Eastern Michigan Athletics
Thursday, March 28
Raleigh, N.C.
All Day
Eastern Michigan University
at
Raleigh Relays
Track and Field Concludes Raleigh Relays
3/30/2024 9:46:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
Esme Davies and Paige Marchant each earned program top-10 marks
RALEIGH, N.C. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University track and field programs competed at the Raleigh Relays, hosted by North Carolina State University at the Paul Derr Track & Field Facility Thursday-Saturday, March 28-30.
Meet Notes
» Of the eight competing Eastern women, four secured personal-best marks in their respective events. Additionally, two Eagles earned top-10 program finishes.
» The Eastern men notched five personal-best times while posting three top-10 event placings.
How it Happened - Friday
Paige Marchant (London, Ontario/Catholic Central) led the women's team with the highest placing of the day, a 28th place finish in the 1500m, coming in at 4:21.56, good for the eighth spot in program history, topping former Eagle Donna Donakowski who posted a 4:21.47 in 1988.
The 5000m followed next for the women where Esme Davies (Lake District, England/Queen Elizabeth Grammar School) led the Eagles in 41st place with a personal-best 16:26.15 mark, good for seventh all-time, placing herself one spot ahead of teammate Faith Rono (Eldoret, Kenya/Middle Tennessee State) who collected a 16:30.20 in the 2022 season (EMU #8). Anita Zaro (Timisoara, Romania/Faculty of Physical Education and Sport) rounded out Eastern's competitors in the event, crossing the finish line in 16:44.76, placing 70th.
On the men's side, the 1500m race saw Linus Vennemann (Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany/Gymnasium "In der Wüste") with the highest finish in the event for the Eagles, placing 72nd with a 3:49.13 mark.
Also performing in Friday's action was Eric Haddock Jr. (Raleigh, N.C./Southeast Raleigh/Appalachian State) who placed sixth in the triple jump, reaching 14.89m.
How it Happened - Saturday
Starting the Saturday action was Tabatha Walford (Northamptonshire, England/Bishop Stopford/Nevada) in the 800m race. Her 2:11.77 mark was good for the graduate students personal-best, and was the highest placing in the event among Eastern participants. Chloie Musta (Mesick, Mich./Cadillac) crossed the finish line in 2:13.15 to place 92nd, while Sophie Emin (Easton, Pa./Easton Area/Rutgers) posted a 2:13.35 time for 95th.
For the men, opening the day was Haddock Jr. with the highest placing of all Eagles in the meet, a fourth-place finish in the long jump with a 7.34m leap.
Senior Marcus Kemp (Kitchener, Ontario/St. Mary's Kitchener Providence) led the charge in the 800m race taking a 10th place finish in a personal-best 1:49.63. Following closely behind was fellow senior, Ronnie Brandal (Huron, Ohio/Huron), who placed 12th with a personal-best 1:49.68 time. Freshmen Ty Dailey (Phoenix, Md./Dulaney) and Lachlan Cornelius (Queensland, Australia/Anglican Church Grammar School) also had personal-best showings, finishing in 1:53.80, and 1:54.86, respectively.
Up Next
A portion of the Eagles will head west for the Jim Click Invitational, hosted by the University of Arizona Thursday-Saturday, April 4-6. The remainder of the team will stay in the Mitten State to compete at the Spartan Invitational, hosted by Michigan State University Friday-Saturday, April 5-6.
EMU Individual Results
Denotes Personal-best*
Women
800m
72. Tabatha Walford – 2:11.77*
92. Chloie Musta – 2:13.15
95. Sophie Emin – 2:13.35*
1500m
28. Paige Marchant – 4:21.56* EMU #8
128. Tabatha Walford – 4:36.52
5000m
41. Esme Davies – 16:26.15* EMU #7
49. Marta Moreno – 16:34.29
70. Anita Zaro – 16:44.76*
10000m
44. Sofia Ivanko – 35:23.57
Men:
800m
10. Marcus Kemp –1:49.63*
12. Ronnie Brandal –1:49.68*
37. Linus Vennemann –1:51.44
85. Brady Messer –1:53.75
87. Ty Dailey – 1:53.80*
115. Lachlan Cornelius – 1:54.86*
1500m
72. Linus Vennemann – 3:49.13
136. Marcus Kemp – 3:53.31
141. Sam Peterson –3:53.75
171. Lachlan Cornelius –3:56.65*
182. Grant Sweningson –3:58.68
183. Ronnie Brandal – 3:58.69
Long Jump
4. Eric Haddock Jr. – 7.34m
Triple Jump
6. Eric Haddock Jr. –14.89m
Meet Notes
» Of the eight competing Eastern women, four secured personal-best marks in their respective events. Additionally, two Eagles earned top-10 program finishes.
