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Friday, February 9
Boston, Mass.
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David Hemery Valentine Invite
Paige Marchant Sets Women's Mile Record Amid Track and Field's Three-Meet Weekend
2/10/2024 9:31:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
Marchant set the women's school record in the mile run in 4:38.91
Tyson Invitational Results
Music City Challenge Results
David Hemery Valentine Invite Results
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University track and field programs competed at three different meets Friday-Saturday, Feb. 9-10. Eastern's teams saw action at the Tyson Invitational, hosted by the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark.; the Music City Challenge, hosted by Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn.; and the David Hemery Valentine Invite, hosted by Boston University in Boston, Mass.
Meet Notes
» Eastern saw 11 personal-best marks Friday, with the women capturing seven and the men four. The Eagles also had three performances that marked inside the program top-10 to go along with two first-place finishes and five top-three finishes.
» The Eagles tabbed 10 personal-best marks again Saturday, complemented by two top-three finishes and one program top-10 mark.
How it Happened: Friday
Paige Marchant's (London, Ontario/Catholic Central) performance in the mile run at the David Hemery Valentine Invite went down as the fastest EMU women's mile in program history as the freshman ran the race in a blistering 4:38.91. The outing marks her fourth program top-10 time of the season, stands as the second-fastest mile in the MAC this season, and broke a Canadian under 20 record that held since 2003.
Aleah Johnson (Botkins, Ohio/Botkins) set a personal-best for the second consecutive meet in the weight throw at the Music City Challenge, tossing the weight 16.33m (53-07.00), marking the ninth-farthest toss in Eagles' history.
In the same meet, Natalie Buratczuk (Saint Charles, Ill./Saint Charles North) placed first in the high jump, leaping 1.65m (05-05.00). Nyla Joseph-Guevara (Coral Springs, Fla./Fort Lauderdale) notched a second-place outing in the open long jump via a bound of 5.71m (18-08.00), marking a personal-best for the junior.
The men's performances Friday were highlighted by Formula Thompson (St. Catherine, Jamaica/Jamaica College/Nebraska), who placed second in the long jump at the Tyson Invitational, jumping 7.57m (24-10.00), marking a personal-best and improving his EMU top-10 standing in the event from No. 8 to No. 4. His leap ties former EMU great and United States Olympian Donald Scott for the fourth-farthest in Eastern history.
At the Music City Challenge, Jake McEachern (Lloydminster, Alberta/Lloydminster Comprehensive) captured his first first-place finish in the weight throw, tossing the weight 18.93m (62-01.00). In the pole vault, Jacob Niedzwiecki (Toledo, Ohio/Whitmer) took third place with a personal-best vault, 4.85m (15-11.00).
How it Happened: Saturday
The Eagles' female pole vaulters excelled at the Music City Challenge as all three set personal-best marks while Fleur van der Linden (Drunen, Netherlands/d'Oultremont College) placed third in the open round of the event with a vault of 3.83m (12-06.75), a mark that ranks 10th in program history.
On top of van der Linden's day, Megan Rybitski (Dayton, Ohio/Wayne) and Maura Lane (Cary, N.C./Panther Creek/Campbell) both set personal bests, vaulting 3.57m (11-08.50) and 3.81m (12-06.00), respectively.
At the Music City Challenge, Eric Haddock Jr. (Raleigh, N.C./Southeast Raleigh/Appalachian State) earned the top-finish of the day for the men, placing second in the triple jump with a bound of 14.76m (48-05.25), marking his second second-place finish in the event this season.
The unseeded 800m proved to be a strong point for the Eastern men, as freshmen Ty Dailey (Phoenix, Md./Dulaney) and Lachlan Cornelius (Queensland, Australia/Anglican Church Grammar School) each set PRs in the event in 1:54.47 and 1:58.02, respectively.
Up Next
Eastern will return to the University of Michigan for the third time this indoor season, as the Eagles will take on competition at the Silverston Invitational at the U-M Indoor Track and Field Building, Friday, Feb. 16.
