Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, February 14
Allendale, Mich.
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GVSU Big Meet
Women's Track and Field Earns High Marks at GVSU Big Meet
2/14/2020 10:00:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
Kadian Clarke breaks her own school record in the weight throw; Nina Ward wins high jump title
ALLENDALE, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's track and field team garnered eight top-five finishes at the GVSU Big Meet Friday, Feb. 14 inside the Kelly Family Sports Center.
In the field events, sophomore Nina Ward (Fairfield, Ohio-Fairfield) captured the Eagles' only event title in their penultimate regular season meet, winning the high jump with a mark of 1.60 meters. Meanwhile, freshman Daishon Spann (Coral Springs, Fla.-Atlantic Technical Center) placed seventh in the long jump at 5.46 meters, freshman Nya Lakin (Dacula, Ga.-Mill Creek) was seventh in the triple jump with a distance of 11.26 meters, and junior Savanah Luthman (Minster, Ohio-Minster) ranked ninth in the weight throw with a 16.05-meter heave.
Also shining for EMU was junior Kadian Clarke (Kingston, Jamaica-Immaculate Conception), who broke her own program record in the weight throw with a heave of 19.28 meters. Incidentally, her previous personal-best came in Allendale when the Eagles opened the indoor season at the GVSU Holiday Open, Dec. 6, 2019. She also placed fourth in the shot put with a toss of 13.16 meters.
On the track, freshman Alyson Davis (Summerfield, N.C.-Weaver Academy for Performing and Visual Arts) finished second overall in the 60-meter dash preliminaries with a time of 7.54 seconds, and was also the runner-up in the title race with a personal-best mark of 7.53. Sophomore Alysse Wade (Mansfield, Ohio-St. Peter's) ranked second overall in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.57 seconds, while fellow sophomore Angel Gazaway (Cincinnati, Ohio-Princeton) finished in fourth at 8.62, and redshirt freshman Brenna Cavanaugh (Bentleyville, Pa.-Bentworth) claimed sixth place with a time of 8.67.
From there, junior Keypathwa Gibson (Toledo, Ohio-Roy C. Start) paced the Green and White in both the 200-meter and 400-meter sprints, placing sixth and fifth with times of 24.58 and 55.55 seconds, respectively. Senior Kolby Ganther (Park City, Kan.-Northeast Magnet (Garden City C.C.)) ranked seventh in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.59 seconds, while sophomore Tiffany Cernej-Garcia (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Pioneer) was sixth in the 400-meter race as she crossed the finish line in 55.69. The 4x400-meter quartet of Spann, sophomore Chevonne Wheeler (Redford, Mich.-Divine Child), senior Gianna Salzbrunn (North Aurora, Ill.-Montini Catholic), and sophomore Arianna Short (Joliet, Ill.-Joliet West) came in fourth place with a time of 3:52.07.
Eastern concludes its indoor regular season slate Friday, Feb. 21 when it makes the short trip to the University of Michigan to compete in the Silverston Invitational.
EMU Individual Results
5000m Run, Section 5
27. Olivia Chandler 19:02.55
5000m Run, Section 2
18. Kaitlyn St. Bernard 17:39.22
60m Hurdles Prelims
2. Alysse Wade 8.64QD2P
4. Brenna Cavanaugh 8.71QD2P
6. Angel Gazaway 8.62qD2P
34. Gianna Salzbrunn 9.43
40. Morgan Iverson 11.03
60m Hurdles Final
2. Alysse Wade 8.57 D2P
4. Angel Gazaway 8.62 D2P
6. Brenna Cavanaugh 8.67 D2P
60m Dash Prelims
2. Alyson Davis 7.54QD2P
13. Hanna Hearn 7.75
60m Dash Final
2. Alyson Davis 7.53 D2P
600m Run
25. Morgan Iverson 1:40.16
40. Lindsay Bush 1:43.7
400m Dash
5. Keypathwa Gibson 55.55 D2P
6. Tiffany Cernej-Garcia 55.69 D2P
18. Abbey Zastrow 57.33
Mile Run
76. Lexi Seifert 5:22.43
800m Run
17. Chevonne Wheeler 2:15.30
33. Arianna Short 2:19.14
200m Run
6. Keypathwa Gibson 24.58 D2P
7. Kolby Ganther 24.59 D2P
12. Tiffany Cernej-Garcia 24.82 D2P
35. Abbey Zastrow 25.39
29. Angel Gazaway 25.26
69. Morgan Iverson 26.34
3000m Run
17. Madison Distelrath 9:54.84 D2P
24. Allie Knoll 9:59.92
4x400m Relay
4. EMU A (Daishon Spann, Chevonne Wheeler, Gianna Salzbrunn, Arianna Short) 3:52.07
Long Jump
7. Daishon Spann 5.46m
10. Gianna Salzbrunn 5.37m
25. Antonia Woods 5.01m
-- Brenna Cavanuagh SCR
Triple Jump
7. Nya Lakin 11.26m
Shot Put
4. Kadian Clarke 13.16m
10. Miranda Cadwell 12.34m
20. Chevonne Wheeler 10.14m
Weight Throw
9. Savanah Luthman 16.05m
16. Ariel Floyd 14.37m
Weight Throw Invite
4. Kadian Clarke 19.28 D2P
High Jump
1. Nina Ward 1.60m
11. Morgan Iverson 1.55m
Pole Vault
12. Graysen Simmons 3.63m D2P
In the field events, sophomore Nina Ward (Fairfield, Ohio-Fairfield) captured the Eagles' only event title in their penultimate regular season meet, winning the high jump with a mark of 1.60 meters. Meanwhile, freshman Daishon Spann (Coral Springs, Fla.-Atlantic Technical Center) placed seventh in the long jump at 5.46 meters, freshman Nya Lakin (Dacula, Ga.-Mill Creek) was seventh in the triple jump with a distance of 11.26 meters, and junior Savanah Luthman (Minster, Ohio-Minster) ranked ninth in the weight throw with a 16.05-meter heave.
