Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, February 10
Allendale, Mich.
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Eastern Michigan University
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GVSU Big Meet
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McDermitt Breaks 5000m Record in Ames to Pace EMU
2/10/2017 11:00:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
The Eagles had a great day at Iowa State and Grand Valley
Iowa State Classic Day 1 Results
GVSU Big Meet Results
AMES, Iowa & ALLENDALE, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's track and field team turned in another excellent day of competition at the Iowa State Classic and the GVSU Big Meet today, Feb. 10. The Eagles finished eighth as a team in Allendale, while a squad of distance runners had exceptional performances in Ames.
"We had a great day at Iowa State," remarked Head Coach Sue Parks. "Three out of the four athletes who raced had personal bests and Natalie Cizmas was very close. All of the girls ran very strong, competitive races in a national level meet. Jordann McDermitt had an incredible showing for the second week in a row with huge personal bests in the 3000 last weekend and in the 5000 today. I am very proud of her for all of the hard work that she has put in to get to this point. It's going to be exciting to see how she closes out the indoor season."
"I feel that the team is improving in all areas and we are right where we need to be heading into the MAC meet," said Parks. "We will focus on working on all of the little things that we need to do in order to be ready for our best possible performance in Ypsilanti in two weeks."
Beginning with the Iowa State Classic, a pair of EMU mid-distance runners had a strong day in the mile run invite. Junior Natalie Cizmas (Clinton Twp., Mich. – Chippewa Valley) posted a seventh-place finish, clocking in at 4:41.94, which was just behind her personal-best. Sophomore Sydney Meyers (Zionsville, Ind. – Zionsville Community) secured ninth, crossing the finish line in 4:46.69, which was a career-best and the eighth-best mark in the EMU record books.
Senior Alsu Bogdanova (Kazan, Russia – Lyceum #83) had a great day in the 3000m invite, nabbing a third-place finish with a time of 9:15.03, which was a personal-best and moved her closer to the top-spot in the EMU record books. Junior Jordann McDermitt (Davison, Mich. – Davison) broke yet another record for the Eagles, this time in the 5000m run invite. The Davison, Mich. native finished second, crossing the finish line in a career-best 15:50.16 to break the EMU record in the event.
At the GVSU Big Meet, sophomore Jessica Harris (Slidell, La. – Slidell) and freshman Brittni Mason (Richmond Heights, Ohio – West Geauga) had an incredible day. In the 60m dash invite prelims, Harris and Mason brought home first and second to punch their tickets to the finals. Mason's prelims time of 7.62 seconds was also a career-best. The pair matched their performance in the finals, with Harris taking the gold in 7.58, while Mason was just behind in second with a time of 7.63.
Freshman Micah Johnston led the Eagles in the 200m dash, turning in a seventh-place finish with a career-best time of 24.99. Behind her, Mason also had a solid day, taking 18th in 25.29 seconds.
The 400m dash invite saw senior Khadesha James (Irvington, N.J. – Irvington) lead the way, securing a 17th-place finish with a time of 57.87 seconds. Senior Dayna Hurd (Carson, Calif. – Carson) also had a solid race, taking 28th with a personal-best time of 58.72 seconds. Sophomore Jocelyn Sharpe (Westerville, Ohio – Westerville North) was the lone EMU runner in the 600m run, taking 20th after crossing the finish line in 1:41.71.
Junior Claire Mesa (Rockford, Ill. – Rockford Lutheran) was the lone EMU runner in the 800m run, taking 26th after crossing the finish line in 2:15.36. Redshirt sophomore Allie Knoll (Warren, Mich. – Warren Mott) had another career day, this time turning in a personal-best time of 9:54.20 in the 3000m run. Senior Anna Aldrich (Fremont, Ind. – Fremont) paced the Eagles in the 5000m, clocking in at 17:34.05 to finish 12th. Also running in the race was junior Lauren Pottschmidt (Granger, Ind. – Penn), who had a solid race and nabbed 38th in 17:59.77.
