Eastern Michigan Athletics
Track & Field Tabs 13 All-MAC Selections
5/18/2022 10:42:00 AM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
Seven Eagles earned first-team honors while six were tabbed for the second team
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University track & field team saw 13 Eagles earn All-MAC honors announced the Mid-American Office today, May 18.
Junior Baldvin Magnusson (Akureyri, Iceland-Hull University) proved why he's the best track athlete in the Mid-American Conference after a historic outing at the MAC Outdoor Championships, May 12-14. On the first night, Magnusson won the 10,000m race in 30:14.23, the first time he had competed in the event since 2019. Two days later, the junior won the 1500m race (3:47.52) and followed that up with a 5000m victory (14:41.99) just a few hours later.
For his heroic efforts this weekend, the junior was dubbed the Men's Most Valuable Performer and Men's Most Outstanding Track Performer. With the individual titles this weekend, Magnusson became the first runner in MAC history to win the cross country individual title, indoor mile, indoor 3000m, indoor 5000m, outdoor 1500m, outdoor 5000m, and 10,000m all in one season.
Senior Joe Duff (Crosswell, Mich.-Crosswell-Lexington (Concordia University)) (JT), Magnusson (1500m, 5000m, 10,000m), and sophomore Almighty Williamson (Baltimore, Md.-Digital Harbor (Barton C.C.)) (110H) all earned first-team honors for their title victories last weekend for the men.
On the women's side, senior Keypathwa Gibson (Toledo, Ohio-Roy C. Start) (4x100m), junior Mair Edwards (Basingstoke, England-The Costello School) (400m, 4x100m), sophomore Kilani Harvey (Orlando, Fla.-Jones (Morehead State)) (4x100m), and freshman Saraiah Walkes (Manatee County, Fla.-The-Out-of-Door-Academy) (4x100m) were selected to the leagues first team as well.
Picking up Second Team All-MAC honors were: seniors Kadian Clarke (Kingston, Jamaica-Immaculate Conception) (HT, SP), Chukwusom Enekwechi (Valley Stream, N.Y.-Jamaica Gateway to the Sciences (Monroe College) (SP, DT), and Baboucar Sallah-Mohammed (Windhoek, Namibia-Fishburne Military (Va.) (Bethany College)) (TJ), juniors Dante Lander (Dayton, Ohio-West Carrollton (Central Michigan)) (400H) and Payne Wylie (Elstow, Saskatchewan-Colonsay School) (110H), and sophomore Ousman Kamara (Coatesville, Pa.-Coatesville) (HJ).
The Eagles will wait to see who will qualify for the NCAA East Regional Preliminary Championships, May 25-28. 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.
Men's Most Outstanding Track Performer
Baldvin Magnusson, Eastern Michigan
Men's Most Outstanding Field Performer
Hesham Eldesouky, Akron
Men's Assistant Coach of the Year
Alex Bloom, Kent State
Women's Most Outstanding Track Performer
Carmen Riano, Miami
Women's Most Outstanding Field Performer
Jacqueline Pokuaah, Akron
Women's Assistant Coach of the Year
Dominika Stokowska, Akron
Men's First Team All-MAC
Nuh Andu, Akron
Zarik Brown, Akron
Jean Dieuvil, Akron
Hesham Eldesouky, Akron
Hunter Garretson, Akron
Jimmy Harkelroad, Akron
Charles Sanders, Akron
Jonathan Surdej, Buffalo
Joe Duff, Eastern Michigan
Baldvin Magnusson, Eastern Michigan
Almighty Williamson, Eastern Michigan
Armando Colome, Kent State
Shakorie Davis II, Kent State
Del'Mario Hairston, Kent State
