Tulane University
AAC Indoor Championships
Women’s Indoor Track and Field Clinches First Conference Title
Mar 1, 2025 | Track & Field
BIRMINGHAM – Following a staggering performance at the AAC finals this weekend, Tulane Women's Indoor Track and Field are the 2025 Champions of the American Athletic Conference. The Wave clinched multiple individual titles and top eight finishes to earn the honor for the first time in American Indoor Track and Field.
The Wave ended the day with 96 points, edging out UTSA who closed out with 92.5.
Elite performances in distance fueled the win, while contributions from sprints and field rounded out Tulane's top score. Women's Indoor Track and Field has had a historic season, which they closed out with another record.
Tharushi Karunarathna had the best race of her season to become the individual champion of the 800m, ending with a personal best of 2:06.99. She now ranks in the top ten all-time Tulane scores. Janae Dean immediately succeeded Karunarathna with a second place run, earning the spot with her time of 2:07.39.
Dorcas Naibei was instrumental in the Wave's success, as she became the individual champion in the mile with a personal best time of 4:42.88. Tulane swept the mile, with
Danna Diaz (4:43.20) and Reese Ragland (4:48.46) running into second and third place to make a Tulane-only podium in the race.
Naibei and Diaz also annihilated the 3000m, placing second and third, respectively earning silver and bronze. Their times of 9:28.85 and 9:29.95 were crucial to the team effort.
The 5000m was anchored by Blezzin Kimutai and Paula Vaquera, who ended it in second and third place with times of 16:27.59 and 16:29.60
Egbe Ndip-Agbor placed fourth overall in the 200m, nabbing a personal record of 23.87. She previously ran a personal best of 23.89 in the qualifiers to clinch a spot in the finals, which she then rewrote once more.
Leah Kennedy carried the Wave with two top ten finishes in the throws. She placed seventh in both the shot put and weight throw (17.22m), even earning a personal best in the shot put (14.24m).
Tulane's coaches were named as the 2025 Staff of the Year. Adrian Myers, David Silversmith, Agne Eggerth, and Matthew Boone guided the Wave to their first conference win. It has been a historic school year for them, as the Tulane Men's Cross Country team also won the conference title, after which the coaches earned Staff of the Year.
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