Greensboro, N.C. – The Elon University track & field team will conclude the regular season Friday and Saturday at the North Carolina A&T Invitational. The Phoenix will use the meet as the final tune-up before hosting the CAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 10-11.
 
Competition begins Friday at 2:00 p.m. with long jump and will pick up on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. with hammer throw, high jump and triple jump.
 
INFORMATION AND HOW TO FOLLOW

• Aggie Invitational
  • Live results HERE
• Follow Elon Track & Field on both Twitter/X and Instagram for updates

 
AGGIE INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY
2:00 pm – Long jump (Linn Hertz Saebboe, Alexa Mark, Jazlyn Jefferson)
4:30 pm – Discus (Tristin Oberg, Jaqueline Zacharias, Haleigh Cephus, Adriana Clarke)
5:00 pm – 1500 (Cami Glebocki, Alice Roberts)
5:25 pm – 1500 men (Zane Jackson, Seth Steiner, Nate Mars, Bryan Hampson)
5:30 pm – Pole vault (Caden Cerminara)
5:50 pm – 200 (Meghan Wilcox, Danielle Dyer, Mya Lee)
6:40 pm – 400 hurdles (Anna Kozlova)
7:10 pm – 5000 (Alica Roberts, Cami Glebocki)
7:35 pm – 5000 men (Zane Jackson, Nate Mars, Bryan Hampson, Seth Steiner)
8:00 pm – 1500 (Anna Twomey)
 
SATURDAY
10:00 am – Hammer throw (Adriana Clarke, Meghan Coyne, Haleigh Cephus, Grace Dieleman, Caroline Niedermeyer, Jaqueline Zacharias)
10:00 am – High jump (Hannah Schonhoff, Katherine Faddis, Noelle Murray, Justice Wilbourn)
10:00 am – Triple jump (Linn Hertz Saebboe, Jazlyn Jefferson)
12:00 pm – Shot put (Tristin Oberg, Adriana Clarke, Haleigh Cephus, Meghan Coyne, Jaqueline Zacharias, Caroline Niedermeyer)
12:00 pm – 100 hurdles semifinals (Isabella Hildtich, Stavriana Adamou)
12:40 pm – 400 relay (Meghan Wilcox, Jazlyn Jefferson, Piper Jons, Isabella Hildtich)
1:00 pm – 800 (Lizzie Lopez)
1:30 pm – 100 hurdles finals
1:50 pm – 100 semifinals (Piper Jons, Meghan Wilcox, Mya Lee, Danielle Dyer)
3:00 pm – Javelin (Caroline Niedermeyer, Tristin Oberg)
3:30 pm – 100 finals
 
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 – 9. Anna Twomey 2:10.76, 11. Arianna Sakoutis 2:11.89, 14. Abby Beville 2:13.25, 16. Alison Hodgson 2:13.54, 18. Sarah Petitjean 2:14.15
1500 – 2. Jette Beermann, 4:16.92, 4. Anna Twomey 4:19.53, 6. Abby Beville 4:28.03, 7. Quinn Smith 4:29.42, 10. Sarah Petitjean 4:31.19, 14. Alison Hodgson 4:34.42, 16. Hattie Reynolds 4:35.60, 18. Julia Bell 4:36.02
5000 – 2. Jette Beermann 15:42.30, 5. Katie Blount 16:31.38, 6. Maggie Springer 16:31.56, 11. Jasmine Young 17:10.53, 13. Hannah Weber 17:21.35
10000 – 4. Madison Synowiec 34:41.05, 5. Katie Blount 34:45.04
100 hurdles – 8. Isabella Hildtich 14.24, 11. Stavriana Adamou 14.39
400 hurdles – 20. Anna Kozlova 1:09.65
3000 steeplechase – 2. Hannah Miller 10:11.96, 5. Hattie Reynolds 10:34.91, 12. Braetan Peters 11:52.01
400 relay – 4. Meghan Wilcox, Jazlyn Jefferson, Piper Jons, Isabella Hildtich 46.53
1600 relay – 12. 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 – 8. Caden Cerminara 11-9.75 (3.60m)
Long jump – 5. Linn Hertz Saebboe 19-8.75 (6.01m), 12. Alexa Mark 18-4.5 (5.60m), 14. 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 – 9. Lauryn Carlton 45-3 (13.79m), 17. Tristin Oberg 42-2.25 (12.86m)
Discus – 3. Kaitlin McGoogan 161-9 (49.31m), 11. Lauryn Carlton 145-8 (44.39m), 17. Tristin Oberg 137-6 (41.92m)
Hammer – 5. Kaitlin McGoogan 186-6 (56.86m), 9. Lauryn Carlton 176-10 (53.89m), 14. Amelia Metz 168-8 (51.40m), 17. Adriana Clarke 164-1 (50.01m)
Javelin – 3. Grace Dieleman 142-2 (43.34m), 4. Jaqueline Zacharias 139-8 (42.57m), 8. Hollie Thurgood 123-10 (37.74m), 14. Caroline Niedermeyer 102-4 (31.19m), 16. 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 – 45. Jette Beermann 4:16.92
5000 – 12. Jette Beermann 15:43.30
3000 steeplechase – 19. Hannah Miller 10:11.96
 
