Track and Field Claims First Double Podium Finish at BIG EAST Outdoors
5/17/2025 3:00:00 PM | TRACK AND FIELD
Blue Demons finish runner-up on both sides in Storrs
STORRS, Conn. – DePaul track and field capped the 2025 BIG EAST Outdoor Championships with a historic showing, securing second place in both the men's and women's standings for the first time in program history.
In field events, Jaiah Hopf captured the triple jump title with a mark of 12.56m and added a silver medal in the long jump at 5.96m. Eveline Reno followed her in the triple jump with a personal-best 12.48m to place second. Jessica Beckman took second in the discus at 49.57m, while Charlotte Anderson and Ella LeRoy finished second and fourth in the javelin with throws of 43.11m and 41.32m, respectively. On the men's side, Jaiden Gary earned bronze in the discus with a mark of 47.77m.
The women's sprinters delivered throughout the day. Sade Miller ran 11.65 to win the 100m and followed with a second-place finish in the 200m at 24.08. Jetta Mays placed second in the 100m in 11.72. Isabella Orozco broke the program record in the 1500m, crossing in 4:22.60. In the 800m, Sonja Nagle ran a personal-best 2:08.38 to take sixth.
The women's 4x100m team of Nevaeh Lowe, Maia Mays, Jetta Mays, and Sade Miller raced to gold in 45.40, breaking the school record in the process. Nadja Moll, Sonja Nagle, Lauren Pacsi, and Claire Dunn followed with a third-place finish in the 4x400m at 3:40.87, also setting a new program best. On the men's side, Dominic Cole, Charles Lewis, Darius Brown, and Demetrius Rolle combined for a blistering 39.55 in the 4x100m to win the title while rewriting the BIG EAST meet, facility, and school records.
Rolle turned in one of the meet's most dominant performances. He won the 100m in a BIG EAST record 10.24 and returned to place second in the 200m at 21.26. Cole joined him on the 200m podium with a third-place 21.27. Brown added a conference title of his own in the 110m hurdles, clocking 13.43. Damian Rodriguez chipped in a third-place finish in the 1500m with a time of 3:45.94, and Daniel Fasasi recorded a season-best 46.51 in the 400m to take fourth.
Demetrius Rolle was named the BIG EAST Most Outstanding Track Performer, while Sade Miller earned Women's High Point Performer honors with 20.5 points across three events.
BIG EAST Outdoor Championships - Day Three
Sherman Family Sports Complex – Storrs, Conn.
Saturday, May 17
Men's 100m: 1. Demetrius Rolle - 10.24, 4. Dominic Cole - 10.58, 7. Amaru Mazibuko - 10.87
Women's 100m: 1. Sade Miller - 11.65, 2. Jetta Mays - 11.72, 4. Nevaeh Lowe - 11.91
Women's 100mH: 4. Leandria Elam - 14.52
Men's 110mH: 1. Darius Brown - 13.43, 4. Paul Goins - 14.42, 5. Jordan Reddick - 14.99, DQ - Harper Bryan
Men's 200m: 2. Demetrius Rolle - 21.26, 3. Dominic Cole - 21.27
Women's 200m: 2. Sade Miller - 24.08, 6. Jetta Mays - 24.58, 7. Claire Dunn - 25.16
Men's 400m: 4. Daniel Fasasi - 46.51
Women's 400m: 4. Nadja Moll - 54.24
Men's 400mH: 5. Harper Bryan - 55.85, 8. Jordan Reddick - 58.37
Women's 400mH: 5. Alyssa Leak - 1:00.77
Men's 800m: 8. Dustin Hudak - 2:04.39
Women's 800m: 6. Sonja Nagle - 2:08.38
Men's 1500m: 3. Damian Rodriguez - 3:45.94, 11. Lucas Cunningham - 3:53.51, 12. Mohamed Abdullahi - 3:53.76
Women's 1500m: 8. Isabella Orozco - 4:22.60
Men's Discus Throw: 3. Jaiden Gary - 47.77m, 7. Sergio Ayala - 42.54m, 8. Alex Bernstein - 41.75m
