Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, January 17
Ann Arbor, MI
10 a.m.
Eastern Michigan University
at
Simmons-Harvey Invitational
Photo by: Steve King/KingStudios
Track and Field Earns Three Program Top 10 Marks at Simmons-Harvey Invitational
1/17/2026 3:52:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
Eastern set a combined 10 personal bests
Complete Results
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University track and field programs saw three program top 10 performances at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational, hosted by the University of Michigan in the U-M Indoor Track Building Saturday, Jan. 17. Nicolette Lewis and Aleah Johnson improved their top 10 marks in the weight throw, while Mariah Taylor earned a spot in the triple jump top 10.
The Eagles saw a combined total of 10 personal bests.
How it Happened – Women
The women were highlighted by multiple program top 10 marks. Lewis (Fairburn, Ga./Hoover) improved her weight throw from spot No. 8 to spot No. 5 in program history with a personal best toss of 17.52m (57-05.75), while Johnson (Botkins, Ohio/Botkins) improved her weight throw from No. 7 to No. 6 in the Eastern top 10 with a personal best mark of 17.38m (57-00.25). Lewis earned third place while Johnson earned fourth, and rounding out the weight throw was Lena Korte (Clinton, Mich./Clinton), who also set a personal best with a 16.16m (53-00.25) toss.
Taylor (East Lake, Fla./East Lake) set a personal best in the triple jump with a 12.37m (40-07.00) mark, earning spot No. 9 in the program top 10, sharing the spot with Allia Hanson, who set the same mark in 1997. Taylor's second-place triple jump is also now the 52nd-best in Division I and the 55th-best in the NCAA standings.
Multiple Eagles earned top-three finishes, including Jordynn Young (Saginaw, Mich./Heritage), who ran a personal best 7.60 in the 60m finals for second place, along with running a time of 24.65 in the 200m for another second-place finish. Nikol Antoniadi (Didimoticho, Greece/Geniko Lykeio Didimotichou) took third place in the 60m hurdles finals in 8.86.
In the jump events, Micah Martin (Clinton Township, Mich./L'anse Creuse) took third in the high jump with a 1.67m (5-05.75) mark, while Ashtan Winfrey (Columbus, Ohio/Columbus Africentric Early College) also earned a third-place finish in the long jump, with a 5.69m (18-08.00) leap.
The 4x400m relay team of Alba Viñals Calixto (Arinsal, Andorra/Escola Andorrana de Segona Ensenyança d'Ordino), Josephine Oloye (Iawro-Oka, Nigeria/Geomi Secondary School), Liusmar Rivas Velasquez (Naples, Fla./Barron Collier), and Demetria Henderson (Tampa, Fla./Freedom) earned a second-place finish with a time of 3:45.34, which now ranks 34th in Division I and 35th in the NCAA.
How it Happened – Men
The Eastern men saw four top-three finishes. Bamidele Ajayi (Eikiti State, Nigeria/Metropolitan International College) earned a second-place finish in the 400m with a time of 48.43, now 91st in the NCAA standings.
Jamyle Anderson earned third in the 60m finals with a time of 6.96, while Michael Hawkins (Detroit, Mich./Cass Technical) took third place in the 60m hurdles finals, running it in 8.07.
In the throwing events, Jake McEachern (Lloydminster, Alberta/Lloydminster Comprehensive) earned third in the weight throw with an 18.32m (60-01.25) toss.
Kian Wiles (Hull, England/St. Mary's College) ran a 4:02.89 mile, a time that now ranks 30th in Division I, and 32nd in the NCAA.
