Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, March 15
Orlando, Fla.
All Day
Eastern Michigan University
at
Black & Gold Invitational
Eagles Open Outdoor Season with Four Top-Three Finishes and Six Program Top-10 Marks
3/16/2024 10:15:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
Eastern tabbed 33 outdoor personal-best performances in the two-day meet
Full Results
ORLANDO, Fla. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University track and field programs opened the 2024 outdoor season at the Black and Gold Invitational, hosted by the University of Central Florida at the UCF Track & Field Complex, Friday-Saturday, March 15-16.
Meet Notes
» The Eastern women secured 18 personal-best marks and four program top-10 performances, while tabbing four top-five finishes.
» The Eastern men notched 15 personal-best outings and two program top-10 marks, while securing four top-five and four top-three finishes.
How it Happened - Friday
Claire Allen (Sandwich, Ill./Sandwich) highlighted the performance from the Eastern women Friday as she placed eighth in the shot put with a personal-best heave of 14.27m (46-09.80), the eight best mark in outdoor program history.
Fleur van der Linden (Drunen, Netherlands/d'Oultremont College) also earned a spot on the outdoor program top-10 as she vaulted an outdoor personal-best, 3.80m (12-05.60), for a fifth-place finish.
Saraiah Walkes (Manatee County, Fla./The-Out-of-Door-Academy) had a strong showing in the 200m dash, finishing 14th out of 91 competitors in a personal-best time (23.76). Kayla Muir (Ida, Mich./Ida/Stautzenberger College) placed fifth in the 2,000m steeplechase in a personal-best 7:35.11.
The women's long jump was a strong showing on the first day, as all three Eagles placed inside the top-20 with Antonia Woods (Winchester, Ohio/Groveport Madison) leading the way, placing seventh with a career-best bound of 5.93m (19-05.50). She was followed by Kyra Buffen (Columbus, Ga./Buford/Benedict) in 11th (5.72m (18-09.20), and Nyla Joseph-Guevara (Coral Springs, Fla./Fort Lauderdale) in 19th (5.55m (18-02.50).
For the men Gabe Singh (Toledo, Ohio/Sylvania Northview/Oakland) took Eastern's top spot of the meet on Friday's action, finishing second in the 400m hurdles in 52.43.
Eric Haddock Jr. (Raleigh, N.C./Southeast Raleigh/Appalachian State) and Yvan Lopes Ribeiro (Nice, France/Lycée Honoré d'Estiennes d'Orves/American International) had strong showings in the long jump, as they placed fifth and sixth, leaping 7.33m (24-00.60), and 7.31m (23-11.80), respectively.
How it Happened – Saturday
Miranda Cadwell (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield South) started Eastern's women off strong Saturday with a fifth-place finish in the hammer throw, tossing the hammer 54.61m (179-02.00).
Micah Martin (Clinton Township, Mich./L'Anse Creuse) set a top-10 and personal-best mark in the high jump, leaping 1.73m (05-08.00) on her way to a fourth-place finish.
Buffen led Eastern's female triple jumpers, finishing sixth with an outdoor personal-best bound of 12.38m (40-07.50), cracking the program top-10 at No.9.
Josephine Oloye (Iwaro-Oka, Nigeria/Geomi Secondary School/Tayelolu Memorial) set an outdoor personal-best in the 400m dash, coming in at ninth in 55.00.
Saturday's men's performances were led by the freshman throwing duo of Ryan Johnson (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro) and Jake McEachern (Lloydminster, Alberta/Lloydminster Comprehensive), who placed third and fourth in the hammer throw, tossing the hammer 64.62m (217-07.00), and 58.91m (193-03.00), respectively. Johnson's toss goes down as the third-best in program history, and McEachern's marks the seventh-best.
In the high jump, Ousman Kamara (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville) placed fourth with a jump of 2.06m (06-09.00). Along with Singh, Almighty Williamson (Baltimore, Md./Digital Harbor/Barton C.C.) captured the Eagles' highest finish of the meet as he slotted second in the 110m hurdles in 13.84.
Callum Robinson (Goderich, Ontario/St. Anne's Catholic Secondary/Simon Fraser) had a strong outdoor debut as he set an outdoor personal-best, taking bronze in the 400m dash in a personal-best 47.02.
