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BIG EAST Outdoor Championships
DePaul Secures Third-Straight Runner-Up Finish at BIG EAST Championships
5/16/2026 7:38:00 PM | TRACK AND FIELD
Blue Demons collect five conference titles as both squads finish second in Storrs
STORRS, Conn. – DePaul track and field closed out another historic conference championship weekend Saturday at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships with both the men's and women's teams earning runner-up finishes for the third-straight BIG EAST championship meet dating back to the 2025 outdoor season.
The Blue Demon women totaled a program-record 184 points to finish second in the team standings, surpassing the previous program-best championship score of 171 points set in 2018. On the men's side, DePaul scored 134 points to secure runner-up honors, marking the program's highest point total at the outdoor conference championships since scoring 168 points during a third-place finish in 2019.
DePaul capped the weekend with five conference titles on Saturday, highlighted by another dominant performance from sophomore sprinter Sade Miller. Miller swept the women's sprint titles for the second-straight championship meet, claiming gold in the 100m with an 11.55 before returning later in the afternoon to defend her 200m title in 23.58. Miller was named the BIG EAST Women's High Point Performer after totaling 22.5 points across the meet. In addition to her individual victories, she helped lead the Blue Demons to a conference title in the women's 4x100 relay.
The women's sprint group opened the day with one of the top performances in program history as the quartet of Nevaeh Lowe, Claire Dunn, Helen Baumgarten and Miller captured the BIG EAST title in the 4x100 relay with a season-best 44.83. The mark ranks among the fastest in school history and secured valuable points early in the afternoon for the Blue Demons.
Helen Baumgarten added another conference crown in the women's 100m hurdles, crossing in 13.62 to lead a strong hurdles group effort that also saw Aisha Kazeem place third at 13.89. Kazeem later returned to finish runner-up in the 400m hurdles with a 59.49.
In the field events, Jaiah Hopf continued her breakout championship weekend with a BIG EAST title in the triple jump after posting a winning leap of 12.83m. On the men's side, Isaiah Hopf matched the performance with a conference championship of his own in the men's triple jump at 15.29m, completing a consecutive sibling sweep of the event titles.
DePaul's relay groups continued to deliver throughout the final day of competition. The men's 4x400 relay team of Tyce Smith, Denhm Holt, Christian Ortiz-Velazquez and Daniel Fasasi closed the meet with a conference title in a school-record 3:07.13 after the women's 4x400 squad earned silver earlier in the afternoon.
Fasasi also secured an individual silver medal in the men's 400m with a 47.00 performance, while Caleb Schulz added runner-up finishes in both the men's 100m and 4x100 relay. Claire Dunn delivered a pair of podium finishes for the women, placing third in both the 400m and 200m while breaking the DePaul school record in the 400m with a personal-best 53.46. Distance runner Mohamed Abdullahi added another historic moment to the weekend in the men's 1500m, finishing third in 3:43.84 while breaking the DePaul school record.
The Blue Demons also saw strong performances throughout the throwing events. Lauren Drew earned silver in the women's discus at 48.19m while Jaiden Gary captured bronze in the men's discus with a mark of 50.49m. Ashleigh McArdle added a runner-up finish in the women's javelin at 43.16m.
