Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, May 11
DeKalb, Ill.
12:30 p.m. CT
Eastern Michigan University
at
MAC Outdoor Championships
Women Place Second, Men Take Third at MAC Outdoor Championships
5/11/2024 9:10:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
Almighty Williamson set a program and meet record in 110m hurdles and Ryan Johnson was named Men's Freshman Field Performer of the Year
Full Meet Results | Photo Gallery
DEKALB, Ill. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University track and field programs concluded the third and final day at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships, hosted by Northern Illinois University at the NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex Thursday-Saturday, May 9-11. The women's team placed second with 126.5 points while the men finished third, scoring 121 points.
Kent State University claimed the women's title with 137.5 points. After the Eagles in second came Ball State University (103). The University of Akron slotted fourth (83) and Western Michigan University finished fifth (78).
Akron emerged victorious in the men's competition with 189 points, followed by Kent State with 171 and Eastern with 121. The University at Buffalo placed fourth, scoring 103 points and Miami University rounded-out in fifth, notching 63 points.
Director of Cross Country/Track & Field Sue Parks on the EMU women
"I'm very proud of our women. We gave it all that we had this weekend. We weren't 100% healthy but we battled for every point. We had 25 women contribute to our scoring which is phenomenal. We brought the kind of energy and competitive spirit that you need to win championships; we just came up short this time. It's been a great year for our women's program."
Parks on the EMU men
"We're disappointed with our finish on the men's side. We had a number of disappointing setbacks at the beginning of the final day and it put us out of contention. The men did continue to fight and we had some nice individual performances but our team place is not where we want to be."
Meet Notes
» The Eagles saw three individual champions crowned on the final day of competition. Two came from the men's team and one from the women.
» Almighty Williamson (Baltimore, Md./Digital Harbor/Barton C.C.) set a meet record with his 13.53 first-place finish in the 110m hurdles.
» Ryan Johnson (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro) was named Men's Freshman Field Performer of the Year at the conclusion of the meet. He is the first Eagles' field athlete to win the award since Derek Ziegenfuss garnered the accolade in 2016. Johnson is also the first Eagle in program history to win the award in both the indoor and outdoor seasons.
» Kyra Buffen (Columbus, Ga./Buford/Benedict) won the triple jump for the Eastern women, marking the first time Eastern has won the event since the 1999 rendition of the meet.
» Formula Thompson (St. Catherine, Jamaica/Jamaica College/Nebraska) won the triple jump for the Eagles for the first time since United States Olympian Donald Scott last did so in 2015.
» The men's third-place finish marks the 12th consecutive year it has finished inside the top-three at the meet while women's second-place finish at the meet marked its 11th straight season doing so.
» The Eastern women earned three program top-10 marks while the men notched two.
» The men's squad posted five personal-best marks on the day and the women achieved two.
How it Happened - Men
Williamson earned the Eagles' first event win of the day with a personal-best 13.53 finish in the 110m hurdles, shattering his previous school record (13.65) by .12 seconds. Williamson's 13.53 also marked a meet record as he topped the 13.60 performance set in 1999 and 2015. Additionally, his victory in the event marks the fourth consecutive year the Eagles have claimed gold in the 110m hurdles.
Thompson won the triple jump by bounding 15.57m (51-01.00), the sixth-best leap in EMU history. He also became the first Eagle to win the event since United States Olympian and EMU alum Donald Scott did so in 2015. Eric Haddock, Jr. (Raleigh, N.C./Southeast Raleigh/Appalachian State) was third in the event at 15.03m (49-03.75).
Ronnie Brandal (Huron, Ohio/Huron) and Gabe Singh (Toledo, Ohio/Sylvania Northview/Oakland) each tallied second-place finishes with Brandal running a 1:52.32 in the 800m and Singh recording a personal-best in 400m hurdles in a 51.95 mark.
Kayenn Mabin (Kalamazoo, Mich./Kalamazoo Central) placed third in the 110m hurdles with a personal-best 13.94 clip before earning third in the 400m hurdles with another PR finish in 53.85.
Kyle Martin (Ypsilanti, Mich./Ann Arbor Huron) added a third-place finish in the 400m dash by crossing in 48.11 seconds.
How it Happened - Women
Buffen became Eastern's first women's champ in the triple jump since 1999 by flying 12.64m (41-05.75), the fourth-highest bound in EMU history, while Mariia Yelanska (Dnipro, Ukraine) was third in the event with a 12.46m (40-10.50) mark.
