Maryland track and field graduate student Alice Barnsdale broke the University of Maryland’s Kehoe Track facility record in the hammer throw with a winning mark of 200 feet, three inches to notch the first of nine first-place Terrapin finishes at the Maryland Invitational home opener this Saturday.
Barnsdale’s mark surpassed the previous facility record of 198-5 set by Virginia Tech’s Tamara Burns in 2007.
The unscored Maryland Invitational garnered a competitive field of athletes from Howard University, Coppin State, Morgan State, Youngstown State, Catholic University, Wilmington University, and the University of Maryland Baltimore County. The Terrapins defended their home turf well with a strong showing across both the men’s and women’s teams.