Women's Discus Throw: 2. Jessica Beckman - 49.57m, 8. Olivia Austin - 41.30m, 9. Laila Richardson - 40.66m, Foul - Kash Allen
Women's High Jump: 5. Eveline Reno - 1.65m, 6. Amelia Barrington - 1.60m
Women's Javelin Throw: 2. Charlotte Anderson - 43.11m, 4. Ella LeRoy - 41.32m, 7. Jessica Beckman - 34.83m
Women's Long Jump: 2. Jaiah Hopf - 5.96m
Women's Triple Jump: 1. Jaiah Hopf - 12.56m, 2. Eveline Reno - 12.48m
Men's 4x100: 1. Cole, Lewis, Brown, Rolle - 39.55
Women's 4x100: 1. Lowe, M. Mays, J. Mays, Miller - 45.40
Women's 4x400: 3. Moll, Nagle, Pacsi, Dunn - 3:40.87
Men's 4x800: 6. Ward, Abdullahi, Larkins, Rodriguez - 7:34.81
Women's 4x800: 5. Volz, Amicon, Montgomery, Orozco - 9:04.61
Final Scores
Women: 1. Connecticut – 206.5, 2. DePaul – 168, 3. St. John's – 143, 4. Villanova – 109.5, 5. Georgetown – 78, 6. Providence – 64, 7. Marquette – 51, 8. Butler – 20, 9. Xavier (Ohio) – 9, 10. Creighton – 2
Men: 1. Connecticut – 298, 2. DePaul – 124, 3. Georgetown – 102, 4. Villanova – 95, 5. Butler – 92, 6. Marquette – 59, 7. Providence – 46, 8. Creighton – 20, 9. Xavier (Ohio) – 15
BIG EAST Outdoor Championships Awards
Most Outstanding Track Performers
Men: Demetrius Rolle, DePaul
Women: Rebecca Ochan, Georgetown
Most Outstanding Field Performers
Men: Joshua Mooney, UConn
Women: Jamora Alves, St. John's
High Point Performers
Men: Kasey Savage, UConn – 24 points
Women: Sade Miller, DePaul – 20.5 points
Coaching Staff of the Year
Men's: Connecticut
Women's: Connecticut
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In field events, Jaiah Hopf captured the triple jump title with a mark of 12.56m and added a silver medal in the long jump at 5.96m. Eveline Reno followed her in the triple jump with a personal-best 12.48m to place second. Jessica Beckman took second in the discus at 49.57m, while Charlotte Anderson and Ella LeRoy finished second and fourth in the javelin with throws of 43.11m and 41.32m, respectively. On the men's side, Jaiden Gary earned bronze in the discus with a mark of 47.77m.
The women's sprinters delivered throughout the day. Sade Miller ran 11.65 to win the 100m and followed with a second-place finish in the 200m at 24.08. Jetta Mays placed second in the 100m in 11.72. Isabella Orozco broke the program record in the 1500m, crossing in 4:22.60. In the 800m, Sonja Nagle ran a personal-best 2:08.38 to take sixth.
The women's 4x100m team of Nevaeh Lowe, Maia Mays, Jetta Mays, and Sade Miller raced to gold in 45.40, breaking the school record in the process. Nadja Moll, Sonja Nagle, Lauren Pacsi, and Claire Dunn followed with a third-place finish in the 4x400m at 3:40.87, also setting a new program best. On the men's side, Dominic Cole, Charles Lewis, Darius Brown, and Demetrius Rolle combined for a blistering 39.55 in the 4x100m to win the title while rewriting the BIG EAST meet, facility, and school records.
Rolle turned in one of the meet's most dominant performances. He won the 100m in a BIG EAST record 10.24 and returned to place second in the 200m at 21.26. Cole joined him on the 200m podium with a third-place 21.27. Brown added a conference title of his own in the 110m hurdles, clocking 13.43. Damian Rodriguez chipped in a third-place finish in the 1500m with a time of 3:45.94, and Daniel Fasasi recorded a season-best 46.51 in the 400m to take fourth.