The Eagles had one hurdler qualify into the finals of the 60m hurdles invite, as junior Tifani Byrd (Toms River, N.J. – Toms River North) took fifth in the prelims with a time of 8.83 seconds. In the finals, she improved upon her prelims finish, as she placed fourth in 8.79 seconds.
Moving to the field events, freshman Gianna Salzbrunn (North Aurora, Ill. – Montini Catholic) represented EMU in the long jump, finishing with a jump of 4.78m/ 15 feet 8.25-inches. Senior Natalie Uy (Kettering, Ohio – Fairmont) secured a second-place finish for the Eagles in the pole vault, posting a mark of 3.81 meters/ 12 feet 6-inches.
A trio of throwers took part in the weight throw, as sophomore Morgan Turner (Norwalk, Ohio – Norwalk) took 17th with a throw of 15.20 meters/ 49 feet 10.5-inches. Senior Megan Pendleton (Lindsey, Ohio – Woodmoore) was not far behind, as she took 21st with a mark of 14.76m/ 48 feet 5.25-inches.
The Eagles wrap up the Iowa State Classic tomorrow, Feb. 11, beginning at noon CT with the men's shot put and the women's 60m hurdles.
GVSU Big Meet Results
AMES, Iowa & ALLENDALE, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's track and field team turned in another excellent day of competition at the Iowa State Classic and the GVSU Big Meet today, Feb. 10. The Eagles finished eighth as a team in Allendale, while a squad of distance runners had exceptional performances in Ames.
"We had a great day at Iowa State," remarked Head Coach Sue Parks. "Three out of the four athletes who raced had personal bests and Natalie Cizmas was very close. All of the girls ran very strong, competitive races in a national level meet. Jordann McDermitt had an incredible showing for the second week in a row with huge personal bests in the 3000 last weekend and in the 5000 today. I am very proud of her for all of the hard work that she has put in to get to this point. It's going to be exciting to see how she closes out the indoor season."
"I feel that the team is improving in all areas and we are right where we need to be heading into the MAC meet," said Parks. "We will focus on working on all of the little things that we need to do in order to be ready for our best possible performance in Ypsilanti in two weeks."
Beginning with the Iowa State Classic, a pair of EMU mid-distance runners had a strong day in the mile run invite. Junior Natalie Cizmas (Clinton Twp., Mich. – Chippewa Valley) posted a seventh-place finish, clocking in at 4:41.94, which was just behind her personal-best. Sophomore Sydney Meyers (Zionsville, Ind. – Zionsville Community) secured ninth, crossing the finish line in 4:46.69, which was a career-best and the eighth-best mark in the EMU record books.
Senior Alsu Bogdanova (Kazan, Russia – Lyceum #83) had a great day in the 3000m invite, nabbing a third-place finish with a time of 9:15.03, which was a personal-best and moved her closer to the top-spot in the EMU record books. Junior Jordann McDermitt (Davison, Mich. – Davison) broke yet another record for the Eagles, this time in the 5000m run invite. The Davison, Mich. native finished second, crossing the finish line in a career-best 15:50.16 to break the EMU record in the event.
At the GVSU Big Meet, sophomore Jessica Harris (Slidell, La. – Slidell) and freshman Brittni Mason (Richmond Heights, Ohio – West Geauga) had an incredible day. In the 60m dash invite prelims, Harris and Mason brought home first and second to punch their tickets to the finals. Mason's prelims time of 7.62 seconds was also a career-best. The pair matched their performance in the finals, with Harris taking the gold in 7.58, while Mason was just behind in second with a time of 7.63.
Freshman Micah Johnston led the Eagles in the 200m dash, turning in a seventh-place finish with a career-best time of 24.99. Behind her, Mason also had a solid day, taking 18th in 25.29 seconds.
The 400m dash invite saw senior Khadesha James (Irvington, N.J. – Irvington) lead the way, securing a 17th-place finish with a time of 57.87 seconds. Senior Dayna Hurd (Carson, Calif. – Carson) also had a solid race, taking 28th with a personal-best time of 58.72 seconds. Sophomore Jocelyn Sharpe (Westerville, Ohio – Westerville North) was the lone EMU runner in the 600m run, taking 20th after crossing the finish line in 1:41.71.
