Pre meet Info
Location: Kehoe Track and Field House, University of Maryland College Park
Date: 4/6/19
Departure Time: 9:30 AM
Meet Start Time: 11:00 AM
Order of Events:
11:00 - Alumni mile goes off
11:10 - Women's 5000
11:40 - Men's 5000
12:00 - Women's 4x800
12:10 - Men's 4x800
12:25 - Women's 100/110 Hurdles
12:30 - Men's 100/110 Hurdles
12:40 - Women's 100
12:45 - Men's 100
12:50 - Women's 1500
1:10 - Men's 1500
1:30 - Women's 400
1:35 - Men's 400
1:55 - Women's 400 Hurdles
2:00 - Men's 400 Hurdles
2:15 - Women's 3k Steeplechase
2:35 - Men's 3k Steeplechase
2:55 - Women's 4x100
3:00 - Men's 4x100
3:05 - Women's 800
3:15 - Men's 800
3:30 - Women's 200
3:40 - Men's 200
3:50 - Women's 4x400
3:55 - Men's 4x400
Date: 4/6/19
Departure Time: 9:30 AM
Meet Start Time: 11:00 AM
Order of Events:
11:00 - Alumni mile goes off
11:10 - Women's 5000
11:40 - Men's 5000
12:00 - Women's 4x800
12:10 - Men's 4x800
12:25 - Women's 100/110 Hurdles
12:30 - Men's 100/110 Hurdles
12:40 - Women's 100
12:45 - Men's 100
12:50 - Women's 1500
1:10 - Men's 1500
1:30 - Women's 400
1:35 - Men's 400
1:55 - Women's 400 Hurdles
2:00 - Men's 400 Hurdles
2:15 - Women's 3k Steeplechase
2:35 - Men's 3k Steeplechase
2:55 - Women's 4x100
3:00 - Men's 4x100
3:05 - Women's 800
3:15 - Men's 800
3:30 - Women's 200
3:40 - Men's 200
3:50 - Women's 4x400
3:55 - Men's 4x400
Meet preview
After a relaxing Spring Break, the Retrievers are well rested and fully intend to join the ranks of Tigers and Nittany Lions as one of the Terrapin’s natural predators. The Weather Report for Terrapin Invitations is coming in with temperatures hitting the mid-high 50’s. Humidity levels at 73%. Light 1-6 mph southward headwinds, and a devastating predicted peak seasonal Pollen-Count. Allergy season may be tough, but our determination to establish ourselves as the dominant Maryland school.
The pack for the women’s 4x800m relay is all bite and no bark, with wonder twins Anna and Julia Ciattei (Sr.) teaming up for what might be one of their last competitive track races together. Kate Miller (Jr.) intends to show that her speed on the road will translate to her speed on the track as third leg. Closing off for the Women’s 4x800 is Jordan McDougall (Fr.) Her devotion to lifting rather than running may just be the missing component for a winning 4x800 relay.
The men’s side has what may be the cleanest 4x800 pack the team has ever seen, and I’m not just talking about their coats. First leg Tomas Aker (Jr.) has been starved for a sub 2 split since his high school days. Will he achieve this at Terrapin, or will supernatural forces intervene and give him the excuse for his performance? Find out tomorrow at noon. Our next leg we have Brian Hung (So.). He claims his joints hurt, but we all know he’s trying to divert our expectations, so he can run a 1:55 split and surprise us all. A first debut for the club Gavin Prather (power level unknown) plans to skip Spring and go right to Summer with a blazing third leg split. Last but certainly not least, Alvaro Hernandez (Fr.) will power through and finish for the retrievers to bring home the pint glasses in style.
For our distance events: the 5K squad has Brian Hung (So.), Katelyn Gregory (Sr.), Anna Staats (Jr.) and Matthew Lyan (Fr.), all of whom have been training diligently. Hung and Staats have been particularly set on breaking club records. With their training, the 5k might one of the hypest events of the meet. Staats will then run directly off the track to UMD's Capture the Flag, which
Braving the 3K Steeple, we have legends Tomas Aker (Jr.), Tanny Ser (Sr.) and Kate Miller (Jr) ready to compete. The game plan is to just keep one foot in the water for 7 laps, and to not end up on countless snap stories.
