Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, February 14
Allendale, Mich.
8:30 a.m.
Eastern Michigan University
at
GVSU Big Meet
Walkes Runs Two MAC Top-Two Times, Track & Field Finishes Two-Meet Week
2/15/2025 8:01:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
Walkes now holds the conference's best 200m (23.63) time and the second best 400m time
GVSU Big Meet Results | Tiger Paw Invitational Results
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University women's track & field sprinter Saraiah Walkes ran two Mid-American Conference (MAC) top-two times, two EMU program number two times, and set two personal records (PR) as the Eagles competed at the GVSU Big Meet, hosted by Grand Valley State, at the Kelly Family Sports Center, in Allendale, Mich., and the Tiger Paw Invitational, hosted by Clemson, at the Clemson Indoor Track & Field Complex, in Clemson, S.C., Friday-Saturday, Feb. 14-15.
Walkes (Manatee County, Fla./The-Out-of-Door-Academy) now holds the conference's best 200m (23.63) time and the second best 400m (53.38) time.
Overall, the Eagles' programs combined for 25 personal records, five program top-10 marks, and four MAC-best marks.
How it Happened – Women at Tiger Paw Invitational
Walkes shined as she set MAC top-two times in both the 200m (23.63) and 400m (53.38), also setting a personal record and program number two time in both races. Her 200m time stands firmly as the best in the MAC and her 400m time stands as the second best in the conference, and falls just .02 seconds shy of the fastest time. Josephine Oloye (Iwaro-Oka, Nigeria/Geomi Secondary School/Tayelolu Memorial) also stood out in the 400m, setting a PR and running the program's fifth-best time in 53.89.
In the field events, Mariia Yelanska (Dnipro, Ukraine) landed the Eagles' top mark in the event, bounding 12.16m (39-10.75).
How it Happened – Men at Tiger Paw Invitational
The 4x400m relay team of Tajay Roberts (Sunrise, Fla./Dillard), Bamidele Ajayi (Eikiti State, Nigeria/Metropolitan International College/Lenoir-Rhyne), Olawole Olanrewaju (Akoko North-West, Nigeria/Wallas Universal Secondary/School Lenoir-Rhyne), and Gabe Singh (Toledo, Ohio/Sylvania Northview/Oakland) tabbed a MAC-best time, finishing in 3:11.69, nearly two seconds faster than the second-best time held by Akron.
Ajayi also led the Green and White in both the Orange 200m and 400m. He ran a season-best time in the 400m, finishing in 47.72, the third-best time in the MAC.
How it Happened – Men at GVSU Big Meet
The men were led by the distance team. Kian Wiles (Hull, England/St. Mary's College) bettered his MAC-best mile time by roughly two seconds, crossing the line first in a PR 4:01.84. The run marked his second consecutive personal record in the event and his 4:01.84 time falls just .59 seconds away from the 10th-fastest time in program history.
Jimmy Geller (London, England/Davenant Foundation School) turned in an eight-second mile PR, finishing second in the open mile in 4:11.38, along with Nicholas Kline (Grand Rapids, Mich./Kenowa Hills) who clocked a personal-record 1:23.35 in the 600m, finishing sixth.
Josh Flake (Redford, MIch./Oak Park) finished third in the early section 400m in 49.98 and Jacob Niedzwiecki (Toledo, Ohio/Whitmer) finished fourth in the pole vault with a season best 4.80m (15-09.00) vault.
How it Happened – Women at GVSU Big Meet
Micah Martin (Clinton Township, Mich./L'Anse Creuse) and Chloie Musta (Mesick, Mich./Cadillac) headlined the women's performances at GVSU. Martin placed second in the high jump invite with a conference best and PR 1.77m (5-09.75) leap, taking sole control of the fourth-best mark in program history. Musta excelled in the 800m, placing second in 2:08.26, setting a personal record by over one second while marking the sixth-fastest time in program annals. Furthermore, Musta's 800m stands as the third-best in the conference.
