Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, May 16
Athens, Ohio
11 a.m.
Eastern Michigan University
vs
MAC Outdoor Championships
Multi-Event Student-Athletes Shine at Day Two of MAC Outdoor Championships, Men in Third, Women in Sixth
5/16/2025 11:41:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
Samuel Jeffery and Shamoya Clemetson set program multi-event records and each recorded program top-10 overall scores in their respective event
Results
ATHENS, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – Multi event student-athletes Samuel Jeffery and Shamoya Clemetson led the Eastern Michigan University track & field programs on the second day of competition at the 2025 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships, hosted by Ohio University, at the Goldsberry Track, in Athens, Friday, May 16. After day two, the men sit third and are up to 41 points while the women slot sixth, posting a total of 32.
Both Jeffery (Fonthill, Ontario/E.L. Crossley Secondary) and Clemetson (Naples, Fla./Barron Collier) set multiple multi-event program top-10 marks, including one program record each, earned multiple personal bests, and each recorded program top-10 overall scores in their respective event.
Points wise, the Eastern men led the day as they scored 15 points on day two and the women notched nine. The two programs combined to set 19 program top-10 marks (men: 13, women: six), 26 personal bests (men: 19, women: seven), and seven season-best marks (men: four, women: three).
How it Happened – Men
Jeffery headlined the Eagles' performances on day two as he continued his strong outing in the decathlon into the second day of competition, setting seven decathlon program top-10 marks and eight personal bests on his way to earning silver with 7,018 points, scoring eight points for the Green and White. His point total is the sixth-most in program annals since at least the 2010 season. Cason Doolittle (Findlay, Ohio/Liberty Benton) was also a bright spot, placing fourth with a career best 6,640, earning four points for Eastern.
In the field, senior jumper Formula Thompson (St. Catherine, Jamaica/Jamaica College/Nebraska) placed third in the long jump with a 7.33m (24-00.75) leap to secure eight points for the Eagles.
The preliminary rounds of the 100m hurdles, 400m dash, and 800m run were particularly strong for Eastern as all nine student-athletes punched their ticket to the finals. Bamidele Ajayi (Eikiti State, Nigeria/Metropolitan International College/Lenoir-Rhyne), Olawole Olanrewaju (Akoko North-West, Nigeria/Wallas Universal Secondary School/Lenoir-Rhyne), and Tajay Roberts (Sunrise, Fla./Dillard) placed first, fourth, and fifth, respectively in the 400m prelims while two PRs were set in the 110m hurdles prelims, led by Matt McKnight's (Miami, Fla./Miami Norland Senior) second-place showing in 14.27 (PR). He was followed by Leo Ignacio (Saline, Mich./Saline) in sixth in 14.65 (PR), and Michael Hawkins (Detroit, Mich./Cass Technical/Michigan State) also secured his spot in the final heat via a 14.79 run.
Carson McCoy (Pittsburgh, Pa./Deer Lakes) led a trio of qualifying Eagles in the 800m run first round, placing second in 1:51.49. Freshman Drew Graves (Shelby Township, Mich./Henry Ford II) slotted fifth in 1:53.52, and Lachlan Cornelius (Brisbane, Australia/Anglican Church Grammar School) rounded out the group in sixth in 1:54.50.
How it Happened – Women
Clemetson put on Eastern's best heptathlon performance of the decade, earning an outstanding nine program top-10 heptathlon marks and nine personal-bests enroute to a fourth-place finish with 5,006 points, marking EMU's best showing in the two-day event since the 2015 season. She scored five points in the process and set the program heptathlon record in the long jump with a 6.06m (19-10.75) mark that would also check into the non-heptathlon program leaderboards.
Clemetson went on to secure a spot in Saturday's 100m hurdles finals as she crossed the line eighth in 14.07, a race that saw freshman Mariah Taylor (East Lake, Fla./East Lake) earn a 14.14 personal best.
Anita Zaro (Timisoara, Romania/Faculty of Physical Education and Sport) slotted fifth in 10:55.06 in the finale of the night, the 3000m steeplechase, adding four points to Eastern's total.