Finishing off for distance events, Matthew Lyan (Fr.), Jordan McDougall (Fr.), and Katelyn Gregory (Sr.) will compete in the 1500m, because the 1600m is just uncool these days. Lyan and Gregory’s speed training are looking to pay off with PR’s for this event.
The 400 meter squad is looking strong and vibrant this time around. Anna and Julia Ciattei (Sr.) plan to continue the long standing competition of who is the fastest twin. Alvaro Hernandez (Fr.) will debut for his first 400m race against Trenton Foster (Jr.) who is here to redeem himself after his pitiful backwards 400 meter performance at Penn Relays.
Alanah Follis (Fr.) has stated that running the open 400m is too boring and has decided that running a 400m with hurdles will be much more interesting. We wish her the best of luck in her endeavors.
A club council meeting is being held next week to decide on rebranding the club name to UMBC Running + Jumping Club, as superstar Alayna Cavey (Jr.) is our first athlete to be competing in only jumps. 20 points for the Retrievers will most certainly come from the Long and Triple Jump events.
Saving the best for last, Cole Bowden (So.) has submitted video proof that his sprinting form is second to none. His 100 and 200m events will be the true highlight of the day.
Saving the actual best for last is head cheerleader Alex Hulburt. His war cries will be the inspiration and motivational boost to put the Retrievers as the number one team at Terrapin Invitational. We could always use more cheerleaders, so come out and support our dawgs at UMD! Stay tuned for results, videos, and a recap after the meet. LET’S GO DAWGS!
The pack for the women’s 4x800m relay is all bite and no bark, with wonder twins Anna and Julia Ciattei (Sr.) teaming up for what might be one of their last competitive track races together. Kate Miller (Jr.) intends to show that her speed on the road will translate to her speed on the track as third leg. Closing off for the Women’s 4x800 is Jordan McDougall (Fr.) Her devotion to lifting rather than running may just be the missing component for a winning 4x800 relay.
The men’s side has what may be the cleanest 4x800 pack the team has ever seen, and I’m not just talking about their coats. First leg Tomas Aker (Jr.) has been starved for a sub 2 split since his high school days. Will he achieve this at Terrapin, or will supernatural forces intervene and give him the excuse for his performance? Find out tomorrow at noon. Our next leg we have Brian Hung (So.). He claims his joints hurt, but we all know he’s trying to divert our expectations, so he can run a 1:55 split and surprise us all. A first debut for the club Gavin Prather (power level unknown) plans to skip Spring and go right to Summer with a blazing third leg split. Last but certainly not least, Alvaro Hernandez (Fr.) will power through and finish for the retrievers to bring home the pint glasses in style.
For our distance events: the 5K squad has Brian Hung (So.), Katelyn Gregory (Sr.), Anna Staats (Jr.) and Matthew Lyan (Fr.), all of whom have been training diligently. Hung and Staats have been particularly set on breaking club records. With their training, the 5k might one of the hypest events of the meet. Staats will then run directly off the track to UMD's Capture the Flag, which
Braving the 3K Steeple, we have legends Tomas Aker (Jr.), Tanny Ser (Sr.) and Kate Miller (Jr) ready to compete. The game plan is to just keep one foot in the water for 7 laps, and to not end up on countless snap stories.
Finishing off for distance events, Matthew Lyan (Fr.), Jordan McDougall (Fr.), and Katelyn Gregory (Sr.) will compete in the 1500m, because the 1600m is just uncool these days. Lyan and Gregory’s speed training are looking to pay off with PR’s for this event.
The 400 meter squad is looking strong and vibrant this time around. Anna and Julia Ciattei (Sr.) plan to continue the long standing competition of who is the fastest twin. Alvaro Hernandez (Fr.) will debut for his first 400m race against Trenton Foster (Jr.) who is here to redeem himself after his pitiful backwards 400 meter performance at Penn Relays.
Alanah Follis (Fr.) has stated that running the open 400m is too boring and has decided that running a 400m with hurdles will be much more interesting. We wish her the best of luck in her endeavors.
A club council meeting is being held next week to decide on rebranding the club name to UMBC Running + Jumping Club, as superstar Alayna Cavey (Jr.) is our first athlete to be competing in only jumps. 20 points for the Retrievers will most certainly come from the Long and Triple Jump events.