Paige Marchant (London, Ontario/Catholic Central) earned silver in the 1,500m run, crossing in 4:27.44, while Esme Davies (Lake District, England/Queen Elizabeth Grammar School) was runner-up in the 5,000m with a 16:36.91 finish.
The 4x100m relay team of Saraiah Walkes (Manatee County, Fla./The-Out-of-Door-Academy), Josephine Oloye (Iwaro-Oka, Nigeria/Geomi Secondary School/Tayelolu Memorial), Makiya Worthy (Federal Way, Wash./Federal Way/St. Martin's/Oakland), and Alyson Davis (Summerfield, N.C./Weaver Academy for Performing and Visual Arts) placed second with a season-best finish of 45.28 seconds. Additionally, the 45.28 clip lands as the sixth fastest in program history.
Walkes also earned a spot on the podium by finishing the 100m dash in 11.51 seconds for a third-place finish. Her time in the event marked both the sixth-fastest all-time from an Eagle and a personal-best.
Closing out the Eagles' top-three finishes was Miranda Cadwell (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield South), who took third in the discus at 46.95m (154-00).
Final Team Standings (Men)
1. Akron - 189 points
2. Kent State - 171
3. Eastern Michigan - 121
4. Buffalo - 103
5. Miami - 63
Final Team Standings (Women)
1. Kent State - 137.5 points
2. Eastern Michigan - 126.5
3. Ball State - 103
4. Akron - 83
5. Western Michigan - 78
6. Toledo - 66.5
7. Miami - 48.5
8. Buffalo - 48
9. Bowling Green - 47
10. Central Michigan - 31
11. Northern Illinois - 29
12. Ohio - 20
EMU Individual Results
Denotes Personal-Best*
Women's Results
Discus Throw
3. Miranda Cadwell - 46.95m (154-00)
7. Claire Allen - 43.83m (143-09)
14. Aleah Johnson - 42.28m (138-08)
High Jump
6. Micah Martin - 1.70m (5-08.75)
8. Natalie Buratczuk - 1.70m (5-07.00)
Triple Jump
1. Kyra Buffen - 12.64m (05.75)* T-EMU #4
3. Mariia Yelanska - 12.46m (40-10.50)
8. Antonia Woods - 11.76m (38-07.00)
16. Nyla Joseph-Guevara - 10.73m (35-02.50)
4x100m Relay
2. Eastern Michigan - 45.28 (SB) EMU #6
1,500m Run
2. Paige Marchant - 4:27.44
8. Anita Zaro - 4:32.46
400m Dash
6. Josephine Oloye - 55.04
8. Makiya Worthy - 56.29
100m Dash
3.. Saraiah Walkes - 11.51* EMU #6
800m Run
3.. Tabatha Walford - 2:11.06
5. Chloie Musta - 2:13.43
5,000m Run
2. Esme Davies - 16:36.91
7. Marta Moreno - 16:59.30
13. Anita Zaro - 17:32.72
4x400m Relay
6. Eastern Michigan - 3:47.64
Men's Results
Discus Throw
10. Ryan Johnson - 46.78m (153-05.00)
11. Jake McEachern - 46.48m (152-06.00)
High Jump
– Brendan Hill - NH
– Ousman Kamara - NH
Triple Jump
1. Formula Thompson - 15.57m (51-01.00)* EMU #6
3. Eric Haddock Jr. - 15.03m (49-03.75)
1,500m Run
8. Marcus Kemp - 4:03.25
10. Lachlan Cornelius - 4:07.76
110m Hurdles
1. Almighty Williamson - 13.53* PROGRAM RECORD
3. Kayenn Mabin - 13.94* EMU #6
400m Dash
3. Kyle Martin - 48.11
800m Run
2. Ronnie Brandal - 1:52.32
– Marcus Kemp - DNF
400m Hurdles
2. Gabe Singh - 51.95*
3. Kayenn Mabin - 53.85*
200m Dash
6. Kyle Martin - 21.75
5,000m Run
4. Sam Peterson - 14:50.45
6. Joey Furlong - 14:58.08
– Linus Vennemann - DNF
4x400m Relay
3. Eastern Michigan - 3:15.09
Up Next
Select Eagles will advance to the NCAA East Prelims hosted by the University of Kentucky in Lexington Wednesday-Saturday, May 22-25.
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.
DEKALB, Ill. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University track and field programs concluded the third and final day at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships, hosted by Northern Illinois University at the NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex Thursday-Saturday, May 9-11. The women's team placed second with 126.5 points while the men finished third, scoring 121 points.
Kent State University claimed the women's title with 137.5 points. After the Eagles in second came Ball State University (103). The University of Akron slotted fourth (83) and Western Michigan University finished fifth (78).
