Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, February 16
Ann Arbor, Mich.
All Day
Eastern Michigan University
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Silverston Invitational
Track and Field Readies for Silverston Invitational
2/14/2024 6:52:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
The meet will begin Friday, Feb. 16, at 4 p.m.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University track and field programs are slated to return to the University of Michigan for the third and final time in the indoor season as the Eagles will take on competition at the Silverston Invitational, Friday, Feb.16.
Meet Information/How to Follow
The meet will begin at 4 p.m., inside the U-M Indoor Track and Field Building in Ann Arbor, Mich. Fans can follow along with the contest via a live stats link that can be accessed here, as well as a live stream that can be accessed here. Fans can also stay tuned to EMUEagles.com for a post-meet recap.
Last Time Out
The Eagles took on competition Friday-Saturday, Feb. 9-10, at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, hosted by Boston University; the Music City Challenge, hosted by Vanderbilt University; and the Tyson Invitational, hosted by the University of Arkansas.
Friday, Feb. 9
Paige Marchant's (London, Ontario/Catholic Central) performance in the mile run at the David Hemery Valentine Invite went down as the fastest EMU women's mile in program history as the freshman ran the race in a blistering 4:38.91. The outing marks her fourth program top-10 time of the season, stands as the second-fastest mile in the MAC this season, and broke a Canadian under-20 record that held since 2003.
Aleah Johnson (Botkins, Ohio/Botkins) set a personal-best for the second consecutive meet in the weight throw at the Music City Challenge, tossing the weight 16.33m (53-07.00), marking the ninth-farthest toss in Eagles' history.
In the same meet, Natalie Buratczuk (Saint Charles, Ill./Saint Charles North) placed first in the high jump, leaping 1.65m (05-05.00). Nyla Joseph-Guevara (Coral Springs, Fla./Fort Lauderdale) notched a second-place outing in the open long jump via a bound of 5.71m (18-08.00), marking a personal-best for the junior.
The men's performances Friday were highlighted by Formula Thompson (St. Catherine, Jamaica/Jamaica College/Nebraska), who placed second in the long jump at the Tyson Invitational, jumping 7.57m (24-10.00), marking a personal-best and improving his EMU top-10 standing in the event from No. 8 to No. 4. His leap tied former EMU great and United States Olympian Donald Scott for the fourth-farthest in Eastern history.
At the Music City Challenge, Jake McEachern (Lloydminster, Alberta/Lloydminster Comprehensive) captured his first, first-place finish in the weight throw, tossing the weight 18.93m (62-01.00). In the pole vault, Jacob Niedzwiecki (Toledo, Ohio/Whitmer) took third place with a personal-best vault, 4.85m (15-11.00).
Saturday, Feb. 10
The Eagles' female pole vaulters excelled at the Music City Challenge as all three set personal-best marks while Fleur van der Linden (Drunen, Netherlands/d'Oultremont College) placed third in the open round of the event with a vault of 3.83m (12-06.75), a vault that ranks 10th in program history.
On top of van der Linden's day, Megan Rybitski (Dayton, Ohio/Wayne) and Maura Lane (Cary, N.C./Panther Creek/Campbell) both set personal bests, vaulting 3.57m (11-08.50) and 3.81m (12-06.00), respectively.
At the Music City Challenge, Eric Haddock Jr. (Raleigh, N.C./Southeast Raleigh/Appalachian State) earned the top-finish of the day for the men, placing second in the triple jump with a bound of 14.76m (48-05.25), marking his second, second-place finish in the event this season.
The unseeded 800m proved to be a strong point for the Eastern men, as freshmen Ty Dailey (Phoenix, Md./Dulaney) and Lachlan Cornelius (Queensland, Australia/Anglican Church Grammar School) each set PRs in the event in 1:54.47 and 1:58.02, respectively.
Up Next
The Eagles will compete at the MAC Indoor Championships at the Bowen Field House in Ypsilanti, Mich., Friday-Saturday, Feb. 22-23. The meet marks the first time Eastern has hosted MACs since the 2016-2017 season, where both the men and women finished second, respectively. For more information on the upcoming meet, visit the '2024 Meet Information" tab on the EMU track and field schedule pages on EMUEagles.com.