BIG EAST Outdoor Championships
Storrs, Conn. – Sherman Sports Complex
Saturday, May 16
Men's Track & Field
4x100: 2. Amaru Mazibuko, Alex Long-Craine, Myles Money, Caleb Schulz - 40.63 (SB)
1500: 3. Mohamed Abdullahi - 3:43.84 (PR, School Record)
110H: 5. Jordan Reddick - 14.97, 6. Harper Bryan - 14.97, 8. Ryan Usher - 15.61
400: 2. Daniel Fasasi - 47.00, 6. Denhm Holt - 47.91 (SB), 8. Christian Ortiz-Velazquez - 49.17
100: 2. Caleb Schulz - 10.67, 4. Demetrius Rolle - 10.69, 8. Jayvion Cunningham - 10.97
800: 6. John Bush - 1:49.97
400H: 4. Harper Bryan - 52.34
200: 4. Jayvion Cunningham - 21.33
4x800: 5. Mohamed Abdullahi, Owen Larkins, Nicholas Quinn, Jack Broghammer - 7:36.11
4x400: 1. Tyce Smith, Denhm Holt, Christian Ortiz-Velazquez, Daniel Fasasi - 3:07.13 (School Record)
Discus: 3. Jaiden Gary - 50.49m, 12. Sergio Ayala - 41.24m, 13. Alex Bernstein - 40.18m
Triple Jump: 1. Isaiah Hopf - 15.29m, 4. Joshua Hill - 14.56m
Women's Track & Field
4x100: 1. Nevaeh Lowe, Claire Dunn, Helen Baumgarten, Sade Miller - 44.83 (SB)
1500: 9. Kalina Urbaniak - 4:29.46
100H: 1. Helen Baumgarten - 13.62, 3. Aisha Kazeem - 13.89
400: 3. Claire Dunn - 53.46 (PB, School Record), 6. Kayliah Motes - 54.51 (PB), 7. Nadja Moll - 54.63 (SB)
100: 1. Sade Miller - 11.55, 6. Nevaeh Lowe - 11.95
800: 5. Isabella Orozco - 2:06.68, 8. Amelia Montgomery - 2:16.38
400H: 2. Aisha Kazeem - 59.49
200: 1. Sade Miller - 23.58, 3. Claire Dunn - 23.92
4x800: 6. Isabella Orozco, Amelia Montgomery, Trixie Johnson, Kalina Urbaniak - 9:04.20
4x400: 2. Kayliah Motes, Aisha Kazeem, Lauren Pacsi, Nadja Moll - 3:42.98
Discus: 2. Lauren Drew - 48.19m, 4. Elena Opp - 44.55m, 9. Laila Richardson - 41.02m, 10. Olivia Santos - 40.27m, FOUL - Olivia Austin
Triple Jump: 1. Jaiah Hopf - 12.83m, 4. Eveline Reno - 12.21m, 7. Asha Pierre-Antoine - 11.84m
High Jump: 5. Amelia Barrington - 1.66m, 6. Eveline Reno - 1.66m, 11. Aubrey Phillips - 1.46m
Javelin: 2. Ashleigh McArdle - 43.16m, 6. Aubrey Phillips - 39.77m
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The Blue Demon women totaled a program-record 184 points to finish second in the team standings, surpassing the previous program-best championship score of 171 points set in 2018. On the men's side, DePaul scored 134 points to secure runner-up honors, marking the program's highest point total at the outdoor conference championships since scoring 168 points during a third-place finish in 2019.
DePaul capped the weekend with five conference titles on Saturday, highlighted by another dominant performance from sophomore sprinter Sade Miller. Miller swept the women's sprint titles for the second-straight championship meet, claiming gold in the 100m with an 11.55 before returning later in the afternoon to defend her 200m title in 23.58. Miller was named the BIG EAST Women's High Point Performer after totaling 22.5 points across the meet. In addition to her individual victories, she helped lead the Blue Demons to a conference title in the women's 4x100 relay.
The women's sprint group opened the day with one of the top performances in program history as the quartet of Nevaeh Lowe, Claire Dunn, Helen Baumgarten and Miller captured the BIG EAST title in the 4x100 relay with a season-best 44.83. The mark ranks among the fastest in school history and secured valuable points early in the afternoon for the Blue Demons.
Helen Baumgarten added another conference crown in the women's 100m hurdles, crossing in 13.62 to lead a strong hurdles group effort that also saw Aisha Kazeem place third at 13.89. Kazeem later returned to finish runner-up in the 400m hurdles with a 59.49.
In the field events, Jaiah Hopf continued her breakout championship weekend with a BIG EAST title in the triple jump after posting a winning leap of 12.83m. On the men's side, Isaiah Hopf matched the performance with a conference championship of his own in the men's triple jump at 15.29m, completing a consecutive sibling sweep of the event titles.
