Hurdles Highlight Day Two of MAC Outdoor Championships

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University track & field team continued to build momentum at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships today, May 13, at the Kanley Track & Field Complex. Through two days, the men's team trails Kent State, 86 to 57. Meanwhile, the women are in fifth place with 30 points, as Kent State paces the league with 63.

How It Happened
The men's and women's hurdlers were especially strong, as five Eagles qualified for Saturday's finals. Sophomore Almighty Williamson (Baltimore, Md.-Digital Harbor (Barton C.C.)) had the fastest time of any male competitor at 14.27, while junior Alysse Wade (Mansfield, Ohio-St. Peter's) crossed the finish line in 13.77, the second-fastest time of the day.

Senior Chukwusom Enekwechi (Valley Stream, N.Y.-Jamaica Gateway to the Sciences (Monroe College)) picked up silver in the shot put with a mark of 17.81m. Classmate Kadian Clarke (Kingston, Jamaica-Immaculate Conception) finished fourth in the same event at 15.48m for five points.

Senior Baboucar Sallah-Mohammed (Windhoek, Namibia-Fishburne Military (Va.) (Bethany College)) made some noise in the long jump, registering a second-place finish with a season-best effort of 7.42m. Elsewhere in the field, sophomore Maura Lane (Cary, N.C.-Panther Creek (Campbell)) earned bronze with a height of 3.59m in the pole vault.

Freshman Maleah Scott (Farmington, Minn.-Farmington) tallied a career-high point total of 3,845 for eleventh with personal-best marks in the shot put (9.66m), 200m dash (27.95), and javelin (24.64m).

Meet Notes
2022 MAC Outdoor Championships
May 13, 2022 | Kalamazoo, Mich.
* = Personal Best

Men's Team Standings
1. Kent State 86
2. Eastern Michigan 57
3. Akron 50
4. Buffalo 28
5. Miami 27

Men's Individual Results
(Top six marks/times are scored)

100m Prelims
5. Kaleb Simpson 10.60q
11. Kyle Martin 10.85
14. George Gage 20.93

400m Prelims
4. Richie Sadler 48.58Q
6. Trent Barron 48.89q

800m Prelims
8. Derek Jones 1:52.93q
9. Ronald Brandal 1:53.12q

110H Prelims
1. Almighty Williamson 14.268Q
2. Payne Wylie 14.269Q
5. Dante Lander 14.61q

3000S
4. Solomon Costa 9:33.99
6. Eddie Zuercher 9:48.83
8. Linus Vennemann 10:06.73

Long Jump
2. Baboucar Sallah-Mohammed 7.42m
9. Dahndray Holmes 6.35m

Shot Put
2. Chukwusom Enekwechi 17.82m
10. Newlyn Stephenson 14.30m

Women's Team Standings
1. Kent State 63
2. Akron 40
3. Toledo 38
4. Miami 32
5. Eastern Michigan 30
T-6. Bowling Green 28
T-6. Central Michigan 28
8. Northern Illinois 20
9. Ball State 14
10. Buffalo 10
11. Western Michigan 5
12. Ohio 4

Women's Individual Results
(Top eight marks/times are scored)

100m Prelims
4. Kilani Harvey 11.66Q
6. Saraiah Walkes 12.04Q
10. Keypathwa Gibson 12.08

400m Prelims
6. Mair Edwards 55.54Q
10. Noriyah Johnson 56.08

800m Prelims
14. Julia Pleskaczynska 2:17.15

100H Prelims
2. Alysse Wade 13.77Q
8. Angel Gazaway 14.12q
12. Brenna Cavanaugh 14.33
20. Morgan Iverson 16.12

3000S
10. Marta Moreno 11:20.04

Pole Vault
3. Maura Lane 3.59m

Long Jump
12. Nina Ward 5.55m
17. Nyla Joseph-Guevara 5.42m
18. Antonia Woods 5.37m

Shot Put
4. Kadian Clarke 15.48m
12. Miranda Cadwell 13.05m

Heptathlon Final Standings
11. Maleah Scott 3,845

Heptathlon Long Jump
11. Maleah Scott 4.78m

Heptathlon Javelin
7. Maleah Scott 24.64m*

Heptathlon 800m
7. Maleah Scott 2:32.37

Up Next
The final day of the championships is set to begin at 9 a.m. with the men's discus. 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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Players Mentioned

Trent Barron

Ronnie Brandal

Miranda Cadwell

Brenna Cavanaugh

Kadian Clarke

Solomon Costa

Mair Edwards

Chukwusom Enekwechi

George Gage

Angel Gazaway

Keypathwa Gibson

Kilani Harvey

Dahndray Holmes

Morgan Iverson

Noriyah Johnson

Derek Jones

Nyla Joseph-Guevara

Dante Lander

Maura Lane

Kyle Martin

Marta Moreno

Julia Pleskaczynska

Richie Sadler

Baboucar Sallah-Mohammed

Maleah Scott

Kaleb Simpson

Newlyn Stephenson

Linus Vennemann

Alysse Wade

Saraiah Walkes

Nina Ward

Almighty Williamson

Antonia Woods

Payne Wylie

Eddie Zuercher

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