Akron emerged victorious in the men's competition with 189 points, followed by Kent State with 171 and Eastern with 121. The University at Buffalo placed fourth, scoring 103 points and Miami University rounded-out in fifth, notching 63 points.
Director of Cross Country/Track & Field Sue Parks on the EMU women
"I'm very proud of our women. We gave it all that we had this weekend. We weren't 100% healthy but we battled for every point. We had 25 women contribute to our scoring which is phenomenal. We brought the kind of energy and competitive spirit that you need to win championships; we just came up short this time. It's been a great year for our women's program."
Parks on the EMU men
"We're disappointed with our finish on the men's side. We had a number of disappointing setbacks at the beginning of the final day and it put us out of contention. The men did continue to fight and we had some nice individual performances but our team place is not where we want to be."
Meet Notes
» The Eagles saw three individual champions crowned on the final day of competition. Two came from the men's team and one from the women.
» Almighty Williamson (Baltimore, Md./Digital Harbor/Barton C.C.) set a meet record with his 13.53 first-place finish in the 110m hurdles.
» Ryan Johnson (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro) was named Men's Freshman Field Performer of the Year at the conclusion of the meet. He is the first Eagles' field athlete to win the award since Derek Ziegenfuss garnered the accolade in 2016. Johnson is also the first Eagle in program history to win the award in both the indoor and outdoor seasons.
» Kyra Buffen (Columbus, Ga./Buford/Benedict) won the triple jump for the Eastern women, marking the first time Eastern has won the event since the 1999 rendition of the meet.
» Formula Thompson (St. Catherine, Jamaica/Jamaica College/Nebraska) won the triple jump for the Eagles for the first time since United States Olympian Donald Scott last did so in 2015.
» The men's third-place finish marks the 12th consecutive year it has finished inside the top-three at the meet while women's second-place finish at the meet marked its 11th straight season doing so.
» The Eastern women earned three program top-10 marks while the men notched two.
» The men's squad posted five personal-best marks on the day and the women achieved two.
How it Happened - Men
Williamson earned the Eagles' first event win of the day with a personal-best 13.53 finish in the 110m hurdles, shattering his previous school record (13.65) by .12 seconds. Williamson's 13.53 also marked a meet record as he topped the 13.60 performance set in 1999 and 2015. Additionally, his victory in the event marks the fourth consecutive year the Eagles have claimed gold in the 110m hurdles.
Thompson won the triple jump by bounding 15.57m (51-01.00), the sixth-best leap in EMU history. He also became the first Eagle to win the event since United States Olympian and EMU alum Donald Scott did so in 2015. Eric Haddock, Jr. (Raleigh, N.C./Southeast Raleigh/Appalachian State) was third in the event at 15.03m (49-03.75).
Ronnie Brandal (Huron, Ohio/Huron) and Gabe Singh (Toledo, Ohio/Sylvania Northview/Oakland) each tallied second-place finishes with Brandal running a 1:52.32 in the 800m and Singh recording a personal-best in 400m hurdles in a 51.95 mark.
Kayenn Mabin (Kalamazoo, Mich./Kalamazoo Central) placed third in the 110m hurdles with a personal-best 13.94 clip before earning third in the 400m hurdles with another PR finish in 53.85.
Kyle Martin (Ypsilanti, Mich./Ann Arbor Huron) added a third-place finish in the 400m dash by crossing in 48.11 seconds.
How it Happened - Women
Buffen became Eastern's first women's champ in the triple jump since 1999 by flying 12.64m (41-05.75), the fourth-highest bound in EMU history, while Mariia Yelanska (Dnipro, Ukraine) was third in the event with a 12.46m (40-10.50) mark.
Paige Marchant (London, Ontario/Catholic Central) earned silver in the 1,500m run, crossing in 4:27.44, while Esme Davies (Lake District, England/Queen Elizabeth Grammar School) was runner-up in the 5,000m with a 16:36.91 finish.
The 4x100m relay team of Saraiah Walkes (Manatee County, Fla./The-Out-of-Door-Academy), Josephine Oloye (Iwaro-Oka, Nigeria/Geomi Secondary School/Tayelolu Memorial), Makiya Worthy (Federal Way, Wash./Federal Way/St. Martin's/Oakland), and Alyson Davis (Summerfield, N.C./Weaver Academy for Performing and Visual Arts) placed second with a season-best finish of 45.28 seconds. Additionally, the 45.28 clip lands as the sixth fastest in program history.
