Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, January 8
Ann Arbor, Mich.
11 a.m.
Eastern Michigan University
at
Wolverine Invitational
Track & Field Gains Experience at Wolverine Invitational
1/8/2022 6:54:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
The Eagles earned 10 first-place finishes in Ann Arbor
COMPLETE RESULTS
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University track & field program produced another strong showing early in the season, posting 10 first-place finishes at the Wolverine Invitational today, Jan. 8, inside the U-M Indoor Track Building.
"It was a solid meet for us," said Director/Head Coach Sue Parks. "We just got back to practice on Monday after the long holiday break so this was a day to bust the rust and get back into the swing of competing. We know that we have a long way to go but this was a starting point and the goal will be to get better every week from here. The coaching staff was encouraged by today's results."
Sophomore Almighty Williamson (Baltimore, Md.-Digital Harbor (Barton County C.C.)) earned two victories on the day, picking up wins in the 60m dash and 60m hurdles with times of 6.93 and 8.14, respectively. The former is a career-high for the Baltimore native. Junior Alysse Wade (Mansfield, Ohio-St. Peter's) also notched the top time in the 60H, crossing the finish line in 8.71.
Elsewhere on the track, freshman George Gage (Pontiac, Mich.-Avondale) captured the 200 title (22.40). In the women's 4x400m relay, the quartet of juniors Tiffany Cernej-Garcia (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Ann Arbor Pioneer) and Mair Edwards (Basingstoke, England-The Costello School), sophomore Noriyah Johnson (Chania, Greece-Second General (Abilene Christian)), freshman Saraiah Walkes (Manatee County, Fla.-The-Out-of-Door-Academy) paced all teams with a time of 3:50.68.
In the field, senior Skyler Lester (Marietta, Ga.-Marietta) and junior Nina Ward (Fairfield, Ohio-Fairfield) took home the high jump crowns with leaps of 2.00m and 1.71m, respectively. Meanwhile, graduate student Alisha St. Louis (D'abadie, Trinidad and Tobago-St. Francois Girls College (Johnson C. Smith)) and junior Richie Sadler (Greenville, S.C.-Greer) earned wins in the triple jump, producing marks of 11.31m and 14.65m respectively.
Lastly, the Eagles were solid in the throwing department, with event victories from Ariel Floyd (Mount Clemens, Mich.-Chippewa Valley (Olivet)) (Weight Throw - 18.82m) and senior Chukwusom Enekwechi (Valley Stream, N.Y.-Jamaica Gateway to the Sciences (Monroe College)) (Shot Put - 18.16m).
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University track & field program produced another strong showing early in the season, posting 10 first-place finishes at the Wolverine Invitational today, Jan. 8, inside the U-M Indoor Track Building.
"It was a solid meet for us," said Director/Head Coach Sue Parks. "We just got back to practice on Monday after the long holiday break so this was a day to bust the rust and get back into the swing of competing. We know that we have a long way to go but this was a starting point and the goal will be to get better every week from here. The coaching staff was encouraged by today's results."
Sophomore Almighty Williamson (Baltimore, Md.-Digital Harbor (Barton County C.C.)) earned two victories on the day, picking up wins in the 60m dash and 60m hurdles with times of 6.93 and 8.14, respectively. The former is a career-high for the Baltimore native. Junior Alysse Wade (Mansfield, Ohio-St. Peter's) also notched the top time in the 60H, crossing the finish line in 8.71.
Elsewhere on the track, freshman George Gage (Pontiac, Mich.-Avondale) captured the 200 title (22.40). In the women's 4x400m relay, the quartet of juniors Tiffany Cernej-Garcia (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Ann Arbor Pioneer) and Mair Edwards (Basingstoke, England-The Costello School), sophomore Noriyah Johnson (Chania, Greece-Second General (Abilene Christian)), freshman Saraiah Walkes (Manatee County, Fla.-The-Out-of-Door-Academy) paced all teams with a time of 3:50.68.
In the field, senior Skyler Lester (Marietta, Ga.-Marietta) and junior Nina Ward (Fairfield, Ohio-Fairfield) took home the high jump crowns with leaps of 2.00m and 1.71m, respectively. Meanwhile, graduate student Alisha St. Louis (D'abadie, Trinidad and Tobago-St. Francois Girls College (Johnson C. Smith)) and junior Richie Sadler (Greenville, S.C.-Greer) earned wins in the triple jump, producing marks of 11.31m and 14.65m respectively.