Junior Claire Mesa (Rockford, Ill. – Rockford Lutheran) was the lone EMU runner in the 800m run, taking 26th after crossing the finish line in 2:15.36. Redshirt sophomore Allie Knoll (Warren, Mich. – Warren Mott) had another career day, this time turning in a personal-best time of 9:54.20 in the 3000m run. Senior Anna Aldrich (Fremont, Ind. – Fremont) paced the Eagles in the 5000m, clocking in at 17:34.05 to finish 12th. Also running in the race was junior Lauren Pottschmidt (Granger, Ind. – Penn), who had a solid race and nabbed 38th in 17:59.77.
The Eagles had one hurdler qualify into the finals of the 60m hurdles invite, as junior Tifani Byrd (Toms River, N.J. – Toms River North) took fifth in the prelims with a time of 8.83 seconds. In the finals, she improved upon her prelims finish, as she placed fourth in 8.79 seconds.
Moving to the field events, freshman Gianna Salzbrunn (North Aurora, Ill. – Montini Catholic) represented EMU in the long jump, finishing with a jump of 4.78m/ 15 feet 8.25-inches. Senior Natalie Uy (Kettering, Ohio – Fairmont) secured a second-place finish for the Eagles in the pole vault, posting a mark of 3.81 meters/ 12 feet 6-inches.
A trio of throwers took part in the weight throw, as sophomore Morgan Turner (Norwalk, Ohio – Norwalk) took 17th with a throw of 15.20 meters/ 49 feet 10.5-inches. Senior Megan Pendleton (Lindsey, Ohio – Woodmoore) was not far behind, as she took 21st with a mark of 14.76m/ 48 feet 5.25-inches.
The Eagles wrap up the Iowa State Classic tomorrow, Feb. 11, beginning at noon CT with the men's shot put and the women's 60m hurdles.
EMU Individual Results (* denotes a personal-best, @ denotes a program record)
Iowa State Classic
Mile Run Invite
7. Natalie Cizmas 4:41.94
9. Sydney Meyers 4:46.69*
3000m Run Invite
3. Alsu Bogdanova 9:15.03*
5000m Run Invite
2. Jordann McDermitt 15:50.16*@
GVSU Big Meet
60m Dash Invite Prelims
1. Jessica Harris 7.59Q
2. Brittni Mason 7.62*Q
60m Dash Invite Finals
1. Jessica Harris 7.58
2. Brittni Mason 7.63
200m Dash Invite
7. Micah Johnston 24.99*
18. Brittni Mason 25.29*
23. Jessica Harris 25.49
46. Khadesha James 25.95
400m Dash Invite
17. Khadesha James 57.87
28. Dayna Hurd 58.72*
38. Emiesha Burrell 59.30
600m Run Invite
20. Jocelyn Sharpe 1:41.71*
800m Run Invite
26. Claire Mesa 2:15.36
3000m Run Invite
16. Allie Knoll 9:54.20*
5000m Run Invite
12. Anna Aldrich 17:34.05
38. Lauren Pottschmidt 17:59.77
76. Danielle Bentzley 18:45.43
80. Abbigail Stemple 18:50.56*
60m Hurdles Invite Prelims
5. Tifani Byrd 8.83Q
23. Dayna Hurd 9.15
60m Hurdles Invite Finals
4. Tifani Byrd 8.79
4x400m Relay
14. Burrell, Salzbrunn, Mesa, Sharpe 3:58.14
Long Jump
29. Gianna Salzbrunn 4.78m/ 15-08.25
Pole Vault
2. Natalie Uy 3.81m/12-06.00
22. Kristine Bourg 3.21m/ 10-06.25
Weight Throw
17. Morgan Turner 15.20m/ 49-10.50
21. Megan Pendleton 14.76m/ 48-05.25*
27. Jada Taylor 14.09m/ 46-02.75
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