Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, February 21
Ann Arbor, Mich.
All Day
Eastern Michigan University
at
Silverston Invitational
Photo by: EMU Athletics/Chloe Smith
Women's Track and Field Makes Last Stop on Road to MAC Championships
2/21/2015 7:13:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
Eagles compete at the Silverston Invitational
Complete Results
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (EMUEagles.com)—Eastern Michigan University's women's track and field team completed its final meet before heading to the 2015 Mid-American Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships. The Eagles sent a small group to compete at the Silverston Invitational at the University of Michigan, Feb. 21.
The Eagles secured three victories on the afternoon, with a stellar showing in the throws. Adrienne Waisner (Napoleon, Ohio-Napoleon) threw beyond 16 meters for the first time in her career, winning with a throw of 16.59 meters/54 feet 5.25-inches. Her mark moves the senior up to third on EMU's all-time list. Another performance for the record books came from Helga Volgyi (Szombathely, Hungary-Savaria Technical College), who had a mark of 15.95 meters/52 feet 4-inches for second place. The freshman's throw earned her a spot for the fifth-farthest throw in program history. Placing third was Darcie Marion (Adrian, Mich.-Madison) at 14.59 meters/47 feet 10.50-inches, who also won the shot put with a personal-best mark of 12.68 meters/41 feet 7.25-inches.
The final win came on the track, as Victoria Voronko (Stavropol, Russia-School #42) won the mile run in 4:49.25. The Green and White placed two more runners in the top-10, with Anna Aldrich recording a personal best of 5:13.21 for ninth and Lauren Pottschmidt (Granger, Ind.-Penn) sweeping in for the 10th spot.
In the remaining field events, Janina Pollatz (Grandville, Mich.-Grand Rapids Christian) finished third in the long jump, not far off her indoor personal best at 5.40 meters/17 feet 8.75-inches. In the high jump, SenClair McDonnell (Westland, Mich.-Churchill) placed fifth with a jump of 1.53 meters/5 feet 0.25-inches.
Tifani Byrd (Toms River, N.J.-Toms River North) posted a milestone time in the 60m hurdles, dipping below nine seconds for the first time in her collegiate career to post a time of 8.92 seconds for fourth. Dayna Hurd (Carson, Calif.-Carson) also notched a career time of 9.05 seconds, taking fifth, while Maya Carter (Racine, Wis.-Case) finished sixth in 9.08 seconds.
Hurd and Carter also competed in the 200m dash, with Hurd improving on her personal best set a year ago in 26.06 seconds for fourth and Carter finishing sixth in 26.67 seconds. In the 60m dash, Tericka Threatt (Missouri City, Texas-Dulles) represented the Green and White in 8.16 seconds for fifth place. Finishing off the track events, Sofie Gallein (Gits, Belgium-University of Leuven) paced the Eagles in the 800m run in 2:17.35 for fourth.
The Eagles will take on the MAC next Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27-28, when they travel to Mount Pleasant, Mich. for the 2015 MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships.
EMU Individual Results (* signifies personal best; ^ is a MAC qualifying mark)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (EMUEagles.com)—Eastern Michigan University's women's track and field team completed its final meet before heading to the 2015 Mid-American Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships. The Eagles sent a small group to compete at the Silverston Invitational at the University of Michigan, Feb. 21.
The Eagles secured three victories on the afternoon, with a stellar showing in the throws. Adrienne Waisner (Napoleon, Ohio-Napoleon) threw beyond 16 meters for the first time in her career, winning with a throw of 16.59 meters/54 feet 5.25-inches. Her mark moves the senior up to third on EMU's all-time list. Another performance for the record books came from Helga Volgyi (Szombathely, Hungary-Savaria Technical College), who had a mark of 15.95 meters/52 feet 4-inches for second place. The freshman's throw earned her a spot for the fifth-farthest throw in program history. Placing third was Darcie Marion (Adrian, Mich.-Madison) at 14.59 meters/47 feet 10.50-inches, who also won the shot put with a personal-best mark of 12.68 meters/41 feet 7.25-inches.
The final win came on the track, as Victoria Voronko (Stavropol, Russia-School #42) won the mile run in 4:49.25. The Green and White placed two more runners in the top-10, with Anna Aldrich recording a personal best of 5:13.21 for ninth and Lauren Pottschmidt (Granger, Ind.-Penn) sweeping in for the 10th spot.
In the remaining field events, Janina Pollatz (Grandville, Mich.-Grand Rapids Christian) finished third in the long jump, not far off her indoor personal best at 5.40 meters/17 feet 8.75-inches. In the high jump, SenClair McDonnell (Westland, Mich.-Churchill) placed fifth with a jump of 1.53 meters/5 feet 0.25-inches.
Tifani Byrd (Toms River, N.J.-Toms River North) posted a milestone time in the 60m hurdles, dipping below nine seconds for the first time in her collegiate career to post a time of 8.92 seconds for fourth. Dayna Hurd (Carson, Calif.-Carson) also notched a career time of 9.05 seconds, taking fifth, while Maya Carter (Racine, Wis.-Case) finished sixth in 9.08 seconds.
Hurd and Carter also competed in the 200m dash, with Hurd improving on her personal best set a year ago in 26.06 seconds for fourth and Carter finishing sixth in 26.67 seconds. In the 60m dash, Tericka Threatt (Missouri City, Texas-Dulles) represented the Green and White in 8.16 seconds for fifth place. Finishing off the track events, Sofie Gallein (Gits, Belgium-University of Leuven) paced the Eagles in the 800m run in 2:17.35 for fourth.
The Eagles will take on the MAC next Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27-28, when they travel to Mount Pleasant, Mich. for the 2015 MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships.
EMU Individual Results (* signifies personal best; ^ is a MAC qualifying mark)
| 60m Dash | |
| 5. Threatt, Tericka | 8.16 |
| 200m Dash | |
| 4. Hurd, Dayna | 26.06* |
| 6. Carter, Maya | 26.67* |
| 800m Run | |
| 4. Gallein, Sofie | 2:17.35 |
| 5. Quaintance, Rebecca | 2:19.17 |
| 6. Mesa, Claire | 2:19.37 |
| Mile Run | |
| 1. Voronko, Victoria | 4:49.25^ |
| 9. Aldrich, Anna | 5:13.21* |
| 10. Pottschmidt, Lauren | 5:22.65 |
| 60m Hurdles | |
| 4. Byrd, Tifani | 8.92* |
| 5. Hurd, Dayna | 9.05* |
| 6. Carter, Maya | 9.08 |
| High Jump | |
| 5. McDonnell, SenClair | 1.53m/5-00.25 |
| Long Jump | |
| 3. Pollatz, Janina | 5.40m/17-08.75 |
| 5. Coyne, Kristina | 5.26m/17-03.25 |
| 6. Threatt, Tericka | 4.55m/14-11.25 |
| Shot Put | |
| 1. Marion, Darcie | 12.68m/41-07.25* |
| Weight Throw | |
| 1. Waisner, Adrienne | 16.59m/54-05.25* |
| 2. Volgyi, Helga | 15.95m/52-04.00* |
| 3. Marion, Darcie | 14.59m/47-10.50 |
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