Elon, N.C. – The Elon University indoor track & field team returns to competition following a month off. On the heels of December's strong start to the season, Elon will split squads with most throwers competing at North Carolina's Dick Taylor Challenge, while the remainder of the team will compete at the Mondo College Invitational at JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem.
 

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MONDO COLLEGE INVITATIONAL LIVE RESULTS
DICK TAYLOR CHALLENGE LIVE RESULTS (TBA)

2023 ELON TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE
ELON TRACK & FIELD GLOBAL EXPERIENCE TO GREECE

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HOW TO FOLLOW

• Live results of the Mondo College Invitational, held at JDL Fast Track, will be available by CLICKING HERE.
• Follow the track and field program on Twitter and Instagram at @ElonXCTF.

DICK TAYLOR CHALLENGE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
10:00 a.m. (following men's weight throw) - Weight throw (Lauryn Carlton, Kaitlin McGoogan, Chelsea Wallace)
1:30 p.m. (following men's shot put) - Shot put (Lauryn Carlton, Chelsea Wallace)
 
MONDO COLLEGE INVITE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
10:00 a.m. - 60 hurdles prelims (Kalli'Ana Botelho, Ja'mia Johnson)
10:00 a.m. – Long jump (Alexa Mark, Kalli'Ana Botelho, Linn Hertz Saebboe, Hollie Thurgood)
10:00 a.m. – Shot put (Tristin Oberg)
12:45 p.m. – 60 hurdles finals
1:00 p.m. – 60 prelims (Meghan Wilcox, Reese Webster, Danielle Dyer, Hollie Thurgood)
1:20 p.m. – 600 (Stephanie Lair, Arianna Sakoutis, Alison Hodgson, Emily Alps, Tatum Havemann)
1:30 p.m. – Pole vault (Madison George, Lizzie Lopez)
1:40 p.m. – 400 unseeded (Anna Kozlova)
2:00 p.m. – High jump (Hannah Schonhoff, Kalli'Ana Botelho, Lizzie Lopez)
2:00 p.m. – Triple jump (Linn Hertz Saebboe)
2:10 p.m. – 400 (Piper Jons, Aliya Barrows, Riley Drometer)
2:30 p.m. – 60 finals
3:05 p.m. – 1000 (Sarah Petitjean, Sydney Swan)
3:35 p.m. – 200 unseeded (Hollie Thurgood)
4:00 p.m. – Weight throw (Meghan Coyne, Tristin Oberg)
4:15 p.m. – 200 seeded (Piper Jons, Meghan Wilcox, Reese Webster)
5:25 p.m. – 1600 relay
 
EYEING THOSE RECORDS ALREADY
Elon may have competed just once so far in 2022-23, but the Phoenix has already seen a pair of record lists altered.

• True freshman Hannah Schonhoff has already made her mark as she leaped 5-feet-6.5 (1.69m) in the high jump. That puts her third in program history.
• Graduate transfer Kalli'Ana Botelho made an immediate impact in the 60 hurdles with a time of 8.86 seconds. That places her fifth in program history.

 
CAA RECOGNITION
Junior sprinter Piper Jons was named CAA Track Athlete of the Week on Dec. 6 following the team's first meet of the season. Jons won the 400 with a time of 56.47 seconds, more than a full second better than any other competitor at the meet. Her time converts down to 55.73 seconds, more than two seconds faster than anyone else in the CAA so far this year.
 
NO SLOWING DOWN
Most track and field athletes build throughout a season, posting their top times and marks late in the year. But sophomore sprinter Meghan Wilcox is already in top form. At the team's season-opening meet in December, Wilcox ran 7.65 seconds in the 60, just .01 seconds off her career-best and school-record time of 7.64 seconds. She reached that time twice a year ago, doing so in the prelims at the VMI Winter Relays as well as at the ECAC Indoor Championships.
 
ELON IN THE CAA RANKINGS
Piper Jons and Aliya Barrows rank 1-2 in the CAA in the 400 in the early-going this year. In fact, the Phoenix has numerous individuals ranked among the top 20 in the conference currently.
 