EMU Individual Results
Women's Results
Friday
Tyson Invitational
400m Dash
38. Noriyah Johnson – 56.15
39. Josephine Oloye – 56.22
55. Makiya Worthy – 58.97
Long Jump
23. Kyra Buffen – 5.49m (18-00.25)
60m Dash Qualifying
24. Alyson Davis – 7.62
Music City Challenge
High Jump Open
1. Natalie Buratczuk – 1.65m (05-05.00)
High Jump Invite
7. Micah Martin – 1.68m (05-06.00)
Weight Throw Open
5. Miranda Cadwell – 19.06m (62-06.00)
15. Aleah Johnson – 16.33m (53-07.00)* EMU #9
25. Isabella Brent – 14.96m (49-01.00)
Long Jump Seeded
8. Antonia Woods – 5.60m (18-04.50)*
Long Jump Open
2. Nyla Joseph-Guevara – 5.71m (18-08.00)*
14. Nene Garner – 5.25m (17-02.70)*
27. Maleah Scott – 5.06m (16-07.00)
Mile Run
23. Faith Rono – 4:52.09*
David Hemery Valentine Invite
800m Run
131. Tabatha Walford – 2:15.30
164. Sophie Emin – 2:16.76
Mile Run
26. Paige Marchant - 4:38.91* EMU #1
115. Anita Zaro - 4:54.28
3,000m Run
91. Esme Davies – 9:36.67*
129. Marta Moreno – 9:49.34
Saturday
Tyson Invitational
200m Dash
24. Saraiah Walkes – 24.05*
48. Alyson Davis – 24.87
Triple Jump
26. Kyra Buffen – 11.69m (38-04.25)
30. Mariia Yelanska – 11.50m (37-08.75)
Music City Challenge
800m Run Unseeded
60. Elena Wheeler – 2:21.08*
66. Kiera Hansen – 2:25.66
Pole Vault Open
3. Fleur van der Linden – 3.83m (12-06.75)* EMU #10
7. Megan Rybitski – 3.57m (11-08.50)*
Shot Put Seeded
29. Claire Allen – 12.17m (39-11.25)
30. Miranda Cadwell – 12.13m (39-09.75)
60m Hurdles Qualifying
19. Nikol Antoniadi – 8.95*
47. Maleah Scott – 9.82
400m Unseeded
36. Tijana Japundzic – 1:00.26
Triple Jump
13. Antonia Woods – 11.28m (37-00.25)
15. Nyla Joseph-Guevara – 11.09m (36-04.75)
60m Hurdles First Round
25. Nikol Antoniadi – 9.10
Pole vault Invite
9. Maura Lane – 3.81m (12-06.00)*
Men's Results
Friday
Tyson Invitational
400m Dash
35. Gabe Singh – 48.05
55. Tajay Roberts – 49.58
58. Shelton Bass – 49.88
Long Jump
2. Formula Thompson – 7.57m (24-10.00)* T-EMU #4
Long Jump Invitational
9. Yvan Lopes Ribeiro – 7.24m (23-09.00)
60m Hurdles Qualifying
9. Almighty Williamson – 8.00
Music City Challenge
Weight Throw
1. Jake McEachern – 18.93m (62-01.00)
High Jump Open
8. Cason Doolittle – 1.83m (06-00.00)
Pole Vault
3. Jacob Niedzwiecki – 4.85m (15-11.00)*
High Jump Invite
--- Ousman Kamara – NH
--- Brendan Hill – NH
Long Jump Seeded
10. Eric Haddock Jr. – 6.82m (22-04.50)
Long Jump Open
10. Samuel Jeffery – 6.84m (22-05.30)*
Mile Run
35. Linus Vennemann – 4:09.51
46. Sam Peterson – 4:11.69
48. Grant Sweningson – 4:12.60*
Weight Throw Invite
4. Ryan Johnson – 20.69m (67-10.50)
200m Dash
--- George Gage – DQ
Saturday
Tyson Invitational
200m Finals
11. Callum Robinson – 21.23
4x400m Relay
10. Eastern Michigan – 3:11.39
Triple Jump
14. Formula Thompson – 14.73m (48-04.00)
15. Yvan Lopes Ribeiro – 14.68m (48-02.00)
Music City Challenge
800m Run Unseeded
17. Linus Vennemann – 1:52.97
28. Ty Dailey – 1:54.47*
34. Brady Messer – 1:54.92
60. Lachlan Cornelius – 1:58.02*
60m Dash Qualifying
36. George Gage – 7.21
60m Hurdles Qualifying
24. Cason Doolittle – 8.93
25. Samuel Jeffery – 8.95*
Triple Jump
2. Eric Haddock Jr. – 14.76m (48-05.25)
400m Unseeded
23. Josh Flake – 50.24
35. Cason Doolittle – 50.87*
60m Hurdles First Round
29. Cason Doolittle – 9.11
800m Seeded
12. Ronnie Brandal – 1:50.72
Music City Challenge Results
David Hemery Valentine Invite Results
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University track and field programs competed at three different meets Friday-Saturday, Feb. 9-10. Eastern's teams saw action at the Tyson Invitational, hosted by the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark.; the Music City Challenge, hosted by Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn.; and the David Hemery Valentine Invite, hosted by Boston University in Boston, Mass.
