Friday, May 15
Lincoln, NE
11 AM
Maryland
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Big Ten Outdoor Championships
Maryland Opens Big Ten Championships With Strong Performances
5/16/2026 12:15:00 AM | Track & Field
LINCOLN, NE - The Maryland Terrapins track and field team competed in day one of the Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday. The team turned in some program record setting performances Friday highlighted by Mehdi Guerrah and Naaema Robinson.
Mehdi Guerrah started out the hour-long stretch which saw the Terrapins set six new personal bests between the men's 400 meter hurdles, women's 200 meters and men's 200 meters.
Guerrah finished fifth overall in the 400-meter hurdles preliminaries and qualified for the event finals, which will take place Sunday. With the performance, the junior also recorded the fifth-fastest time in program history, clocking in at 50.66 seconds.
Naaema Robinson reset her own program record time in the 200 meters after running a time of 23.46 seconds in the 200 meters. A record that the freshman previously set at a time of 23.79 seconds at the UCF Black and Gold Challenge in March.
Armanie Coleman moved up to second all-time in the 200 meters after recording a time of 23.69 seconds, Coleman improved on the third best all-time mark in the event she previously held.
Roman Spikes improved his time to 20.58 seconds in the 200 meters to set a new second all-time mark, The sophomore already held the second best all-time mark in the event.
Sam Ford climbed up the top-10 ranks from 10th all-time all the way up to 20.71 seconds and a new third all-time mark in the 200 meters.
Maryland Performances
HT - Morgan Graham - 53.55m - 21st
HT - Andrew Harmon - 56.22 - 25th
Javelin - Evelyn VanZwieten - 41.76 - 20th
400mh - Mehdi Guerrah - 50.66 - 5th - (5th all-time)
200m - Naaema Robinson - 23.46 - 17th - (program record)
200m - Armanie Coleman - 23.69 - 21st - (2nd all-time)
200m - Victoria Teasley - 24.92 - 29th
200m - Roman Spikes - 20.58 - 16th (2nd all-time)
200m - Sam Ford - 20.71 - 18th - (3rd all-time)
200m - Ayden Bragg - 21.32 - 28th
1500m - Eva Rogers - 4:34.50 - 28th
1500m - Annika Metzger - 4:35.16 - 29th
1500m - Calvin Kilgallon - 3:57.70 - 35th
1500m - Eric Penkala - 4:01.31 - 40th
Mehdi Guerrah started out the hour-long stretch which saw the Terrapins set six new personal bests between the men's 400 meter hurdles, women's 200 meters and men's 200 meters.
Guerrah finished fifth overall in the 400-meter hurdles preliminaries and qualified for the event finals, which will take place Sunday. With the performance, the junior also recorded the fifth-fastest time in program history, clocking in at 50.66 seconds.
A new fifth all-time program mark ✅
— Maryland Track & Field (@MarylandTrack) May 15, 2026
Qualifying for the finals ✅
What a performance from Mehdi Guerrah pic.twitter.com/GCUU9UR0pW
Naaema Robinson reset her own program record time in the 200 meters after running a time of 23.46 seconds in the 200 meters. A record that the freshman previously set at a time of 23.79 seconds at the UCF Black and Gold Challenge in March.
Naaema Robinson resets her own school record dropping her previous time by .33 of a second 😮💨
— Maryland Track & Field (@MarylandTrack) May 16, 2026
*all conditions pic.twitter.com/HvmzDNOqgJ
Armanie Coleman moved up to second all-time in the 200 meters after recording a time of 23.69 seconds, Coleman improved on the third best all-time mark in the event she previously held.
Armanie Coleman moves up to the number ✌️ all-time spot in the 200 meters after running a time of 23.69 seconds pic.twitter.com/jd0nt3PNeu
— Maryland Track & Field (@MarylandTrack) May 16, 2026
Roman Spikes improved his time to 20.58 seconds in the 200 meters to set a new second all-time mark, The sophomore already held the second best all-time mark in the event.
Roman Spikes improves on his second best all-time mark in the 200 meters after running a time of 20.58 seconds 😤 pic.twitter.com/5QP81yubsA
— Maryland Track & Field (@MarylandTrack) May 16, 2026
Sam Ford climbed up the top-10 ranks from 10th all-time all the way up to 20.71 seconds and a new third all-time mark in the 200 meters.
Sam Ford runs a time of 20.71 seconds to move up to third all-time in the program record books 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Pi2Pp8Evjz
— Maryland Track & Field (@MarylandTrack) May 16, 2026
Maryland Performances
HT - Morgan Graham - 53.55m - 21st
HT - Andrew Harmon - 56.22 - 25th
Javelin - Evelyn VanZwieten - 41.76 - 20th
400mh - Mehdi Guerrah - 50.66 - 5th - (5th all-time)
200m - Naaema Robinson - 23.46 - 17th - (program record)
200m - Armanie Coleman - 23.69 - 21st - (2nd all-time)
200m - Victoria Teasley - 24.92 - 29th
200m - Roman Spikes - 20.58 - 16th (2nd all-time)
200m - Sam Ford - 20.71 - 18th - (3rd all-time)
200m - Ayden Bragg - 21.32 - 28th
1500m - Eva Rogers - 4:34.50 - 28th
1500m - Annika Metzger - 4:35.16 - 29th
1500m - Calvin Kilgallon - 3:57.70 - 35th
1500m - Eric Penkala - 4:01.31 - 40th
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