McDermitt Breaks 5000m Record at Meyo Invitational

Akron Day One Results

Meyo Day One Results

AKRON, Ohio/SOUTH BEND, Ind. (EMUEagles.com)--Eastern Michigan University's women's track and field team completed its first day of competition at both the Akron Invitational and the Meyo Invitational, Feb. 6. The Green and White only competed in eight events on day one of the weekend, but many of the Eagles posted personal records over the course of Friday evening.

Competing in just the second pentathlon of her collegiate career, Natalie Uy (Kettering, Ohio-Fairmont) recorded a personal-best 3,311 points to finish seventh overall. The sophomore had a pair of career bests, along with matching another career high to bolster her score. Uy had her most dominant performance in the 60m hurdles, finishing third overall in 8.84 seconds, which replicated her career best in the event. She went on to jump just half an inch off her personal best in the high jump, also garnering third place with a clearance of 1.63 meters/5 feet 4.25-inches. In the 800m and shot put, Uy recorded career marks of 2:35.98 and 8.94 meters/29 feet 4-inches, for ninth and 10^th in the events, respectively. Finally, she leapt 4.84 meters/15 feet 10.50-inches in the long jump.

The Eagles had two more events for Friday's slate, and saw another pair of personal records. In the blue division pole vault, Janina Pollatz (Grandview, Mich.-Grand Rapids Christian) cleared 12 feet for the first time in her collegiate indoor career, vaulting 3.67 meters/12 feet 0.50-inches to earn third place. Kristina Coyne (Pittsburgh, Pa.-Chartiers Valley) tacked on nearly six inches to her personal best in the long jump, posting a mark of 5.38 meters/17 feet 8-inches to finish fourth in the blue division of the long jump, while Tifani Byrd (Toms River, N.J.-Toms River North) jumped 4.99 meters/16 feet 4.50-inches for 11^th.

Action in South Bend, Ind. started out with a bang, as Jordann McDermitt (Davison, Mich.-Davison) broke the EMU record in the 5000m run. The freshman harrier bested her previous career best by eight seconds, placing third in 16:27.69, which breaks the program standard by almost a second. Also competing in the 5000m with McDermitt were Natalie Cizmas (Clinton Twp., Mich.-Chippewa Valley) and Amy Frauhammer (Saline, Mich.-Saline). Cizmas recorded a time of 17:33.23 in her first collegiate 5000m run, while Frauhammer shaved nearly 40 seconds off her personal best to finish in 18:05.05.

In the sprints, the Eagles showcased some extremely promising marks. Maya Carter (Racine, Wis.-Case) ran a personal-best 8.93 in the 60m hurdles, becoming just the second Eagle this season to run a sub-nine-second mark in the event, while Dayna Hurd (Carson, Calif.-Carson) clocked in at 9.17 seconds. The pair also competed in the 600m, with Hurd recording a personal best of 1:37.30 for 25th, while Carter finished in 1:43.28.

The Green and White had two athletes advance to the semifinals of the 60m dash. Aaliyah McKinney (South Bend, Ind.-John Adams) qualified out of the prelims with a time of 7.60 seconds, and matched her personal best of 7.54 seconds in the semis to finish 10^th. Danielle Clark (Paramaribo, Suriname-Ewald P. Meyer Lyceum) had a consistent showing, running a time of 7.63 seconds in the preliminary heat before finishing in 7.62 seconds in the semifinal heat for 14^th. Jasmine Jones (Greensburg, Pa.-Hempfield Area) also competed in the 60m, finishing the prelims in 7.74 seconds, but her best performance of the day was in the 200m dash. Jones posted a career best of 24.64 seconds to finish 19^th overall, while McKinney crossed the line at 24.68 for 21^st and Clark's time of 24.92 was good for 28^th.

Competition will resume tomorrow, Feb. 7, at both venues. Running events in Akron will start at 10 a.m., with field events kicking off at 11 a.m. In South Bend, the Meyo Invite will also begin with track events at 10 a.m., while field events will start at 10:30 a.m. Live results for the Akron Invitational can be accessed here, while Meyo Invitational live results can be found here.

EMU Individual Results (* signifies a personal best; ^ is a MAC qualifying mark; # represents an EMU record)

*Akron Invitational*
	Mark	Points
Pentathlon 800m
9. Uy, Natalie	2:35.98*	620

Pentathlon 60m Hurdles
3. Uy, Natalie	8.84	944

Pentathlon High Jump
3. Uy, Natalie	1.63m/5-04.25	771

Pentathlon Long Jump
16. Uy, Natalie	4.84m/15-10.50	516

Pentathlon Shot Put
10. Uy, Natalie	8.94m/29-04.00*	460

Pentathlon
7. Uy, Natalie		3311*

Pole Vault Blue Division
3. Pollatz, Janina	3.67m/12-00.50*

Long Jump Blue Division
4. Coyne, Kristina	J5.38m/17-08.00*
11. Byrd, Tifani	4.99m/16-04.50


*Meyo Invitational*
	Semifinals (60H, 60m)	Prelims (60H, 60m)
60m Hurdles
30. Carter, Maya		8.93*
41. Hurd, Dayna		9.17

60m Dash
10. McKinney, Aaliyah	7.54	7.60q
14. Clark, Danielle	7.62	7.63q
30. Jones, Jasmine		7.74

200m Dash
19. Jones, Jasmine	24.64*^
21. McKinney, Aaliyah	24.68
28. Clark, Danielle	24.92

5000m Run
3. McDermitt, Jordann	16:27.69*#^
32. Cizmas, Natalie	17:33.23*
42. Frauhammer, Amy	18:05.05*

600m Run
25. Hurd, Dayna	1:37.30*
40. Carter, Maya	1:43.28

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Players Mentioned

Tifani Byrd

Maya Carter

Natalie Cizmas

Danielle Clark

Kristina Coyne

Amy Frauhammer

Dayna Hurd

Jasmine Jones

Jordann McDermitt

Aaliyah McKinney

Janina Pollatz

Natalie Uy

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