Track and Field

I love Track and Field...One reason is because you can compare yourself to track and field easily...all you need is a stop watch or a tape measure.

Here are some UConn Track and Field Records as of the beginning of this year.

Some UConn Outdoor records for Men

100 Meters 10.44 seconds Raymond James Sherman Complex Record: 10.48 Marvin Regis (Seton Hall)
400 meters 45.94 Joe Mendel Sherman Complex Record: 45.28 Obra Hogans (Seton Hall)
800 Meters 1:47.9 Joel Legare Sherman Complex Record: 1:49 Jesse O'Connell (Georgetown)
Mile 4:00.79 Dan Wilson
High Jump 7' 4.5" James Hopson Sherman Complex Record: 7' 2.5" Tone Belt (Louisville)
Long Jump 25' 2.75" Mike Christy Sherman Complex Record: 25' 8.25" Tone Belt (Louisville)
Shot Put 60' 11.25" Ray Wilks Sherman Complex Record: 60' 3.75" Ray Wilks (UConn)

Women's Outdoor Records as 0f 2008
UConn Records
100 Meters 11.37 sec. Trish Ann Hawthorne Sherman Complex Record: 11.40 sec Lauryn Williams (Miami)
400 Meters 54.22 sec. Alyssa Evering Sherman Complex Record: 52.05 sec Liz Grow (Notre Dame)
800 meters 2:08.56 sec. Audra Price Sherman Complex Record: 2:05.86 Tyrona Heath (Georgetown)
1500 meters 4:29.63 Kim Grabarz Sherman Complex Record: 4:18.57 Treniere Clement (Georgetown)
High Jump 6' 2" Deirdre Mullen (Carin Knight may hold this record before long) Sherman Complex Record: 6' 0.75" Tamika Toppen (UConn)
Long Jump 21' 2.25" Carol Galloway Sherman Complex Record: 21' 8.25" Tamiesha King (Notre Dame)
Shot Put 52' 1.50" Tynisha McMillian (Ty will or already has beaten this record) Sherman Complex Record: 59' 7.25" Amber Knighten (Boston U)


If you go to UConn and can do those things then you may want to try out for track...

Also Meghan Cunningham ran the 3000 Meter Steeplechase today at 10:55.72...the Sherman Complex Record is 9:58.26 by Roisin McGettigan from Providence.