Eastern saw two PRs in the early section 800m as well. Mia Biehl (East Lansing, Mich./East Lansing) finished eighth in 2:17.18 while Delphine Drath (Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany/Carl-Friedrich-Gauss-Schule Hemmingen) placed 11th in 2:17.36.
The Eagles had two runners finish in the top-five of the 60m hurdles, freshman Shay Clemetson (Naples, Fla./Barron Collier) ran a PR in 8.63, finishing fourth, and Nikol Antoniadi (Didimoticho, Greece/Geniko Lykeio Didimotichou) placed fifth in 8.64.
The second section of the 5000m was a bright spot. Both Eagles in the race set PRs with Lucy Jones (Haverhill, England/Normanhurst School) placing 11th in 17:28.35 and Cara Weber (Union, Ky./Larry A. Ryle) finishing 13th in 17:34.65, her third PR in the event this season.
EMU Individual Results
*Denotes Personal Best
Bold Denotes Program Top 10 Mark
Q Denotes Qualified for Finals
NH Denotes No Height
NM Denotes No Mark
^ Denotes Season Best
Women's Results – at GVSU Big Meet, Feb. 14
60m Hurdles Prelims
4. Nikol Antoniadi – 8.68Q
6. Shay Clemetson – 8.76Q
15. Maraiah Taylor – 9.05
60m Hurdles Finals
4. Shay Clemetson – 8.63*
5. Nikol Antoniadi – 8.64
200m
7. Ajah Arscott – 24.71
400m
24. Tijana Japundzic – 58.41
600m
9. Maleah Scott – 1:41.01
11. Kiera Hansen – 1:42.35*
13. Eva Orlich – 1:43.31*
800m
2. Chloie Musta – 2:08.26* EMU #6
20. Cora Henderson – 2:14.30*
24. Sophie Emin – 2:15.14
800m Early Section
8. Mia Biehl – 2:17.18*
11. Delphine Drath – 2:17.36*
Laisette Rachal - DQ
Mile Invite
10. Marta Moreno – 4:49.12*
20. Anita Zaro – 4:57.73
22. Chloie Musta – 4:59.99
Open Mile
Laisette Rachal – x5:11.84*
3000m
48. Frankie Moore – 10:29.67*
5000m Section Two
11. Lucy Jones – 17:28.35*
13. Cara Weber – 17:34.65*
5000m Section Six
24. Ella Garvin – 19:53.07*
4x400m
11. EMU A (S. Clemetson, T. Japundzic, M. Biehl, S. Emin) – 3:58.45
High Jump
8. Shay Clemetson – 1.58m (5-02.25)*
High Jump Invite
2. Micah Martin – 1.77m (5-09.75)* EMU #4
7. Natalie Buratczuk – 1.64m (5-04.50)
Long Jump
8. Kadence Doxley – 5.32m (17-05.50)*
10. Nyla Joseph-Guevara – 5.20m (17-00.75)
12. Nene Garner – 5.13m (16-10.00)
Long Jump Invite
6. Alimot Alowonle – 5.52m (18-01.50)
Pole Vault
9. Megan Rybitski – 3.70m (12-01.50)*
13. Julia Sabo – 3.55m (11-07.75)*
14. Samantha Smith – 3.55m (11-07.75)
Triple Jump
4. Maraiah Taylor – 11.61m (38-01.25)
11. Nyla Joseph-Guevara – 10.98m (36-00.25)
Triple Jump Invite
7. Alimot Alowonle – 11.48m (37-08.00)
Weight Throw
29. Isabella Brent – 14.64m (48-00.50)
33. Nicolette Lewis – 14.14m (46-04.75)
Men's Results – at GVSU Big Meet, Feb. 14
60m Prelims
30. Mill Coleman III – 7.08
35. Peyton Caldwell – 7.17*
60m Hurdles Prelims
15. Matt McKnight – 8.40
17. Leo Ignacio – 8.42
20. Mill Coleman III – 8.45
26. Samuel Jeffery – 8.60
200m Early Section
9. Peyton Caldwell – 23.08
400m
21. Shelton Bass – 49.57
400m Early Section
3. Josh Flake – 49.98
600m
6. Nicholas Kline – 1:23.35*
Drew Graves – DQ
Mile
1. Kian Wiles – 4:01.84*
Carson McCoy – DNF
Open Mile
2. Jimmy Geller – 4:11.38*
42. Grant Sweningson – 4:21.81
5000m Section Three
21. Joey Furlong – 15:07.74
4x400m