EMU Individual Results
*Denotes Personal Best
Bold Denotes Program Top 10
Women's Results
60m
Prelims
3. Jordynn Young – 7.71q
6. Jaeden Garraway – 7.89q
7. Alimot Alowonle – 8.06q
Finals
2. Jordynn Young – 7.60*
6. Jaeden Garraway – 7.95
60m Hurdles
Prelims
3. Nikol Antoniadi – 8.81q
5. Shamoya Clemetson – 8.87q
6. Mariah Taylor – 9.01q
Finals
3. Nikol Antoniadi – 8.86
4. Shamoya Clemetson – 8.88
6. Mariah Taylor – 9.08
200m
2. Jordynn Young – 24.65
4. Alba Viñals Calixto – 25.02
-- Mia Biehl – DQ
800m
12. Sophie Emin – 2:16.06
Mile
19. Cora Henderson – 5:24.42
3,000m
6. Liv Hatch – 10:21.54
4x400m Relay
2. EMU A (Viñals Calixto, Oloye, Rivas Velasquez, Henderson) – 3:45.34
7. EMU B (Biehl, Coleman, Emin, Japundzic) – 4:01.29
Long Jump
3. Ashtan Winfrey – 5.69m (18-08.00)
9. Alimot Alowonle – 5.20m (17-00.75)
12. Kaydence Doxley – 4.88m (16-00.25)
Triple Jump
2. Mariah Taylor – 12.37m (40-07.00)* EMU #9
-- Kaydence Doxley – Foul
High Jump
3. Micah Martin – 1.67m (5-05.75)
5. Natalie Buratczuk – 1.62m (5-03.75)
Pole Vault
5. Megan Rybitski – 3.57m (11-08.50)
Shot Put
7. Savannah Breitwiser – 12.84m (42-01.50)
8. Lena Korte – 12.57m (41-03.00)
9. Tatyana Green – 12.44m (40-09.75)
10. Shamoya Clemetson – 10.00m (32-09.75)
Weight Throw
3. Nicolette Lewis – 17.52m (57-05.75)* EMU #5
4. Aleah Johnson – 17.38m (57-00.25)* EMU #6
6. Lena Korte – 16.16m (53-00.25)*
Men's Results
60m
Prelims
2. Jamyle Anderson – 6.96Q
6. Kayenn Mabin – 7.02q
7. Leo Ignacio – 7.06q*
10. Mill Coleman III – 7.18
Finals
3. Jamyle Anderson – 6.96
4. Kayenn Mabin – 6.97*
7. Leo Ignacio – 7.09
60m Hurdles
Prelims
4. Michael Hawkins – 8.23q
5. Leo Ignacio – 8.36q
9. Mill Coleman III – 8.53
Finals
3. Michael Hawkins – 8.07
6. Leo Ignacio – 8.51
200m
4. Jamyle Anderson – 21.80
-- Peyton Caldwell – DQ
400m
2. Bamidele Ajayi – 48.43
7. Cason Doolittle – 51.51
8. Julien Badoo – 55.14
600m
11. Drew Graves – 1:24.78*
800m
6. Nicholas Kline – 1:57.60
Mile
7. Kian Wiles – 4:02.89
13. Ty Dailey – 4:20.56
Long Jump
6. Julien Badoo – 5.74m (18-10.00)
High Jump
4. Tanner Schick – 1.95m (6-04.75)
5. Cason Doolittle – 1.90m (6-02.75)
-- Lucky Fiaku – NH
Pole Vault
6. Nathan Gaspersic – 4.65m (15-03.00)*
7. Sam Vesperman – 4.20m (13-09.25)
Shot Put
6. Lukas Ray – 15.92m (52-02.75)
7. Mason Brodie – 14.78m (48-06.00)*
Weight Throw
3. Jake McEachern – 18.32m (60-01.25)
6. Demarrio Roetherford – 17.25m (56-07.25)
7. Ray Glory-Ejoyokah – 16.47m (54-00.50)
Up Next
The Eagles will host their only home meet of the season with the Bob Parks Memorial, held in the Bowen Field House Saturday, Jan. 24.
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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.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University track and field programs saw three program top 10 performances at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational, hosted by the University of Michigan in the U-M Indoor Track Building Saturday, Jan. 17. Nicolette Lewis and Aleah Johnson improved their top 10 marks in the weight throw, while Mariah Taylor earned a spot in the triple jump top 10.
The Eagles saw a combined total of 10 personal bests.
How it Happened – Women
The women were highlighted by multiple program top 10 marks. Lewis (Fairburn, Ga./Hoover) improved her weight throw from spot No. 8 to spot No. 5 in program history with a personal best toss of 17.52m (57-05.75), while Johnson (Botkins, Ohio/Botkins) improved her weight throw from No. 7 to No. 6 in the Eastern top 10 with a personal best mark of 17.38m (57-00.25). Lewis earned third place while Johnson earned fourth, and rounding out the weight throw was Lena Korte (Clinton, Mich./Clinton), who also set a personal best with a 16.16m (53-00.25) toss.
Taylor (East Lake, Fla./East Lake) set a personal best in the triple jump with a 12.37m (40-07.00) mark, earning spot No. 9 in the program top 10, sharing the spot with Allia Hanson, who set the same mark in 1997. Taylor's second-place triple jump is also now the 52nd-best in Division I and the 55th-best in the NCAA standings.
Multiple Eagles earned top-three finishes, including Jordynn Young (Saginaw, Mich./Heritage), who ran a personal best 7.60 in the 60m finals for second place, along with running a time of 24.65 in the 200m for another second-place finish. Nikol Antoniadi (Didimoticho, Greece/Geniko Lykeio Didimotichou) took third place in the 60m hurdles finals in 8.86.
In the jump events, Micah Martin (Clinton Township, Mich./L'anse Creuse) took third in the high jump with a 1.67m (5-05.75) mark, while Ashtan Winfrey (Columbus, Ohio/Columbus Africentric Early College) also earned a third-place finish in the long jump, with a 5.69m (18-08.00) leap.
The 4x400m relay team of Alba Viñals Calixto (Arinsal, Andorra/Escola Andorrana de Segona Ensenyança d'Ordino), Josephine Oloye (Iawro-Oka, Nigeria/Geomi Secondary School), Liusmar Rivas Velasquez (Naples, Fla./Barron Collier), and Demetria Henderson (Tampa, Fla./Freedom) earned a second-place finish with a time of 3:45.34, which now ranks 34th in Division I and 35th in the NCAA.