Walkes also earned a spot on the podium by finishing the 100m dash in 11.51 seconds for a third-place finish. Her time in the event marked both the sixth-fastest all-time from an Eagle and a personal-best.
Closing out the Eagles' top-three finishes was Miranda Cadwell (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield South), who took third in the discus at 46.95m (154-00).
Final Team Standings (Men)
1. Akron - 189 points
2. Kent State - 171
3. Eastern Michigan - 121
4. Buffalo - 103
5. Miami - 63
Final Team Standings (Women)
1. Kent State - 137.5 points
2. Eastern Michigan - 126.5
3. Ball State - 103
4. Akron - 83
5. Western Michigan - 78
6. Toledo - 66.5
7. Miami - 48.5
8. Buffalo - 48
9. Bowling Green - 47
10. Central Michigan - 31
11. Northern Illinois - 29
12. Ohio - 20
EMU Individual Results
Denotes Personal-Best*
Women's Results
Discus Throw
3. Miranda Cadwell - 46.95m (154-00)
7. Claire Allen - 43.83m (143-09)
14. Aleah Johnson - 42.28m (138-08)
High Jump
6. Micah Martin - 1.70m (5-08.75)
8. Natalie Buratczuk - 1.70m (5-07.00)
Triple Jump
1. Kyra Buffen - 12.64m (05.75)* T-EMU #4
3. Mariia Yelanska - 12.46m (40-10.50)
8. Antonia Woods - 11.76m (38-07.00)
16. Nyla Joseph-Guevara - 10.73m (35-02.50)
4x100m Relay
2. Eastern Michigan - 45.28 (SB) EMU #6
1,500m Run
2. Paige Marchant - 4:27.44
8. Anita Zaro - 4:32.46
400m Dash
6. Josephine Oloye - 55.04
8. Makiya Worthy - 56.29
100m Dash
3.. Saraiah Walkes - 11.51* EMU #6
800m Run
3.. Tabatha Walford - 2:11.06
5. Chloie Musta - 2:13.43
5,000m Run
2. Esme Davies - 16:36.91
7. Marta Moreno - 16:59.30
13. Anita Zaro - 17:32.72
4x400m Relay
6. Eastern Michigan - 3:47.64
Men's Results
Discus Throw
10. Ryan Johnson - 46.78m (153-05.00)
11. Jake McEachern - 46.48m (152-06.00)
High Jump
– Brendan Hill - NH
– Ousman Kamara - NH
Triple Jump
1. Formula Thompson - 15.57m (51-01.00)* EMU #6
3. Eric Haddock Jr. - 15.03m (49-03.75)
1,500m Run
8. Marcus Kemp - 4:03.25
10. Lachlan Cornelius - 4:07.76
110m Hurdles
1. Almighty Williamson - 13.53* PROGRAM RECORD
3. Kayenn Mabin - 13.94* EMU #6
400m Dash
3. Kyle Martin - 48.11
800m Run
2. Ronnie Brandal - 1:52.32
– Marcus Kemp - DNF
400m Hurdles
2. Gabe Singh - 51.95*
3. Kayenn Mabin - 53.85*
200m Dash
6. Kyle Martin - 21.75
5,000m Run
4. Sam Peterson - 14:50.45
6. Joey Furlong - 14:58.08
– Linus Vennemann - DNF
4x400m Relay
3. Eastern Michigan - 3:15.09
Up Next
Select Eagles will advance to the NCAA East Prelims hosted by the University of Kentucky in Lexington Wednesday-Saturday, May 22-25.
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.
Players Mentioned
Throws
/ Women's Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
Jumps
/ Women's Track & Field
High Jump
/ Women's Track & Field
Throws
/ Women's Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
Jumps
/ Men's Track & Field
High Jump
/ Men's Track & Field
Throws
/ Women's Track & Field
Throws
/ Men's Track & Field
Jumps
/ Women's Track & Field
High Jump
/ Men's Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
Hurdles
/ Men's Track & Field
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Sprints
/ Men's Track & Field
High Jump
/ Women's Track & Field
Throws
/ Men's Track & Field
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
Sprints/Hurdles
/ Men's Track & Field
Jumps
/ Men's Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
Sprints/Hurdles
/ Men's Track & Field
Jumps
/ Women's Track & Field
Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
Jumps
/ Women's Track & Field
Distance
/ Women's Track & FieldThank You from EMU Cross Country/Track & Field!
Monday, December 01
Giving Tuesday 2025 - EMU Cross Country/Track & Field
Monday, December 01
Giving Tuesday 2025 - Eastern Michigan Track & Field
Monday, December 01
2025 E-Club Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony
Saturday, October 11