DePaul University Athletics
Friday, December 13
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Blue Demon Holiday Classic
DePaul Snowballs Momentum in Holiday Classic
12/13/2024 10:30:00 PM | TRACK AND FIELD
Blue Demons compete for final time in 2024
CHICAGO – DePaul track and field concluded its first home meet of the season, the Blue Demon Holiday Classic, on Friday evening. DePaul wrapped up a gifted performance Friday, earning three meet records and 13 personal records across 10 events.
In the women's field events, DePaul continued to impress with multiple personal bests and first-place finishes. Sophomore transfer Olivia Austin secured a PR in the women's weight throw, recording a distance of 14.73m. Kash Allen claimed first place in the women's shot put for the second consecutive meet, breaking the Blue Demon Holiday Classic record with a throw of 15.51m. Laila Richardson and Austin also achieved personal records in the shot put. Freshman Ashley Noel highlighted the women's jumps with a personal record of 5.63m in the long jump, while Jaiah Hopf earned gold in the triple jump.
On the track, Sade Miller opened the women's events with a third-place finish in the 60m Dash Prelims, followed by a PR in the Finals. In the 300m Dash, Jetta Mays and Maia Mays each ran sub-41-second times, securing second and fifth place, respectively. Claire Dunn and Nadja Moll led the Blue Demons in the 400m Dash, finishing just one second apart in the top three. Senior Sonja Nagle claimed bronze in the 600m with a time of 1:33.12. The women's 4x400m relay team—M. Mays, Moll, Nagle, and Dunn—dominated the final event, taking first place.
In the men's field events, freshman Jaiden Gary achieved a personal record of 17.12m in the shot put, earning third place. Junior transfer Quinton Boyd also set a PR, placing sixth with a throw of 14.64m.
On the track, Amaru Mazibuko and Demetrius Rolle earned PRs in the 60m Prelims, clocking times of 7.03 and 6.84, respectively. Darius Brown matched his previous best of 6.75 in the 60m Dash, which had been a meet record until it was surpassed four times during the event. In the Finals, Brown hit the 6.75 mark again, falling just one-hundredth of a second short of DePaul's school record. Rolle set another personal record in the Finals with a time of 6.81. Joshua Edmonds led the Blue Demons in the 400m Dash with a gold-medal finish and a season best. The men's 600m event saw John Bush secure second place, while Jack Ward earned a PR and fourth place, to cap the evening in Chicago.
Blue Demon Holiday Classic
Gately Park - Chicago, Ill.
Friday, December 13
Women's Weight Throw: 6. Kash Allen - 16.16m, 8. Olivia Austin - 14.73m, 11. Laila Richardson - 11.72m
Men's Weight Throw: 5. Quinton Boyd - 16.89m, 9. Thomas Goggin - 14.05m
Women's Shot Put: 1. Kash Allen - 15.51, 7. Olivia Austin - 11.34, 8. Laila Richardson - 11.08
Men's Shot Put: 3. Jaiden Gary - 17.21, 6. Quinton Boyd - 14.64
Women's Long Jump: 6. Ashley Noel - 5.63m
Women's High Jump: 5. Amelia Barrington - 1.58m, 5. Eveline Reno - 1.58m
Men's High Jump: 10. Patrick Diakite - 1.83m
Women's Triple Jump: 1. Jaiah Hopf - 12.54m
Women's 60m Dash Prelims: 3. Sade Miller - 7.71Q
Women's 60m Dash Finals: 4. Sade Miller - 7.56
Men's 60m Dash Prelims: 4. Darius Brown - 6.75Q, 6. Demetrius Rolle - 6.84Q, 13. Amaru Mazibuko - 7.03, Paul Goins - 7.13
Men's 60m Dash Finals: 4. Darius Brown - 6.75, 6. Demetrius Rolle - 6.81
Women's 300m Dash: 2. Jetta Mays - 40.30, 5. Maia Mays - 40.99
Men's 300m Dash: 6. Dominic Cole - 36.09, 7. Harper Bryan - 36.31, 10. Jordan Reddick - 37.40
Women's 400m Dash: 1. Claire Dunn - 56.73, 3. Nadja Moll - 57.73
Men's 400m Dash: 1. Joshua Edmonds - 49.48, 9. Charles Lewis - 52.17
Women's 600m Dash: 3. Sonja Nagle - 1:33.12
Men's 600m Dash: 2. John Bush - 1:20.96, 4. Jack Ward - 1:22.45
Women's 4x400m Race: 1. Maia Mays, Nadja Moll, Sonja Nagle, Claire Dunn - 3:54.03
UP NEXT
DePaul travels to Madison, Wis. to compete at the Badger Midwest Invite on Saturday, Jan. 11.