Asa Hodrick, Kent State
Jaheim Jones, Kent State
Nolan Landis, Kent State
Alex Shields, Kent State
Jake Wickey, Kent State
Luke Finnegan, Miami
Charles Harders, Miami
Finley McLear, Miami
Men's Second Team All-MAC
William Gross, Akron
Haruki Sakai, Akron
Jayce Shaffer, Akron
Jonathan Solomon, Kent State
Jack Weaver, Akron
Jacob Mally, Kent State
Alexandre Malanda, Kent State
Lukas Van Der Watt, Kent State
Scott Benco, Kent State
Nick Stricklen, Kent State
Chukwusom Enekwechi, Eastern Michigan
Ousman Kamara, Eastern Michigan
Dante Lander, Eastern Michigan
Baboucar Sallah-Mohammed, Eastern Michigan
Payne Wylie, Eastern Michigan
Anthony Camerieri, Miami
Obsaa Feda, Miami
Anthony Vlatko, Miami
Women's First Team All-MAC
Laurel Bristow, Akron
Amya Clarke, Akron
Fegor Clifford, Akron
Jacqueline Pokuaah, Akron
Charity Griffith, Ball State
Kayla Jones, Ball State
Karlie Zumbro, Ball State
Kaila Butler, Bowling Green
Zaresha Neal, Bowling Green
Mair Edwards, Eastern Michigan
Keypathwa Gibson, Eastern Michigan
Kilani Harvey, Eastern Michigan
Saraiah Walkes, Eastern Michigan
Gabrielle Bailey, Kent State
Benja Duff, Kent State
Leah Pasqualetti, Kent State
Carmen Riano, Miami
Skylynn Blue, Northern Illinois
Kennedy Crawford, Northern Illinois
Jahnetta Jones, Northern Illinois
Kaitlyn Lewis, Northern Illinois
Roshell Rowe, Northern Illinois
Faith Linga, Toledo
Lou Trois, Toledo
Women's Second Team All-MAC
Abby Knouff, Akron
Adaeze Nwokike, Akron
Kailee Perry, Bowling Green
Zaria Fuller, Buffalo
Olivia Hankey, Central Michigan
Peyton Korytkowski, Central Michigan
Taylor Korytkowski, Central Michigan
Jericha Petrella, Central Michigan
Kadian Clarke, Eastern Michigan
Grace Tennant, Kent State
Ava Nuttall, Miami
Jazmyn Smith, Northern Illinois
Scout Regular, Northern Illinois
Semra Karaslan, Toledo
Stephanie Sherman, Toledo
Margrett Watt, Toledo
Junior Baldvin Magnusson (Akureyri, Iceland-Hull University) proved why he's the best track athlete in the Mid-American Conference after a historic outing at the MAC Outdoor Championships, May 12-14. On the first night, Magnusson won the 10,000m race in 30:14.23, the first time he had competed in the event since 2019. Two days later, the junior won the 1500m race (3:47.52) and followed that up with a 5000m victory (14:41.99) just a few hours later.
For his heroic efforts this weekend, the junior was dubbed the Men's Most Valuable Performer and Men's Most Outstanding Track Performer. With the individual titles this weekend, Magnusson became the first runner in MAC history to win the cross country individual title, indoor mile, indoor 3000m, indoor 5000m, outdoor 1500m, outdoor 5000m, and 10,000m all in one season.
Senior Joe Duff (Crosswell, Mich.-Crosswell-Lexington (Concordia University)) (JT), Magnusson (1500m, 5000m, 10,000m), and sophomore Almighty Williamson (Baltimore, Md.-Digital Harbor (Barton C.C.)) (110H) all earned first-team honors for their title victories last weekend for the men.
On the women's side, senior Keypathwa Gibson (Toledo, Ohio-Roy C. Start) (4x100m), junior Mair Edwards (Basingstoke, England-The Costello School) (400m, 4x100m), sophomore Kilani Harvey (Orlando, Fla.-Jones (Morehead State)) (4x100m), and freshman Saraiah Walkes (Manatee County, Fla.-The-Out-of-Door-Academy) (4x100m) were selected to the leagues first team as well.
