This is the weekend every NCAA Division I track and field coach and student-athlete have been pointing toward all year.
According to Maryland head coach Andrew Valmon, the final rounds of the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships are the product of successful careers for seniors Kiani Profit and Zack Ray, and junior Jon Hill.
“This group of athletes has led by example throughout their career,” said Valmon, who next month will be the head coach of Team USA at the … Read More »
The women’s golf team repeated as winners and the men’s tennis team won for the first time in four years, as both teams were honored Sunday at the President’s Cup Brunch held at the Riggs Alumni Center The women’s golf team earned a combined GPA of 3.29, earning the honor for the second consecutive year. It edged women’s tennis (3.26) and gymnastics (3.15) for the award.
M Club Awards
Talbot T. Speer Award (leadership, scholarship and all-around ability) – … Read More »
Kiani Profit crushed her own school record in the pentathlon and set a NCAA event record on the way to a tie for second place in the multi-event Friday at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships being hosted by Texas A&M. Profit scored 4,396 points over the five events to erase her previous school record of 4,250 set at this year’s Atlantic Coast Conference Championships. In the final event of the day, Profit ran 2:09.67 in the 800 meters to … Read More »
Kiani Profit and Dwight Barbiasz will represent the University of Maryland this weekend at the 2011 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Texas A&M University Profit and Barbiasz won their respective events two weeks ago at the Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Championships. Profit set a school record with a score of 4,250 points in the pentathlon, while Barbiasz won the men’s high jump at 7 feet, 2.25 inches. “Kiani and Dwight are going into the … Read More »
University of Maryland All-American Kiani Profit added an international victory to her impressive list of accomplishments Sunday when she won the heptathlon at the North America-Central-America-Caribbean Under-23 Championships. Competing for Team USA, Profit scored 5,576 points to win, which drew many of the top young athletes from around the region. She won six of the seven events en route to her third-best point total of the year. … Read More »