60 – 2. Meghan Wilcox 7.65
400 – 1. Piper Jons 55.73#, 2. Aliya Barrows 58.28#, 4. Riley Drometer 58.63#, 8. Anna Kozlova 60.25#
60 hurdles – 6. Kalli'Ana Botelho 8.86, 12. Ja'mia Johnson 9.30, 20. Lizzie Lopez 10.09
High jump – 3. Hannah Schonhoff 5-6.5 (1.69m), 5. Kalli'Ana Botelho 5-2.5 (1.59m), 10. Lizzie Lopez 5-0.5 (1.54m)
Pole vault – 4. Madison George 11-5.75 (3.50m)
Long jump – 7. Linn Hertz Saebboe 17-6 (5.33m), 11. Hollie Thurgood 16-8.75 (5.10m), 13. Alexa Mark 16-2.25 (4.93m)
Shot put – 14. Hollie Thurgood 37-1 (11.30m), 17. Tristin Oberg 34-2.25 (10.42m)
Weight throw – 5. Kaitlin McGoogan 54-11.5 (16.75m), 17. Grace Dieleman 41-4.5 (12.61m), 20. Meghan Coyne 39-7.75 (12.08m)
# - Converted time
 
ELON IN THE NCAA RANKINGS
In most events, the top 16 ranked student-athletes in the country qualify for the NCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championships. For Elon, Piper Jons currently leads the way, ranking ninth in the 400. Listed below are all Elon student-athletes ranked among the top 100 in the country.
 
60 – 86. Meghan Wilcox 7.65
400 – 9. Piper Jons 55.73#, 65. Aliya Barrows 58.28#, 79. Riley Drometer 58.63#
High jump – 55. Hannah Schonhoff 5-6.5 (1.69m)
Weight throw – 93. Kaitlin McGoogan 54-11.5 (16.75m)
# - Converted time
 
CAA TO SPONSOR INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP
As membership has changed within the Colonial Athletic Association, the CAA will now hold an indoor track & field championship Feb. 22-23 at the Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, Va. It will mark the first time the Elon program has had the opportunity to compete for an indoor conference championship since leaving the Southern Conference following the 2013-14 school year. Elon will also continue to compete for an ECAC indoor championship, scheduled to take place March 3-5 and hosted by Boston University. The Phoenix placed third at the ECAC Championships in 2022, scoring 49 points and trailing only UConn and Northeastern among the 39 scoring teams.
 
LORENZ SET TO ADD TO HER DECORATED CAREER
Redshirt sophomore Leandra Lorenz has already accumulated a career's-worth of awards on the Elon track and field program. She was named the 2022 CAA Women's Track Athlete of the Year and the Most Outstanding Track Performer of the CAA Outdoor Championship after winning both the 1,500 and the 5,000. She qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round as well, running a time of 4:31.62 in the 1,500 prelims.
 
LEADERSHIP AND SPORT EXCELLENCE AWARD
Madison George was recognized by the CAA with the 2021-22 Leadership and Sport Excellence Award, given to one student-athlete in each CAA-sponsored sport who represents the highest standards of teamwork, integrity, leadership and sportsmanship. An engineering major, George maintains a 4.0 GPA and was named a 2022 Goldwater Scholarship recipient. She was also awarded the Elon Lumen Scholarship, awarding her $20,000 to further her research into making the first 3D printed pole vault spikes for women.
 
HE'S OUR COACH
Mark Elliston was named the CAA Women's Coach of the Year for the second straight year and for the fourth time overall in 2022. It was his sixth Coach of the Year accolade over 16 seasons at Elon.
 
ELON ALSO EXCELS ACADEMICALLY
The Elon track & field team was honored as a 2021-22 CAA Academic Excellence Award recipient, which recognizes the team within each sport of the CAA with the highest collective grade point average. Along with that incredible honor, Elon was recognized by The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) as an all-academic team. Maria Ahm, Leandra Lorenz and Kaitlin McGoogan were recognized for maintaining a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.25 as well as qualifying for the NCAA East Region Preliminary.
 
MAKING A GLOBAL IMPACT
Over Thanksgiving Break 2022, the Elon women's track & field and cross country team spent a week in Greece as part of Elon's commitment to diversity and global engagement. The team spent time exploring the country, visiting places like Olympia (the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games) and learning history. More information about the trip can be viewed by CLICKING HERE.