How it Happened – Men
The Eastern men saw four top-three finishes. Bamidele Ajayi (Eikiti State, Nigeria/Metropolitan International College) earned a second-place finish in the 400m with a time of 48.43, now 91st in the NCAA standings.
Jamyle Anderson earned third in the 60m finals with a time of 6.96, while Michael Hawkins (Detroit, Mich./Cass Technical) took third place in the 60m hurdles finals, running it in 8.07.
In the throwing events, Jake McEachern (Lloydminster, Alberta/Lloydminster Comprehensive) earned third in the weight throw with an 18.32m (60-01.25) toss.
Kian Wiles (Hull, England/St. Mary's College) ran a 4:02.89 mile, a time that now ranks 30th in Division I, and 32nd in the NCAA.
EMU Individual Results
*Denotes Personal Best
Bold Denotes Program Top 10
Women's Results
60m
Prelims
3. Jordynn Young – 7.71q
6. Jaeden Garraway – 7.89q
7. Alimot Alowonle – 8.06q
Finals
2. Jordynn Young – 7.60*
6. Jaeden Garraway – 7.95
60m Hurdles
Prelims
3. Nikol Antoniadi – 8.81q
5. Shamoya Clemetson – 8.87q
6. Mariah Taylor – 9.01q
Finals
3. Nikol Antoniadi – 8.86
4. Shamoya Clemetson – 8.88
6. Mariah Taylor – 9.08
200m
2. Jordynn Young – 24.65
4. Alba Viñals Calixto – 25.02
-- Mia Biehl – DQ
800m
12. Sophie Emin – 2:16.06
Mile
19. Cora Henderson – 5:24.42
3,000m
6. Liv Hatch – 10:21.54
4x400m Relay
2. EMU A (Viñals Calixto, Oloye, Rivas Velasquez, Henderson) – 3:45.34
7. EMU B (Biehl, Coleman, Emin, Japundzic) – 4:01.29
Long Jump
3. Ashtan Winfrey – 5.69m (18-08.00)
9. Alimot Alowonle – 5.20m (17-00.75)
12. Kaydence Doxley – 4.88m (16-00.25)
Triple Jump
2. Mariah Taylor – 12.37m (40-07.00)* EMU #9
-- Kaydence Doxley – Foul
High Jump
3. Micah Martin – 1.67m (5-05.75)
5. Natalie Buratczuk – 1.62m (5-03.75)
Pole Vault
5. Megan Rybitski – 3.57m (11-08.50)
Shot Put
7. Savannah Breitwiser – 12.84m (42-01.50)
8. Lena Korte – 12.57m (41-03.00)
9. Tatyana Green – 12.44m (40-09.75)
10. Shamoya Clemetson – 10.00m (32-09.75)
Weight Throw
3. Nicolette Lewis – 17.52m (57-05.75)* EMU #5
4. Aleah Johnson – 17.38m (57-00.25)* EMU #6
6. Lena Korte – 16.16m (53-00.25)*
Men's Results
60m
Prelims
2. Jamyle Anderson – 6.96Q
6. Kayenn Mabin – 7.02q
7. Leo Ignacio – 7.06q*
10. Mill Coleman III – 7.18
Finals
3. Jamyle Anderson – 6.96
4. Kayenn Mabin – 6.97*
7. Leo Ignacio – 7.09
60m Hurdles
Prelims
4. Michael Hawkins – 8.23q
5. Leo Ignacio – 8.36q
9. Mill Coleman III – 8.53
Finals
3. Michael Hawkins – 8.07
6. Leo Ignacio – 8.51
200m
4. Jamyle Anderson – 21.80
-- Peyton Caldwell – DQ
400m
2. Bamidele Ajayi – 48.43
7. Cason Doolittle – 51.51
8. Julien Badoo – 55.14
600m
11. Drew Graves – 1:24.78*
800m
6. Nicholas Kline – 1:57.60
Mile
7. Kian Wiles – 4:02.89
13. Ty Dailey – 4:20.56
Long Jump
6. Julien Badoo – 5.74m (18-10.00)
High Jump
4. Tanner Schick – 1.95m (6-04.75)
5. Cason Doolittle – 1.90m (6-02.75)
-- Lucky Fiaku – NH
Pole Vault
6. Nathan Gaspersic – 4.65m (15-03.00)*
7. Sam Vesperman – 4.20m (13-09.25)
Shot Put
6. Lukas Ray – 15.92m (52-02.75)
7. Mason Brodie – 14.78m (48-06.00)*
Weight Throw
3. Jake McEachern – 18.32m (60-01.25)
6. Demarrio Roetherford – 17.25m (56-07.25)
7. Ray Glory-Ejoyokah – 16.47m (54-00.50)
Up Next
The Eagles will host their only home meet of the season with the Bob Parks Memorial, held in the Bowen Field House Saturday, Jan. 24.
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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