The Emory University track & field teams saw six more athletes capture conference titles on day two of the 2016 Outdoor UAA Championships held at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. The Emory women finished in second with 173 points while the men's team finished in fourth place with 124.5 points.
The Emory women's team registered two event championships on Sunday to go along with senior Alexandra Aiello's win in the long jump on Saturday. Freshman Ariana Newhouse set a new UAA record as well as a school record, taking first in the 400m Dash at 55.71, and freshman Dani Bland placed first in the 100m Dash, clocking in at 12.21. Newhouse scored another All-UAA honor in the 200m Dash, finishing second with a time of 25.65. Bland added All-UAA honors to her ledger as part of the second place 4x100 Relay team (47.99) comprised of freshman Dilys Osei, sophomore Julia Leventhal and Aiello.
The Eagles recorded 11 All-UAA honors all together on Sunday afternoon, giving the team 14 over the course of the two days. Sophomore Erica Goldman was narrowly edged out by Newhouse in the 400m Dash as Goldman finished at 55.81, a time that also bested the previous UAA and Emory record. Aiello registered her third All-UAA certificate in 2016, placing third in the triple jump with a mark of 10.89m. Sophomore Gabrielle Stravach took third in 1500m Run at 4:43.87. Osei came in second in 100m Hurdles, finishing with a time of 14.90. The Eagles had three other third place finishes to round out the top female performers; senior Julie Williamson in the 800m Run (2:13.39), senior Khadijah Sayyid in the 200m Dash (25.90) and Leventhal in the 100m Dash (12.35).
The men's team had two event championships from a pair of sophomores on Sunday to give them four at the 2016 Championships. Daniel Pietsch repeated as the 400m Dash champion, tying his UAA record time of 47.50 that he set last year and Benjamin Rogin won the 110m Hurdles with a time of 15.20.
In addition to the two championships on Sunday, the Eagles tallied eight All-UAA honors, bringing the men's two day total to 11. Pietsch added All-UAA honors in three other events, taking second in the 200m Dash at 21.84 and was part of the second place 4x100 Relay (42.18) with junior Kyle Veator, senior Spencer Koh, sophomore Max Helfman and the third place 4x400 Relay team with Koh, Veator and junior Ian McIsaac which finished with a time of 3:19.07. Senior Jacob Seigel, coming off his third Discus title on Saturday, broke the school record in the shot put, posting a mark of 14.82m in a second place finish in the event. Sophomore Charlie Hu tied his personal-best mark of 13.36m to finish third in the triple jump event. Sophomore Max Brown rounded out Emory's top male performers with All-UAA accolades in the 1500m Run, placing third with a time of 3:56.09.
Emory will now take a break for final exams before returning to action on May 12th and 13th with the Dr. Keeler Invitation at North Central College in Naperville, IL.