Track & Field Readies for MAC Outdoor Championships

YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University track and field programs will pursue respective Mid-American Conference (MAC) outdoor championships as the Eagles are set to begin postseason competition at the 2025 MAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by Ball State University, at Briner Sports Complex, in Muncie, Ind., Thursday-Saturday, May 14-16.

Fans can access live results, heat sheets, a meet schedule, and both the men's and women's respective MAC Outdoor Record Books using the 2026 MAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships Central Page. Those looking to attend the meet can purchase tickets here.

A post-meet recap along with results will be posted to EMUEagles.com following the last day of competition.

Last Time at MAC Outdoor Championships
At last year's MAC Outdoor Championships, the women finished in second with 115 points, while the men finished third with 156 points. Saraiah Walkes (Manatee County, Fla./The-Out-of-Door-Academy) highlighted the Eagles, as she was named Most Valuable Performer after scoring 38 points, with titles in the 100m, 200m, and 4x400m.

The men's team earned six event titles, with returners including Kian Wiles (Hull, England/St. Mary's College) in the 1,500m, Mill Coleman III (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Catholic Central) as a part of the 4x100m relay, Olawole Olanrewaju (Akoko North-West, Nigeria/Wallas Universal Secondary School/Lenoir-Rhyne), Bamidele Ajayi (Eikiti State, Nigeria Metropolitan International College Lenoir-Rhyne), and Tajay Roberts (Sunrise, Fla./Dillard) as members of the 4x400m relay, and Jake McEachern (Lloydminster, Alberta/Lloydminster Comprehensive) in the hammer throw.

The women earned a total of four event wins. In addition to Walkes, returning champions include Mia Biehl (East Lansing, Mich./East Lansing), Josephine Oloye (Iwaro-Oka, Nigeria/Geomi Secondary School/Tayelolu Memorial), and Demetria Henderson (Tampa, Fla./Freedom) as members of the 4x400m relay.

Last Time Out: Two-Meet Week
Eastern saw two in-state meets to conclude the regular season, traveling to the Hillsdale College Last Chance meet Wednesday, May 6, followed by the University of Michigan's Len Paddock Open in Ann Arbor, May 8.

The Hillsdale Last Chance was highlighted by five event wins. For the men, Leland Godfrey (Temecula, Calif./Chaparral) won the shot put at 16.69 meters (54-09.25). Andrew Azunque (Naples, Fla./First Baptist Academy) won the long jump at 7.20 meters (23-07.50), matching his career best, and Michael Hawkins (Detroit, Mich./Cass Technical) won the 400m hurdles in 52.95. On the women's side, Alba Viñals Calixto (Arinsal, Andorra/Escola Andorrana de Segona Ensenyança d'Ordino) continued her stellar debut year by winning the 400m hurdles in 1:01.11. In distance, Frankie Moore (Columbia, Md./Oakland Mills) took top honors in the 3,000m steeplechase at 12:05.98.

At the Len Paddock Open, the Eagles saw two triple jump edits made to the program record book, as Gabe Oliveira (São Paulo, Brazil/Escola Estadual Jornalista David Nasser/Central Arizona) won the men's triple jump with a personal best of 15.54m (51-00.00), which enters him at No. 7 on the EMU all-time list, and Mariia Yelanska (Dnipro, Ukraine) set a new personal best with 12.56m (41-02.50) in the triple jump, good for second place and No. 6 on the EMU all-time outdoor list. An additional highlight from the meet came from Liusmar Rivas Velasquez (Naples, Fla./Barron Collier), as she captured first in the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.02.

Track & Field Athletes of the Week: Hawkins and Oliveira
Hawkins and Oliveira swept the men's side of conference weekly awards, as Hawkins earned MAC Men's Track Athlete of the Week, and Oliveira earned MAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week, May 12.

Hawkins earned the honor for the first time after winning the 400m hurdles at the Hillsdale Last Chance meet, hosted by Hillsdale College, May 6, with a season-best time of 52.95. His performance ranks second in the MAC and was the top 400m hurdles time in the conference this past week.

Oliveira also earned the accolade for the first time as he won the triple jump at the Len Paddock Open, hosted by the University of Michigan, May 8, with a personal-best mark of 15.54m (51-00.00). Competing in his first triple jump event since winning the indoor MAC title, Oliveira's mark leads the MAC by more than a foot, ranks 26th in the NCAA East Region, and is seventh-best in EMU program history.

MAC Standings
Multiple Eagles have earned top-three spots in the conference rankings within their respective events going into the championship weekend.

Men's Team

Bamidele Ajayi is second in the men's 400m (46.74)
Jimmy Geller is second in the MAC in the 800m with a time of 1:49.34
Kian Wiles is the current MAC leader in both the 800m (1:49.18) and the 1,500m (3:39.87)
Leo Ignacio and Michael Hawkins hold the second (14.20) and third (14.23) fastest spots in the 110m hurdles, respectively
Michael Hawkins has the second fastest 400m hurdles time of 52.95
The 4x400m relay team of Olawole Olanrewaju, Bamidele Ajayi, Jamyle Anderson, and Tajay Roberts hold the second fastest spot with a time of 3:08.79
Lucky Fiaku leads the conference in the high jump with a clearance of 2.05m (6-08.75)
Gabe Oliveira leads the MAC in the triple jump with a 15.54m (51-00.00) best mark
Ray Glory-Ejoyokah holds spot No. 3 in the discus throw with a toss of 55.02m (180-6)
Jake McEachern's hammer throw of 64.29m (210-11) ranks second

Women's Team

Saraiah Walkes is second in the MAC in the 200m with a time of 23.30, along with having the third fastest time in the 100m of 11.58
Saraiah Walkes and Josephine Oloye hold the second (53.51) and third (54.03) spots in the 400m, respectively
The 4x400m relay team of Uduak Udosoh, Saraiah Walkes, Josephine Oloye, and Demetria Henderson lead the MAC with a time of 3:33.86 (school record)
Mariah Taylor holds the best triple jump in the conference with a 12.92m (42-04.75) mark (school record)

Up Next
Qualifying Eagles will compete at the 2025 NCAA East Prelims hosted by the University of Kentucky, in Lexington, Ky., Wednesday-Saturday, May 27-30.

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Previously Noted

All-MAC Returners – Outdoor Season
Eastern returns 14 All-MAC honorees from the 2025 outdoor season.

Men's All-MAC Returners
Bamidele Ajayi – First Team (4x400m relay)
Mill Coleman III – First Team (4x100m relay)
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)

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

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Players Mentioned

Bamidele Ajayi

Bamidele Ajayi

Alimot Alowonle

Jamyle Anderson

Ajah Arscott

Andrew Azunque

Mia Biehl

Mill Coleman III

Lucky Fiaku

Jaeden Garraway

Jimmy Geller

Ray Glory-Ejoyokah

Leland Godfrey

Michael Hawkins

Demetria Henderson

Leo Ignacio

Samuel Jeffery

Micah Martin

Jake McEachern

Frankie Moore

Olawole Olanrewaju

Gabe Oliveira

Josephine Oloye

Josephine Oloye

Liusmar Rivas Velasquez

Tajay Roberts

Mariah Taylor

Uduak Udosoh

Alba Viñals Calixto

Saraiah Walkes

Kian Wiles

Mariia Yelanska

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