Saving the best for last, Cole Bowden (So.) has submitted video proof that his sprinting form is second to none. His 100 and 200m events will be the true highlight of the day.
Saving the actual best for last is head cheerleader Alex Hulburt. His war cries will be the inspiration and motivational boost to put the Retrievers as the number one team at Terrapin Invitational. We could always use more cheerleaders, so come out and support our dawgs at UMD! Stay tuned for results, videos, and a recap after the meet. LET’S GO DAWGS!
The race
Meet Recap
This past weekend the UMBC Running club attended what might have been one of the most brutal meets in club history. The weatherman lied about it being overcast, as it was one of the hottest and sunniest days of the year. Nonetheless, the retrievers tanked through and came out strong.
Starting the meet off for UMBC with a bang in the Women’s 5000 was front runner Anna Staats (So.) who cruised a 20:18 which was apparently a disappointment, but is still faster than half the club could ever hope to run. Anna was obviously just saving her energy for the Boston Marathon the next weekend. Also running was Katelyn Gregory (Sr.) who spends as much energy cheering for her competitors as she does running the race. Katelyn’s enthusiasm propelled her to a 29:04 finish. Someone else ran the Women’s 5k, last minute, even though she was in the next event, because some people just don’t think things through. She doesn’t want to talk about it.
Representing in the Men’s 5000 were legends Brian Hung (So.) and Matthew Lyan (Fr.) Brian finished the 5k in 18:09, questioned his life decisions, and then promptly died, marking the first death in a long day of people dying. Matt Lion finished in 18:31 and immediately prepared for the 1500.
Next, the Women’s and Men’s 4x800 teams ran side by side for the ultimate UMBC smackdown (kind of). On the men’s side starting off and debuting in the running club was none other than Gavin Prather (power level still unknown) who absolutely annihilated the competition. Handing off to Tomas Aker (Jr.), who overcame the supernatural forces and secured their winning spot. Third leg was the one and only Alexander “Hurtin’ Hamstring” Hulburt (Jr.) who came in clutch at the last minute and cruised through the pain of his hamstring, like an absolute champion, to keep the relay alive for powerhouse Al Hernandez (there is no way he’s a freshman) to finish the relay at and score victory for the retrievers!
On the women’s side starting off was absolute legend Julia Ciattei (Sr.) who told everyone not to expect much and then ran a 2:45 like it was nothing; she probably could have done it twice. Next in the line up was the amazing Anna Ciattei (Sr.) who is always willing to come out of retirement to show everyone she’s still faster than them. Then came Jordan McDougall (Fr.); debuting her track season after an amazing cross country season. Jordan powered through the third leg and handed off the baton to Kate Miller (Jr.). Would Kate have the power to pass the competition and score a victory for the Women’s 4x800? Not even a little bit, but she had fun and that’s all that matters. At least that’s what her mom told her.
Starring in the Men’s 100 dash was Cole Bowden (So.) who is a living science experiment proving that the worse the expression on your face, the faster you can run. The results were strong in this experiment, as Cole ran 12 seconds flat.
Running in the Women’s 1500 were Jordan McDougall and Katelyn Gregory. After an entire morning of worrying she wouldn’t run fast enough, Jordan absolutely killed it in the 1500, finishing it off with a stellar kick and time of 6:36. Following Jordan, Katelyn ran through the finish line at 7:51, finishing her third event of the day.
Next in the Men’s 1500 would feature Matt Lyan. Due to an unfortunate typo, he was seeded at 4:30. Matt definitely has the ability to run a 4:30 mile (in his heart) but he decided to take it easy that day and let the other guys win for once, and jogged a 5:24.
In the much anticipated 400 meter, revved up and ready to take down the competition in meme like fashion was Julia Ciattei who finished in the greatest time of the meet at 69.14 seconds. Not far behind was Anna Ciattei using her built-in wheels to zoom through the finish line at 71.25. For the men’s 400, we had Brian “Al” Hung who came back from the dead to show just how elite he is, by crushing it in both distance and sprinting races. Brian finished in a time of 56.08 seconds. Last, but certainly not least, in the 400 was none other than Trent Foster (Jr.). Right before his race began, Trent was sure to fix his glasses to make sure he could see the track, as it has been proven that he will not run as fast when he can’t see where he’s going. With his vision crystal clear, Trent saw his way through the finish at 59.57.