EMU Individual Results
Denotes Personal-best*
Friday, March 15
Women's Results
200m Dash
14. Saraiah Walkes – 23.76*
65. Alyson Davis – 25.34
91. Maleah Scott – 27.80
1500m Run
37. Destiney Rose – 4:56.26*
400m Hurdles
24. Tijana Japundzic – 1:10.12
2000m Steeplechase
5. Kayla Muir – 7:35.11*
Pole Vault
5. Fleur van der Linden – 3.80m (12-05.60)* T-EMU #10
9. Maura Lane – 3.65m (11-11.70)
-- Megan Rybitski – NH
-- Julia Sabo – NH
Long Jump
7. Antonia Woods – 5.93m (19-05.50)*
11. Kyra Buffen – 5.72m (18-09.20)
19. Nyla Joseph-Guevara – 5.55m (18-02.50)
Shot Put
8. Claire Allen – 14.27m (46-09.80)* EMU #3
Discus Throw
13. Miranda Cadwell – 42.10m (138-01.50)
17. Claire Allen – 39.40m (129-03.00)*
18. Aleah Johnson – 39.13m (128-04.55)
Javelin Throw
13. Erica King – 38.14m (125-01.60)*
22. Maleah Scott – 24.01m (78-09.50)
23. Elise Gregory – 23.79m (78-01.00)
Saturday, March 16
Hammer Throw
5. Miranda Cadwell – 54.61m (179-02.00)
13. Isabella Brent – 47.86m (157-00.00)
15. Safeya Woolcock – 45.33m (148-08.00)*
22. Aleah Johnson – 38.58m (126-07.00)
High Jump
4. Micah Martin – 1.73m (05-08.00)* EMU #6
11. Natalie Buratczuk – 1.58m (05-02.25)*
Triple Jump
6. Kyra Buffen – 12.38m (40-07.50)* T-EMU #9
17. Mariia Yelanska – 11.71m (38-05.00)*
19. Antonia Woods – 11.56m (37-11.25)*
4x100m Relay
11. EMU A – 46.01
17. EMU B (Van Der Linden, Sabo, Lane, Rybitski) – 53.31
800m Run
18. Sophie Emin – 2:15.16*
42. Destiney Rose – 2:25.05*
100m Hurdles
28. Maleah Scott – 16.60
400m Dash
9. Josephine Oloye – 55.00*
17. Makiya Worthy – 56.05
36. Sophie Emin – 59.77*
100m Dash
40. Alyson Davis – 12.26
Men's Results
200m Dash
33. George Gage – 21.86*
400m Hurdles
2. Gabe Singh – 52.43
Pole Vault
--- Jacob Niedzwiecki – NH
Long Jump
4. Eric Haddock Jr. – 7.33m (24-00.60)
5. Yvan Lopes Ribeiro – 7.31m (23-11.80)
30. Cason Doolittle – 5.88m* (19-03.50)
Discus Throw
14. Jake McEachern – 46.29m* (151-10.40)
15. Ryan Johnson – 46.01m* (150-04.20)
30. Cason Doolittle – 33.25m* (109-01.00)
31. Samuel Jeffery – 31.89m* (104-07.50)
Javelin Throw
16. Drew Knieper – 52.25m (171-05.00)
21. Samuel Jeffery – 44.87m* (147-02.50)
Saturday, March 16
Hammer Throw
3. Ryan Johnson – 64.62m (217-07.00)* EMU #4
4. Jake McEachern – 58.91m (193-03.00)* EMU #7
High Jump
4. Ousman Kamara – 2.06m (06-09.00)
--- Brendan Hill – ND
4x100m Relay
DNF – EMU
110m Hurdles
2. Almighty Williamson – 13.84
18. Cason Doolittle – 16.39*
19. Samuel Jeffery – 16.78*
400m Dash
3. Callum Robinson – 47.02*
12. Gabe Singh – 47.95
30. Shelton Bass – 49.95
34. Josh Flake – 50.38*
40. Samuel Jeffery – 51.22*
48. Cason Doolittle – 52.08*
100m Dash
40. George Gage – 11.12
Up Next
The Eagles will head to Texas to compete in the Clyde Hart Classic, hosted by Baylor University, in Waco, Friday-Saturday, March 22-23.
