Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, January 14
Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Simmons Harvey Invitational
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Eagles Resume 2016-17 Season at Simmons-Harvey Invite
1/12/2017 12:10:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
The Green and White will take part in its first meet of 2017
Meet Information
Live Results
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) - After beginning the 2016-17 season back in December, the Eastern Michigan University women's track and field team picks up where it left off, making the short trip west to Ann Arbor for the Simmons-Harvey Invitational, Jan. 12.
Back in December, Eastern competed at the GVSU Holiday Open, Dec. 2, in Allendale. Junior Jasmine Jones (Grensburg, Pa. – Hempfield Area) had a strong day in the 60m dash, qualifying into the finals and posting a career-best time of 7.61 seconds to win the event. Freshman Brittni Mason (Richmond Heights, Ohio - West Geauga) also had a solid day, taking third in the 200m with a time of 25.99.
Four EMU runners participated in the 3000m, with junior Jordann McDermitt (Davison, Mich. – Davison) pacing the group with a third-place finish in 9:25.64. Two Eagles took home top-five finishes in the 5000m, as junior Natalie Cizmas (Clinton Twp., Mich. – Chippewa Valley) finished fourth with the second-quickest time in EMU history at 16:12.72, which was a personal-best. Just behind her, senior Alsu Bogdanova (Kazan, Russia – Lyceum #83) took fifth, clocking in at a career-best 16:20.77, improving her hold on the third-best mark in program history. Sophomore Sydney Meyers (Zionsville, Ind. – Zionsville Community) also had a top-10 finish, taking eighth with a time of 16:44.93, bumping her into seventh in the EMU record books.
In the 60m hurdles, junior Allyson Goff (White Lake, Mich. – Walled Lake Northern) brought home the silver in 8.72 seconds. Senior Natalie Uy (Kettering, Ohio – Fairmont) finished atop the podium in the pole vault, winning the event with a vault of 3.80 meters/ 12 feet 5.5-inches. Junior Dace Dreimane (Ventspils, Latvia - Ventspils Gymnasium No. 1) had a strong day in the long jump as well, bringing home gold in the event with a jump of 5.77 meters/ 18 feet 11.25-inches. Finally, sophomore Morgan Turner (Norwalk, Ohio – Norwalk) nabbed 17th in the weight throw with a toss of 14.11 meters/ 46 feet 3.5-inches, which was good for 10th in EMU history.
After the opening weekend of the season, McDermitt currently holds the No. 1 spot in the 3000m according to the Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). In the 5000m, Cizmas sits at No. 9, while Bogdanova is just behind at No. 11. Goff also holds a top-40 spot in the 60m hurdles, as she sits in a tie for No. 39. Additionally, Uy is No. 28 in the pole vault, and Dreimane holds the No. 37 spot in the long jump.
The Simmons-Harvey Invitational is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. with field events, while running events will start at 12:30 p.m. Live results will be available, and can be found by clicking here. For more information on the meet as a whole, please click here.
Live Results
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) - After beginning the 2016-17 season back in December, the Eastern Michigan University women's track and field team picks up where it left off, making the short trip west to Ann Arbor for the Simmons-Harvey Invitational, Jan. 12.
Back in December, Eastern competed at the GVSU Holiday Open, Dec. 2, in Allendale. Junior Jasmine Jones (Grensburg, Pa. – Hempfield Area) had a strong day in the 60m dash, qualifying into the finals and posting a career-best time of 7.61 seconds to win the event. Freshman Brittni Mason (Richmond Heights, Ohio - West Geauga) also had a solid day, taking third in the 200m with a time of 25.99.
Four EMU runners participated in the 3000m, with junior Jordann McDermitt (Davison, Mich. – Davison) pacing the group with a third-place finish in 9:25.64. Two Eagles took home top-five finishes in the 5000m, as junior Natalie Cizmas (Clinton Twp., Mich. – Chippewa Valley) finished fourth with the second-quickest time in EMU history at 16:12.72, which was a personal-best. Just behind her, senior Alsu Bogdanova (Kazan, Russia – Lyceum #83) took fifth, clocking in at a career-best 16:20.77, improving her hold on the third-best mark in program history. Sophomore Sydney Meyers (Zionsville, Ind. – Zionsville Community) also had a top-10 finish, taking eighth with a time of 16:44.93, bumping her into seventh in the EMU record books.
In the 60m hurdles, junior Allyson Goff (White Lake, Mich. – Walled Lake Northern) brought home the silver in 8.72 seconds. Senior Natalie Uy (Kettering, Ohio – Fairmont) finished atop the podium in the pole vault, winning the event with a vault of 3.80 meters/ 12 feet 5.5-inches. Junior Dace Dreimane (Ventspils, Latvia - Ventspils Gymnasium No. 1) had a strong day in the long jump as well, bringing home gold in the event with a jump of 5.77 meters/ 18 feet 11.25-inches. Finally, sophomore Morgan Turner (Norwalk, Ohio – Norwalk) nabbed 17th in the weight throw with a toss of 14.11 meters/ 46 feet 3.5-inches, which was good for 10th in EMU history.
After the opening weekend of the season, McDermitt currently holds the No. 1 spot in the 3000m according to the Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). In the 5000m, Cizmas sits at No. 9, while Bogdanova is just behind at No. 11. Goff also holds a top-40 spot in the 60m hurdles, as she sits in a tie for No. 39. Additionally, Uy is No. 28 in the pole vault, and Dreimane holds the No. 37 spot in the long jump.
The Simmons-Harvey Invitational is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. with field events, while running events will start at 12:30 p.m. Live results will be available, and can be found by clicking here. For more information on the meet as a whole, please click here.
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