Elon, N.C. – The Elon University track & field team will compete in split squad meets this week, with a handful of distance runners competing at the Penn Relays Thursday and the remainder of the squad heading to the Charlotte Invitational Friday and Saturday.
 
Thursday's competition at the Penn Relays begins with the 1500 at 6:10 p.m. The Charlotte Invitational will start Friday with hammer throw at 2:30 p.m. and then again Saturday at 11:00 a.m. with high jump.
 
INFORMATION AND HOW TO FOLLOW

• Penn Relays
  • Live results HERE
  • Watch on FloTrack HERE
• Charlotte Invitational
  • Live results coming soon
• Follow Elon Track & Field on both Twitter/X and Instagram for updates

 
PENN RELAYS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
THURSDAY
6:10 pm – 1500 (Anna Twomey, Jette Beermann, Leandra Lorenz)
7:00 pm – 3000 steeplechase (Hannah Miller, Hattie Reynolds)
7:55 pm – 5000 (Maggie Springer, Katie Blount)
9:50 pm – 10000 (Madison Synowiec)
 
CHARLOTTE INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY
2:30 pm – Hammer throw (Kaitlin McGoogan, Lauryn Carlton, Adriana Clarke, Amelia Metz, Meghan Coyne)
5:00 pm – Discus (Kaitlin McGoogan, Lauryn Carlton, Tristin Oberg, Jaqueline Zacharias)
7:30 pm – 1500 (Sarah Petitjean, Quinn Smith, Abby Beville, Julia Bell)
8:10 pm – 3000 (Braetan Peters)
8:40 pm – 800 (Arianna Sakoutis, Emily Alps, Alison Hodgson)
9:10 pm – 5000 (Jasmine Young, Hannah Weber, Quinn Smith)
9:30 pm – Men's 5000 (Daniel King, Caden Strickland, Nate Mars)
 
SATURDAY
11:00 am – High jump (Hannah Schonhoff, Lizzie Lopez)
11:30 am – Javelin (Jaqueline Zacharias, Grace Dieleman, Hollie Thurgood, Caroline Niedermeyer)
12:10 pm – 400 relay (Meghan Wilcox, Jazlyn Jefferson, Piper Jons, Isabella Hildtich)
12:15 pm – Men's 1500 open (Seth Steiner, Braden Anthes, Bryan Hampson, Nate Mars, Colby Robbins)
12:30 pm – 1500 open (Cami Glebocki, Alice Roberts, Arianna Sakoutis)
1:00 pm – Shot put (Lauryn Carlton, Tristin Oberg, Adriana Clarke, Haleigh Cephus)
1:00 pm – Long jump (Alexa Mark, Jazlyn Jefferson, Lizzie Lopez)
1:15 pm – 100 hurdles (Isabella Hildtich, Stavriana Adamou, Lizzie Lopez)
1:40 pm – 400 (Piper Jons, Alison Hodgson, Emily Alps)
2:05 pm – 100 (Meghan Wilcox, Danielle Dyer)
2:20 pm – Men's 800 (Colby Robbins, Seth Steiner)
2:30 pm – 800 open (Sarah Petitjean, Julia Bell, Abby Beville, Emily Alps)
2:30 pm – Pole vault (Caden Cerminara)
3:05 pm – 400 hurdles (Anna Kozlova)
3:35 pm – 200 (Piper Jons, Meghan Wilcox, Jazlyn Jefferson, Danielle Dyer, Lizzie Lopez)
3:55 pm – Men's 5000 open (Michael Koenig, Braden Anthes, Bryan Hampson)
4:10 pm – 5000 open (Cami Glebocki, Alice Roberts)
4:15 pm – Triple jump (Jazlyn Jefferson)
4:40 pm – 1600 relay (Arianna Sakoutis, Emily Alps, Alison Hodgson, Anna Kozlova)
 
WHERE CHAMPIONS RESIDE
Since 2019, Elon's women's cross country/track & field program has won nine CAA Championships. The Phoenix took home the triple crown a year ago (winning the CAA women's cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field titles) and earned the first leg again this year with a fifth straight cross country championship in the fall. Listed below are Elon's recent championships and closest competitors:
 
Outdoor Track & Field
2023 – Elon 185, Hampton 124, William & Mary 90
2022 – Elon 195, Delaware 154, Towson 148
2021 – Elon 191.5, Towson 174, Delaware 130
 
