Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, February 23
Bowling Green, Ohio
All Day
Eastern Michigan University
at
MAC Championships
EMU Finishes First Day of Indoor MAC Championship in Second Place
2/23/2018 8:22:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
The meet saw Eastern finish with the top-two times in the 5000m
Complete Results
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University women's track and field team took two event titles in the first day of the Mid-American Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship Friday, Feb. 23 in Bowling Green, Ohio. Additionally, the meet saw 10 performances that qualified for tomorrow's medal races.
Redshirt senior Alsu Bogdanova (Kazan, Russia-Lyceum #83) continued her incredible 2018 campaign by earning gold in the 5000m with a time of 16:35.47. Right behind her was teammate Jordann McDermitt (Davison, Mich.-Davison), who captured silver by crossing the line in 16:35.54, just on the heels of Bogdanova.
The distance medley relay squad consisting of junior Sydney Meyers (Zionsvile, Ind.-Zionsville Community), freshman Keypathwa Gibson (Toledo, Ohio-Roy C. Start), and seniors Jenna Wyns (Londerzeel, Belgium-Sportschool KA2) and Natalie Cizmas (Clinton Twp., Mich.-Chippewa Valley) also took first with their strong collective performances, as the group finished with a time of 11:36.79.
Two members of that DMR squad will also participate in tomorrow's 800m finals race, as Wyns and Cizmas put together qualifying finishes, placing second and third, respectively.
As expected, a handful of Eagles earned a trip to the sprints event finals in tomorrow's scheduled action. In the 60m dash, junior Jessica Harris (Slidell, La.-Slidell) paced EMU with a time of 7.50, with sophomore Brittni Mason (Richmond Heights, Ohio-West Geauga) clocking in at 7.62, as they each qualified for tomorrow's medal race. The 400m dash saw two more student-athletes put together performances which warrant a spot in tomorrow's finals race, as senior Jasmine Jones and sophomore Micah Johnston (Toledo, Ohio-Toledo Christian) placed third and fourth with times of 56.00 and 56.18, respectively.
In the 60m hurdles, junior Ayanna O'Neal (Cincinnati, Ohio-Withrow) was the only hurdler out of EMU's three total representatives to stamp her ticket to tomorrow's main event, after she finished third with a time of 8.61.
Sophomore Gianna Salzbrunn (North Aurora, Ill.-Montini Catholic) acted as the lone Eagle competing in the pentathlon. Her highest placement of the day came in the 800m run, where she notched fifth-place in 2:33.08. After the conclusion of each event, Salzbrunn finished 10th with a new personal-best score of 2985, an improvement over last year's mark by 21 points.
The Eagles finish out the conference championship tomorrow, Feb. 24, beginning at 10 a.m. with the heptathlon 60m hurdles. Field events pick back up at 11 a.m., while the running events are scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. with the men's mile run.
Team Standings
1. Bowling Green 32
2. Eastern Michigan 30
3. Akron 28
4. Western Michigan 23
5. Kent State 22
6. Buffalo 19
7. Miami (Ohio) 12
8. Northern Illinois 9
9. Toledo 7
9. Central Michigan 7
11. Ohio 6
EMU Individual Results
60m Hurdles Preliminaries
3. Ayanna O'Neal 8.61q
12. Allyson Goff 8.65
14. Tifani Byrd 8.80
60m Dash Preliminaries
3. Jessica Harris 7.50q
7. Brittni Mason 7.62q
12. Kristine Bourg 7.69
200m Dash Preliminaries
1. Jasmine Jones 24.10q
4. Micah Johnston 24.64q
6. Jessica Harris 24.80q
400m Dash Preliminaries
3. Jasmine Jones 56.00q
4. Micah Johnston 56.18q
18. Michaela Nelms 57.77
800m Run Preliminaries
2. Jenna Wyns 2:11.49q
3. Natalie Cizmas 2:13.49q
18. Claire Mesa 2:28.92
5000m Run
1. Alsu Bogdanova 16:35.47
2. Jordann McDermitt 16:35.54
12. Ashleigh Simonis 17:19.56*
Distance Medley Relay
1. Meyers, Gibson, Wyns, Cizmas 11:36.79
Long Jump
7. Dace Dreimane 5.79m/19-00.00
11. Allyson Goff 5.63m/18-05.75
Weight Throw
16. Kadian Clarke 16.19m/53-01.50
Pentathlon 60m Hurdles
10. Gianna Salzbrunn 9.70 (769)
Pentathlon High Jump
10. Gianna Salzbrunn 1.46m/4-09.50 (577)
Pentathlon Shot Put
11. Gianna Salzbrunn 8.30m/27-02.75 (419)
Pentathlon Long Jump
9. Gianna Salzbrunn 5.02m/16-05.75 (565)
Pentathlon 800m Run
5. Gianna Salzbrunn 2:33.08 (655)
Pentathlon Final
10. Gianna Salzbrunn 2985
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University women's track and field team took two event titles in the first day of the Mid-American Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship Friday, Feb. 23 in Bowling Green, Ohio. Additionally, the meet saw 10 performances that qualified for tomorrow's medal races.