Also shining for EMU was junior Kadian Clarke (Kingston, Jamaica-Immaculate Conception), who broke her own program record in the weight throw with a heave of 19.28 meters. Incidentally, her previous personal-best came in Allendale when the Eagles opened the indoor season at the GVSU Holiday Open, Dec. 6, 2019. She also placed fourth in the shot put with a toss of 13.16 meters.
On the track, freshman Alyson Davis (Summerfield, N.C.-Weaver Academy for Performing and Visual Arts) finished second overall in the 60-meter dash preliminaries with a time of 7.54 seconds, and was also the runner-up in the title race with a personal-best mark of 7.53. Sophomore Alysse Wade (Mansfield, Ohio-St. Peter's) ranked second overall in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.57 seconds, while fellow sophomore Angel Gazaway (Cincinnati, Ohio-Princeton) finished in fourth at 8.62, and redshirt freshman Brenna Cavanaugh (Bentleyville, Pa.-Bentworth) claimed sixth place with a time of 8.67.
From there, junior Keypathwa Gibson (Toledo, Ohio-Roy C. Start) paced the Green and White in both the 200-meter and 400-meter sprints, placing sixth and fifth with times of 24.58 and 55.55 seconds, respectively. Senior Kolby Ganther (Park City, Kan.-Northeast Magnet (Garden City C.C.)) ranked seventh in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.59 seconds, while sophomore Tiffany Cernej-Garcia (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Pioneer) was sixth in the 400-meter race as she crossed the finish line in 55.69. The 4x400-meter quartet of Spann, sophomore Chevonne Wheeler (Redford, Mich.-Divine Child), senior Gianna Salzbrunn (North Aurora, Ill.-Montini Catholic), and sophomore Arianna Short (Joliet, Ill.-Joliet West) came in fourth place with a time of 3:52.07.
Eastern concludes its indoor regular season slate Friday, Feb. 21 when it makes the short trip to the University of Michigan to compete in the Silverston Invitational.
EMU Individual Results
5000m Run, Section 5
27. Olivia Chandler 19:02.55
5000m Run, Section 2
18. Kaitlyn St. Bernard 17:39.22
60m Hurdles Prelims
2. Alysse Wade 8.64QD2P
4. Brenna Cavanaugh 8.71QD2P
6. Angel Gazaway 8.62qD2P
34. Gianna Salzbrunn 9.43
40. Morgan Iverson 11.03
60m Hurdles Final
2. Alysse Wade 8.57 D2P
4. Angel Gazaway 8.62 D2P
6. Brenna Cavanaugh 8.67 D2P
60m Dash Prelims
2. Alyson Davis 7.54QD2P
13. Hanna Hearn 7.75
60m Dash Final
2. Alyson Davis 7.53 D2P
600m Run
25. Morgan Iverson 1:40.16
40. Lindsay Bush 1:43.7
400m Dash
5. Keypathwa Gibson 55.55 D2P
6. Tiffany Cernej-Garcia 55.69 D2P
18. Abbey Zastrow 57.33
Mile Run
76. Lexi Seifert 5:22.43
800m Run
17. Chevonne Wheeler 2:15.30
33. Arianna Short 2:19.14
200m Run
6. Keypathwa Gibson 24.58 D2P
7. Kolby Ganther 24.59 D2P
12. Tiffany Cernej-Garcia 24.82 D2P
35. Abbey Zastrow 25.39
29. Angel Gazaway 25.26
69. Morgan Iverson 26.34
3000m Run
17. Madison Distelrath 9:54.84 D2P
24. Allie Knoll 9:59.92
4x400m Relay
4. EMU A (Daishon Spann, Chevonne Wheeler, Gianna Salzbrunn, Arianna Short) 3:52.07
Long Jump
7. Daishon Spann 5.46m
10. Gianna Salzbrunn 5.37m
25. Antonia Woods 5.01m
-- Brenna Cavanuagh SCR
Triple Jump
7. Nya Lakin 11.26m
Shot Put
4. Kadian Clarke 13.16m
10. Miranda Cadwell 12.34m
20. Chevonne Wheeler 10.14m
Weight Throw
9. Savanah Luthman 16.05m
16. Ariel Floyd 14.37m
Weight Throw Invite
4. Kadian Clarke 19.28 D2P
High Jump
1. Nina Ward 1.60m
11. Morgan Iverson 1.55m
Pole Vault
12. Graysen Simmons 3.63m D2P
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