Meet Notes
» Eastern saw 11 personal-best marks Friday, with the women capturing seven and the men four. The Eagles also had three performances that marked inside the program top-10 to go along with two first-place finishes and five top-three finishes.
» The Eagles tabbed 10 personal-best marks again Saturday, complemented by two top-three finishes and one program top-10 mark.
How it Happened: Friday
Paige Marchant's (London, Ontario/Catholic Central) performance in the mile run at the David Hemery Valentine Invite went down as the fastest EMU women's mile in program history as the freshman ran the race in a blistering 4:38.91. The outing marks her fourth program top-10 time of the season, stands as the second-fastest mile in the MAC this season, and broke a Canadian under 20 record that held since 2003.
Aleah Johnson (Botkins, Ohio/Botkins) set a personal-best for the second consecutive meet in the weight throw at the Music City Challenge, tossing the weight 16.33m (53-07.00), marking the ninth-farthest toss in Eagles' history.
In the same meet, Natalie Buratczuk (Saint Charles, Ill./Saint Charles North) placed first in the high jump, leaping 1.65m (05-05.00). Nyla Joseph-Guevara (Coral Springs, Fla./Fort Lauderdale) notched a second-place outing in the open long jump via a bound of 5.71m (18-08.00), marking a personal-best for the junior.
The men's performances Friday were highlighted by Formula Thompson (St. Catherine, Jamaica/Jamaica College/Nebraska), who placed second in the long jump at the Tyson Invitational, jumping 7.57m (24-10.00), marking a personal-best and improving his EMU top-10 standing in the event from No. 8 to No. 4. His leap ties former EMU great and United States Olympian Donald Scott for the fourth-farthest in Eastern history.
At the Music City Challenge, Jake McEachern (Lloydminster, Alberta/Lloydminster Comprehensive) captured his first first-place finish in the weight throw, tossing the weight 18.93m (62-01.00). In the pole vault, Jacob Niedzwiecki (Toledo, Ohio/Whitmer) took third place with a personal-best vault, 4.85m (15-11.00).
How it Happened: Saturday
The Eagles' female pole vaulters excelled at the Music City Challenge as all three set personal-best marks while Fleur van der Linden (Drunen, Netherlands/d'Oultremont College) placed third in the open round of the event with a vault of 3.83m (12-06.75), a mark that ranks 10th in program history.
On top of van der Linden's day, Megan Rybitski (Dayton, Ohio/Wayne) and Maura Lane (Cary, N.C./Panther Creek/Campbell) both set personal bests, vaulting 3.57m (11-08.50) and 3.81m (12-06.00), respectively.
At the Music City Challenge, Eric Haddock Jr. (Raleigh, N.C./Southeast Raleigh/Appalachian State) earned the top-finish of the day for the men, placing second in the triple jump with a bound of 14.76m (48-05.25), marking his second second-place finish in the event this season.
The unseeded 800m proved to be a strong point for the Eastern men, as freshmen Ty Dailey (Phoenix, Md./Dulaney) and Lachlan Cornelius (Queensland, Australia/Anglican Church Grammar School) each set PRs in the event in 1:54.47 and 1:58.02, respectively.
Up Next
Eastern will return to the University of Michigan for the third time this indoor season, as the Eagles will take on competition at the Silverston Invitational at the U-M Indoor Track and Field Building, Friday, Feb. 16.
