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Diaz and Kelleher
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Men's Track & Field

Violets Wrap Up UAA Outdoor Championships

NYU men place sixth, women seventh

Seven Violets achieved top-five finishes as the New York University men's and women's track and field teams completed day two of the University Athletic Association (UAA) Outdoor Championships, hosted by Washington University in St. Louis, on Sunday.

After tying the women's program's outdoor record in the 200-meter dash yesterday, Isre'al Conerly placed sixth in the event's finals with a time of 25.53 seconds. She also nabbed third place in the 400 finals, crossing the finish line in 57.17 seconds.

Fiona Kelleher also scored points for the women, claiming eighth in the 400 hurdles finals (1:14.79). 

In the field events, a pair of Violet women secured top-five finishes. Michelle Uvieghara took second with a 38.18-meter discus throw. Ezri Scott came in fourth in the high jump with a 1.58-meter leap.

Five men's runners competed in finals races for their respective events.

Jon Diaz improved by five places in the 800-meter run. He narrowly qualified for the race after finishing eighth in yesterday's preliminaries, but claimed third place in the finals with a time of 1:52.83.

Two Violets competed in the 100-meter dash finals as Zion Glover placed fourth (11.04) and Kamden Martin seventh (11.13). Ryan Tobin performed well in the men's 5000, securing fifth after crossing the finish in 14:52.88.

Owen Mountford continued his stellar performance at the Championships, taking second place in the discus throw with a 42.89-meter toss. Oliver Fideler also scored in the triple jump, finishing sixth (13.01m).

NYU's men finished sixth as a team with 52 points. WashU won the men's title with 207 points.

On the women's side, NYU came in seventh with 29 points while WashU swept the Championships, winning the women's crown with 286 points.

The Violets will continue the outdoor season at the Penn Relays from Thursday to Saturday, April 28-30, in Philadelphia, PA. 
 

Players Mentioned

Jon Diaz

Jon Diaz

MD
5' 11"
Junior
Pre-Med (College of Arts and Science)
Kamden Martin

Kamden Martin

SP
6' 0"
Junior
Politics (College of Arts and Science)
Owen Mountford

Owen Mountford

TH
6' 3"
Senior
Individualized Study (Gallatin School of Individualized Study)
Oliver Fideler

Oliver Fideler

J/SP
5' 11"
Junior
Psychology (College of Arts and Science)
Zion Glover

Zion Glover

SP
5' 6"
Sophomore
Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)
Isre

Isre'al Conerly

SP
5' 4"
Junior
Biology (College of Arts and Science)
Ezri Scott

Ezri Scott

J
6' 0"
Sophomore
Religious Studies (College of Arts and Science)
Michelle Uvieghara

Michelle Uvieghara

TH
6' 2"
Freshman
Biology (College of Arts and Science)

Players Mentioned

Jon Diaz

Jon Diaz

5' 11"
Junior
Pre-Med (College of Arts and Science)
MD
Kamden Martin

Kamden Martin

6' 0"
Junior
Politics (College of Arts and Science)
SP
Owen Mountford

Owen Mountford

6' 3"
Senior
Individualized Study (Gallatin School of Individualized Study)
TH
Oliver Fideler

Oliver Fideler

5' 11"
Junior
Psychology (College of Arts and Science)
J/SP
Zion Glover

Zion Glover

5' 6"
Sophomore
Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)
SP
Isre

Isre'al Conerly

5' 4"
Junior
Biology (College of Arts and Science)
SP
Ezri Scott

Ezri Scott

6' 0"
Sophomore
Religious Studies (College of Arts and Science)
J
Michelle Uvieghara

Michelle Uvieghara

6' 2"
Freshman
Biology (College of Arts and Science)
TH