Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, March 17
Orlando, Fla.
11 a.m.
Eastern Michigan University
at
Black and Gold Invite
Photo by: Steve King/KingStudios
Track & Field Opens Outdoor Slate with Nine Top-Five Showings
3/18/2023 4:03:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
Yvan Lopes Ribeiro won the triple jump and the long jump with personal-best performances
Complete Results (PDF).
ORLANDO, Fla. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University track & field program turned in nine top-five showings to open outdoor competition at the UCF Black & Gold Invite, March 17-18, at the UCF Soccer & Track Complex.
How It Happened
Junior Yvan Lopes Ribeiro (Nice, France-Lycée Honoré d'Estiennes d'Orves-American International) turned in a pair of event championships, winning the triple jump with a mark of 15.66m as well as a leap of 7.77m in the long jump. Both performances were personal-best for the Nice, France, native surpassing previous highs of 14.60m and 7.63m, respectively, and rank as the No. 3 and No. 2 marks in Eastern Michigan history as well. Lopes Ribeiro also added a fourth-place finish in the 110m hurdles with a personal best time of 14.07.
His triple jump marked just the third time he's done the event outdoors, and the first since since 2021 campaign when he was at American International. Lopes Ribeiro soared more than a meter further than his previous outdoor leap of 14.60m, April 24, 2021. Additionally, his long jump lead marked just his fourth attempt all-time outdoors. The mark of 7.77m surpassed his previous long by .70 meters at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships, May 6- 8, 2021. Lastly, his time in the 110 Hurdles was 0.23 seconds faster than his previous outdoor best of 14.30 seconds at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships, May 6-8, 2021.
EMU's 400m relay team of senior Almighty Williamson (Baltimore, Md.-Digital Harbor-Barton C.C.), junior Kaleb Simpson (Bexley, Ohio-St. Charles Preparatory), senior Kyle Martin (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Ann Arbor Huron), and graduate student Richie Sadler (Greenville, S.C.-Greer-Coastal Carolina) turned in a runner-up showing with a time of 40.734. EMU finished just behind Rutgers (40.08), while edging Maryland (40.740).
Williamson finished third in the 100m Hurdles with a mark of 14.05, while Simpson took fourth in the 100m Dash, clocking in with a time of 10.48.
On the women's side, senior Angel Gazaway (Cincinnati, Ohio-Princeton) placed third in the 100m hurdles at 13.82 at the UCF Black & Gold Invite, March 17-18, while taking fifth in the 400m Hurdles with a personal-best time of 1:01.25, the No. 9 time in program history. Her previous best in the 400m Hurdles was a time of 1:09.77 at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational, March 26, 2022, while she was just .04 seconds off her 2022 MAC Outdoor Championship time of 13.78.
Junior Miranda Cadwell (Plainfield, Ill.-Plainfield South) posted a heave of 53.69m (176.14) in the hammer throw for fifth in a 37 person field.
Up Next
The Eagles will be back in action next weekend at North Carolina State University's Raleigh Relays, March 23-25.
For updates on all things EMU track and field, continue to check EMUEagles.com or follow the team on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook at @EMUXC_TF.
UCF Black and Gold Invite Results
Orlando, Fla.
*= personal best
!= pentathlon personal best
@= meet record
Men's Results
400m Relay
2. EMU (Williamson, Simpson, Martin, Sadler), 40.734
Triple Jump
1. Yvan Lopes Ribeiro, 15.66m*
DNS. Richie Sadler
110m Hurdles
3. Almighty Williamson, 14.05
4. Yvan Lopes Ribeiro, 14.07*
7. Dante Lander, 14.542*
8. Payne Wylie, 14.59
400m Dash
18. Kyle Martin, 49.00*
19. Richie Sadler, 49.35
100m Dash
4. Kaleb Simpson, 10.48
400m Hurdles
6. Dante Lander, 53.13
14. Payne Wylie, 58.06
200m Dash
7. Kaleb Simpson, 21.13
26. Richie Sadler, 21.86*
37. Kyle Martin, 22.07
Long Jump
1. Yvan Lopes Ribeiro, 7.77m*
Hammer Throw
20. Kevin Fofanah, 47.72m
Women's Results
400m Relay
10. EMU (Davis, Harvey, Walkes, Edwards), 45.75
100m Hurdles
3. Angel Gazaway, 13.82
6. Alysse Wade, 13.94
23. Chevonne Wheeler, 15.09*
400m Hurdles
5. Angel Gazaway, 1:01.25*
11. Chevonne Wheeler, 1:02.53
20. Tiffany Cernej-Garcia, 1:05.29
400m Dash
13. Mair Edwards, 55.99
100m Dash
12. Kilani Harvey, 11.94
24. Alyson Davis, 12.25
44. Saraiah Walkes, 14.36
DNS. Tirecia Walcott
200m Dash
11. Saraiah Walkes, 23.87*
32. Mair Edwards, 24.79
Discus
10. Miranda Cadwell, 41.73m
-- Aleah Johnson, Foul
Javelin
20. Elise Gregory, 29.70m
Shot Put
14. Miranda Cadwell, 13.22m
Hammer Throw
5. Miranda Cadwell, 53.69m
28. Aleah Johnson, 40.52m
ORLANDO, Fla. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University track & field program turned in nine top-five showings to open outdoor competition at the UCF Black & Gold Invite, March 17-18, at the UCF Soccer & Track Complex.