Lastly, the Eagles were solid in the throwing department, with event victories from Ariel Floyd (Mount Clemens, Mich.-Chippewa Valley (Olivet)) (Weight Throw - 18.82m) and senior Chukwusom Enekwechi (Valley Stream, N.Y.-Jamaica Gateway to the Sciences (Monroe College)) (Shot Put - 18.16m).
Wolverine Invitational
Jan. 8, 2022 | Ann Arbor, Mich.
* = Personal-best, NH = No height
Meet Notes
Men's Individual Results
60m Dash Finals
1.Almighty Williamson 6.93*
3. Kyle Martin 6.98*
4. George Gage 7.13*
200m
1. George Gage 22.40*
2.Trent Barron 22.61
600m Run
2. Derek Jones 1:19.49*
5. Tajay Roberts 1:22.83
60H
1. Almighty Williamson 8.14 (8.133)
2. Payne Wylie 8.14 (8.134)
3. Dante Lander 8.23
4. Skyler Lester 8.42
4x400m Relay
2. Eastern Michigan 'A' - Dante Lander, Kaleb Simpson, Payne Wylie, Kyle Martin 3:19.22
3. Eastern Michigan 'B' - Trent Barron, Richie Sadler, Skyler Lester, Logan Zeiders 3:19.77
High Jump
1. Skyler Lester 2.00m
2. Brendan Hill 1.95m
3. Ousman Kamara 1.90m
Long Jump
4. Dahndray Holmes 6.24m
Triple Jump
1. Richie Sadler 14.65m
2. Dahndray Holmes 13.94m
Shot Put
1. Chukwusom Enekwechi 18.16m
Weight Throw
2. Taige Bryant 22.28m
3. Newlyn Stephenson 22.05m
6. Kevin Fofanah 17.79m*
Women's Individual Results
60m Dash Prelims
2. Alyson Davis 7.74Q
3. Kilani Harvey 7.68q
6. Nina Ward 8.03q
60m Dash Finals
2. Kilani Harvey 7.58*
3. Alyson Davis 7.70
6. Nina Ward 7.93
200m Dash
2. Saraiah Walkes 25.22
3. Noriyah Johnson 25.32*
4. Tiffany Cernej-Garcia 25.40
5. Angel Gazaway 25.56
600m Run
2. Chevonne Wheeler 1:34.69*
3. Rebecca Odusola 1:37.95
4. Chloie Musta 1:43.53
Mile
7. Esme Davies 5:14.60*
3000m Run
2. Marta Moreno 10:13.17
60H Prelims
2. Alysse Wade 8.86Q
3. Angel Gazaway 8.97Q
5. Brenna Cavanaugh 9.12q
6. Chevonne Wheeler 9.29q*
60H Finals
1. Alysse Wade 8.71
3. Angel Gazaway 8.84
4. Brenna Cavanaugh 8.94
5. Chevonne Wheeler 9.26
4x400m Relay
1. EMU 'A' - Tiffany Cernej-Garcia, Mair Edwards, Noriyah Johnson, Sariah Walkes 3:50.68
4. EMU 'B' – Alyson Davis, Kilani Harvey, Rebecca Odusola, Maleah Scott 4:05.34
High Jump
1. Nina Ward 1.71m
2. Quintella Johnson 1.66m
6. Morgan Iverson 1.51m
Pole Vault
-- Maura Lane NH
Long Jump
5. Brenna Cavanaugh 5.29m
6. Antonia Woods 5.17m
7. Maleah Scott 4.69
Triple Jump
1. Alisha St. Louis 11.31m
2. Leilah Toran 10.46m
Shot Put
5. Miranda Cadwell 12.31m
6. Elise Gregory 10.11m
7. Safeya Woolcock 9.78m
Weight Throw
1. Ariel Floyd 18.82m
2. Miranda Cadwell 16.54m
4. Isabella Brent 13.11m
5. Safeya Woolcock 11.52m
Up Next
Eastern Michigan will be back in action in less than a week, as it travels to Ohio for the Akron Quad Meet, Jan. 14. Start time inside Stile Athletics Field House has yet to be announced.
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