Eastern Michigan Athletics
Eagles Send Eight to NCAA East Regionals
5/16/2019 5:08:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
Six individuals and the 4x100-meter relay head to Jacksonville, Fla. May 23-25
Complete East Regional Qualifying List
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University women's track and field team qualified eight Eagles to participate in the NCAA East Regional Championships Thursday-Saturday, May 23-25. EMU's representative student-athletes will compete in six track events and the 4x100-meter relay throughout the three days of competition in Jacksonville, Fla.
In order to qualify for the NCAA East Regional, an individual must be among the top-48 declared student-athletes in their respective events. For each relay event, the top 24 declared relay teams are accepted into the competition.
Qualifying to the regional round for Eastern are seniors Sydney Meyers (Zionsville, Ind.-Zionsville Community), Jessica Harris (Slidell, La.-Slidell), and redshirt senior Allyson Goff (White Lake, Mich.-Walled Lake Northern (Georgia State)), juniors Brittni Mason (Richmond Heights, Ohio-West Geauga), Micah Johnston (Toledo, Ohio-Toledo Christian), Kolby Ganther (Park City, Kan.-Northeast Magnet), and redshirt junior Emily Smith (Somerset, England-Wells Cathedral School), as well as freshman Tiffany Cernej-Garcia (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Pioneer). Sophomore Keypathwa Gibson (Toledo, Ohio-Roy C. Start) will travel with the squad and act as an alternate for the 4x100-meter relay.
Meyers returns to the East Regionals for the third consecutive season, while all other Eagles make their outdoor regional debut at the event.
EMU's 4x100-meter relay of Harris, Mason, Johnston, and Ganther enter the national-championship qualifier with the Eagles' top seeding, currently sitting 20th in the sprint relay's regional rankings. The cohort nabbed a mark of 45.04 at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, May 11, recording the third-fastest time in program history while bringing home a gold medal for the Green and White.
Smith holds the 21st-best time in the 3000 steeplechase rankings, marking a time of 10:20.94 at the Bryan Clay Invitational, April 17. The Somerset, England native most recently earned a seventh-place finish at the MAC Championships, running to a time of 10:45.89.
Meyers acts as the Eagles' representative in the 5000m, ranking 21st in the region with a time of 16:08.63. Meyers set her qualifying mark at the Byran Clay Invitational, April 17, earning a top-15 finish in the event. The Zionsville, Ind. native enters the regional competition after winning an individual conference championship in the event, racing to a time of 16:45.28.
In the sprint events, Harris qualified for the 100m and Johnston earned a spot in the regional's 400m race, entering the competition ranked 42nd and 33rd in the East region, respectively. Harris earned a bronze medal at the conference championships with a career-best time of 11.56 in her event, while Johnston took home silver in the 400m with a time of 53.55. Both Eagles' performances in Muncie, Ind. act as their qualifying marks.
Rounding out EMU's participants in the regional championships are Goff and Cernej-Garcia, competing in the 100-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles, respectively. Goff's 13.60 time in the event at the MAC Championships not only secured her a spot in Jacksonville with the 45th-best mark in the region but earned the redshirt senior a second-place finish. Cernej-Garcia notched a time of 60.00 at the league's title chase to qualify for the East Regionals, placing fifth overall while also recording the seventh-best hurdles effort in program history.
The NCAA East Regionals in Jacksonville, Fla. are slated to begin Thursday-Saturday, May 23-25. Fans have the ability to follow along via a live stream offered by FloTrack, as well as live results which can be found by clicking here. To keep up-to-date with all things EMU Women's Track and Field, follow the team on twitter @EMUWXC_TF.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University women's track and field team qualified eight Eagles to participate in the NCAA East Regional Championships Thursday-Saturday, May 23-25. EMU's representative student-athletes will compete in six track events and the 4x100-meter relay throughout the three days of competition in Jacksonville, Fla.
In order to qualify for the NCAA East Regional, an individual must be among the top-48 declared student-athletes in their respective events. For each relay event, the top 24 declared relay teams are accepted into the competition.
Qualifying to the regional round for Eastern are seniors Sydney Meyers (Zionsville, Ind.-Zionsville Community), Jessica Harris (Slidell, La.-Slidell), and redshirt senior Allyson Goff (White Lake, Mich.-Walled Lake Northern (Georgia State)), juniors Brittni Mason (Richmond Heights, Ohio-West Geauga), Micah Johnston (Toledo, Ohio-Toledo Christian), Kolby Ganther (Park City, Kan.-Northeast Magnet), and redshirt junior Emily Smith (Somerset, England-Wells Cathedral School), as well as freshman Tiffany Cernej-Garcia (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Pioneer). Sophomore Keypathwa Gibson (Toledo, Ohio-Roy C. Start) will travel with the squad and act as an alternate for the 4x100-meter relay.
Meyers returns to the East Regionals for the third consecutive season, while all other Eagles make their outdoor regional debut at the event.
EMU's 4x100-meter relay of Harris, Mason, Johnston, and Ganther enter the national-championship qualifier with the Eagles' top seeding, currently sitting 20th in the sprint relay's regional rankings. The cohort nabbed a mark of 45.04 at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, May 11, recording the third-fastest time in program history while bringing home a gold medal for the Green and White.
Smith holds the 21st-best time in the 3000 steeplechase rankings, marking a time of 10:20.94 at the Bryan Clay Invitational, April 17. The Somerset, England native most recently earned a seventh-place finish at the MAC Championships, running to a time of 10:45.89.
Meyers acts as the Eagles' representative in the 5000m, ranking 21st in the region with a time of 16:08.63. Meyers set her qualifying mark at the Byran Clay Invitational, April 17, earning a top-15 finish in the event. The Zionsville, Ind. native enters the regional competition after winning an individual conference championship in the event, racing to a time of 16:45.28.
In the sprint events, Harris qualified for the 100m and Johnston earned a spot in the regional's 400m race, entering the competition ranked 42nd and 33rd in the East region, respectively. Harris earned a bronze medal at the conference championships with a career-best time of 11.56 in her event, while Johnston took home silver in the 400m with a time of 53.55. Both Eagles' performances in Muncie, Ind. act as their qualifying marks.
Rounding out EMU's participants in the regional championships are Goff and Cernej-Garcia, competing in the 100-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles, respectively. Goff's 13.60 time in the event at the MAC Championships not only secured her a spot in Jacksonville with the 45th-best mark in the region but earned the redshirt senior a second-place finish. Cernej-Garcia notched a time of 60.00 at the league's title chase to qualify for the East Regionals, placing fifth overall while also recording the seventh-best hurdles effort in program history.
The NCAA East Regionals in Jacksonville, Fla. are slated to begin Thursday-Saturday, May 23-25. Fans have the ability to follow along via a live stream offered by FloTrack, as well as live results which can be found by clicking here. To keep up-to-date with all things EMU Women's Track and Field, follow the team on twitter @EMUWXC_TF.
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