How It Happened
Junior Yvan Lopes Ribeiro (Nice, France-Lycée Honoré d'Estiennes d'Orves-American International) turned in a pair of event championships, winning the triple jump with a mark of 15.66m as well as a leap of 7.77m in the long jump. Both performances were personal-best for the Nice, France, native surpassing previous highs of 14.60m and 7.63m, respectively, and rank as the No. 3 and No. 2 marks in Eastern Michigan history as well. Lopes Ribeiro also added a fourth-place finish in the 110m hurdles with a personal best time of 14.07.
His triple jump marked just the third time he's done the event outdoors, and the first since since 2021 campaign when he was at American International. Lopes Ribeiro soared more than a meter further than his previous outdoor leap of 14.60m, April 24, 2021. Additionally, his long jump lead marked just his fourth attempt all-time outdoors. The mark of 7.77m surpassed his previous long by .70 meters at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships, May 6- 8, 2021. Lastly, his time in the 110 Hurdles was 0.23 seconds faster than his previous outdoor best of 14.30 seconds at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships, May 6-8, 2021.
EMU's 400m relay team of senior Almighty Williamson (Baltimore, Md.-Digital Harbor-Barton C.C.), junior Kaleb Simpson (Bexley, Ohio-St. Charles Preparatory), senior Kyle Martin (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Ann Arbor Huron), and graduate student Richie Sadler (Greenville, S.C.-Greer-Coastal Carolina) turned in a runner-up showing with a time of 40.734. EMU finished just behind Rutgers (40.08), while edging Maryland (40.740).
Williamson finished third in the 100m Hurdles with a mark of 14.05, while Simpson took fourth in the 100m Dash, clocking in with a time of 10.48.
On the women's side, senior Angel Gazaway (Cincinnati, Ohio-Princeton) placed third in the 100m hurdles at 13.82 at the UCF Black & Gold Invite, March 17-18, while taking fifth in the 400m Hurdles with a personal-best time of 1:01.25, the No. 9 time in program history. Her previous best in the 400m Hurdles was a time of 1:09.77 at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational, March 26, 2022, while she was just .04 seconds off her 2022 MAC Outdoor Championship time of 13.78.
Junior Miranda Cadwell (Plainfield, Ill.-Plainfield South) posted a heave of 53.69m (176.14) in the hammer throw for fifth in a 37 person field.
Up Next
The Eagles will be back in action next weekend at North Carolina State University's Raleigh Relays, March 23-25.
For updates on all things EMU track and field, continue to check EMUEagles.com or follow the team on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook at @EMUXC_TF.
UCF Black and Gold Invite Results
Orlando, Fla.
*= personal best
!= pentathlon personal best
@= meet record
Men's Results
400m Relay
2. EMU (Williamson, Simpson, Martin, Sadler), 40.734
Triple Jump
1. Yvan Lopes Ribeiro, 15.66m*
DNS. Richie Sadler
110m Hurdles
3. Almighty Williamson, 14.05
4. Yvan Lopes Ribeiro, 14.07*
7. Dante Lander, 14.542*
8. Payne Wylie, 14.59
400m Dash
18. Kyle Martin, 49.00*
19. Richie Sadler, 49.35
100m Dash
4. Kaleb Simpson, 10.48
400m Hurdles
6. Dante Lander, 53.13
14. Payne Wylie, 58.06
200m Dash
7. Kaleb Simpson, 21.13
26. Richie Sadler, 21.86*
37. Kyle Martin, 22.07
Long Jump
1. Yvan Lopes Ribeiro, 7.77m*
Hammer Throw
20. Kevin Fofanah, 47.72m
Women's Results
400m Relay
10. EMU (Davis, Harvey, Walkes, Edwards), 45.75
100m Hurdles
3. Angel Gazaway, 13.82
6. Alysse Wade, 13.94
23. Chevonne Wheeler, 15.09*
400m Hurdles
5. Angel Gazaway, 1:01.25*
11. Chevonne Wheeler, 1:02.53
20. Tiffany Cernej-Garcia, 1:05.29
400m Dash
13. Mair Edwards, 55.99
100m Dash
12. Kilani Harvey, 11.94
24. Alyson Davis, 12.25
44. Saraiah Walkes, 14.36
DNS. Tirecia Walcott
200m Dash
11. Saraiah Walkes, 23.87*
32. Mair Edwards, 24.79
Discus
10. Miranda Cadwell, 41.73m
-- Aleah Johnson, Foul
Javelin
20. Elise Gregory, 29.70m
Shot Put
14. Miranda Cadwell, 13.22m
Hammer Throw
5. Miranda Cadwell, 53.69m
28. Aleah Johnson, 40.52m
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