Complete Results
 
STORRS, Conn. – Connecticut swept the men’s and women’s team titles at the 2022 BIG EAST Outdoor Track & Field Championships presented by JEEP, which concluded on Saturday on the campus of the University of Connecticut. The Huskies totaled 258 points in the men’s competition to claim their second consecutive BIG EAST crown and sixth overall. In the women’s meet, UConn totaled 209 points to win its third team title and first since 1995. Georgetown was the runner-up on the men’s side with 125 points, while Villanova was the women’s runner-up with 156 points. For the complete team rankings, see below.
 
With wins in the 200-meters, 400-meters, 4x100-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay, St. John’s Leah Anderson was named BIG EAST Championship Outstanding Female Track Performer and was also the Women’s High Point Performer. Georgetown’s Joshua Paige won the 100m and 200m and was part of the third-place 4x400-meter relay team. Paige was voted BIG EAST Championship Outstanding Male Track Performer and was also the Men’s High Point Performer.
 
Villanova’s Sanaa Barnes won her second high jump crown with the best height at the conference meet since 2012 and was voted BIG EAST Championship Outstanding Female Field Performer. UConn’s Jordan Torney won his second consecutive decathlon gold medal and was voted BIG EAST Championship Outstanding Male Field Performer.
 
Led by 37^th-year head coach Greg Roy, Connecticut swept BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year honors for both the men’s and women’s teams. The Huskies won 10 events in the men’s meet and four in the women’s meet. St. John’s and Villanova tied for the lead in individual wins on the women’s side with five apiece.
 
Men’s Notables From Day 2

• Joshua Paige became the first Georgetown 100-meter champion since 1990, winning the event with a time of 10.65 seconds; Paige swept the 100m and 200m titles
• Villanova’s Sean Dolan won his second consecutive 800m outdoor title, finishing in 1:48.07, the fastest time at the conference meet since 1996
• Eric Van Der Els became just the second UConn runner to win the 1,500m and first since 2000 with a winning time of 3:46.64
• Terrel Williams and Wellington Ventura of UConn swept the 110-meter and 400-meter hurdles for the second straight season
• DePaul won the 4x100 for the third time in the last four BIG EAST Championships – recording the best time (40.42) at the conference meet since 2012
• Butler won the 4x400 for the first time with the best finish (3:09.48) at the BIG EAST Championships since 2012
• Georgetown recorded the fasted 4x800 time (7:23.95) at the conference meet since 2006
• Jordan Torney (UConn) won his second straight decathlon gold medal, tallying 7477 points

 
Women’s Notables From Day 2

• St. John’s swept the sprints, including the third straight 200m and 400m titles for Leah Anderson
• Shannon Flockhart became Providence’s first 1,500m champion since Geraldine Nolan in 1992, winning the event with a time of 4:20.43
• Georgetown’s Maggie Donahue became the Hoyas’ first 5,000m gold medal winner since Mary German in 1992, winning the race in 16:11.91
• Villanova’s Jane Livingston recorded the fastest winning 100-meter hurdles time (13.47) since 2013
• Gabrielle Davis became the first UConn runner to win the 400-meter hurdles, snapping the tape in 1:00.26
• The Red Storm won its second straight 4x100 title and its second 4x400 relay in the last three years
• Providence won its first 4x800 relay since 1992, posting the fastest winning time (8:35.25) since 2014
• Eni Akinniyi became the first Hoya to win the triple jump since Jennifer McDermott in 1993; Akinniyi’s leap of 12.77m was the best at the conference meet since 2013
• Villanova’s Sanaa Barnes won her second high jump gold medal and recorded the highest mark (1.86m) at the BIG EAST Championships since 2012
• Sade Meeks was the first Wildcat to win the shot put since Connie Sweet in 1985 – Meeks recorded a winning toss of 15.26m, the best at the BIG EAST Championships since 2013
• Butler’s Rebecca Coan won the heptathlon with the highest point total (5445) since 2013

 
 
Most Outstanding Track Performers
and
High Point Performers
Men’s: Joshua Paige, Georgetown
Women’s: Leah Anderson, St. John’s
 
