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Brown University
Ivy vs. America East Challenge
Track and Field Competes at Dartmouth to Open up 2026
1/10/2026 4:42:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
HANOVER, N.H. – The Brown track and field teams returned to action for the first time since the holiday break on Saturday afternoon at the Ivy vs. America East Challenge, hosted by Dartmouth.
With only partial squads traveling from both Brown programs, the women's team finished in second place in the meet, coming in behind first place Dartmouth, and ahead of third place Vermont and fourth place UMass Lowell.
The men's team placed fourth behind Dartmouth, UMass Lowell, and Vermont, respectively.
WOMEN
Junior Alyssa Jackson led the way in the 60m dash with a time of 7.71 seconds, with freshman Anya Anderson also earning a point for her fourth place finish in 8.06. Junior Anna Pollak took runner-up at 26.77 in the 200 meters and freshman Sydney Ruckett (58.25) took first place in the 400m dash.
Brown took three of the top four spots in the finals of the 60m hurdles, with Simone Dunbar (8.89) placing second, followed by Jannah Maguire (8.97) and Kareema McKenzie (9.02) in third and fourth, respectively.
In the field events, senior Nene Mokonchu finished in a three-way tie for first place in the high jump at 1.65m. In the long jump, senior Rachel Bibiu (5.38m) took second place and freshman Clara Fan (5.26m) finished third. The Bears also picked up a win and nine points in the triple jump with freshman Joyce Olawaiye winning the event at 11.53m. Fan (1.28m) took second and Bibiu (11.03m) finished fourth.
Sophomore Giana DeCesare took runner-up in the weight throw with her mark of 15.32 meters, and junior Amiya Hopkins finished fourth in the shot put with a 12.47m mark.
MEN
Leading the way for Brown on the track were senior sprinters Elias Archie and Solomon Miller, with Archie taking home first place in the 60m dash by crossing the finish line in 6.88 seconds, followed by Miller in third place in 6.93.
Junior Jake Haley scored a point with his fourth place finish in the 500 meters with a time of 1:07.18.
In the field events, junior Gabriel Liem Thai took second place in the pole vault (4.45m), freshman Jerald Evangelista placed third in the triple jump (13.27m), and freshman Sean Wilton finished third in the shot put (15.30m).
The Bears will return to action next Saturday, January 17 at the Beantown Challenge at Harvard.
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