Demetrius Rolle was named the BIG EAST Most Outstanding Track Performer, while Sade Miller earned Women's High Point Performer honors with 20.5 points across three events.
BIG EAST Outdoor Championships - Day Three
Sherman Family Sports Complex – Storrs, Conn.
Saturday, May 17
Men's 100m: 1. Demetrius Rolle - 10.24, 4. Dominic Cole - 10.58, 7. Amaru Mazibuko - 10.87
Women's 100m: 1. Sade Miller - 11.65, 2. Jetta Mays - 11.72, 4. Nevaeh Lowe - 11.91
Women's 100mH: 4. Leandria Elam - 14.52
Men's 110mH: 1. Darius Brown - 13.43, 4. Paul Goins - 14.42, 5. Jordan Reddick - 14.99, DQ - Harper Bryan
Men's 200m: 2. Demetrius Rolle - 21.26, 3. Dominic Cole - 21.27
Women's 200m: 2. Sade Miller - 24.08, 6. Jetta Mays - 24.58, 7. Claire Dunn - 25.16
Men's 400m: 4. Daniel Fasasi - 46.51
Women's 400m: 4. Nadja Moll - 54.24
Men's 400mH: 5. Harper Bryan - 55.85, 8. Jordan Reddick - 58.37
Women's 400mH: 5. Alyssa Leak - 1:00.77
Men's 800m: 8. Dustin Hudak - 2:04.39
Women's 800m: 6. Sonja Nagle - 2:08.38
Men's 1500m: 3. Damian Rodriguez - 3:45.94, 11. Lucas Cunningham - 3:53.51, 12. Mohamed Abdullahi - 3:53.76
Women's 1500m: 8. Isabella Orozco - 4:22.60
Men's Discus Throw: 3. Jaiden Gary - 47.77m, 7. Sergio Ayala - 42.54m, 8. Alex Bernstein - 41.75m
Women's Discus Throw: 2. Jessica Beckman - 49.57m, 8. Olivia Austin - 41.30m, 9. Laila Richardson - 40.66m, Foul - Kash Allen
Women's High Jump: 5. Eveline Reno - 1.65m, 6. Amelia Barrington - 1.60m
Women's Javelin Throw: 2. Charlotte Anderson - 43.11m, 4. Ella LeRoy - 41.32m, 7. Jessica Beckman - 34.83m
Women's Long Jump: 2. Jaiah Hopf - 5.96m
Women's Triple Jump: 1. Jaiah Hopf - 12.56m, 2. Eveline Reno - 12.48m
Men's 4x100: 1. Cole, Lewis, Brown, Rolle - 39.55
Women's 4x100: 1. Lowe, M. Mays, J. Mays, Miller - 45.40
Women's 4x400: 3. Moll, Nagle, Pacsi, Dunn - 3:40.87
Men's 4x800: 6. Ward, Abdullahi, Larkins, Rodriguez - 7:34.81
Women's 4x800: 5. Volz, Amicon, Montgomery, Orozco - 9:04.61
Final Scores
Women: 1. Connecticut – 206.5, 2. DePaul – 168, 3. St. John's – 143, 4. Villanova – 109.5, 5. Georgetown – 78, 6. Providence – 64, 7. Marquette – 51, 8. Butler – 20, 9. Xavier (Ohio) – 9, 10. Creighton – 2
Men: 1. Connecticut – 298, 2. DePaul – 124, 3. Georgetown – 102, 4. Villanova – 95, 5. Butler – 92, 6. Marquette – 59, 7. Providence – 46, 8. Creighton – 20, 9. Xavier (Ohio) – 15
BIG EAST Outdoor Championships Awards
Most Outstanding Track Performers
Men: Demetrius Rolle, DePaul
Women: Rebecca Ochan, Georgetown
Most Outstanding Field Performers
Men: Joshua Mooney, UConn
Women: Jamora Alves, St. John's
High Point Performers
Men: Kasey Savage, UConn – 24 points
Women: Sade Miller, DePaul – 20.5 points
Coaching Staff of the Year
Men's: Connecticut
Women's: Connecticut
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