Saraiah Walkes (Manatee County, Fla./The-Out-of-Door-Academy) and Ajah Arscott (Plantation, Fla./Taravella) each qualified for the finals in the 100m dash prelims. Walkes placed first in 11.45, marking a .06 PR and moving her up to fifth in the program ledgers. Arscott finished eighth in 11.84.
Josephine Oloye (Iwaro-Oka, Nigeria/Geomi Secondary School/Tayelolu Memorial) qualified in the 400m dash via a fourth-place finish in 55.18 and Chloie Musta (Mesick, Mich./Cadillac) advanced in the 800m run courtesy of a 2:10.55 run, placing fourth.
EMU Individual Results
Denotes Personal-Best*
Denotes Season-Best^
Denotes Qualified for Finals Q
Bold Denotes Program Top 10
DNF Denotes Did Not Finish
Men's Results (8 of 21 Events Scored)
ATHENS, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – Multi event student-athletes Samuel Jeffery and Shamoya Clemetson led the Eastern Michigan University track & field programs on the second day of competition at the 2025 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships, hosted by Ohio University, at the Goldsberry Track, in Athens, Friday, May 16. After day two, the men sit third and are up to 41 points while the women slot sixth, posting a total of 32.
Both Jeffery (Fonthill, Ontario/E.L. Crossley Secondary) and Clemetson (Naples, Fla./Barron Collier) set multiple multi-event program top-10 marks, including one program record each, earned multiple personal bests, and each recorded program top-10 overall scores in their respective event.
Points wise, the Eastern men led the day as they scored 15 points on day two and the women notched nine. The two programs combined to set 19 program top-10 marks (men: 13, women: six), 26 personal bests (men: 19, women: seven), and seven season-best marks (men: four, women: three).
How it Happened – Men
Jeffery headlined the Eagles' performances on day two as he continued his strong outing in the decathlon into the second day of competition, setting seven decathlon program top-10 marks and eight personal bests on his way to earning silver with 7,018 points, scoring eight points for the Green and White. His point total is the sixth-most in program annals since at least the 2010 season. Cason Doolittle (Findlay, Ohio/Liberty Benton) was also a bright spot, placing fourth with a career best 6,640, earning four points for Eastern.
In the field, senior jumper Formula Thompson (St. Catherine, Jamaica/Jamaica College/Nebraska) placed third in the long jump with a 7.33m (24-00.75) leap to secure eight points for the Eagles.
The preliminary rounds of the 100m hurdles, 400m dash, and 800m run were particularly strong for Eastern as all nine student-athletes punched their ticket to the finals. Bamidele Ajayi (Eikiti State, Nigeria/Metropolitan International College/Lenoir-Rhyne), Olawole Olanrewaju (Akoko North-West, Nigeria/Wallas Universal Secondary School/Lenoir-Rhyne), and Tajay Roberts (Sunrise, Fla./Dillard) placed first, fourth, and fifth, respectively in the 400m prelims while two PRs were set in the 110m hurdles prelims, led by Matt McKnight's (Miami, Fla./Miami Norland Senior) second-place showing in 14.27 (PR). He was followed by Leo Ignacio (Saline, Mich./Saline) in sixth in 14.65 (PR), and Michael Hawkins (Detroit, Mich./Cass Technical/Michigan State) also secured his spot in the final heat via a 14.79 run.
Carson McCoy (Pittsburgh, Pa./Deer Lakes) led a trio of qualifying Eagles in the 800m run first round, placing second in 1:51.49. Freshman Drew Graves (Shelby Township, Mich./Henry Ford II) slotted fifth in 1:53.52, and Lachlan Cornelius (Brisbane, Australia/Anglican Church Grammar School) rounded out the group in sixth in 1:54.50.
How it Happened – Women
Clemetson put on Eastern's best heptathlon performance of the decade, earning an outstanding nine program top-10 heptathlon marks and nine personal-bests enroute to a fourth-place finish with 5,006 points, marking EMU's best showing in the two-day event since the 2015 season. She scored five points in the process and set the program heptathlon record in the long jump with a 6.06m (19-10.75) mark that would also check into the non-heptathlon program leaderboards.