» The Eastern men notched five personal-best times while posting three top-10 event placings.
How it Happened - Friday
Paige Marchant (London, Ontario/Catholic Central) led the women's team with the highest placing of the day, a 28th place finish in the 1500m, coming in at 4:21.56, good for the eighth spot in program history, topping former Eagle Donna Donakowski who posted a 4:21.47 in 1988.
The 5000m followed next for the women where Esme Davies (Lake District, England/Queen Elizabeth Grammar School) led the Eagles in 41st place with a personal-best 16:26.15 mark, good for seventh all-time, placing herself one spot ahead of teammate Faith Rono (Eldoret, Kenya/Middle Tennessee State) who collected a 16:30.20 in the 2022 season (EMU #8). Anita Zaro (Timisoara, Romania/Faculty of Physical Education and Sport) rounded out Eastern's competitors in the event, crossing the finish line in 16:44.76, placing 70th.
On the men's side, the 1500m race saw Linus Vennemann (Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany/Gymnasium "In der Wüste") with the highest finish in the event for the Eagles, placing 72nd with a 3:49.13 mark.
Also performing in Friday's action was Eric Haddock Jr. (Raleigh, N.C./Southeast Raleigh/Appalachian State) who placed sixth in the triple jump, reaching 14.89m.
How it Happened - Saturday
Starting the Saturday action was Tabatha Walford (Northamptonshire, England/Bishop Stopford/Nevada) in the 800m race. Her 2:11.77 mark was good for the graduate students personal-best, and was the highest placing in the event among Eastern participants. Chloie Musta (Mesick, Mich./Cadillac) crossed the finish line in 2:13.15 to place 92nd, while Sophie Emin (Easton, Pa./Easton Area/Rutgers) posted a 2:13.35 time for 95th.
For the men, opening the day was Haddock Jr. with the highest placing of all Eagles in the meet, a fourth-place finish in the long jump with a 7.34m leap.
Senior Marcus Kemp (Kitchener, Ontario/St. Mary's Kitchener Providence) led the charge in the 800m race taking a 10th place finish in a personal-best 1:49.63. Following closely behind was fellow senior, Ronnie Brandal (Huron, Ohio/Huron), who placed 12th with a personal-best 1:49.68 time. Freshmen Ty Dailey (Phoenix, Md./Dulaney) and Lachlan Cornelius (Queensland, Australia/Anglican Church Grammar School) also had personal-best showings, finishing in 1:53.80, and 1:54.86, respectively.
Up Next
A portion of the Eagles will head west for the Jim Click Invitational, hosted by the University of Arizona Thursday-Saturday, April 4-6. The remainder of the team will stay in the Mitten State to compete at the Spartan Invitational, hosted by Michigan State University Friday-Saturday, April 5-6.
EMU Individual Results
Denotes Personal-best*
Women
800m
72. Tabatha Walford – 2:11.77*
92. Chloie Musta – 2:13.15
95. Sophie Emin – 2:13.35*
1500m
28. Paige Marchant – 4:21.56* EMU #8
128. Tabatha Walford – 4:36.52
5000m
41. Esme Davies – 16:26.15* EMU #7
49. Marta Moreno – 16:34.29
70. Anita Zaro – 16:44.76*
10000m
44. Sofia Ivanko – 35:23.57
Men:
800m
10. Marcus Kemp –1:49.63*
12. Ronnie Brandal –1:49.68*
37. Linus Vennemann –1:51.44
85. Brady Messer –1:53.75
87. Ty Dailey – 1:53.80*
115. Lachlan Cornelius – 1:54.86*
1500m
72. Linus Vennemann – 3:49.13
136. Marcus Kemp – 3:53.31
141. Sam Peterson –3:53.75
171. Lachlan Cornelius –3:56.65*
182. Grant Sweningson –3:58.68
183. Ronnie Brandal – 3:58.69
Long Jump
4. Eric Haddock Jr. – 7.34m
Triple Jump
6. Eric Haddock Jr. –14.89m
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