#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 four events with hammer throw leading the way, up two spots to No. 27 this week. Listed below are Elon's squads ranked among the top 100 in an event.
 
Hammer throw – 27. Kaitlin McGoogan, Lauryn Carlton, Amelia Metz, Adriana Clarke
Discus – 31. Kaitlin McGoogan, Lauryn Carlton, Tristin Oberg, Jaqueline Zacharias
5000 – 33. Jette Beermann, Katie Blount, Maggie Springer, Jasmine Young
1500 – 34. Jette Beermann, Anna Twomey, Abby Beville, Quinn Smith
Javelin – 43. Grace Dieleman, Jaqueline Zacharias, Hollie Thurgood, Caroline Niedermeyer
Shot put – 84. Lauryn Carlton, Tristin Oberg, Adriana Clarke, Haleigh Cephus
800 – 86. Anna Twomey, Arianna Sakoutis, Abby Beville, Alison Hodgson
High jump – 88. Hannah Schonhoff, Lizzie Lopez, Noelle Murray, Katherine Faddis
Long jump – 90. Linn Hertz Saebboe, Alexa Mark, Jazlyn Jefferson, Lizzie Lopez
 
 
TRACK & FIELD RATING INDEX
Each week, the USTFCCCA releases the national, regional and conference Track & Field Rating Index (TFRI). Elon is up two spots to No. 18 in the southeast region, garnering 118.16 points.
 
In the CAA rankings, Elon remained No. 1 in the league for the fourth consecutive week, with a total of 899.52 points. Northeastern stuck at No. 2, followed by Hampton and William & Mary for the third straight week.
 
On the national scale, Elon climbed 54 spots to No. 130 this week – the biggest increase in the country this week. UNLV made the second biggest leap, jumping 34 spots.
 
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 – 5. Isabella Hilditch 14.24, 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 4:19.53, 10. Abby Beville 4:28.03
3000 – 1. Jette Beermann 9:41.77, 3. Maggie Springer 9:52.85
5000 – 1. Jette Beermann 15:42.30, 4. Maggie Springer 16:29.15, 6. Katie Blount 16:31.38, 7. Leandra Lorenz 16:33.61, 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 10:11.96, 6. Hattie Reynolds 10:34.91
400 relay – 1. Meghan Wilcox, Piper Jons 44.91, 3. Meghan Wilcox, Piper Jons 46.39, 5. Meghan Wilcox, Jazlyn Jefferson, Piper Jons, Isabella Hildtich 46.53, 10. Meghan Wilcox, Piper Jons 47.02
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 – t3. Caden Cerminara 11-9.75 (3.60m)
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), 9. Amelia Metz 168-7 (51.40m)
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