Here’s what to know about the collegians in the 116th Millrose Games in 2024
NCAA athletes are set to compete in the 2024 Millrose Games Feb. 9-10 at The Armory in New York City. The Millrose Games are one of the biggest — if not the biggest — stages in indoor track and field, with elite professional, collegiate and high school athletes flocking in from around the country.
So many events and athletes to follow could be overwhelming at first glance, which is why I’ve broken down some of the top storylines to follow for NCAA athletes at the Millrose Games this weekend.
Women’s mile record could fall
The current women’s mile collegiate record was set last year in The Armory, albeit not at the Millrose Games. The Armory could be the site of the next women’s mile collegiate record, as Harvard’s Maia Ramsden will be the lone woman running in the Wanamaker Mile.
Ramsden has a personal-best time of 4:30.01 in the mile, the third-fastest time in the NCAA this year. The collegiate record is 4:24.26. While cutting nearly six seconds of a personal-best time will be difficult, Ramsden will be running with professionals that will set the pace. If Ramsden can keep up, she could set the collegiate record, even without a win.
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Top-10 NCAA performer in action
Manhattan’s Alex Kristeller is the seventh-best collegian in the men’s weight throw this year, throwing 22.19 meters at the Dr. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge. Kristeller’s best throw of the year conveniently happened at The Armory, so he’ll be familiar with the arena entering the 2024 Millrose Games. Kristeller could improve his personal-best mark in his second go-around at The Armory.
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There will be two northeastern focused relay fields
There will be two collegiate 4×400 meter relay races at the 2023 Millrose Games, one for men and one for women. Both relays will feature teams hailing from the northeastern U.S. as four women’s teams and five men’s NCAA teams are set to race. See the full teams below.
| School | Athletes |
|---|---|
| UAlbany | Brinesha Derrick-Bain, Thalia Benoit, Tyler Howard, Jazmen Newberry |
| Fordham | Dillyn Green, Alexandra Williams, Michele Daye, Kyla Hill |
| NJIT | Grace Burke, Hayley Lucido, Sanai Jenkins, Maddie Stevens |
| St. John’s (NY) | Nia Holden, Amarachukwu Obi, Nora Haugen, Chinenye Onuorah |
| Schools | Athletes |
|---|---|
| Manhattan | Harrison Alonzo, Jaiden Bradshaw, Jay Glenn, Travis Delaney |
| UAlbany | Quincy Chery, Antwone Messado, Jabari Barriffe, Raiden Guialdo |
| Coppin State | Carl Drakes, Jarrett Gentles, Daniel Cunningham, Asa Francis |
| Fordham | Kevin Callaghan, Dakota Strain, Sam Freeman, Matthew Nurse |
| NJIT | Lossenie Fofana, Gabriel Truehart, Damon Dukes Jr., Jacob Leigh |
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Every NCAA Athlete competing at the Millrose Games
Not counting relays, there are 23 individual collegiate athletes set to participate at the 2024 Millrose Games, according to the listed entries as of Feb. 8. See the full list below.
| Athlete | School | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Naiylah Shepherd | Manhattan | Women’s Weight Throw |
| Kyria Moore | Adelphi | Women’s Weight Throw |
| Stephanie Green | UAlbany | Women’s Weight Throw |
| Kiana Nosile | UAlbany | Women’s Weight Throw |
| Lailah Malone | Columbia | Women’s Weight Throw |
| Elizabeth Makar | East Stroudsburg | Women’s Weight Throw |
| Samiyah Little | East Stroudsburg | Women’s Weight Throw |
| Kristin Stickdorn | Manhattan | Women’s Weight Throw |
| Mary Gill | Manhattan | Women’s Weight Throw |
| Alexandra Caraher | Manhattan | Women’s Weight Throw |
| Brian Luciano | Binghamton | Men’s Weight Throw |
| Jaston Ormsby | Binghamton | Men’s Weight Throw |
| Obiora Okeke | Columbia | Men’s Weight Throw |
| Parker Kim | Columbia | Men’s Weight Throw |
| Liam Lovering | Lehigh | Men’s Weight Throw |
| Achilles Mouzakis | Lehigh | Men’s Weight Throw |
| Alex Kristeller | Manhattan | Men’s Weight Throw |
| Robert Decker | Manhattan | Men’s Weight Throw |
| Charity Hufnagel | Kentucky | Women’s High Jump |
| Gabija Galvydyte | Oklahoma State | Women’s 800m |
| Maia Ramsden | Harvard | Women’s Wanamaker Mile |
| Liam Murphy | Villanova | Men’s Wanamaker Mile |
| Adam Spencer | Wisconsin | Men’s Wanamaker Mile |
| UAlbany Fordham NJIT St. John’s (NY) |
— | College’s Women’s 4×400 |
| Manhattan UAlbany Coppin State Fordham NJIT |
— | College’s Men’s 4×400 |
