Track & Field Readies for Two-Meet Weekend

YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University track and field programs will send athletes to both the Grand Valley State University Big Meet in Allendale, Mich., Friday, Feb. 13, and the Heartland Invitational at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Ind., Friday-Saturday, Feb. 13-14.

The distance athletes will compete in the GVSU Big Meet on Friday, while the rest of the athletes will compete in the Heartland Invitational Friday and Saturday. The GVSU Big Meet will begin at 8:30 a.m., while the Heartland Invitational will begin at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, and 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.

Fans can track live results for the GVSU Big Meet here.

Fans can track live results for the Heartland Invitational here.

A post-meet recap will be posted to EMUEagles.com.

Last Time at GVSU Big Meet
The Eagles competed in the GVSU Big Meet last season on Feb. 14. The men were led by Kian Wiles (Hull, England/St. Mary's College), who had bettered his MAC-best mile at that point in the season with a time of 4:01.84. 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 best 1:23.35 in the 600m.

The women saw Chloie Musta earn the sixth fastest time in program history in the 800m, running a time of 2:08.26, along with Mia Biehl (East Lansing, Mich./East Lansing) running a personal best in the 800m with a time of 2:17.18. Cara Weber (Union, Ky./Larry A. Ryle) and Lucy Jones (Haverhill, England/Normanhurst School) both ran personal best times in the 5,000m.

Last Time Out: Michigan Invitational
The Eagles were highlighted by four program top 10 marks and three event wins at the Michigan Invitational, hosted by the University of Michigan, Feb. 7. On the women's side, Mariah Taylor (East Lake, Fla./East Lake) won the triple jump with a personal best leap of 12.65m (41-06.00), improving her program top 10 spot to No. 4. Demetria Henderson (Tampa, Fla./Freedom) earned an event win with a time of 2:14.91 in the 800m. Faith Moore (Farmington Hills, Mich./Farmington) improved her weight throw to EMU No. 4 with a personal best mark of 18.40m (60-04.50), and Savannah Breitwiser (Commerce Township, Mich./Walled Lake Central/Michigan State) earned spot No. 9 in program history in the shot put with her 13.51m (44-04.00) toss.

The men's team saw Andrew Azunque (Naples, Fla./First Baptist Academy) earn his second collegiate win with a personal best clearance of 2.00m (6-06.75) in the high jump. He was followed by Tanner Schick (Mount Dora, Fla./Mount Dora Christian Academy), who took second in the high jump with a 1.95m (6-04.75) mark. Jake McEachern (Lloydminster, Alberta/Lloydminster Comprehensive) earned second place in the weight throw with a personal best toss of 19.77m (64-10.50), improving his program No. 9 mark.

Previously Noted
A Look Back: 2024-25 MAC Honors
Saraiah Walkes (Manatee County, Fla./The-Out-of-Door-Academy), was named Most Valuable Performer in the outdoor season after scoring 38 points at the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Outdoor Track and Field Championships, May 15-17. She became the 13th most valuable performer in program history and the first since Alsu Bogdanova in 2018.

All-MAC Returners – Indoor Season
Eastern returns 10 All-MAC honorees from the indoor season.

Women's All-MAC Returners
Saraiah Walkes – First Team (200m)
Josephine Oloye – Second Team (400m)

Men's All-MAC Returners
Carson McCoy – First Team (800m)
Kian Wiles – First Team (mile)
Jake McEachern – Second Team (weight throw)
Tajay Roberts – Second Team (4x400m relay)
Bamidele Ajayi – Second Team (4x400m relay)
Ty Dailey – Second Team (distance medley relay)
Josh Flake – Second Team (distance medley relay)
Jimmy Geller – Second Team (distance medley relay)

All-MAC Returners – Outdoor Season
The Eagles return 15 All-MAC athletes from the outdoor season.

Women's All-MAC Returners
Saraiah Walkes – First Team (100m, 200m, 4x400m relay)
Demetria Henderson – First Team (4x400m relay)
Josephine Oloye – First Team (4x400m relay)
Alimot Alowonle – Second Team (4x100m relay)
Ajah Arscott – Second Team (4x100m relay)
Jaeden Garraway – Second Team (4x100m relay)
Micah Martin – Second Team (high jump)

Men's All-MAC Returners
Bamidele Ajayi – First Team (4x400m relay)
Mill Coleman III – First Team (4x100m relay)
Lachlan Cornelius – First Team (800m)
Jake McEachern – First Team (hammer throw)
Olawole Olanrewaju – First Team (4x400m relay)
Tajay Roberts – First Team (4x400m relay)
Kian Wiles – First Team (1500m)
Samuel Jeffery – Second Team (decathlon)

Captains
The 2025-26 squad is led by eight captains. The women's leaders include Walkes, seniors Sophie Emin (Easton, Pa./Easton Area) and Micah Martin (Clinton Township, Mich./L'anse Creuse), and junior Megan Rybitski (Dayton, Ohio/Wayne). The men's leaders include senior Kian Wiles (Hull, England/St. Mary's College), juniors Jeffery and Leland Godfrey (Temecula, Calif./Chaparral), and sophomore Michael Hawkins (Detroit, Mich./Cass Technical).

Up Next
The Eagles will return to Ann Arbor, Mich. to compete in the Silverston Invitational, hosted by the University of Michigan, Saturday, Feb. 20, at 4 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Bamidele Ajayi

Alimot Alowonle

Ajah Arscott

Andrew Azunque

Mia Biehl

Savannah Breitwiser

Mill Coleman III

Lachlan Cornelius

Ty Dailey

Sophie Emin

Josh Flake

Jaeden Garraway

Jimmy Geller

Leland Godfrey

Michael Hawkins

Demetria Henderson

Samuel Jeffery

Lucy Jones

Nicholas Kline

Micah Martin

Carson McCoy

Jake McEachern

Faith Moore

Chloie Musta

Olawole Olanrewaju

Josephine Oloye

Tajay Roberts

Megan Rybitski

Tanner Schick

Mariah Taylor

Saraiah Walkes

Cara Weber

Kian Wiles

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