Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, February 2
South Bend, Ind.
All Day
Eastern Michigan University
at
Meyo Invitational
Track and Field Prepares for Meyo Invitational
1/31/2024 4:10:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
The meet will last Friday-Saturday, Feb. 2-3, beginning at 4 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University track and field teams will compete at the Meyo Invitational, hosted by the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., Friday-Saturday, Feb 2-3.
Meet Information
The meet will begin at 4 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. on Saturday.
Fans can follow along with the action via a live stats link that can be accessed on the track and field schedule page. Also, stay tuned to EMUEagles.com for a post-meet recap with final results attached.
Last Time Out
Saraiah Walkes (Manatee County, Fla./The-Out-Of-Door-Academy) won the 200m with a PR of 24.06, the eighth-best time in program history. Alyson Davis (Summerfield, N.C./Weaver Academy for Visual and Performing Arts) also posted a PR of 25.22 in the 200m.
Kyra Buffen (Columbus, Ga./Buford-Benedict) won the triple jump with a leap of 12.09m (39-08.00).
Chloie Musta (Mesick, Mich./Cadillac) was second in the 600m with a PR of 1:34.05, Eva Orlich (San José, Costa Rica/IEM Bilingual) took second in the 400m with a time of 29.51.
The 4x400m team of Walkes, Makiya Worthy (Federal Way, Wash./St Martin's/Oakland/Federal Way), Josephine Oloye (Iwaro-Oka, Nigeria/Geomi Secondary School/Tayelolu Memorial) and Noriyah Johnson (Chania, Greece/Second General Abilene Christian) took second in 3:46.17.
Paige Marchant (London, Ontario/Catholic Central) took third in the 800m in 2:09.42 and set a personal-best in the mile in 4:41.93 for a third-place finish. In her first time running the event, Marchant's mile time ranks as the sixth-fastest in Eastern history, marking her third time this season in which she has entered the program top 10.
Faith Rono (Eldoret, Kenya/Middle Tennessee State) (4:53.15) and Esme Davies (Lake District, England/Queen Elizabeth Grammar School) (5:04.46) both posted PR's in the mile.
Natalie Buratczuk (Saint Charles, Ill./Saint Charles North) posted a PR of 1.66m (5-05.25) in the high jump and Megan Rybitski (Dayton, Ohio/Wayne) had a PR of 3.55m (11-07.75) in the pole vault
On the men's side, Ryan Johnson (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro) posted a PR of 21.11m (69-03.25) to win the weight throw, tying for the fifth-best throw in school history while Jake McEachern (Lloydminster, Alberta/Lloydminster Comprehensive) also posted a PR (18.36m/60-03.00) in the event.
Almighty Williamson (Baltimore, Md./Digital Harbor/Barton C.C.) won the 60m hurdles in 8.08, Callum Robinson (Goderich, Ontario/St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School/Simon Fraser) won the 200m with a PR of 21.14
Gabe Singh (Toledo, Ohio/Sylvania/Northview/Oakland) took second in the 600m (1:20.53), and Yvan Lopes Ribeiro (Nice, France/Lycée Honoré d'Estiennes d'Orves/American International) was second in the long jump with a bound of 7.08m (23-02.75).
Formula Thompson (St. Catherine, Jamaica/Jamaica College/Nebraska) took third in the triple jump with a leap of 14.54m (47-08.50).
Also for the Eagles, Ronnie Brandal (Huron,Ohio/Huron) had a PR of 1:51.76 in the 800m and Grant Sweningson (North Tustin, Calif./Foothills) posted a PR of 4:13.89 in the mile.
Cason Doolittle (Findlay, Ohio/Liberty Benton) posted a PR of 7.50 in the 60m during the heptathlon while Samuel Jeffery (Fonthill, Ontario/E.L. Crossley Secondary) had a PR of 10.98m (36 feet, 0.25 inches) in the shot put during the heptathlon.
