From University of Chicago Athletics
The University of Chicago women's track & field team finished runner-up and the men's team placed fourth at the conclusion of the University Athletic Association (UAA) Outdoor Championships on Sunday.
UChicago's women scored 228.50 points to take second out of seven teams in the field.
The women's 5,000 meters featured a big showing from the Maroons, as the hosts placed four runners in the top six overall. Maddie Kelly moved to the front of the pack late and stayed there to win the race in 16:59.79.
Molly Laumakis added to her trophy haul with her third victory of the weekend. After snagging the hammer throw and shot put titles the day before, Laumakis triumphed in the discus with a throw of 43.48 meters.
Gabriela Meschino had the closest finish of the two-day meet in the 100-meter dash. Meschino crossed the finish line in 12.17, holding off her opponent from Emory University by a mere 0.01 seconds.
Loren Brown put up a pair of top-two performances in the hurdles. The sophomore was a runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles in 14.35. She followed that up by winning the 400-meter hurdles in 1:03.23.
Rebecca Stewart was an All-UAA honoree after taking second in the triple jump with a leap of 11.74 meters. The 4x100-meter relay (Camila Garanton, Meschino, Isabel Layne, Maddie Lyons) as well as the 4x400-meter relay (Brown, Maya Ordonez, Garanton, Layne) garnered All-UAA status in third place.
UChicago's men tallied 145 points to place fourth of seven teams. Andrew Ray led the way in the hurdle events. He won the 110-meter hurdles in 15.19, and later in the meet claimed runner-up in the 400-meter hurdles at 55.17.
Aryan Shrivastava secured a pair of All-UAA accolades in the jumps. The Maroon rookie was second in the triple jump (13.83 meters) and third in the high jump (1.94 meters).
UChicago received second-place finishes from both Ryan Anderson in the javelin (52.36 meters) and Myles Xavier in the 100 meters (10.87).
Simon Dixon took third in the discus at 41.82 meters and Michael Han was third in the 400 meters at 49.86.
UChicago Women's Top Finishers
5,000 meters – Maddie Kelly (1st, 16:59.79)
Discus – Molly Laumakis (1st, 43.48 meters)
100 meters – Gabriela Meschino (1st, 12.17)
400-meter hurdles – Loren Brown (1st, 1:03.23)
100-meter hurdles – Loren Brown (2nd, 14.35)
Triple Jump – Rebecca Stewart (2nd, 11.74 meters)
4x100-meter relay – 3rd, 47.70 (Camila Garanton, Gabriela Meschino, Isabel Layne, Maddie Lyons)
4x400-meter relay – 3rd, 3:58.12 (Loren Brown, Maya Ordonez, Camila Garanton, Isabel Layne)
High Jump – Selah Dungey (4th, 1.52 meters)
Javelin – Sara Vetter (4th, 30.60 meters)
1,500 meters – Catherine Wimmer (4th, 4:37.29)
200 meters – Gabriela Meschino (5th, 25.80)
800 meters – Maya Ordonez (6th, 2:14.10)
400 meters – Isabel Layne (7th, 1:01.52)
UChicago Men's Top Finishers
110-meter hurdles – Andrew Ray (1st, 15.19)
400-meter hurdles – Andrew Ray (2nd, 55.17)
100 meters – Myles Xavier (2nd, 10.87)
Javelin – Ryan Anderson (2nd, 52.36 meters)
Triple Jump – Aryan Shrivastava (2nd, 13.83 meters)
High Jump – Aryan Shrivastava (3rd, 1.94 meters)
Discus – Simon Dixon (3rd, 41.82 meters)
400 meters – Michael Han (3rd, 49.86)
4x100-meter relay – 5th, 42.66 (Vikram Seshadri, Miles Gardner, Jason Asare, Myles Xavier)
4x400-meter relay – 5th, 3:23.59 (Michael Han, Miles Gardner, Isaac Dienstag, Andrew Ray)
200 meters – Jason Asare (6th, 22.61)
5,000 meters – Jack Barbour (8th, 14:44.26)
1,500 meters – Dan Spellman (11th, 4:00.42)