EMU Individual Results
Women's Results
Friday
Tyson Invitational
400m Dash
38. Noriyah Johnson – 56.15
39. Josephine Oloye – 56.22
55. Makiya Worthy – 58.97
Long Jump
23. Kyra Buffen – 5.49m (18-00.25)
60m Dash Qualifying
24. Alyson Davis – 7.62
Music City Challenge
High Jump Open
1. Natalie Buratczuk – 1.65m (05-05.00)
High Jump Invite
7. Micah Martin – 1.68m (05-06.00)
Weight Throw Open
5. Miranda Cadwell – 19.06m (62-06.00)
15. Aleah Johnson – 16.33m (53-07.00)* EMU #9
25. Isabella Brent – 14.96m (49-01.00)
Long Jump Seeded
8. Antonia Woods – 5.60m (18-04.50)*
Long Jump Open
2. Nyla Joseph-Guevara – 5.71m (18-08.00)*
14. Nene Garner – 5.25m (17-02.70)*
27. Maleah Scott – 5.06m (16-07.00)
Mile Run
23. Faith Rono – 4:52.09*
David Hemery Valentine Invite
800m Run
131. Tabatha Walford – 2:15.30
164. Sophie Emin – 2:16.76
Mile Run
26. Paige Marchant - 4:38.91* EMU #1
115. Anita Zaro - 4:54.28
3,000m Run
91. Esme Davies – 9:36.67*
129. Marta Moreno – 9:49.34
Saturday
Tyson Invitational
200m Dash
24. Saraiah Walkes – 24.05*
48. Alyson Davis – 24.87
Triple Jump
26. Kyra Buffen – 11.69m (38-04.25)
30. Mariia Yelanska – 11.50m (37-08.75)
Music City Challenge
800m Run Unseeded
60. Elena Wheeler – 2:21.08*
66. Kiera Hansen – 2:25.66
Pole Vault Open
3. Fleur van der Linden – 3.83m (12-06.75)* EMU #10
7. Megan Rybitski – 3.57m (11-08.50)*
Shot Put Seeded
29. Claire Allen – 12.17m (39-11.25)
30. Miranda Cadwell – 12.13m (39-09.75)
60m Hurdles Qualifying
19. Nikol Antoniadi – 8.95*
47. Maleah Scott – 9.82
400m Unseeded
36. Tijana Japundzic – 1:00.26
Triple Jump
13. Antonia Woods – 11.28m (37-00.25)
15. Nyla Joseph-Guevara – 11.09m (36-04.75)
60m Hurdles First Round
25. Nikol Antoniadi – 9.10
Pole vault Invite
9. Maura Lane – 3.81m (12-06.00)*
Men's Results
Friday
Tyson Invitational
400m Dash
35. Gabe Singh – 48.05
55. Tajay Roberts – 49.58
58. Shelton Bass – 49.88
Long Jump
2. Formula Thompson – 7.57m (24-10.00)* T-EMU #4
Long Jump Invitational
9. Yvan Lopes Ribeiro – 7.24m (23-09.00)
60m Hurdles Qualifying
9. Almighty Williamson – 8.00
Music City Challenge
Weight Throw
1. Jake McEachern – 18.93m (62-01.00)
High Jump Open
8. Cason Doolittle – 1.83m (06-00.00)
Pole Vault
3. Jacob Niedzwiecki – 4.85m (15-11.00)*
High Jump Invite
--- Ousman Kamara – NH
--- Brendan Hill – NH
Long Jump Seeded
10. Eric Haddock Jr. – 6.82m (22-04.50)
Long Jump Open
10. Samuel Jeffery – 6.84m (22-05.30)*
Mile Run
35. Linus Vennemann – 4:09.51
46. Sam Peterson – 4:11.69
48. Grant Sweningson – 4:12.60*
Weight Throw Invite
4. Ryan Johnson – 20.69m (67-10.50)
200m Dash
--- George Gage – DQ
Saturday
Tyson Invitational
200m Finals
11. Callum Robinson – 21.23
4x400m Relay
10. Eastern Michigan – 3:11.39
Triple Jump
14. Formula Thompson – 14.73m (48-04.00)
15. Yvan Lopes Ribeiro – 14.68m (48-02.00)
Music City Challenge
800m Run Unseeded
17. Linus Vennemann – 1:52.97
28. Ty Dailey – 1:54.47*
34. Brady Messer – 1:54.92
60. Lachlan Cornelius – 1:58.02*
60m Dash Qualifying
36. George Gage – 7.21
60m Hurdles Qualifying
24. Cason Doolittle – 8.93
25. Samuel Jeffery – 8.95*
Triple Jump
2. Eric Haddock Jr. – 14.76m (48-05.25)
400m Unseeded
23. Josh Flake – 50.24
35. Cason Doolittle – 50.87*
60m Hurdles First Round
29. Cason Doolittle – 9.11
800m Seeded
12. Ronnie Brandal – 1:50.72
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