Indoor Track & Field
2023 – Elon 129.83, Hampton 121.33, Northeastern 93
 
Women's Cross Country
2023 – Elon 36, Stony Brook 55, Northeastern 78
2022 – Elon 30, Northeastern 49, Stony Brook 91
2021 – Elon 27, Notheastern 66, Delaware 66
2020 – Elon 35, Northeastern 66, James Madison 90
2019 – Elon 41, Delaware 62, William & Mary 68
 
AMONG THE CAA LEADERS
Listed below are Elon competitors ranked among the top 20 in the CAA in an event:
 
100 – 15. Meghan Wilcox 11.94
200 – 8. Piper Jons 23.86, 18. Meghan Wilcox 24.62
400 – 2. Piper Jons 54.26
800 – 7. Anna Twomey 2:10.76, 9. Arianna Sakoutis 2:11.89, 14. Alison Hodgson 2:13.69, 15. Abby Beville 2:13.81, 17. Sarah Petitjean 2:14.15
1500 – 1. Jette Beermann, 4:16.92, 4. Anna Twomey 4:21.32, 8. Sarah Petitjean 4:31.19, 9. Quinn Smith 4:31.46, 12. Abby Beville 4:33.49, 14. Hattie Reynolds 4:35.60, 16. Julia Bell 4:36.02
5000 – 2. Jette Beermann 16:07.11, 5. Maggie Springer 16:39.38, 6. Katie Blount 16:40.76, 12. Jasmine Young 17:14.28, 20. Hannah Weber 17:40.49
10000 – 3. Madison Synowiec 34:41.05, 4. Katie Blount 34:45.04
100 hurdles – 9. Isabella Hildtich 14.33, 11. Stavriana Adamou 14.39
400 hurdles – 20. Anna Kozlova 1:09.65
3000 steeplechase – 2. Hannah Miller 10:22.70, 5. Hattie Reynolds 10:37.53, 12. Braetan Peters 11:52.01
400 relay – 5. Meghan Wilcox, Jazlyn Jefferson, Piper Jons, Isabella Hildtich 47.09
1600 relay – 10. Meghan Wilcox, Hampton Turton, Jazlyn Jefferson, Piper Jons 4:01.79
High jump – 3. Hannah Schonhoff 5-7 (1.70m), 15. Lizzie Lopez 5-3 (1.60m)
Pole vault – 9. Caden Cerminara 11-7.75 (3.55m)
Long jump – 5. Linn Hertz Saebboe 19-8.75 (6.01m), 11. Alexa Mark 18-4.5 (5.60m), 13. Jazlyn Jefferson 18-2.5 (5.55m)
Triple jump – 5. Linn Hertz Saebboe 39-7.25 (12.07m), 6. Jazlyn Jefferson 39-6.5 (12.05m)
Shot put – 8. Lauryn Carlton 45-3 (13.79m), 17. Tristin Oberg 42-2.25 (12.86m)
Discus – 3. Kaitlin McGoogan 161-9 (49.31m), 10. Lauryn Carlton 145-8 (44.39m), 15. Tristin Oberg 137-6 (41.92m)
Hammer – 5. Kaitlin McGoogan 186-6 (56.86m), 9. Lauryn Carlton 176-10 (53.89m), 15. Adriana Clarke 164-1 (50.01m), 19. Amelia Metz 159-6 (48.62m)
Javelin – 3. Jaqueline Zacharias 139-8 (42.57m), 7. Grace Dieleman 127-8 (38.92m), 8. Hollie Thurgood 123-10 (37.74m), 12. Caroline Niedermeyer 102-4 (31.19m), 15. Sofia Beljic 95-7 (29.13m)
Heptathlon – 5. Lizzie Lopez 4,199
 
AMONG THE EAST REGION LEADERS
In most events, the top 48 competitors in the East region will advance to the NCAA Division I East Region qualifying round. Listed below are the two Elon student-athletes (across three events) ranked among the top 48 in the East:
 
1500 – 38. Jette Beermann 4:16.92
5000 – 47. Jette Beermann 16:07.11
3000 steeplechase – 24. Hannah Miller 10:22.70
 
#EVENTSQUAD RANKINGS
The USTFCCCA publishes a weekly #EventSquad ranking to a program's "squad" of athletes in a particular event, using the cumulative season-best qualifying marks from a team's top four ranked athletes. Elon is ranked among the top 35 in two events. Listed below are Elon's squads ranked among the top 100 in an event.
 
