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Meyo Invitational
Women's Track and Field Completes First Day of Meyo Invitational
2/8/2020 8:10:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Alyson Davis and Brittni Mason win their respective heats in the 60-meter dash preliminaries
NOTRE DAME, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's track and field team concluded day one of the Meyo Invitational Friday, Feb. 7 inside the Loftus Sports Center.
Freshman Alyson Davis (Summerfield, N.C.-Weaver Academy for Performing and Visual Arts) won her heat in the 60-meter dash preliminaries with a time of 7.59 seconds, while senior co-captain Brittni Mason (Richmond Heights, Ohio-West Geauga) also captured first place in her heat with a time of 7.60. Also qualifying for the semifinals were freshman Hanna Hearn (Laurel, Miss.-Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Ind.)) and senior Kolby Ganther (Park City, Kan.-Northeast Magnet (Garden City C.C.)), who finished with times of 7.63 and 7.70, respectively.
The Eagles also qualified three for the 60-meter hurdles semifinals. Redshirt freshman Brenna Cavanaugh (Bentleyville, Pa.-Bentworth) placed 10th overall with a time of 8.70 seconds, freshman Daishon Spann (Coral Springs, Fla.-Atlantic Technical Center) was 17th as she crossed the finish line at 8.82, and sophomore Alysse Wade (Mansfield, Ohio-St. Peter's) finished 20th with a mark of 8.83. For her part, Cavanaugh also ranked 19th in the long jump with a leap of 5.57 meters.
Graduate student Allie Knoll (Warren, Mich.-Warren Mott (Wayne State University)) paced the Eagles in the 5,000-meter run, finishing eighth overall with a time of 17:37.1. Meanwhile, a trio of EMU sprinters finished in the top-15 in the 200-meter dash, as Ganther and junior Keypathwa Gibson (Toledo, Ohio-Roy C. Start) each finished with a time of 24.70 seconds, while sophomore Mair Edwards (Basingstoke, England-The Costello School) was 15th with a tme of 24.78. In the distance events, sophomore Nina Ward (Fairfield, Ohio-Fairfield) led the Green and White in the long jump as she placed 12th with a mark of 5.66 meters, while junior Kadian Clarke (Kingston, Jamaica-Immaculate Conception) was 15th in the weight throw with a heave of 17.60 meters.
Eastern will remain at the University of Notre Dame for the second and final day of the Meyo Invitational Saturday, Feb. 8 inside the Loftus Sports Center. Running events are set to get underway at 9:45 a.m., while field events will start at 10:30 a.m.
EMU Individual Results
60m Hurdles Prelims
10. Brenna Cavanaugh 8.70q
17. Daishon Spann 8.82q
20. Alysse Wade 8.83q
40. Morgan Iverson 9.40
42. Angel Gazaway 10.38
60m Dash Prelims
8. Alyson Davis 7.59Q
9. Brittni Mason 7.60Q
15. Hanna Hearn 7.63q
19. Kolby Ganther 7.70q
5000m Run
8. Allie Knoll 17:37.21
22. Kaitlyn St. Bernard 18:05.27
200m Dash
11. Kolby Ganther 24.70
13. Keypathwa Gibson 24.70
15. Mair Edwards 24.78
22. Tiffany Cernej-Garcia 24.98
34. Abbey Zastrow 25.49
Long Jump
12. Nina Ward 5.66m
19. Brenna Cavanaugh 5.57m
Weight Throw
15. Kadian Clarke 17.60m
22. Savanah Luthman 16.48m
32. Ariel Floyd 15.64m
Freshman Alyson Davis (Summerfield, N.C.-Weaver Academy for Performing and Visual Arts) won her heat in the 60-meter dash preliminaries with a time of 7.59 seconds, while senior co-captain Brittni Mason (Richmond Heights, Ohio-West Geauga) also captured first place in her heat with a time of 7.60. Also qualifying for the semifinals were freshman Hanna Hearn (Laurel, Miss.-Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Ind.)) and senior Kolby Ganther (Park City, Kan.-Northeast Magnet (Garden City C.C.)), who finished with times of 7.63 and 7.70, respectively.
The Eagles also qualified three for the 60-meter hurdles semifinals. Redshirt freshman Brenna Cavanaugh (Bentleyville, Pa.-Bentworth) placed 10th overall with a time of 8.70 seconds, freshman Daishon Spann (Coral Springs, Fla.-Atlantic Technical Center) was 17th as she crossed the finish line at 8.82, and sophomore Alysse Wade (Mansfield, Ohio-St. Peter's) finished 20th with a mark of 8.83. For her part, Cavanaugh also ranked 19th in the long jump with a leap of 5.57 meters.
Graduate student Allie Knoll (Warren, Mich.-Warren Mott (Wayne State University)) paced the Eagles in the 5,000-meter run, finishing eighth overall with a time of 17:37.1. Meanwhile, a trio of EMU sprinters finished in the top-15 in the 200-meter dash, as Ganther and junior Keypathwa Gibson (Toledo, Ohio-Roy C. Start) each finished with a time of 24.70 seconds, while sophomore Mair Edwards (Basingstoke, England-The Costello School) was 15th with a tme of 24.78. In the distance events, sophomore Nina Ward (Fairfield, Ohio-Fairfield) led the Green and White in the long jump as she placed 12th with a mark of 5.66 meters, while junior Kadian Clarke (Kingston, Jamaica-Immaculate Conception) was 15th in the weight throw with a heave of 17.60 meters.
Eastern will remain at the University of Notre Dame for the second and final day of the Meyo Invitational Saturday, Feb. 8 inside the Loftus Sports Center. Running events are set to get underway at 9:45 a.m., while field events will start at 10:30 a.m.
EMU Individual Results
60m Hurdles Prelims
10. Brenna Cavanaugh 8.70q
17. Daishon Spann 8.82q
20. Alysse Wade 8.83q
40. Morgan Iverson 9.40
42. Angel Gazaway 10.38
60m Dash Prelims
8. Alyson Davis 7.59Q
9. Brittni Mason 7.60Q
15. Hanna Hearn 7.63q
19. Kolby Ganther 7.70q
5000m Run
8. Allie Knoll 17:37.21
22. Kaitlyn St. Bernard 18:05.27
200m Dash
11. Kolby Ganther 24.70
13. Keypathwa Gibson 24.70
15. Mair Edwards 24.78
22. Tiffany Cernej-Garcia 24.98
34. Abbey Zastrow 25.49
Long Jump
12. Nina Ward 5.66m
19. Brenna Cavanaugh 5.57m
Weight Throw
15. Kadian Clarke 17.60m
22. Savanah Luthman 16.48m
32. Ariel Floyd 15.64m
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