Follow Us
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.
ORLANDO, Fla. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University track and field programs opened the 2024 outdoor season at the Black and Gold Invitational, hosted by the University of Central Florida at the UCF Track & Field Complex, Friday-Saturday, March 15-16.
Meet Notes
» The Eastern women secured 18 personal-best marks and four program top-10 performances, while tabbing four top-five finishes.
» The Eastern men notched 15 personal-best outings and two program top-10 marks, while securing four top-five and four top-three finishes.
How it Happened - Friday
Claire Allen (Sandwich, Ill./Sandwich) highlighted the performance from the Eastern women Friday as she placed eighth in the shot put with a personal-best heave of 14.27m (46-09.80), the eight best mark in outdoor program history.
Fleur van der Linden (Drunen, Netherlands/d'Oultremont College) also earned a spot on the outdoor program top-10 as she vaulted an outdoor personal-best, 3.80m (12-05.60), for a fifth-place finish.
Saraiah Walkes (Manatee County, Fla./The-Out-of-Door-Academy) had a strong showing in the 200m dash, finishing 14th out of 91 competitors in a personal-best time (23.76). Kayla Muir (Ida, Mich./Ida/Stautzenberger College) placed fifth in the 2,000m steeplechase in a personal-best 7:35.11.
The women's long jump was a strong showing on the first day, as all three Eagles placed inside the top-20 with Antonia Woods (Winchester, Ohio/Groveport Madison) leading the way, placing seventh with a career-best bound of 5.93m (19-05.50). She was followed by Kyra Buffen (Columbus, Ga./Buford/Benedict) in 11th (5.72m (18-09.20), and Nyla Joseph-Guevara (Coral Springs, Fla./Fort Lauderdale) in 19th (5.55m (18-02.50).
For the men Gabe Singh (Toledo, Ohio/Sylvania Northview/Oakland) took Eastern's top spot of the meet on Friday's action, finishing second in the 400m hurdles in 52.43.
Eric Haddock Jr. (Raleigh, N.C./Southeast Raleigh/Appalachian State) and Yvan Lopes Ribeiro (Nice, France/Lycée Honoré d'Estiennes d'Orves/American International) had strong showings in the long jump, as they placed fifth and sixth, leaping 7.33m (24-00.60), and 7.31m (23-11.80), respectively.
How it Happened – Saturday
Miranda Cadwell (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield South) started Eastern's women off strong Saturday with a fifth-place finish in the hammer throw, tossing the hammer 54.61m (179-02.00).
Micah Martin (Clinton Township, Mich./L'Anse Creuse) set a top-10 and personal-best mark in the high jump, leaping 1.73m (05-08.00) on her way to a fourth-place finish.
Buffen led Eastern's female triple jumpers, finishing sixth with an outdoor personal-best bound of 12.38m (40-07.50), cracking the program top-10 at No.9.
Josephine Oloye (Iwaro-Oka, Nigeria/Geomi Secondary School/Tayelolu Memorial) set an outdoor personal-best in the 400m dash, coming in at ninth in 55.00.
Saturday's men's performances were led by the freshman throwing duo of Ryan Johnson (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro) and Jake McEachern (Lloydminster, Alberta/Lloydminster Comprehensive), who placed third and fourth in the hammer throw, tossing the hammer 64.62m (217-07.00), and 58.91m (193-03.00), respectively. Johnson's toss goes down as the third-best in program history, and McEachern's marks the seventh-best.
In the high jump, Ousman Kamara (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville) placed fourth with a jump of 2.06m (06-09.00). Along with Singh, Almighty Williamson (Baltimore, Md./Digital Harbor/Barton C.C.) captured the Eagles' highest finish of the meet as he slotted second in the 110m hurdles in 13.84.
Callum Robinson (Goderich, Ontario/St. Anne's Catholic Secondary/Simon Fraser) had a strong outdoor debut as he set an outdoor personal-best, taking bronze in the 400m dash in a personal-best 47.02.