Hammer throw – 29. Kaitlin McGoogan, Lauryn Carlton, Adriana Clarke, Amelia Metz
Discus – 31. Kaitlin McGoogan, Lauryn Carlton, Tristin Oberg, Jaqueline Zacharias
1500 – 43. Jette Beermann, Anna Twomey, Sarah Petitjean, Quinn Smith
Javelin – 45. Jaqueline Zacharias, Grace Dieleman, Hollie Thurgood, Caroline Niedermeyer
5000 – 47. Jette Beermann, Maggie Springer, Katie Blount, Jasmine Young
800 – 78. Anna Twomey, Arianna Sakoutis, Alison Hodgson, Abby Beville
Long jump – 81. Linn Hertz Saebboe, Alexa Mark, Jazlyn Jefferson, Lizzie Lopez
High jump – 84. Hannah Schonhoff, Lizzie Lopez, Noelle Murray, Katherine Faddis
Shot put – 89. Lauryn Carlton, Tristin Oberg, Adriana Clarke, Haleigh Cephus
 
 
TRACK & FIELD RATING INDEX
Each week, the USTFCCCA releases the national, regional and conference Track & Field Rating Index (TFRI). Elon is ranked No 20 in the southeast region, garnering 95.12 points.
 
In the CAA rankings, Elon remained No. 1 in the league for the third consecutive week, with a total of 884.28 points. Northeastern stuck at No. 2, followed by Hampton and William & Mary for the second straight week.
 
On the national scale, Elon is ranked No. 184, up four spots from a week ago.
 
AMONG THE RECORD HOLDERS
Listed below are current student-athletes who rank among Elon's all-time top 10 outdoor records.
 
100 – 2. Meghan Wilcox 11.80, 7. Piper Jons 12.21, 8. Mya Lee 12.22
200 – 1. Piper Jons 23.86, 4. Meghan Wilcox 24.17
400 – 2. Piper Jons 54.02
100 hurdles – 7. Isabella Hildtich 14.33, 10. Stavriana Adamou 14.41
800 – 4. Leandra Lorenz 2:10.14, 5. Anna Twomey 2:10.76, 10. Arianna Sakoutis 2:11.89
1500 – 1. Jette Beermann 4:16.92, 3. Leandra Lorenz 4:18.14, 5. Anna Twomey 4:21.22
3000 – 1. Jette Beermann 9:41.77, 3. Maggie Springer 9:52.85
5000 – 2. Jette Beermann 16:07.11, 4. Maggie Springer 16:29.15, 6. Leandra Lorenz 16:33.61, 7. Katie Blount 16:34.08, 9. Madison Synowiec 16:48.76
10000 – 2. Madison Synowiec 34:41.05, 3. Katie Blount 34:45.04, 5. Maggie Springer 34:53.97
3000 steeplechase – 2. Hannah Miller 10:22.70, 6. Hattie Reynolds 10:37.53
400 relay – 1. Meghan Wilcox, Piper Jons 44.91, 3. Meghan Wilcox, Piper Jons 46.39, 9. Meghan Wilcox, Piper Jons 47.02, 10. Meghan Wilcox, Jazlyn Jefferson, Piper Jons, Isabella Hildtich 47.09
1600 relay – 1. Meghan Wilcox, Piper Jons 3:41.99, 5. Piper Jons 3:44.03, 8. Meghan Wilcox, Piper Jons 3:45.31, 9. Piper Jons 3:45.72
Long jump – 1. Linn Hertz Saebboe 19-8.5 (6.01m), 9. Alexa Mark 18-5.25 (5.62m)
Triple jump – 3. Linn Hertz Saebboe 40-5 (12.32m), 7. Jazlyn Jefferson 39-6.5 (12.05m)
High jump – t2. Hannah Schonhoff 5-7 (1.70m), t10. Linn Hertz Saebboe 5-3 (1.60m), t10. Lizzie Lopez 5-3 (1.60m)
Pole vault – t5. Caden Cerminara 11-7.75 (3.55m)
Discus – 3. Kaitlin McGoogan 166-1 (50.62m), 8. Lauryn Carlton 149-0 (45.43m)
Hammer throw – 1. Kaitlin McGoogan 200-3 (61.05m), 3. Lauryn Carlton 180-4 (54.96m)
Shot put – 3. Lauryn Carlton 46-7.25 (14.20m), 10. Tristin Oberg 42-2.25 (12.86m)
Javelin – 1. Grace Dieleman 146-8 (44.71m), 4. Jaqueline Zacharias 139-8 (42.57m), 8. Hollie Thurgood 123-10 (37.74m)
Heptathlon – 4. Hollie Thurgood 4296, 7. Lizzie Lopez 4199