Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, April 28
Lexington, Ky.
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Eastern Michigan University
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Jim Green Invitational
Photo by: Scott W. Grau/Icon SMI
Eastern Treks South to the Jim Green Invitational
4/25/2023 1:00:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
Event to be held at the University of Kentucky on Friday and Saturday
Live results | Meet Schedule
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's and women's track and field teams will close out the regular season at the Jim Green Invitational at the University of Kentucky on Friday and Saturday, April 28-29.
LAST TIME OUT: The Eagles won six events while 18 others posted personal bests to highlight the weekend at the Elaine Leigh Invitational at Oakland University.
Miranda Cadwell (Plainfield, Ill.-Plainfield South), who had a throw of 55.40 meters and Newlyn Stephenson (Gary, Ind.-Thea Bowman Leadership Academy), who posted a throw of 60.83 meters both won the hammer throw.
Antonia Woods (Winchester, Ohio-Groveport Madison) won the long jump with a personal-best leap of 5.87 meters while Micah Martin (Clinton Township, Mich.-L'anse Creuse) cleared a best of 1.65 meters to win the high jump.
Freshman Aleah Johnson (Botkins, Ohio-Botkins) took the title in the discus with a toss of 39.28 meters while Formula Thompson (St. Catherine, Jamaica-Jamaica College-Nebraska) won the men's triple jump (14.19 meters).
Isabella Brent (Dearborn Heights, Mich.-Divine Child) placed second in the hammer with a personal best of 52.11 meters, the seventh best throw in program history while Tirecia Walcott (Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica-Vere Technical) posted a PR of 24.84 to place second in the women's 200 meters.
The Eagles would have seven runners post personal bests in the 1,500 meters, four on the women's side and three for the men. Sadie Williams (Charleston, S.C.-Ashley Ridge) and Ella Garvin (Indianapolis, Ind.-Pike) each posted PRs for the third time in as many races this year, finishing with times of 4:58.08 and 5:07.77, respectively, while Kiera Hansen (Freeland, Mich.-Freeland) ran 5:01.55 to better her career mark by 12 seconds, and Elena Wheeler (Plymouth, Mich.-Salem) rounded out the PRs with her time of 5:09.47.
Sam Peterson (Charlevoix, Mich.-Charlevoix), Brady Messer (Mason, Ohio-Mason), and Grant Sweningson (North Tustin, Calif.-Foothills) each ran personal bests with times of 3:53.25, 3:54.81, and 3:55.78 for the men's team.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's and women's track and field teams will close out the regular season at the Jim Green Invitational at the University of Kentucky on Friday and Saturday, April 28-29.
LAST TIME OUT: The Eagles won six events while 18 others posted personal bests to highlight the weekend at the Elaine Leigh Invitational at Oakland University.
Miranda Cadwell (Plainfield, Ill.-Plainfield South), who had a throw of 55.40 meters and Newlyn Stephenson (Gary, Ind.-Thea Bowman Leadership Academy), who posted a throw of 60.83 meters both won the hammer throw.
Antonia Woods (Winchester, Ohio-Groveport Madison) won the long jump with a personal-best leap of 5.87 meters while Micah Martin (Clinton Township, Mich.-L'anse Creuse) cleared a best of 1.65 meters to win the high jump.
Freshman Aleah Johnson (Botkins, Ohio-Botkins) took the title in the discus with a toss of 39.28 meters while Formula Thompson (St. Catherine, Jamaica-Jamaica College-Nebraska) won the men's triple jump (14.19 meters).
Isabella Brent (Dearborn Heights, Mich.-Divine Child) placed second in the hammer with a personal best of 52.11 meters, the seventh best throw in program history while Tirecia Walcott (Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica-Vere Technical) posted a PR of 24.84 to place second in the women's 200 meters.
The Eagles would have seven runners post personal bests in the 1,500 meters, four on the women's side and three for the men. Sadie Williams (Charleston, S.C.-Ashley Ridge) and Ella Garvin (Indianapolis, Ind.-Pike) each posted PRs for the third time in as many races this year, finishing with times of 4:58.08 and 5:07.77, respectively, while Kiera Hansen (Freeland, Mich.-Freeland) ran 5:01.55 to better her career mark by 12 seconds, and Elena Wheeler (Plymouth, Mich.-Salem) rounded out the PRs with her time of 5:09.47.
Sam Peterson (Charlevoix, Mich.-Charlevoix), Brady Messer (Mason, Ohio-Mason), and Grant Sweningson (North Tustin, Calif.-Foothills) each ran personal bests with times of 3:53.25, 3:54.81, and 3:55.78 for the men's team.
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