Eastern Michigan Athletics
Thursday, May 14
Muncie, IN
10 a.m.
Eastern Michigan University
at
MAC Outdoor Championships
Seven New Program Top 10 Marks Highlight Day One of Track & Field MAC Outdoor Championships
5/14/2026 10:00:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
The men are tied for fourth, while the women are tied for 10th
Results
MUNCIE, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) -- Eastern Michigan University track and field kicked off the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Outdoor Championships at Ball State University - Briner Sports Complex in Muncie, Ind., Thursday, May 14, seeing a combined total of seven program top 10 marks and multiple scoring performances to highlight day one.
The men's team is tied for fourth with 21 points and the women are tied for 10th with two points after the first day of competition.
How it Happened: Men
On the men's side, DeMarrio Roetherford (Detroit, Mich./Wyandotte/Madonna) scored six championship points with a third-place discus finish and personal best of 53.60m (175-10.00), which also ranks eighth in EMU program history.
Cason Doolittle (Findlay, Ohio/Liberty Benton) finished day one of the decathlon in fourth (3,434 points, ranking sixth in program history), highlighted by a win in the high jump with a clearance of 1.93 meters (6-04.00), the fourth best all-time at EMU. Doolittle also threw an 11.32m (37-01.75), the ninth best mark in the program.
Julien Badoo (Germantown, Md./Seneca Valley) rounded out five events in the decathlon to stand in ninth, with program top-10 marks in the 100m dash (11.57 for No. 7), and the high jump (1.81m, 5-11.25 for No. 10).
Sam Peterson (Charlevoix, Mich./Charlevoix) scored three points with a sixth-place 10,000m (30:08.42).
Jake McEachern (Lloydminster, Alberta/Lloydminster Comprehensive), Samuel Jeffery (Fonthill, Ontario/E.L. Crossley Secondary), Nathan Gaspersic (Painesville, Ohio/Painesville Riverside), and Sam Vesperman (Grosse Ile, Mich./Grosse Ile) each contributed field event points on opening day.
How it Happened: Women
For the women, Faith Moore (Farmington Hills, Mich./Farmington) delivered a career-best 51.96 meters for seventh place in the hammer throw. Her mark not only scored both of EMU's team points and set a new season lead, but moved her to No. 8 on the program's all-time outdoor list.
In the 400m hurdles, Liusmar Rivas Velasquez (Naples, Fla./Barron Collier) advanced to the final with a personal best of 1:00.34, just missing the program's top 10.
Multi-event action featured Shamoya Clemetson (Naples, Fla./Barron Collier), who closed the first day of the heptathlon in seventh place with 2,991 points, highlighted by a win in the 100m hurdles (13.93 seconds, improving her No. 2 all-time mark in the program). Additionally, she cleared 1.52m (4-11.75) in the heptathlon high jump, ranking fifth in program history.
Saraiah Walkes (Manatee County, Fla./The-Out-of-Door-Academy) advanced to the 200m dash final after a 23.76 in prelims.
Team Standings After Day One
Men's Team Standings
1. Akron – 59 points
2. UMass Amherst – 25 points
3. Kent State – 23 points
4. Miami (Ohio) – 21 points
4. Eastern Michigan – 21 points
6. Buffalo – 7 points
Women's Team Standings:
1. Akron – 60.5 points
2. Miami (Ohio) – 29 points
3. Kent State – 19.5 points
4. Ohio – 13 points
5. UMass Amherst – 8 points
5. Toledo – 8 points
7. Western Michigan – 5 points
8. Central Michigan – 3 points
8. Buffalo – 3 points
10. Eastern Michigan – 2 points
10. Ball State – 2 points
10. Bowling Green – 2 points
13. Northern Illinois – 1 point
Up Next
The MAC Outdoor Championships continue Friday, May 15, at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind. Action resumes at 10 a.m. with event finals and more preliminary rounds.
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 @EMU_XC_TF.