EMU Individual Results
Denotes Personal-best*
Friday, March 15
Women's Results
200m Dash
14. Saraiah Walkes – 23.76*
65. Alyson Davis – 25.34
91. Maleah Scott – 27.80
1500m Run
37. Destiney Rose – 4:56.26*
400m Hurdles
24. Tijana Japundzic – 1:10.12
2000m Steeplechase
5. Kayla Muir – 7:35.11*
Pole Vault
5. Fleur van der Linden – 3.80m (12-05.60)* T-EMU #10
9. Maura Lane – 3.65m (11-11.70)
-- Megan Rybitski – NH
-- Julia Sabo – NH
Long Jump
7. Antonia Woods – 5.93m (19-05.50)*
11. Kyra Buffen – 5.72m (18-09.20)
19. Nyla Joseph-Guevara – 5.55m (18-02.50)
Shot Put
8. Claire Allen – 14.27m (46-09.80)* EMU #3
Discus Throw
13. Miranda Cadwell – 42.10m (138-01.50)
17. Claire Allen – 39.40m (129-03.00)*
18. Aleah Johnson – 39.13m (128-04.55)
Javelin Throw
13. Erica King – 38.14m (125-01.60)*
22. Maleah Scott – 24.01m (78-09.50)
23. Elise Gregory – 23.79m (78-01.00)
Saturday, March 16
Hammer Throw
5. Miranda Cadwell – 54.61m (179-02.00)
13. Isabella Brent – 47.86m (157-00.00)
15. Safeya Woolcock – 45.33m (148-08.00)*
22. Aleah Johnson – 38.58m (126-07.00)
High Jump
4. Micah Martin – 1.73m (05-08.00)* EMU #6
11. Natalie Buratczuk – 1.58m (05-02.25)*
Triple Jump
6. Kyra Buffen – 12.38m (40-07.50)* T-EMU #9
17. Mariia Yelanska – 11.71m (38-05.00)*
19. Antonia Woods – 11.56m (37-11.25)*
4x100m Relay
11. EMU A – 46.01
17. EMU B (Van Der Linden, Sabo, Lane, Rybitski) – 53.31
800m Run
18. Sophie Emin – 2:15.16*
42. Destiney Rose – 2:25.05*
100m Hurdles
28. Maleah Scott – 16.60
400m Dash
9. Josephine Oloye – 55.00*
17. Makiya Worthy – 56.05
36. Sophie Emin – 59.77*
100m Dash
40. Alyson Davis – 12.26
Men's Results
200m Dash
33. George Gage – 21.86*
400m Hurdles
2. Gabe Singh – 52.43
Pole Vault
--- Jacob Niedzwiecki – NH
Long Jump
4. Eric Haddock Jr. – 7.33m (24-00.60)
5. Yvan Lopes Ribeiro – 7.31m (23-11.80)
30. Cason Doolittle – 5.88m* (19-03.50)
Discus Throw
14. Jake McEachern – 46.29m* (151-10.40)
15. Ryan Johnson – 46.01m* (150-04.20)
30. Cason Doolittle – 33.25m* (109-01.00)
31. Samuel Jeffery – 31.89m* (104-07.50)
Javelin Throw
16. Drew Knieper – 52.25m (171-05.00)
21. Samuel Jeffery – 44.87m* (147-02.50)
Saturday, March 16
Hammer Throw
3. Ryan Johnson – 64.62m (217-07.00)* EMU #4
4. Jake McEachern – 58.91m (193-03.00)* EMU #7
High Jump
4. Ousman Kamara – 2.06m (06-09.00)
--- Brendan Hill – ND
4x100m Relay
DNF – EMU
110m Hurdles
2. Almighty Williamson – 13.84
18. Cason Doolittle – 16.39*
19. Samuel Jeffery – 16.78*
400m Dash
3. Callum Robinson – 47.02*
12. Gabe Singh – 47.95
30. Shelton Bass – 49.95
34. Josh Flake – 50.38*
40. Samuel Jeffery – 51.22*
48. Cason Doolittle – 52.08*
100m Dash
40. George Gage – 11.12
Up Next
The Eagles will head to Texas to compete in the Clyde Hart Classic, hosted by Baylor University, in Waco, Friday-Saturday, March 22-23.
Follow Us
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.
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