Picking up Second Team All-MAC honors were: seniors Kadian Clarke (Kingston, Jamaica-Immaculate Conception) (HT, SP), Chukwusom Enekwechi (Valley Stream, N.Y.-Jamaica Gateway to the Sciences (Monroe College) (SP, DT), and Baboucar Sallah-Mohammed (Windhoek, Namibia-Fishburne Military (Va.) (Bethany College)) (TJ), juniors Dante Lander (Dayton, Ohio-West Carrollton (Central Michigan)) (400H) and Payne Wylie (Elstow, Saskatchewan-Colonsay School) (110H), and sophomore Ousman Kamara (Coatesville, Pa.-Coatesville) (HJ).
The Eagles will wait to see who will qualify for the NCAA East Regional Preliminary Championships, May 25-28. 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.
Men's Most Outstanding Track Performer
Baldvin Magnusson, Eastern Michigan
Men's Most Outstanding Field Performer
Hesham Eldesouky, Akron
Men's Assistant Coach of the Year
Alex Bloom, Kent State
Women's Most Outstanding Track Performer
Carmen Riano, Miami
Women's Most Outstanding Field Performer
Jacqueline Pokuaah, Akron
Women's Assistant Coach of the Year
Dominika Stokowska, Akron
Men's First Team All-MAC
Nuh Andu, Akron
Zarik Brown, Akron
Jean Dieuvil, Akron
Hesham Eldesouky, Akron
Hunter Garretson, Akron
Jimmy Harkelroad, Akron
Charles Sanders, Akron
Jonathan Surdej, Buffalo
Joe Duff, Eastern Michigan
Baldvin Magnusson, Eastern Michigan
Almighty Williamson, Eastern Michigan
Armando Colome, Kent State
Shakorie Davis II, Kent State
Del'Mario Hairston, Kent State
Asa Hodrick, Kent State
Jaheim Jones, Kent State
Nolan Landis, Kent State
Alex Shields, Kent State
Jake Wickey, Kent State
Luke Finnegan, Miami
Charles Harders, Miami
Finley McLear, Miami
Men's Second Team All-MAC
William Gross, Akron
Haruki Sakai, Akron
Jayce Shaffer, Akron
Jonathan Solomon, Kent State
Jack Weaver, Akron
Jacob Mally, Kent State
Alexandre Malanda, Kent State
Lukas Van Der Watt, Kent State
Scott Benco, Kent State
Nick Stricklen, Kent State
Chukwusom Enekwechi, Eastern Michigan
Ousman Kamara, Eastern Michigan
Dante Lander, Eastern Michigan
Baboucar Sallah-Mohammed, Eastern Michigan
Payne Wylie, Eastern Michigan
Anthony Camerieri, Miami
Obsaa Feda, Miami
Anthony Vlatko, Miami
Women's First Team All-MAC
Laurel Bristow, Akron
Amya Clarke, Akron
Fegor Clifford, Akron
Jacqueline Pokuaah, Akron
Charity Griffith, Ball State
Kayla Jones, Ball State
Karlie Zumbro, Ball State
Kaila Butler, Bowling Green
Zaresha Neal, Bowling Green
Mair Edwards, Eastern Michigan
Keypathwa Gibson, Eastern Michigan
Kilani Harvey, Eastern Michigan
Saraiah Walkes, Eastern Michigan
Gabrielle Bailey, Kent State
Benja Duff, Kent State
Leah Pasqualetti, Kent State
Carmen Riano, Miami
Skylynn Blue, Northern Illinois
Kennedy Crawford, Northern Illinois
Jahnetta Jones, Northern Illinois
Kaitlyn Lewis, Northern Illinois
Roshell Rowe, Northern Illinois
Faith Linga, Toledo
Lou Trois, Toledo
Women's Second Team All-MAC
Abby Knouff, Akron
Adaeze Nwokike, Akron
Kailee Perry, Bowling Green
Zaria Fuller, Buffalo
Olivia Hankey, Central Michigan
Peyton Korytkowski, Central Michigan
Taylor Korytkowski, Central Michigan
Jericha Petrella, Central Michigan
Kadian Clarke, Eastern Michigan
Grace Tennant, Kent State
Ava Nuttall, Miami
Jazmyn Smith, Northern Illinois
Scout Regular, Northern Illinois
Semra Karaslan, Toledo
Stephanie Sherman, Toledo
Margrett Watt, Toledo
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