8. EMU A (M.McKnight, M. Coleman III, N. Kline, J. Flake) – 3:26.98
High Jump Invite
10. Lucky Fiaku 2.05m (6-08.75)
12. Ousman Kamara – 2.00m (6-06.75)
15. Brendan Hill – 2.00m (6-06.75)
Pole Vault
4. Jacob Niedzwiecki – 4.80m (15-09.00)
Jeremy Watson – NH
Women's Results – at Tiger Paw Invite, Feb. 14
400m Purple
6. Saraiah Walkes – 53.38* EMU #2
12. Josephine Oloye – 53.89* EMU #5
Men's Results – at Tiger Paw Invite, Feb. 14
400m Orange
27. Bamidele Ajayi – 47.72
33. Gabe Singh – 48.29
39. Olawole Olanrewaju – 48.82
43. Tajay Roberts – 49.81
Women's Results – at Tiger Paw Invite, Feb. 15
Purple 200m
5. Saraiah Walkes – 23.63* EMU #2
32. Josephine Oloye – 24.43
Triple Jump
20. Mariia Yelanska – 12.16m (39-10.75)
21. Kyra Buffen – 12.12m (39-09.25)
Men's Results – at Tiger Paw Invite, Feb. 15
200m Orange
25. Bamidele Ajayi – 21.76
4x400m Relay
19. EMU (T. Roberts, B. Ajayi, O. Olanrewaju, G. Singh) – 3:11.69^
Up Next
The Eagles will conclude the regular season portion of their indoor schedule at the Silverston Invitational, hosted by Michigan, at the U-M Indoor Track Building, in Ann Arbor, Friday, Feb. 21.
Follow Us
For updates on all things EMU cross country/track & field, continue to check EMUEagles.com or follow the team on Instagram, X, and Facebook at @EMUXC_TF.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University women's track & field sprinter Saraiah Walkes ran two Mid-American Conference (MAC) top-two times, two EMU program number two times, and set two personal records (PR) as the Eagles competed at the GVSU Big Meet, hosted by Grand Valley State, at the Kelly Family Sports Center, in Allendale, Mich., and the Tiger Paw Invitational, hosted by Clemson, at the Clemson Indoor Track & Field Complex, in Clemson, S.C., Friday-Saturday, Feb. 14-15.
Walkes (Manatee County, Fla./The-Out-of-Door-Academy) now holds the conference's best 200m (23.63) time and the second best 400m (53.38) time.
Overall, the Eagles' programs combined for 25 personal records, five program top-10 marks, and four MAC-best marks.
How it Happened – Women at Tiger Paw Invitational
Walkes shined as she set MAC top-two times in both the 200m (23.63) and 400m (53.38), also setting a personal record and program number two time in both races. Her 200m time stands firmly as the best in the MAC and her 400m time stands as the second best in the conference, and falls just .02 seconds shy of the fastest time. Josephine Oloye (Iwaro-Oka, Nigeria/Geomi Secondary School/Tayelolu Memorial) also stood out in the 400m, setting a PR and running the program's fifth-best time in 53.89.
In the field events, Mariia Yelanska (Dnipro, Ukraine) landed the Eagles' top mark in the event, bounding 12.16m (39-10.75).
How it Happened – Men at Tiger Paw Invitational
The 4x400m relay team of Tajay Roberts (Sunrise, Fla./Dillard), Bamidele Ajayi (Eikiti State, Nigeria/Metropolitan International College/Lenoir-Rhyne), Olawole Olanrewaju (Akoko North-West, Nigeria/Wallas Universal Secondary/School Lenoir-Rhyne), and Gabe Singh (Toledo, Ohio/Sylvania Northview/Oakland) tabbed a MAC-best time, finishing in 3:11.69, nearly two seconds faster than the second-best time held by Akron.