DePaul's relay groups continued to deliver throughout the final day of competition. The men's 4x400 relay team of Tyce Smith, Denhm Holt, Christian Ortiz-Velazquez and Daniel Fasasi closed the meet with a conference title in a school-record 3:07.13 after the women's 4x400 squad earned silver earlier in the afternoon.
Fasasi also secured an individual silver medal in the men's 400m with a 47.00 performance, while Caleb Schulz added runner-up finishes in both the men's 100m and 4x100 relay. Claire Dunn delivered a pair of podium finishes for the women, placing third in both the 400m and 200m while breaking the DePaul school record in the 400m with a personal-best 53.46. Distance runner Mohamed Abdullahi added another historic moment to the weekend in the men's 1500m, finishing third in 3:43.84 while breaking the DePaul school record.
The Blue Demons also saw strong performances throughout the throwing events. Lauren Drew earned silver in the women's discus at 48.19m while Jaiden Gary captured bronze in the men's discus with a mark of 50.49m. Ashleigh McArdle added a runner-up finish in the women's javelin at 43.16m.
BIG EAST Outdoor Championships
Storrs, Conn. – Sherman Sports Complex
Saturday, May 16
Men's Track & Field
4x100: 2. Amaru Mazibuko, Alex Long-Craine, Myles Money, Caleb Schulz - 40.63 (SB)
1500: 3. Mohamed Abdullahi - 3:43.84 (PR, School Record)
110H: 5. Jordan Reddick - 14.97, 6. Harper Bryan - 14.97, 8. Ryan Usher - 15.61
400: 2. Daniel Fasasi - 47.00, 6. Denhm Holt - 47.91 (SB), 8. Christian Ortiz-Velazquez - 49.17
100: 2. Caleb Schulz - 10.67, 4. Demetrius Rolle - 10.69, 8. Jayvion Cunningham - 10.97
800: 6. John Bush - 1:49.97
400H: 4. Harper Bryan - 52.34
200: 4. Jayvion Cunningham - 21.33
4x800: 5. Mohamed Abdullahi, Owen Larkins, Nicholas Quinn, Jack Broghammer - 7:36.11
4x400: 1. Tyce Smith, Denhm Holt, Christian Ortiz-Velazquez, Daniel Fasasi - 3:07.13 (School Record)
Discus: 3. Jaiden Gary - 50.49m, 12. Sergio Ayala - 41.24m, 13. Alex Bernstein - 40.18m
Triple Jump: 1. Isaiah Hopf - 15.29m, 4. Joshua Hill - 14.56m
Women's Track & Field
4x100: 1. Nevaeh Lowe, Claire Dunn, Helen Baumgarten, Sade Miller - 44.83 (SB)
1500: 9. Kalina Urbaniak - 4:29.46
100H: 1. Helen Baumgarten - 13.62, 3. Aisha Kazeem - 13.89
400: 3. Claire Dunn - 53.46 (PB, School Record), 6. Kayliah Motes - 54.51 (PB), 7. Nadja Moll - 54.63 (SB)
100: 1. Sade Miller - 11.55, 6. Nevaeh Lowe - 11.95
800: 5. Isabella Orozco - 2:06.68, 8. Amelia Montgomery - 2:16.38
400H: 2. Aisha Kazeem - 59.49
200: 1. Sade Miller - 23.58, 3. Claire Dunn - 23.92
4x800: 6. Isabella Orozco, Amelia Montgomery, Trixie Johnson, Kalina Urbaniak - 9:04.20
4x400: 2. Kayliah Motes, Aisha Kazeem, Lauren Pacsi, Nadja Moll - 3:42.98
Discus: 2. Lauren Drew - 48.19m, 4. Elena Opp - 44.55m, 9. Laila Richardson - 41.02m, 10. Olivia Santos - 40.27m, FOUL - Olivia Austin
Triple Jump: 1. Jaiah Hopf - 12.83m, 4. Eveline Reno - 12.21m, 7. Asha Pierre-Antoine - 11.84m
High Jump: 5. Amelia Barrington - 1.66m, 6. Eveline Reno - 1.66m, 11. Aubrey Phillips - 1.46m
Javelin: 2. Ashleigh McArdle - 43.16m, 6. Aubrey Phillips - 39.77m
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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