McFolling-Young Sets New School Record At UVA Challenge

Thursday, April 20

Charlottesville, Va.

5:00 PM

University of Delaware

Virginia Challenge

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McFolling-Young Sets New School Record At UVA Challenge

4/22/2023 5:52:00 PM | Track & Field

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. – The University of Delaware track & field team headed down to Charlottesville, Va. and accepted the challenge of competing at the three-day Virginia Challenge, hosted by University of Virginia Apr. 20-22. The Blue Hens continued to trend upward as the flock set five personal-best marks/times and five season-best marks/times headlined by Myrissa McFolling-Young's dominating performances in the discus and shot put.

Day one at the challenge was opened up by the Blue Hen throwers seeing action in the hammer throw. Kosie Nkwonta got things started in the first flight posting a season-best mark 51.30m (21st place) while Bethany Clement second attempt flew threw the air for a season-best mark of 53.38m, which was good enough for an 18th place finish.

McFolling-Young opened day two for the Blue Hens in the discus throw, capturing second-place after launching her second attempt for 52.15m. Bridget Joyce followed by clearing a season-best height of 3.68m in the pole vault to finish in fifth place while Taylor Johnson kickstarted the track events by competing in the 100m prelims. The rookie ran a season-best time of 12.25, crossing heat two finish line in sixth place (36th place overall).

Halima Scott headlined the 400m race and ran a 54.05 to take second place overall while Nina Sgambelluri turned on the jets in the 1500m to set a personal-best time of 4:34.38 (third in her heat, sixth overall).

In the primetime 8 p.m. slot was the women's javelin with Megan Albamonti leading the way. Coming into the field series as one of two athletes that have thrown over 50m this season (Kate Joyce, Princeton (52.14m)), Albamonti's third throw flew throw the air for 53.74m to win the event.

Hannah Lindgren closed day two out in the 5000m and she surly did not disappoint. Lindgren ran a monster PB of 16:58.87 to capture second place and have her time sit in fourth place in the program's history books.

After a brief weather delay, Alicia Lehman-Woodyard got things started for the Blue Hens on day three in the 100m hurdles. Lehman-Woodyard ran a personal-best time of 14.94 to cross heat one's finish line in second place (23rd place overall). Marie-Frederique Poulin headlined the 400m hurdles, where she claimed third place with a time of 59.19. Johnson returned to the track competing in the 200m, where the rookie won her heat with a personal-best time of 24.93 (21st place) while the vet in Scott ran the 200m for the first time this season. Scott ran a season-best time of 24.24 to win her heat and finish seventh overall to close things out for the Blue Hens on the track.

McFolling-Young used all the momentum she had from her strong showing in the discus and carried it over to her dominating performance in the shot put. McFolling-Young's third attempt, 14.81m, was good enough to earn her three extra throws in the finals. Attempt number four was all she needed as McFolling-Young launched one for a new school- and personal- record mark of 15.23m, concluding the Blue Hens outing in Charlottesville.

WHATS NEXT
The Blue Hens return to the track to close out the regular season by hosting the Delaware Invitational next Friday, Apr. 28 from Grant Stadium starting at 10:45 a.m. Prior to the start of the meet, the 27 members of the Class of 2023 will be honored with the Senior Day ceremony while the Delaware Track & Field alums are invited to partake in the Alumni Day festivities.

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