Eastern Michigan Athletics
Men's Track Picked to Win Outdoor Title, Women Picked to Finish Ninth
3/28/2008 10:12:22 AM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
The men's team seek their 21st title this spring, while the women's team hopes
The 2008 men's squad, under the direction of head coach Brad Fairchild returns 2007 All-MAC selections in senior Eric Alejandro (Pembroke Pines, Fla.-Flanagan) and juniors David Brent (Monroe-Mich.-St. Mary's Catholic) and Josh Karanja (Ottawa, Canada-Nepean).
On the women's side, the Eagles, under second-year head coach Sue Parks, return Janice Keppler, the 2007 pole vault champion, as well as Andrea Wheeler (Suffolk, Va.-Lakeland) a five-time MAC scorer (indoor and outdoors) in the hurdles. Junior Melissa Green (Brecksville, Ohio-Brecksville Broadview Heights) finished fifth in the 5,000 meters and sixth in the steeplechase last year.
The 2008 MAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be held at
The men's team opens up the 2008 outdoor season April 4-5 as a handful of distance athletes will travel to the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif., while the remainder of the squad will compete in the annual dual against rival Central Michigan University April 5.
The women's team opens the season April 4-5 at the Stanford Invitational as well.
Women’s Track and Field Poll Results
1. Akron
2. Western Michigan
3. Miami
4. Ball State
5. Central Michigan
6. Buffalo
7. Toledo
8. Kent State
9. Eastern Michigan
10. Bowling Green
11. Ohio
12. Northern Illinois
Men’s Track and Field Poll Results
1. Eastern Michigan
2. Akron
3. Kent State
4. Central Michigan
5. Buffalo
6. Miami