Representing the UMBC running club in the 400 meter hurdles was the absolutely amazing Alanah “Jump Man” Follis (Fr.) who was definitely born with springs built in her feet because she absolutely flew over those hurdles. Alanah took second place in the ultimate time of 1:21.
“How difficult can the 3k steeplechase be?” thought three unfortunate runners. They found out the hard way. On the men’s side we had Tomas Aker who looked absolutely stellar in the first few laps of the race, and then decided he would rather be doing literally anything else. Next we had Tanny Ser (Sr?) who had never jumped over a steeple in his life and decided he could learn during the race. Did he? That’s on a need to know basis. Running for the women’s 3k steeple was human disaster Kate Miller who regretted every life decision she had ever made to get her to that point and slowly finished the race at a time of [REDACTED].
In the field events, Alayna Cavey (Jr.) debuted her jumping skills for the first time and they were absolutely stellar to say the least. She jumped way past the competition in the triple jump at 10.97m and in the long jump at 3.45m. In shot put, Katelyn Gregory had a solid throw of 7.66m, but don’t worry folks, this was just a warm up for the Retriever meet. Al Hernandez threw 6.82m securing second place and proving that he can really do it all.
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Up next were the 4x100 relays. On the women’s side we had Julia Ciattei, Anna Ciattei, Kate Miller, and Alanah Follis. The Wonder Twins kicked it off on a high note, showing off their ultimate dominance of the sprinting world. Then the baton was passed to some distance runner who was honestly just surprised she was (kind of) still alive at that point. who passed it off to Alanah who ran a solid finish under the seed time at 62.56 seconds which is a NEW CLUB RECORD!! The men’s 4x100 featured Tanny Ser, Trent Foster, Tomas Aker, and Cole Bowden. With a solid team of sprinters, they were able to finish in a time of 50.30.
Making his ultimate mark and securing some victory in a long, hot day, Gavin Prather (fast) was the underdog of the meet entering his race without a seed time and then leaving his competition in the dust securing a third place at 2 flat. We’re happy to have you Gavin, please stay on the team.
Finishing off the meet in the Men’s 200 was Cole Bowden who is apparently powered by the sun because he was able to run 23.77 after having to wait around in it all day.
Big thanks to everyone who came out and supported the retrievers as they powered through the meet. Check back again with the retrievers in a few weeks at the official Retriever meet where they plan to use the home field advantage to bring down the competition!
Starting the meet off for UMBC with a bang in the Women’s 5000 was front runner Anna Staats (So.) who cruised a 20:18 which was apparently a disappointment, but is still faster than half the club could ever hope to run. Anna was obviously just saving her energy for the Boston Marathon the next weekend. Also running was Katelyn Gregory (Sr.) who spends as much energy cheering for her competitors as she does running the race. Katelyn’s enthusiasm propelled her to a 29:04 finish. Someone else ran the Women’s 5k, last minute, even though she was in the next event, because some people just don’t think things through. She doesn’t want to talk about it.
Representing in the Men’s 5000 were legends Brian Hung (So.) and Matthew Lyan (Fr.) Brian finished the 5k in 18:09, questioned his life decisions, and then promptly died, marking the first death in a long day of people dying. Matt Lion finished in 18:31 and immediately prepared for the 1500.
Next, the Women’s and Men’s 4x800 teams ran side by side for the ultimate UMBC smackdown (kind of). On the men’s side starting off and debuting in the running club was none other than Gavin Prather (power level still unknown) who absolutely annihilated the competition. Handing off to Tomas Aker (Jr.), who overcame the supernatural forces and secured their winning spot. Third leg was the one and only Alexander “Hurtin’ Hamstring” Hulburt (Jr.) who came in clutch at the last minute and cruised through the pain of his hamstring, like an absolute champion, to keep the relay alive for powerhouse Al Hernandez (there is no way he’s a freshman) to finish the relay at and score victory for the retrievers!
