At the outdoor CAA Championship last week she placed third in the event with an 11.57, scoring six points for the Tigers. The junior also aided the 4x100 relay to break the school record three separate times and helped the 4x400 relay earn a bronze medal and break the school record at CAAs. Tucker made her way onto the podium in the 200m as well, bringing home bronze after running a 23.61. She ranks second in program history in the outdoor event behind Cuervo with a 23.42, clocked last season.
Manie Mevo took first with a 12.67m leap last week at the 2024 outdoor CAA Championships, marking her third consecutive gold in the event at the conference meet as she won it at 2024 indoor and 2023 outdoor championships. Currently, the sophomore holds the Towson program record in the outdoor (12.84m – 2023) and indoor (12.51m – 2024) triple jump.
Fatimah Owens set the school record in the discus two times this season, first breaking it at the Kehoe Twilight Meet on May 3 after tossing 51.05m. The senior reset her record at the outdoor CAA Championships with a throw of 52.25m. She took second in the event, earning All-CAA honors. Owens received another silver medal and All-CAA honors in the shot put at the meet, tossing a PR of 14.63m.
Up Next
Those who place in the top 12 in their events will advance to the NCAA Championship at the University of Oregon from June 5 to 8.