FOLLOW THE BLUE DEMONS
For all of the latest on DePaul Cross Country, Track & Field, stay tuned to DePaulBlueDemons.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram, and X.
In the women's field events, DePaul continued to impress with multiple personal bests and first-place finishes. Sophomore transfer Olivia Austin secured a PR in the women's weight throw, recording a distance of 14.73m. Kash Allen claimed first place in the women's shot put for the second consecutive meet, breaking the Blue Demon Holiday Classic record with a throw of 15.51m. Laila Richardson and Austin also achieved personal records in the shot put. Freshman Ashley Noel highlighted the women's jumps with a personal record of 5.63m in the long jump, while Jaiah Hopf earned gold in the triple jump.
On the track, Sade Miller opened the women's events with a third-place finish in the 60m Dash Prelims, followed by a PR in the Finals. In the 300m Dash, Jetta Mays and Maia Mays each ran sub-41-second times, securing second and fifth place, respectively. Claire Dunn and Nadja Moll led the Blue Demons in the 400m Dash, finishing just one second apart in the top three. Senior Sonja Nagle claimed bronze in the 600m with a time of 1:33.12. The women's 4x400m relay team—M. Mays, Moll, Nagle, and Dunn—dominated the final event, taking first place.
In the men's field events, freshman Jaiden Gary achieved a personal record of 17.12m in the shot put, earning third place. Junior transfer Quinton Boyd also set a PR, placing sixth with a throw of 14.64m.
On the track, Amaru Mazibuko and Demetrius Rolle earned PRs in the 60m Prelims, clocking times of 7.03 and 6.84, respectively. Darius Brown matched his previous best of 6.75 in the 60m Dash, which had been a meet record until it was surpassed four times during the event. In the Finals, Brown hit the 6.75 mark again, falling just one-hundredth of a second short of DePaul's school record. Rolle set another personal record in the Finals with a time of 6.81. Joshua Edmonds led the Blue Demons in the 400m Dash with a gold-medal finish and a season best. The men's 600m event saw John Bush secure second place, while Jack Ward earned a PR and fourth place, to cap the evening in Chicago.
Blue Demon Holiday Classic
Gately Park - Chicago, Ill.
Friday, December 13
Women's Weight Throw: 6. Kash Allen - 16.16m, 8. Olivia Austin - 14.73m, 11. Laila Richardson - 11.72m
Men's Weight Throw: 5. Quinton Boyd - 16.89m, 9. Thomas Goggin - 14.05m
Women's Shot Put: 1. Kash Allen - 15.51, 7. Olivia Austin - 11.34, 8. Laila Richardson - 11.08
Men's Shot Put: 3. Jaiden Gary - 17.21, 6. Quinton Boyd - 14.64
Women's Long Jump: 6. Ashley Noel - 5.63m
Women's High Jump: 5. Amelia Barrington - 1.58m, 5. Eveline Reno - 1.58m
Men's High Jump: 10. Patrick Diakite - 1.83m
Women's Triple Jump: 1. Jaiah Hopf - 12.54m
Women's 60m Dash Prelims: 3. Sade Miller - 7.71Q
Women's 60m Dash Finals: 4. Sade Miller - 7.56
Men's 60m Dash Prelims: 4. Darius Brown - 6.75Q, 6. Demetrius Rolle - 6.84Q, 13. Amaru Mazibuko - 7.03, Paul Goins - 7.13
Men's 60m Dash Finals: 4. Darius Brown - 6.75, 6. Demetrius Rolle - 6.81
Women's 300m Dash: 2. Jetta Mays - 40.30, 5. Maia Mays - 40.99
Men's 300m Dash: 6. Dominic Cole - 36.09, 7. Harper Bryan - 36.31, 10. Jordan Reddick - 37.40
Women's 400m Dash: 1. Claire Dunn - 56.73, 3. Nadja Moll - 57.73
Men's 400m Dash: 1. Joshua Edmonds - 49.48, 9. Charles Lewis - 52.17
Women's 600m Dash: 3. Sonja Nagle - 1:33.12
Men's 600m Dash: 2. John Bush - 1:20.96, 4. Jack Ward - 1:22.45
Women's 4x400m Race: 1. Maia Mays, Nadja Moll, Sonja Nagle, Claire Dunn - 3:54.03
UP NEXT
DePaul travels to Madison, Wis. to compete at the Badger Midwest Invite on Saturday, Jan. 11.
FOLLOW THE BLUE DEMONS
For all of the latest on DePaul Cross Country, Track & Field, stay tuned to DePaulBlueDemons.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram, and X.
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