Clemetson went on to secure a spot in Saturday's 100m hurdles finals as she crossed the line eighth in 14.07, a race that saw freshman Mariah Taylor (East Lake, Fla./East Lake) earn a 14.14 personal best.
Anita Zaro (Timisoara, Romania/Faculty of Physical Education and Sport) slotted fifth in 10:55.06 in the finale of the night, the 3000m steeplechase, adding four points to Eastern's total.
Saraiah Walkes (Manatee County, Fla./The-Out-of-Door-Academy) and Ajah Arscott (Plantation, Fla./Taravella) each qualified for the finals in the 100m dash prelims. Walkes placed first in 11.45, marking a .06 PR and moving her up to fifth in the program ledgers. Arscott finished eighth in 11.84.
Josephine Oloye (Iwaro-Oka, Nigeria/Geomi Secondary School/Tayelolu Memorial) qualified in the 400m dash via a fourth-place finish in 55.18 and Chloie Musta (Mesick, Mich./Cadillac) advanced in the 800m run courtesy of a 2:10.55 run, placing fourth.
EMU Individual Results
Denotes Personal-Best*
Denotes Season-Best^
Denotes Qualified for Finals Q
Bold Denotes Program Top 10
DNF Denotes Did Not Finish
Men's Results (8 of 21 Events Scored)
- Akron – 59 Points
- Kent State - 58
- Eastern Michigan - 41
- Buffalo - 39
- Miami – 26
Decathlon Day Two (Dec)
Dec 110m Hurdles
4. Samuel Jeffery- 15.44 EMU DEC #5
5. Cason Doolittle- 15.62^ EMU DEC #6
7. Julien Badoo- 16.55*
Dec Discus
3. Samuel Jeffery- 35.20m (115-6)* EMU DEC #6
4. Cason Doolittle- 32.44m (106-5)
6. Julien Badoo 27.16m (89-1)
Dec Pole Vault
3. Julien Badoo- 3.95m (12-11.5)* EMU DEC #7
5. Samuel Jeffrey- 3.85m (12-7.5) EMU DEC #8
6. Cason Doolittle- 3.65m (11-11.75) EMU DEC #9
Dec Javelin Throw
2. Samuel Jeffery - 53.83m* (176-7) EMU DEC #2
6. Cason Doolittle - 45.33m* (148-8) EMU DEC #6
7. Julien Badoo - 38.15m* (125-2)
Dec 1500m Run
1. Cason Doolittle - 4:40.18* EMU DEC #1
2. Samuel Jeffery - 4:40.19* EMU DEC #2
Dec 110m Hurdles
4. Samuel Jeffery- 15.44 EMU DEC #5
5. Cason Doolittle- 15.62^ EMU DEC #6
7. Julien Badoo- 16.55*
Dec Discus
3. Samuel Jeffery- 35.20m (115-6)* EMU DEC #6
4. Cason Doolittle- 32.44m (106-5)
6. Julien Badoo 27.16m (89-1)
Dec Pole Vault
3. Julien Badoo- 3.95m (12-11.5)* EMU DEC #7
5. Samuel Jeffrey- 3.85m (12-7.5) EMU DEC #8
6. Cason Doolittle- 3.65m (11-11.75) EMU DEC #9
Dec Javelin Throw
2. Samuel Jeffery - 53.83m* (176-7) EMU DEC #2
6. Cason Doolittle - 45.33m* (148-8) EMU DEC #6
7. Julien Badoo - 38.15m* (125-2)
Dec 1500m Run
1. Cason Doolittle - 4:40.18* EMU DEC #1
2. Samuel Jeffery - 4:40.19* EMU DEC #2
6. Julien Badoo - 5:39.15*
Day Two Decathlon Scoring
Samuel Jeffery – 3,265 Points* EMU DEC #3
Cason Doolittle – 3,010* EMU #6
Julien Badoo – 2,454*
Final Decathlon Scoring