On the women’s side starting off was absolute legend Julia Ciattei (Sr.) who told everyone not to expect much and then ran a 2:45 like it was nothing; she probably could have done it twice. Next in the line up was the amazing Anna Ciattei (Sr.) who is always willing to come out of retirement to show everyone she’s still faster than them. Then came Jordan McDougall (Fr.); debuting her track season after an amazing cross country season. Jordan powered through the third leg and handed off the baton to Kate Miller (Jr.). Would Kate have the power to pass the competition and score a victory for the Women’s 4x800? Not even a little bit, but she had fun and that’s all that matters. At least that’s what her mom told her.
Starring in the Men’s 100 dash was Cole Bowden (So.) who is a living science experiment proving that the worse the expression on your face, the faster you can run. The results were strong in this experiment, as Cole ran 12 seconds flat.
Running in the Women’s 1500 were Jordan McDougall and Katelyn Gregory. After an entire morning of worrying she wouldn’t run fast enough, Jordan absolutely killed it in the 1500, finishing it off with a stellar kick and time of 6:36. Following Jordan, Katelyn ran through the finish line at 7:51, finishing her third event of the day.
Next in the Men’s 1500 would feature Matt Lyan. Due to an unfortunate typo, he was seeded at 4:30. Matt definitely has the ability to run a 4:30 mile (in his heart) but he decided to take it easy that day and let the other guys win for once, and jogged a 5:24.
In the much anticipated 400 meter, revved up and ready to take down the competition in meme like fashion was Julia Ciattei who finished in the greatest time of the meet at 69.14 seconds. Not far behind was Anna Ciattei using her built-in wheels to zoom through the finish line at 71.25. For the men’s 400, we had Brian “Al” Hung who came back from the dead to show just how elite he is, by crushing it in both distance and sprinting races. Brian finished in a time of 56.08 seconds. Last, but certainly not least, in the 400 was none other than Trent Foster (Jr.). Right before his race began, Trent was sure to fix his glasses to make sure he could see the track, as it has been proven that he will not run as fast when he can’t see where he’s going. With his vision crystal clear, Trent saw his way through the finish at 59.57.
Representing the UMBC running club in the 400 meter hurdles was the absolutely amazing Alanah “Jump Man” Follis (Fr.) who was definitely born with springs built in her feet because she absolutely flew over those hurdles. Alanah took second place in the ultimate time of 1:21.
“How difficult can the 3k steeplechase be?” thought three unfortunate runners. They found out the hard way. On the men’s side we had Tomas Aker who looked absolutely stellar in the first few laps of the race, and then decided he would rather be doing literally anything else. Next we had Tanny Ser (Sr?) who had never jumped over a steeple in his life and decided he could learn during the race. Did he? That’s on a need to know basis. Running for the women’s 3k steeple was human disaster Kate Miller who regretted every life decision she had ever made to get her to that point and slowly finished the race at a time of [REDACTED].
In the field events, Alayna Cavey (Jr.) debuted her jumping skills for the first time and they were absolutely stellar to say the least. She jumped way past the competition in the triple jump at 10.97m and in the long jump at 3.45m. In shot put, Katelyn Gregory had a solid throw of 7.66m, but don’t worry folks, this was just a warm up for the Retriever meet. Al Hernandez threw 6.82m securing second place and proving that he can really do it all.
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Up next were the 4x100 relays. On the women’s side we had Julia Ciattei, Anna Ciattei, Kate Miller, and Alanah Follis. The Wonder Twins kicked it off on a high note, showing off their ultimate dominance of the sprinting world. Then the baton was passed to some distance runner who was honestly just surprised she was (kind of) still alive at that point. who passed it off to Alanah who ran a solid finish under the seed time at 62.56 seconds which is a NEW CLUB RECORD!! The men’s 4x100 featured Tanny Ser, Trent Foster, Tomas Aker, and Cole Bowden. With a solid team of sprinters, they were able to finish in a time of 50.30.
Making his ultimate mark and securing some victory in a long, hot day, Gavin Prather (fast) was the underdog of the meet entering his race without a seed time and then leaving his competition in the dust securing a third place at 2 flat. We’re happy to have you Gavin, please stay on the team.
Finishing off the meet in the Men’s 200 was Cole Bowden who is apparently powered by the sun because he was able to run 23.77 after having to wait around in it all day.
Big thanks to everyone who came out and supported the retrievers as they powered through the meet. Check back again with the retrievers in a few weeks at the official Retriever meet where they plan to use the home field advantage to bring down the competition!