Redshirt senior Alsu Bogdanova (Kazan, Russia-Lyceum #83) continued her incredible 2018 campaign by earning gold in the 5000m with a time of 16:35.47. Right behind her was teammate Jordann McDermitt (Davison, Mich.-Davison), who captured silver by crossing the line in 16:35.54, just on the heels of Bogdanova.
The distance medley relay squad consisting of junior Sydney Meyers (Zionsvile, Ind.-Zionsville Community), freshman Keypathwa Gibson (Toledo, Ohio-Roy C. Start), and seniors Jenna Wyns (Londerzeel, Belgium-Sportschool KA2) and Natalie Cizmas (Clinton Twp., Mich.-Chippewa Valley) also took first with their strong collective performances, as the group finished with a time of 11:36.79.
Two members of that DMR squad will also participate in tomorrow's 800m finals race, as Wyns and Cizmas put together qualifying finishes, placing second and third, respectively.
As expected, a handful of Eagles earned a trip to the sprints event finals in tomorrow's scheduled action. In the 60m dash, junior Jessica Harris (Slidell, La.-Slidell) paced EMU with a time of 7.50, with sophomore Brittni Mason (Richmond Heights, Ohio-West Geauga) clocking in at 7.62, as they each qualified for tomorrow's medal race. The 400m dash saw two more student-athletes put together performances which warrant a spot in tomorrow's finals race, as senior Jasmine Jones and sophomore Micah Johnston (Toledo, Ohio-Toledo Christian) placed third and fourth with times of 56.00 and 56.18, respectively.
In the 60m hurdles, junior Ayanna O'Neal (Cincinnati, Ohio-Withrow) was the only hurdler out of EMU's three total representatives to stamp her ticket to tomorrow's main event, after she finished third with a time of 8.61.
Sophomore Gianna Salzbrunn (North Aurora, Ill.-Montini Catholic) acted as the lone Eagle competing in the pentathlon. Her highest placement of the day came in the 800m run, where she notched fifth-place in 2:33.08. After the conclusion of each event, Salzbrunn finished 10th with a new personal-best score of 2985, an improvement over last year's mark by 21 points.
The Eagles finish out the conference championship tomorrow, Feb. 24, beginning at 10 a.m. with the heptathlon 60m hurdles. Field events pick back up at 11 a.m., while the running events are scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. with the men's mile run.
Team Standings
1. Bowling Green 32
2. Eastern Michigan 30
3. Akron 28
4. Western Michigan 23
5. Kent State 22
6. Buffalo 19
7. Miami (Ohio) 12
8. Northern Illinois 9
9. Toledo 7
9. Central Michigan 7
11. Ohio 6
EMU Individual Results
60m Hurdles Preliminaries
3. Ayanna O'Neal 8.61q
12. Allyson Goff 8.65
14. Tifani Byrd 8.80
60m Dash Preliminaries
3. Jessica Harris 7.50q
7. Brittni Mason 7.62q
12. Kristine Bourg 7.69
200m Dash Preliminaries
1. Jasmine Jones 24.10q
4. Micah Johnston 24.64q
6. Jessica Harris 24.80q
400m Dash Preliminaries
3. Jasmine Jones 56.00q
4. Micah Johnston 56.18q
18. Michaela Nelms 57.77
800m Run Preliminaries
2. Jenna Wyns 2:11.49q
3. Natalie Cizmas 2:13.49q
18. Claire Mesa 2:28.92
5000m Run
1. Alsu Bogdanova 16:35.47
2. Jordann McDermitt 16:35.54
12. Ashleigh Simonis 17:19.56*
Distance Medley Relay
1. Meyers, Gibson, Wyns, Cizmas 11:36.79
Long Jump
7. Dace Dreimane 5.79m/19-00.00
11. Allyson Goff 5.63m/18-05.75
Weight Throw
16. Kadian Clarke 16.19m/53-01.50
Pentathlon 60m Hurdles
10. Gianna Salzbrunn 9.70 (769)
Pentathlon High Jump
10. Gianna Salzbrunn 1.46m/4-09.50 (577)
Pentathlon Shot Put
11. Gianna Salzbrunn 8.30m/27-02.75 (419)
Pentathlon Long Jump
9. Gianna Salzbrunn 5.02m/16-05.75 (565)
Pentathlon 800m Run
5. Gianna Salzbrunn 2:33.08 (655)
Pentathlon Final
10. Gianna Salzbrunn 2985
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