2. Samuel Jeffery – 7,018 points* EMU DEC #6
5. Cason Doolittle – 6,430*
7. Julien Badoo – 5,575*
Non-Decathlon Events
Long Jump
3. Formula Thompson- 7.33m (24-00.75)
6. Eric Haddock - 7.05m (23-01.75)^
Shot Put
7. Leland Godfrey- 15.91m (52-02.50)*
110m Hurdles Prelims
2. Matt McKnight- 14.27*Q
6. Leo Ignacio- 14.65*Q
7. Michael Hawkins- 14.79Q
400m Dash Prelims
1. Bamidele Ajayi – 46.89Q
4. Olawole Olanrewaju – 47.96Q
8. Tajay Roberts – 48.52Q
100m Dash Prelims
9. Solomon King – 10.59^
12. George Gage – 10.84*
13. Shelton Bass – 10.96^
800m Dash Prelims
2. Carson McCoy – 1:51.49Q
5. Drew Graves – 1:53.52Q
6. Lachlan Cornelius – 1:54.50Q
Women's Results (8 of 21 Events Scored)
1. Kent State – 48
2. Bowling Green - 44
3. Miami - 42
4. Western Michigan – 40
5. Akron - 33
6. Eastern Michigan – 32
7. Central Michigan - 23
8. Toledo -17
9. Buffalo – 13
10. Ball State - 11
11. Ohio - 6
12. Northern Illinois - 3
Heptathlon (Hep)
Hep 100m Hurdles
2. Shamoya Clemetson – 14.13* EMU HEPT #2
11. Maleah Scott – 15.53* EMU HEPT #8
Hep High Jump
t-8. Maleah Scott – 1.49m (4-10.50)
t-8. Shamoya Clemetson – 1.49m (4-10.50)* EMU HEPT #7
Hep Shot Put
5. Shamoya Clemetson – 11.46m (37-7.25)* EMU HEPT #2
11. Maleah Scott – 9.50m (31-2)
Hep 200m Dash
3. Shamoya Clemetson – 25.78* EMU HEPT #4
11. Maleah Scott – 27.42
Day 1 Heptathlon Standings
4. Shamoya Clemetson - 3,012 Points* EMU HEPT #3
10. Maleah Scott - 2,557
Hep Day Two
Hep Long Jump
1. Shamoya Clemetson- 6.06m (19-10.75)* EMU HEP #1
11. Maleah Scott- 4.99m (16-4.05)^
Javelin Throw
7. Shamoya Clemetson- 30.79m (101-0)* EMU HEP #3
11. Maleah Scott- 12.40m (40-8)
800m
5. Maleah Scott- 2:30.70^
8. Shamoya Clemetson- 2:34.82* EMU HEP #8
Day Two Hep Scoring
Shamoya Clemetson – 1,994 Points* EMU HEP #2
Maleah Scott – 1,390
Final Hep Scoring
4. Shamoya Clemetson – 5,006 Points* EMU HEP #3
11. Maleah Scott – 3,947^
Shot Put
11. Lena Korte – 13.91m (45-07.75)
Long Jump
10. Ashtan Winfrey – 5.81m (19-00.75)
14. Alimot Alowonle – 5.63m (18-05.75)
100m Hurdles Prelims
8. Shamoya Clemetson – 14.07Q
9. Mariah Taylor – 14.14*
12. Nikol Antoniadi – 14.26
400m Hurdles Prelims
4. Josephine Oloye – 55.18Q
13. Demetria Henderson – 57.41
17. Mia Biehl – 58.31
100m Dash Prelims
1. Saraiah Walkes – 11.45Q* EMU #5
8. Ajah Arscott – 11.84Q
14. Alimot Alowonle – 11.95
800m Run Prelims
4. Chloie Musta – 2:10.55Q
15. Anna Bathellier – 2:14.71
3000m Steeplechase
5. Anita Zaro – 10:55.06
11. Liv Hatch – 11:14.01*
Up Next
Eastern concludes the 2025 MAC Outdoor Championships tomorrow beginning at 12:30 p.m. Fans can follow along with live results.
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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.