Ajayi also led the Green and White in both the Orange 200m and 400m. He ran a season-best time in the 400m, finishing in 47.72, the third-best time in the MAC.
How it Happened – Men at GVSU Big Meet
The men were led by the distance team. Kian Wiles (Hull, England/St. Mary's College) bettered his MAC-best mile time by roughly two seconds, crossing the line first in a PR 4:01.84. The run marked his second consecutive personal record in the event and his 4:01.84 time falls just .59 seconds away from the 10th-fastest time in program history.
Jimmy Geller (London, England/Davenant Foundation School) turned in an eight-second mile PR, finishing second in the open mile in 4:11.38, along with Nicholas Kline (Grand Rapids, Mich./Kenowa Hills) who clocked a personal-record 1:23.35 in the 600m, finishing sixth.
Josh Flake (Redford, MIch./Oak Park) finished third in the early section 400m in 49.98 and Jacob Niedzwiecki (Toledo, Ohio/Whitmer) finished fourth in the pole vault with a season best 4.80m (15-09.00) vault.
How it Happened – Women at GVSU Big Meet
Micah Martin (Clinton Township, Mich./L'Anse Creuse) and Chloie Musta (Mesick, Mich./Cadillac) headlined the women's performances at GVSU. Martin placed second in the high jump invite with a conference best and PR 1.77m (5-09.75) leap, taking sole control of the fourth-best mark in program history. Musta excelled in the 800m, placing second in 2:08.26, setting a personal record by over one second while marking the sixth-fastest time in program annals. Furthermore, Musta's 800m stands as the third-best in the conference.
Eastern saw two PRs in the early section 800m as well. Mia Biehl (East Lansing, Mich./East Lansing) finished eighth in 2:17.18 while Delphine Drath (Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany/Carl-Friedrich-Gauss-Schule Hemmingen) placed 11th in 2:17.36.
The Eagles had two runners finish in the top-five of the 60m hurdles, freshman Shay Clemetson (Naples, Fla./Barron Collier) ran a PR in 8.63, finishing fourth, and Nikol Antoniadi (Didimoticho, Greece/Geniko Lykeio Didimotichou) placed fifth in 8.64.
The second section of the 5000m was a bright spot. Both Eagles in the race set PRs with Lucy Jones (Haverhill, England/Normanhurst School) placing 11th in 17:28.35 and Cara Weber (Union, Ky./Larry A. Ryle) finishing 13th in 17:34.65, her third PR in the event this season.
EMU Individual Results
*Denotes Personal Best
Bold Denotes Program Top 10 Mark
Q Denotes Qualified for Finals
NH Denotes No Height
NM Denotes No Mark
^ Denotes Season Best
Women's Results – at GVSU Big Meet, Feb. 14
60m Hurdles Prelims
4. Nikol Antoniadi – 8.68Q
6. Shay Clemetson – 8.76Q
15. Maraiah Taylor – 9.05
60m Hurdles Finals
4. Shay Clemetson – 8.63*
5. Nikol Antoniadi – 8.64
200m
7. Ajah Arscott – 24.71
400m
24. Tijana Japundzic – 58.41
600m
9. Maleah Scott – 1:41.01
11. Kiera Hansen – 1:42.35*
13. Eva Orlich – 1:43.31*
800m
2. Chloie Musta – 2:08.26* EMU #6
20. Cora Henderson – 2:14.30*
24. Sophie Emin – 2:15.14
800m Early Section