EMU Individual Results
*Denotes Personal Best
Q Denotes Qualified for Finals
Bold Denotes Program Top 10
Men's Results
Prelims
200m Prelims
7. Jamyle Anderson – 21.65 Q
13. Leo Ignacio – 22.10
400m Hurdles Prelims
3. Michael Hawkins – 53.60 Q
4. Mill Coleman III – 53.64 Q
9. Kayenn Mabin – 55.09 q
Finals
10,000m
6. Sam Peterson – 30:08.42 (3 pts)
12. Isaac Garcia – 32:06.54
DNF. Carson Vanderschaaf
Pole Vault
5. Nathan Gaspersic – 4.57m (15-00) (4 pts)
6. Sam Vesperman – 4.57m (15-00) (3 pts)
Discus
3. DeMarrio Roetherford – 53.60m (175-10) (6 pts) EMU #5
7. Jake McEachern – 49.48m (162-4)* (2 pts)
NM. Ray Glory-Ejoyokah
Javelin
6. Samuel Jeffery – 54.88m (180-1) (3 pts)
Decathlon (Day 1 Overall)
4. Cason Doolittle – 3,434 points* EMU #6
9. Julien Badoo – 2,772 points
Decathlon 100m
5. Julien Badoo – 11.57* (738 pts) EMU #7
8. Cason Doolittle – 11.69 (713 pts)
Decathlon Long Jump
5. Cason Doolittle – 6.21m (20-04.50) (632 pts)
8. Julien Badoo – 5.41m (17-09.00) (463 pts)
Decathlon Shot Put
4. Cason Doolittle – 11.32m (37-01.75) (565 pts) EMU #9
9. Julien Badoo – 10.29m (33-09.00) (503 pts)
Decathlon High Jump
1. Cason Doolittle – 1.93m (6-04.00) (740 pts) EMU #4
5. Julien Badoo – 1.81m (5-11.25)* (636 pts) EMU #10
Decathlon 400m
3. Cason Doolittle – 50.66 (784 pts)
9. Julien Badoo – 59.45 (432 pts)
Women's Results
Prelims
200m Prelims
3. Saraiah Walkes – 23.76 Q
11. Ajah Arscott – 24.24
16. Jordynn Young – 24.60
400m Hurdles Prelims
3. Liusmar Rivas Velasquez – 1:00.34* Q
11. Alba Viñals Calixto – 1:01.40
Finals
10,000m
19. Lucy Jones – 36:53.58
24. Cara Weber – 39:05.14
Pole Vault
14. Megan Rybitski – 3.42m (11-02.75)
Hammer Throw
7. Faith Moore – 51.96m (170-6)* EMU #8
9. Aleah Johnson – 51.45m (168-10)
20. Nicolette Lewis – 47.13m (154-8)
Heptathlon (Day 1 Overall)
7. Shamoya Clemetson – 2,991 points
Heptathlon 100m Hurdles
1. Shamoya Clemetson – 13.93 (988 pts) EMU #2
Heptathlon High Jump
11. Shamoya Clemetson – 1.52m (4-11.75) (644 pts) EMU #5
Heptathlon Shot Put:
9. Shamoya Clemetson – 10.22m (33-06.25) (544 pts)
Heptathlon 200m
4. Shamoya Clemetson – 25.80 (815 pts)
MUNCIE, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) -- Eastern Michigan University track and field kicked off the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Outdoor Championships at Ball State University - Briner Sports Complex in Muncie, Ind., Thursday, May 14, seeing a combined total of seven program top 10 marks and multiple scoring performances to highlight day one.
The men's team is tied for fourth with 21 points and the women are tied for 10th with two points after the first day of competition.
How it Happened: Men
On the men's side, DeMarrio Roetherford (Detroit, Mich./Wyandotte/Madonna) scored six championship points with a third-place discus finish and personal best of 53.60m (175-10.00), which also ranks eighth in EMU program history.
Cason Doolittle (Findlay, Ohio/Liberty Benton) finished day one of the decathlon in fourth (3,434 points, ranking sixth in program history), highlighted by a win in the high jump with a clearance of 1.93 meters (6-04.00), the fourth best all-time at EMU. Doolittle also threw an 11.32m (37-01.75), the ninth best mark in the program.
Julien Badoo (Germantown, Md./Seneca Valley) rounded out five events in the decathlon to stand in ninth, with program top-10 marks in the 100m dash (11.57 for No. 7), and the high jump (1.81m, 5-11.25 for No. 10).
Sam Peterson (Charlevoix, Mich./Charlevoix) scored three points with a sixth-place 10,000m (30:08.42).
Jake McEachern (Lloydminster, Alberta/Lloydminster Comprehensive), Samuel Jeffery (Fonthill, Ontario/E.L. Crossley Secondary), Nathan Gaspersic (Painesville, Ohio/Painesville Riverside), and Sam Vesperman (Grosse Ile, Mich./Grosse Ile) each contributed field event points on opening day.
How it Happened: Women
For the women, Faith Moore (Farmington Hills, Mich./Farmington) delivered a career-best 51.96 meters for seventh place in the hammer throw. Her mark not only scored both of EMU's team points and set a new season lead, but moved her to No. 8 on the program's all-time outdoor list.
In the 400m hurdles, Liusmar Rivas Velasquez (Naples, Fla./Barron Collier) advanced to the final with a personal best of 1:00.34, just missing the program's top 10.