Follow Us
For all things Eastern track and field, follow the team's social media accounts @EMUXC_TF on X; @emuxc_tf on Instagram; and Eastern Michigan Cross Country & Track and Field on Facebook.
Meet Information/How to Follow
The meet will begin at 4 p.m., inside the U-M Indoor Track and Field Building in Ann Arbor, Mich. Fans can follow along with the contest via a live stats link that can be accessed here, as well as a live stream that can be accessed here. Fans can also stay tuned to EMUEagles.com for a post-meet recap.
Last Time Out
The Eagles took on competition Friday-Saturday, Feb. 9-10, at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, hosted by Boston University; the Music City Challenge, hosted by Vanderbilt University; and the Tyson Invitational, hosted by the University of Arkansas.
Friday, Feb. 9
Paige Marchant's (London, Ontario/Catholic Central) performance in the mile run at the David Hemery Valentine Invite went down as the fastest EMU women's mile in program history as the freshman ran the race in a blistering 4:38.91. The outing marks her fourth program top-10 time of the season, stands as the second-fastest mile in the MAC this season, and broke a Canadian under-20 record that held since 2003.
Aleah Johnson (Botkins, Ohio/Botkins) set a personal-best for the second consecutive meet in the weight throw at the Music City Challenge, tossing the weight 16.33m (53-07.00), marking the ninth-farthest toss in Eagles' history.
In the same meet, Natalie Buratczuk (Saint Charles, Ill./Saint Charles North) placed first in the high jump, leaping 1.65m (05-05.00). Nyla Joseph-Guevara (Coral Springs, Fla./Fort Lauderdale) notched a second-place outing in the open long jump via a bound of 5.71m (18-08.00), marking a personal-best for the junior.
The men's performances Friday were highlighted by Formula Thompson (St. Catherine, Jamaica/Jamaica College/Nebraska), who placed second in the long jump at the Tyson Invitational, jumping 7.57m (24-10.00), marking a personal-best and improving his EMU top-10 standing in the event from No. 8 to No. 4. His leap tied former EMU great and United States Olympian Donald Scott for the fourth-farthest in Eastern history.
At the Music City Challenge, Jake McEachern (Lloydminster, Alberta/Lloydminster Comprehensive) captured his first, first-place finish in the weight throw, tossing the weight 18.93m (62-01.00). In the pole vault, Jacob Niedzwiecki (Toledo, Ohio/Whitmer) took third place with a personal-best vault, 4.85m (15-11.00).
Saturday, Feb. 10
The Eagles' female pole vaulters excelled at the Music City Challenge as all three set personal-best marks while Fleur van der Linden (Drunen, Netherlands/d'Oultremont College) placed third in the open round of the event with a vault of 3.83m (12-06.75), a vault that ranks 10th in program history.
On top of van der Linden's day, Megan Rybitski (Dayton, Ohio/Wayne) and Maura Lane (Cary, N.C./Panther Creek/Campbell) both set personal bests, vaulting 3.57m (11-08.50) and 3.81m (12-06.00), respectively.
At the Music City Challenge, Eric Haddock Jr. (Raleigh, N.C./Southeast Raleigh/Appalachian State) earned the top-finish of the day for the men, placing second in the triple jump with a bound of 14.76m (48-05.25), marking his second, second-place finish in the event this season.
The unseeded 800m proved to be a strong point for the Eastern men, as freshmen Ty Dailey (Phoenix, Md./Dulaney) and Lachlan Cornelius (Queensland, Australia/Anglican Church Grammar School) each set PRs in the event in 1:54.47 and 1:58.02, respectively.
Up Next
The Eagles will compete at the MAC Indoor Championships at the Bowen Field House in Ypsilanti, Mich., Friday-Saturday, Feb. 22-23. The meet marks the first time Eastern has hosted MACs since the 2016-2017 season, where both the men and women finished second, respectively. For more information on the upcoming meet, visit the '2024 Meet Information" tab on the EMU track and field schedule pages on EMUEagles.com.
Follow Us
For all things Eastern track and field, follow the team's social media accounts @EMUXC_TF on X; @emuxc_tf on Instagram; and Eastern Michigan Cross Country & Track and Field on Facebook.
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