Up Next
The Eagles will be back in action with a trio of meets, Feb. 9-10, as individuals will compete at the Tyson Invitational at the University of Arkansas, the David Hemery Valentine Invitational at Boston University, and the Music City Challenge at Vanderbilt University.
Meet Information
The meet will begin at 4 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. on Saturday.
Fans can follow along with the action via a live stats link that can be accessed on the track and field schedule page. Also, stay tuned to EMUEagles.com for a post-meet recap with final results attached.
Last Time Out
Saraiah Walkes (Manatee County, Fla./The-Out-Of-Door-Academy) won the 200m with a PR of 24.06, the eighth-best time in program history. Alyson Davis (Summerfield, N.C./Weaver Academy for Visual and Performing Arts) also posted a PR of 25.22 in the 200m.
Kyra Buffen (Columbus, Ga./Buford-Benedict) won the triple jump with a leap of 12.09m (39-08.00).
Chloie Musta (Mesick, Mich./Cadillac) was second in the 600m with a PR of 1:34.05, Eva Orlich (San José, Costa Rica/IEM Bilingual) took second in the 400m with a time of 29.51.
The 4x400m team of Walkes, Makiya Worthy (Federal Way, Wash./St Martin's/Oakland/Federal Way), Josephine Oloye (Iwaro-Oka, Nigeria/Geomi Secondary School/Tayelolu Memorial) and Noriyah Johnson (Chania, Greece/Second General Abilene Christian) took second in 3:46.17.
Paige Marchant (London, Ontario/Catholic Central) took third in the 800m in 2:09.42 and set a personal-best in the mile in 4:41.93 for a third-place finish. In her first time running the event, Marchant's mile time ranks as the sixth-fastest in Eastern history, marking her third time this season in which she has entered the program top 10.
Faith Rono (Eldoret, Kenya/Middle Tennessee State) (4:53.15) and Esme Davies (Lake District, England/Queen Elizabeth Grammar School) (5:04.46) both posted PR's in the mile.
Natalie Buratczuk (Saint Charles, Ill./Saint Charles North) posted a PR of 1.66m (5-05.25) in the high jump and Megan Rybitski (Dayton, Ohio/Wayne) had a PR of 3.55m (11-07.75) in the pole vault
On the men's side, Ryan Johnson (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro) posted a PR of 21.11m (69-03.25) to win the weight throw, tying for the fifth-best throw in school history while Jake McEachern (Lloydminster, Alberta/Lloydminster Comprehensive) also posted a PR (18.36m/60-03.00) in the event.
Almighty Williamson (Baltimore, Md./Digital Harbor/Barton C.C.) won the 60m hurdles in 8.08, Callum Robinson (Goderich, Ontario/St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School/Simon Fraser) won the 200m with a PR of 21.14
Gabe Singh (Toledo, Ohio/Sylvania/Northview/Oakland) took second in the 600m (1:20.53), and Yvan Lopes Ribeiro (Nice, France/Lycée Honoré d'Estiennes d'Orves/American International) was second in the long jump with a bound of 7.08m (23-02.75).
Formula Thompson (St. Catherine, Jamaica/Jamaica College/Nebraska) took third in the triple jump with a leap of 14.54m (47-08.50).
Also for the Eagles, Ronnie Brandal (Huron,Ohio/Huron) had a PR of 1:51.76 in the 800m and Grant Sweningson (North Tustin, Calif./Foothills) posted a PR of 4:13.89 in the mile.
Cason Doolittle (Findlay, Ohio/Liberty Benton) posted a PR of 7.50 in the 60m during the heptathlon while Samuel Jeffery (Fonthill, Ontario/E.L. Crossley Secondary) had a PR of 10.98m (36 feet, 0.25 inches) in the shot put during the heptathlon.
Up Next
The Eagles will be back in action with a trio of meets, Feb. 9-10, as individuals will compete at the Tyson Invitational at the University of Arkansas, the David Hemery Valentine Invitational at Boston University, and the Music City Challenge at Vanderbilt University.
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/ Women's Track & Field
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/ Women's Track & Field
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