Multi-event action featured Shamoya Clemetson (Naples, Fla./Barron Collier), who closed the first day of the heptathlon in seventh place with 2,991 points, highlighted by a win in the 100m hurdles (13.93 seconds, improving her No. 2 all-time mark in the program). Additionally, she cleared 1.52m (4-11.75) in the heptathlon high jump, ranking fifth in program history.
Saraiah Walkes (Manatee County, Fla./The-Out-of-Door-Academy) advanced to the 200m dash final after a 23.76 in prelims.
Team Standings After Day One
Men's Team Standings
1. Akron – 59 points
2. UMass Amherst – 25 points
3. Kent State – 23 points
4. Miami (Ohio) – 21 points
4. Eastern Michigan – 21 points
6. Buffalo – 7 points
Women's Team Standings:
1. Akron – 60.5 points
2. Miami (Ohio) – 29 points
3. Kent State – 19.5 points
4. Ohio – 13 points
5. UMass Amherst – 8 points
5. Toledo – 8 points
7. Western Michigan – 5 points
8. Central Michigan – 3 points
8. Buffalo – 3 points
10. Eastern Michigan – 2 points
10. Ball State – 2 points
10. Bowling Green – 2 points
13. Northern Illinois – 1 point
Up Next
The MAC Outdoor Championships continue Friday, May 15, at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind. Action resumes at 10 a.m. with event finals and more preliminary rounds.
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 @EMU_XC_TF.
EMU Individual Results
*Denotes Personal Best
Q Denotes Qualified for Finals
Bold Denotes Program Top 10
Men's Results
Prelims
200m Prelims
7. Jamyle Anderson – 21.65 Q
13. Leo Ignacio – 22.10
400m Hurdles Prelims
3. Michael Hawkins – 53.60 Q
4. Mill Coleman III – 53.64 Q
9. Kayenn Mabin – 55.09 q
Finals
10,000m
6. Sam Peterson – 30:08.42 (3 pts)
12. Isaac Garcia – 32:06.54
DNF. Carson Vanderschaaf
Pole Vault
5. Nathan Gaspersic – 4.57m (15-00) (4 pts)
6. Sam Vesperman – 4.57m (15-00) (3 pts)
Discus
3. DeMarrio Roetherford – 53.60m (175-10) (6 pts) EMU #5
7. Jake McEachern – 49.48m (162-4)* (2 pts)
NM. Ray Glory-Ejoyokah
Javelin
6. Samuel Jeffery – 54.88m (180-1) (3 pts)
Decathlon (Day 1 Overall)
4. Cason Doolittle – 3,434 points* EMU #6
9. Julien Badoo – 2,772 points
Decathlon 100m
5. Julien Badoo – 11.57* (738 pts) EMU #7
8. Cason Doolittle – 11.69 (713 pts)
Decathlon Long Jump
5. Cason Doolittle – 6.21m (20-04.50) (632 pts)
8. Julien Badoo – 5.41m (17-09.00) (463 pts)
Decathlon Shot Put
4. Cason Doolittle – 11.32m (37-01.75) (565 pts) EMU #9
9. Julien Badoo – 10.29m (33-09.00) (503 pts)
Decathlon High Jump
1. Cason Doolittle – 1.93m (6-04.00) (740 pts) EMU #4
5. Julien Badoo – 1.81m (5-11.25)* (636 pts) EMU #10
Decathlon 400m
3. Cason Doolittle – 50.66 (784 pts)
9. Julien Badoo – 59.45 (432 pts)
Women's Results
Prelims
200m Prelims
3. Saraiah Walkes – 23.76 Q
11. Ajah Arscott – 24.24
16. Jordynn Young – 24.60
400m Hurdles Prelims
3. Liusmar Rivas Velasquez – 1:00.34* Q
11. Alba Viñals Calixto – 1:01.40
Finals
10,000m
19. Lucy Jones – 36:53.58
24. Cara Weber – 39:05.14
Pole Vault
14. Megan Rybitski – 3.42m (11-02.75)
Hammer Throw
7. Faith Moore – 51.96m (170-6)* EMU #8
9. Aleah Johnson – 51.45m (168-10)
20. Nicolette Lewis – 47.13m (154-8)
Heptathlon (Day 1 Overall)
7. Shamoya Clemetson – 2,991 points
Heptathlon 100m Hurdles
1. Shamoya Clemetson – 13.93 (988 pts) EMU #2
Heptathlon High Jump
11. Shamoya Clemetson – 1.52m (4-11.75) (644 pts) EMU #5
Heptathlon Shot Put:
9. Shamoya Clemetson – 10.22m (33-06.25) (544 pts)
Heptathlon 200m
4. Shamoya Clemetson – 25.80 (815 pts)
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