Eastern Michigan Athletics
Track & Field Readies for Split-Squad Weekend
4/27/2022 11:17:00 AM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
The Eagles will head to Louisville, Ky. and Ashland, Ohio, April 29-30
LOUISVILLE, Ky. & ASHLAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan track & field program will be split up once more with meets at the University of Louisville and Ashland University Friday through Saturday, April 29-30.
Most of the team will be at Louisville's Clark Wood Invitational, with action at Cardinal Track Stadium set for 10 a.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, the throwers will compete at the Ashland Alumni Open, scheduled for Friday at 11 a.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m.
Junior harrier Baldvin Magnusson (Akureyri, Iceland-Hull University) is set to make his season debut in the 1500m race at UL. Last year, Magnusson recorded a personal-best time of 3:40.74 in the event at the Rick Erdmann Twilight, April 17. Meanwhile, sophomore Toby Gualter (Tawa, New Zealand-Tawa College) will compete in his first outdoor 5K race of the year at the Clark Wood Invitational. Gualter recorded a personal-best time of 14:12.51 at the same meet.
Sophomore Miranda Cadwell (Plainfield, Ill.-Plainfield South) looks to improve her hammer and discus throws this weekend. Cadwell produced the sixth-furthest hammer throw in school history with a 54.37m effort last week at the Jesse Owens Classic, April 22. Moreover, the sophomore owns a season-best discus mark of 45.58, just .09 meters shy of surpassing her school record. Senior teammate Ariel Floyd (Mount Clemens, Mich.-Chippewa Valley (Olivet)) registered a season-best hammer throw of 54.82m in Columbus, Ohio, while her career-high is 56.79m, No. 5 in program history.
Junior Newlyn Stephenson (Gary, Ind.-Thea Bowman Leadership Academy) aims to move up in EMU's record book after recording the fifth-best hammer throw in program history, 64.46m, at the Tennessee Relays, April 7.Meanwhile, Senior Joe Duff (Crosswell, Mich.-Crosswell-Lexington (Concordia University)) also earned a top-five EMU mark in the javelin with a heave of 63.72m at th Jesse Owens Classic, April 22.
For updates on all things EMU cross country and track and field, continue to check EMUEagles.com or follow the team on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook at @EMUXC_TF.
Most of the team will be at Louisville's Clark Wood Invitational, with action at Cardinal Track Stadium set for 10 a.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, the throwers will compete at the Ashland Alumni Open, scheduled for Friday at 11 a.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m.
Junior harrier Baldvin Magnusson (Akureyri, Iceland-Hull University) is set to make his season debut in the 1500m race at UL. Last year, Magnusson recorded a personal-best time of 3:40.74 in the event at the Rick Erdmann Twilight, April 17. Meanwhile, sophomore Toby Gualter (Tawa, New Zealand-Tawa College) will compete in his first outdoor 5K race of the year at the Clark Wood Invitational. Gualter recorded a personal-best time of 14:12.51 at the same meet.
Sophomore Miranda Cadwell (Plainfield, Ill.-Plainfield South) looks to improve her hammer and discus throws this weekend. Cadwell produced the sixth-furthest hammer throw in school history with a 54.37m effort last week at the Jesse Owens Classic, April 22. Moreover, the sophomore owns a season-best discus mark of 45.58, just .09 meters shy of surpassing her school record. Senior teammate Ariel Floyd (Mount Clemens, Mich.-Chippewa Valley (Olivet)) registered a season-best hammer throw of 54.82m in Columbus, Ohio, while her career-high is 56.79m, No. 5 in program history.
Junior Newlyn Stephenson (Gary, Ind.-Thea Bowman Leadership Academy) aims to move up in EMU's record book after recording the fifth-best hammer throw in program history, 64.46m, at the Tennessee Relays, April 7.Meanwhile, Senior Joe Duff (Crosswell, Mich.-Crosswell-Lexington (Concordia University)) also earned a top-five EMU mark in the javelin with a heave of 63.72m at th Jesse Owens Classic, April 22.
For updates on all things EMU cross country and track and field, continue to check EMUEagles.com or follow the team on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook at @EMUXC_TF.
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