8. Mia Biehl – 2:17.18*
11. Delphine Drath – 2:17.36*
Laisette Rachal - DQ
Mile Invite
10. Marta Moreno – 4:49.12*
20. Anita Zaro – 4:57.73
22. Chloie Musta – 4:59.99
Open Mile
Laisette Rachal – x5:11.84*
3000m
48. Frankie Moore – 10:29.67*
5000m Section Two
11. Lucy Jones – 17:28.35*
13. Cara Weber – 17:34.65*
5000m Section Six
24. Ella Garvin – 19:53.07*
4x400m
11. EMU A (S. Clemetson, T. Japundzic, M. Biehl, S. Emin) – 3:58.45
High Jump
8. Shay Clemetson – 1.58m (5-02.25)*
High Jump Invite
2. Micah Martin – 1.77m (5-09.75)* EMU #4
7. Natalie Buratczuk – 1.64m (5-04.50)
Long Jump
8. Kadence Doxley – 5.32m (17-05.50)*
10. Nyla Joseph-Guevara – 5.20m (17-00.75)
12. Nene Garner – 5.13m (16-10.00)
Long Jump Invite
6. Alimot Alowonle – 5.52m (18-01.50)
Pole Vault
9. Megan Rybitski – 3.70m (12-01.50)*
13. Julia Sabo – 3.55m (11-07.75)*
14. Samantha Smith – 3.55m (11-07.75)
Triple Jump
4. Maraiah Taylor – 11.61m (38-01.25)
11. Nyla Joseph-Guevara – 10.98m (36-00.25)
Triple Jump Invite
7. Alimot Alowonle – 11.48m (37-08.00)
Weight Throw
29. Isabella Brent – 14.64m (48-00.50)
33. Nicolette Lewis – 14.14m (46-04.75)
Men's Results – at GVSU Big Meet, Feb. 14
60m Prelims
30. Mill Coleman III – 7.08
35. Peyton Caldwell – 7.17*
60m Hurdles Prelims
15. Matt McKnight – 8.40
17. Leo Ignacio – 8.42
20. Mill Coleman III – 8.45
26. Samuel Jeffery – 8.60
200m Early Section
9. Peyton Caldwell – 23.08
400m
21. Shelton Bass – 49.57
400m Early Section
3. Josh Flake – 49.98
600m
6. Nicholas Kline – 1:23.35*
Drew Graves – DQ
Mile
1. Kian Wiles – 4:01.84*
Carson McCoy – DNF
Open Mile
2. Jimmy Geller – 4:11.38*
42. Grant Sweningson – 4:21.81
5000m Section Three
21. Joey Furlong – 15:07.74
4x400m
8. EMU A (M.McKnight, M. Coleman III, N. Kline, J. Flake) – 3:26.98
High Jump Invite
10. Lucky Fiaku 2.05m (6-08.75)
12. Ousman Kamara – 2.00m (6-06.75)
15. Brendan Hill – 2.00m (6-06.75)
Pole Vault
4. Jacob Niedzwiecki – 4.80m (15-09.00)
Jeremy Watson – NH
Women's Results – at Tiger Paw Invite, Feb. 14
400m Purple
6. Saraiah Walkes – 53.38* EMU #2
12. Josephine Oloye – 53.89* EMU #5
Men's Results – at Tiger Paw Invite, Feb. 14
400m Orange
27. Bamidele Ajayi – 47.72
33. Gabe Singh – 48.29
39. Olawole Olanrewaju – 48.82
43. Tajay Roberts – 49.81
Women's Results – at Tiger Paw Invite, Feb. 15
Purple 200m
5. Saraiah Walkes – 23.63* EMU #2
32. Josephine Oloye – 24.43
Triple Jump
20. Mariia Yelanska – 12.16m (39-10.75)
21. Kyra Buffen – 12.12m (39-09.25)
Men's Results – at Tiger Paw Invite, Feb. 15
200m Orange
25. Bamidele Ajayi – 21.76
4x400m Relay
19. EMU (T. Roberts, B. Ajayi, O. Olanrewaju, G. Singh) – 3:11.69^
Up Next
The Eagles will conclude the regular season portion of their indoor schedule at the Silverston Invitational, hosted by Michigan, at the U-M Indoor Track Building, in Ann Arbor, Friday, Feb. 21.
Follow Us
For updates on all things EMU cross country/track & field, continue to check EMUEagles.com or follow the team on Instagram, X, and Facebook at @EMUXC_TF.
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