Most Outstanding Field Performers
Men’s: Jordan Torney, Connecticut
Women’s: Sanaa Barnes, Villanova
 
Coaching Staff of the Year
Men’s: Connecticut
Women’s: Connecticut
 
Team Scores 
Men’s
1 Connecticut 258
2 Georgetown 125
3 Butler 109
4 Villanova 108
5 DePaul 106
6 Marquette 58.5
7 Providence 48.5
8 Xavier 8
 
Women’s
1 Connecticut 209
2 Villanova 156
3 Georgetown 112
4 St. John’s 108
5 Marquette 80
6 Providence 68
7 DePaul 64
8 Butler 43
9 Xavier 17
 
2022 BIG EAST Outdoor Track & Field Event Winners
Men’s
100-meter dash: Joshua Paige, Georgetown 10.65
200-meter dash: Joshua Paige, Georgetown 21.09
400-meter dash: Jarel Terry, DePaul 46.37
800-meter run: Sean Dolan, Villanova 1:48.07
1,500-meter run: Eric Van Der Els, UConn 3:46.64
5,000-meter run: Haftu Strintzos, Villanova 14:13.58
110-meter hurdles: Terrel Williams, UConn 13.95
400-meter hurdles: Wellington Ventura, Connecticut 50.61
3,000-meter Steeplechase: Parker Stokes, Georgetown 8:45.29
10,000-meter run: Barry Keane, Butler 29:27.12
4x100 relay: DePaul (Myles Marshall, Michael Stanley, Cameron Attucks, Dominic Cole) 40.42
4x400 relay: Butler (Zac Stanley, Tom Pitkin, Isaac Kane, Jacob Uhl) 3:09.48
4x800 relay: Georgetown (Jack Salisbury, Abel Teffra, Matthew Payamps, Parker Stokes) 7:23.95
Long Jump: Richmond Kwaateng, UConn 7.42m
Triple Jump: Marc Morrison, UConn 14.60m
Hammer Throw: Christopher Keegan, UConn 59.22m
Javelin: Colin Winkler, UConn 65.48m
Shot Put: Jason Montano, DePaul 15.51m
Discus: Tristan Bolinsky, Villanova 49.07m
High Jump: Daniel Claxton, UConn 2.12m
Pole Vault: Travis Snyder, UConn 5.15m
Decathlon: Jordan Torney, UConn 7477
Women’s
100-meter dash: Tatyana McKenzie, St. John's 11.81
200-meter dash: Leah Anderson, St. John's 23.49
400-meter dash: Leah Anderson, St. John's 51.92
800-meter run: Melissa Riggins, Georgetown 2:04.78
1,500-meter run: Shannon Flockhart, Providence 4:20.43
5,000-meter run: Maggie Donahue, Georgetown 16:11.91
100-meter hurdles: Jane Livingston, Villanova 13.47
400-meter hurdles: Gabrielle Davis, UConn 1:00.26
3,000-meter Steeplechase: Mia Nahom, UConn 9:52.81
10,000-meter run: Lilly Tuck, Providence 35:17.98
4x100 relay: St. John’s (Skyy Diop, Tatyana McKenzie, Brooklyn Chestnut, Leah Anderson) 45.50
4x400 relay: St. John’s (Tatyana McKenzie, Mandana Vouillemin, Leah Anderson, Skyy Diop) 3:39.30
4x800 relay: Providence (Kimberley May, Alex O'Neill, Halle Atkinson, Shannon Flockhart) 8:35.25
Pole Vault: Emma Chee, UConn 4.15m
Triple Jump: Eni Akinniyi, Georgetown 12.77m
High Jump: Sanaa Barnes, Villanova 1.86m
Long Jump: Tori Carroll, DePaul 6.38m
Javelin: Taryn Ashby, Villanova 47.79m
Hammer Throw: Mikyla Rodgers, UConn 60.22m
Discus: Julianna Thomson, Villanova 50.56m
Shot Put: Sade Meeks, Villanova 15.26m
Heptathlon: Rebecca Coan, Butler 5445