Day Two Decathlon Scoring
Samuel Jeffery – 3,265 Points* EMU DEC #3
Cason Doolittle – 3,010* EMU #6
Julien Badoo – 2,454*
Final Decathlon Scoring
2. Samuel Jeffery – 7,018 points* EMU DEC #6
5. Cason Doolittle – 6,430*
7. Julien Badoo – 5,575*
Non-Decathlon Events
Long Jump
3. Formula Thompson- 7.33m (24-00.75)
6. Eric Haddock - 7.05m (23-01.75)^
Shot Put
7. Leland Godfrey- 15.91m (52-02.50)*
110m Hurdles Prelims
2. Matt McKnight- 14.27*Q
6. Leo Ignacio- 14.65*Q
7. Michael Hawkins- 14.79Q
400m Dash Prelims
1. Bamidele Ajayi – 46.89Q
4. Olawole Olanrewaju – 47.96Q
8. Tajay Roberts – 48.52Q
100m Dash Prelims
9. Solomon King – 10.59^
12. George Gage – 10.84*
13. Shelton Bass – 10.96^
800m Dash Prelims
2. Carson McCoy – 1:51.49Q
5. Drew Graves – 1:53.52Q
6. Lachlan Cornelius – 1:54.50Q
Women's Results (8 of 21 Events Scored)
1. Kent State – 48
2. Bowling Green - 44
3. Miami - 42
4. Western Michigan – 40
5. Akron - 33
6. Eastern Michigan – 32
7. Central Michigan - 23
8. Toledo -17
9. Buffalo – 13
10. Ball State - 11
11. Ohio - 6
12. Northern Illinois - 3
Heptathlon (Hep)
Hep 100m Hurdles
2. Shamoya Clemetson – 14.13* EMU HEPT #2
11. Maleah Scott – 15.53* EMU HEPT #8
Hep High Jump
t-8. Maleah Scott – 1.49m (4-10.50)
t-8. Shamoya Clemetson – 1.49m (4-10.50)* EMU HEPT #7
Hep Shot Put
5. Shamoya Clemetson – 11.46m (37-7.25)* EMU HEPT #2
11. Maleah Scott – 9.50m (31-2)
Hep 200m Dash
3. Shamoya Clemetson – 25.78* EMU HEPT #4
11. Maleah Scott – 27.42
Day 1 Heptathlon Standings
4. Shamoya Clemetson - 3,012 Points* EMU HEPT #3
10. Maleah Scott - 2,557
Hep Day Two
Hep Long Jump
1. Shamoya Clemetson- 6.06m (19-10.75)* EMU HEP #1
11. Maleah Scott- 4.99m (16-4.05)^
Javelin Throw
7. Shamoya Clemetson- 30.79m (101-0)* EMU HEP #3
11. Maleah Scott- 12.40m (40-8)
800m
5. Maleah Scott- 2:30.70^
8. Shamoya Clemetson- 2:34.82* EMU HEP #8
Day Two Hep Scoring
Shamoya Clemetson – 1,994 Points* EMU HEP #2
Maleah Scott – 1,390
Final Hep Scoring
4. Shamoya Clemetson – 5,006 Points* EMU HEP #3
11. Maleah Scott – 3,947^
Shot Put
11. Lena Korte – 13.91m (45-07.75)
Long Jump
10. Ashtan Winfrey – 5.81m (19-00.75)
14. Alimot Alowonle – 5.63m (18-05.75)
100m Hurdles Prelims
8. Shamoya Clemetson – 14.07Q
9. Mariah Taylor – 14.14*
12. Nikol Antoniadi – 14.26
400m Hurdles Prelims
4. Josephine Oloye – 55.18Q
13. Demetria Henderson – 57.41
17. Mia Biehl – 58.31
100m Dash Prelims
1. Saraiah Walkes – 11.45Q* EMU #5
8. Ajah Arscott – 11.84Q
14. Alimot Alowonle – 11.95
800m Run Prelims
4. Chloie Musta – 2:10.55Q
15. Anna Bathellier – 2:14.71
3000m Steeplechase
5. Anita Zaro – 10:55.06
11. Liv Hatch – 11:14.01*
Up Next
Eastern concludes the 2025 MAC Outdoor Championships tomorrow beginning at 12:30 p.m. Fans can follow along with live results.
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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