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Track & Field Heads to Virginia for the UVA Challenge

4.17.25 | Women's Track and Field

PHILADELPHIA - Temple women's track and field team is set to travel to Charlottesville, Virginia for the Virginia Challenge hosted by The University of Virginia. The Owls will compete against over 50 schools over the course of two days. 11 athletes will represent the Cherry and White in seven events. 

Meet Schedule 

Last Time Out
> Four Owls set personal bests and two Owls set a season's best at the USF Invitational. 
> Nya Browne broke a 37-year-old program record in the 100-meter hurdles, finishing with a time of 13.42 seconds at the South Florida Invitational. The time vaulted her into the Top 50 in the nation, ranking 48th overall and  fourth in the AAC.
> After missing the entire indoor season, Inara Shell opened her outdoor season with a leap of 12.52 meters in the triple jump. Shell currently leads the ACC by nearly 30 centimeters with that mark.
> Reagan Schwartz jumped a personal best 12.19 meters in the triple jump and finished 10th. 

Previewing the Owls

> For the sprints, Nya Browne, Jade Pope, and Allyson Metzger will all compete in the 100- and 200-meter dash.
> Mariah Jameson and Chloe Smith will race in the 400-meter dash.
> Browne will also compete in the short hurdles, while Smith and Dicia Watkins will take on the long hurdles.
> In the field events, Aliza White Vega and Reece Sullivan will compete in the pole vault, while Amira Green will represent in the high jump. Reagan Schwartz and Inara Shell will participate in the long jump, and Shell will be the lone Owl in the triple jump.

Up Next 
The Owls will stay in Philadelphia for the The Penn Relay Carnival, the oldest and largest track and field competition in the United States, hosted annually by the University of Pennsylvania at Franklin Field in Philadelphia since 1895.

Players Mentioned

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Jumps
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Long jump/ Triple Jump
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Long Jump/Triple Jump
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Pole Vault
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