Maryland junior Dwight Barbiasz finished fifth in the high jump at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Drake Stadium. Barbiasz cleared 7-2 ½ (2.20m) to garner four points for Maryland in the championships. The Milford, N.H., native cruised through his first four jumps. He needed only one extra attempt to clear 7-2 ½ before ultimately tripping up at the 7-3 ¾ mark, his personal-best leap. Erik Kynard (Kansas State) captured the high jump title with a … Read More »

When Dwight Barbiasz lines up for his first jump this Friday at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, he will have someone in his corner who has been there before.  Barbiasz will be joined by assistant coach Frank Costello, a former two-time All-American in the high jump as a Terp in 1965 and 1966. The duo will battle for a national title this weekend in Des Moines, IA.

For head coach Andrew Valmon, it is a match made in … Read More »

Maryland sophomore Dwight Barbiasz and Clemson junior April Sinkler were named Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Performer of the Week, respectively, for the period ending January 17.  Barbiasz provisionally qualified for the 2010 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship in the high jump, while Sinkler, the second Tiger female student-athlete to … Read More »