Lynchburg, Va. – The Elon University indoor track & field team heads north for Liberty's Brant Tolsma Invitational Friday and Saturday at the Brant Tolsma Indoor Track. Sixteen teams will be represented at the meet, including CAA rivals UNCW and William & Mary.
 
Elon will take part in four events Friday beginning at 3:00 p.m. before a full day of action begins at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Admission is free for the meet.
 
The Elon men's cross country team will also send four runners to compete in the 1,000 and the mile at the event.
 
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Brant Tolsma Invitational Schedule Of Events
Friday
3:00 p.m. – Long jump (Alexa Mark, Linn Hertz Saebboe)
4:30 p.m. – Pole vault open (Lizzie Lopez)
4:30 p.m. – Weight throw (Kaitlin McGoogan, Lauryn Carlton, Chelsea Wallace, Meghan Coyne, Tristin Oberg)
6:20 p.m. – 200 (Piper Jons, Meghan Wilcox)
 
Saturday
11:00 a.m. – High jump (Hannah Schonhoff, Lizzie Lopez)
11:00 a.m. – 60 hurdles prelims (Ja'mia Johnson)
11:00 a.m. – Shot put (Lauryn Carlton, Chelsea Wallace, Tristin Oberg)
11:30 a.m. – Pole vault (Madison George)
11:35 a.m. – Mile (Jette Beerman, Hannah Miller, Julia Bell, Sydney Swan, Braeten Peters, Sarah Petitjean)
12:15 p.m. – 60 prelims (Meghan Wilcox, Danielle Dyer)
12:30 p.m. – 60 hurdles finals (Ja'mia Johnson)
12:45 p.m. – Triple jump (Linn Hertz Saebboe)
12:45 p.m. – Men's Mile (Daniel King, Tamer Metwalli, George Linney, Ramy Ghandour)
1:10 p.m. – 60 finals (Meghan Wilcox, Danielle Dyer)
1:55 p.m. – 400 (Piper Jons, Aliya Barrows, Anna Kozlova)
2:45 p.m. – 800 (Stephanie Lair, Arianna Sakoutis, Alison Hodgson, Emily Alps, Tatum Havemann)
3:10 p.m. – 1000 (Daniel King, Tamer Metwalli, George Linney, Ramy Ghandour)
3:20 p.m. – 1000 (Jette Beermann, Hannah Miller, Julia Bell, Sarah Petitjean, Sydney Swan)
4:10 p.m. – 1600 relay (Elon A/B/C teams)
 
School Records Under Fire
Elon may have competed just twice so far in 2022-23, but numerous school records are in danger of falling.
 
Reese Webster tied teammate Meghan Wilcox's school record in the 60 with a time of 7.64 seconds Saturday at the Mondo College Invitational. Wilcox is set to run the 60 this weekend at Liberty.
 
In the 200, Piper Jons posted the ninth-fastest time in program history with a 25.28 race Saturday at the Mondo College Invitational. She is scheduled to run the distance again Saturday, along with Wilcox, who posted the fifth-fastest time in school history in 2022 at 25.09.
 
True freshman Hannah Schonhoff has already made her mark as she leaped 5-feet-6.5 (1.69m) in the high jump during December's meet in Winston-Salem. That puts her third in program history.
 
In the triple jump, Linn Hertz Saebboe moved into fifth place in program history Saturday with a distance of 38-8.25 (11.79m).
 
Graduate transfer Kalli'Ana Botelho made an immediate impact in the 60 hurdles with a time of 8.86 seconds in the December meet at JDL Fast Track. That places her fifth in program history. Botelho also moved into tenth in school history in the long jump as she leaped 18-feet-1 (5.51m) this past weekend.
 
Still Unbeaten
Piper Jons has run the 400 twice during the 2022-23 season and is yet to be defeated on the track. In the season opener in December, she ran 56.47 seconds to get the victory. She followed that up with a time of 56.63 seconds Saturday to again outpace the field.
 
Jons also won the 200 in her first time competing in the event Saturday, posting a time of 25.28 seconds.
 
Reese Webster has also been spotless in the 60, winning her prelim heat and posting the top prelim time at Saturday's Mondo College Invitational in 7.64 seconds. She did not compete in the finals.
 
Linn Hertz Saebboe is unbeaten in the triple jump in 2023, posting a distance of 38-feet-8.25 (11.79m) at the Mondo College Invitational.
 
Elon's 1600 relay team ran 3:58.71 Saturday at the Mondo College Invitational to finish first.
 
The Men Are Ready To Go Too
While Elon does not officially have a men's track and field program, the Phoenix men's cross country team will compete in some track & field meets. Daniel King, Tamer Metwalli, George Linney and Ramy Ghandour will make their 2023 debuts this Saturday. The group is scheduled to compete in both the 1,000 and the mile. King, a sophomore, and Metwalli, a senior, ran at the CAA Championships in the fall, helping Elon to a sixth place finish, while Linney and Ghandour were both freshmen within the program.
 
Elon In The CAA Rankings
Reese Webster and Meghan Wilcox are ranked 2-3 in the CAA in the 60 thus far in the season. In fact, the Phoenix is ranked among the top 10 in the CAA 16 times and then in the top 20 another 10 times.
 
60 – 2. Reese Webster 7.64, 3. Meghan Wilcox 7.65
200 – 4. Piper Jons 24.90#, 15. Meghan Wilcox 25.68#
400 – 2. Piper Jons 55.73#, 9. Aliya Barrows 58.28#, 13. Riley Drometer 58.63#, 17. Anna Kozlova 59.81#
60 hurdles – 8. Kalli'Ana Botelho 8.86, 13. Ja'mia Johnson 9.23
1600 relay – 5. Barrows, Kozlova, Wilcox, Jons 3:55.59#
High jump – 4. Hannah Schonhoff 5-6.5 (1.69m), 6. Lizzie Lopez 5-3.75 (1.62m), 8. Kalli'Ana Botelho 5-2.5 (1.59m)
Pole vault – 3. Madison George 11-7.75 (3.55m), 14. Lizzie Lopez 9-8 (2.95m)
Long jump – 6. Kalli'Ana Botelho 18-1 (5.51m), 11. Linn Hertz Saebboe 17-9.5 (5.42m), 14. Alexa Mark 17-4.75 (5.30m)
Triple jump – 4. Linn Hertz Saebboe 38-8.25 (11.79m)
Shot put – 9. Lauryn Carlton 42-2.25 (12.86m), 14. Chelsea Wallace 39-1.25 (11.92m), 20. Hollie Thurgood 37-1 (11.30m)
Weight throw – 3. Lauryn Carlton 57-3 (17.45m), 7. Kaitlin McGoogan 54-11.5 (16.75m), 15. Chelsea Wallace 49-7.25 (15.12m)
# - 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 47th in the 400.
 
400 – 47. Piper Jons 55.73#
# - Converted time
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.