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Cornelius Named MAC Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University men’s track & field student-athlete Lachlan Cornelius was named Mid-American Conference (MAC) Track Athlete of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday, April 29. Cornelius (Brisbane, Australia/Anglican Church Grammar School) placed first in 800m invitational in a MAC-best and personal standard 1:48.38 at the GVSU Extra Weekend Meet, […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University men’s track & field student-athlete Lachlan Cornelius was named Mid-American Conference (MAC) Track Athlete of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday, April 29.
Cornelius (Brisbane, Australia/Anglican Church Grammar School) placed first in 800m invitational in a MAC-best and personal standard 1:48.38 at the GVSU Extra Weekend Meet, hosted by Grand Valley State University, April 26. His time is the fastest by an Eastern student-athlete since Eastern Michigan legend and former United States Olympian (1996 – Atlanta) Paul McMullen ran the distance in 1:46.48 in 1995, the second-fastest time in program history, while Cornelius’ mark stands eighth on the program leaderboards.
Cornelius’ time topped his previous conference-best mark (1:49.25) by nearly one full second as his time currently ranks sixth in the Great Lakes Region and 43rd on the East Qualifying List.
The award is Eastern Michigan’s third of the outdoor season and brings the team’s total to six on the 2024-25 campaign as Gabe Singh (Toledo, Ohio/Sylvania Northview/Oakland) and Saraiah Walkes (Manatee County, Fla./The-Out-of-Door-Academy) were recently tabbed track athletes of the week, April 15, before Lucky Fiaku (Nimo, Nigeria/Busy International Secondary) (field) and Josephine Oloye (Iwaro-Oka, Nigeria/Geomi Secondary School/Tayelolu Memorial) (track) each garnered the award in the indoor season, Dec. 10, prior to Carson McCoy (Pittsburgh, Pa./Deer Lakes) (track) earning the recognition, Feb. 11.
Up Next
The Eagles are scheduled for two meets next weekend in the Jesse Owens Invitational, hosted by Ohio State University, at Jesse Owens’ Memorial Stadium, in Columbus, Friday-Saturday, May 2-3, and the Duke Twilight Meet, hosted by Duke University, at the Morris Williams Track & Field Stadium, in Durham, N.C., Sunday, May 4.
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Cornelius (Brisbane, Australia/Anglican Church Grammar School) placed first in 800m invitational in a MAC-best and personal standard 1:48.38 at the GVSU Extra Weekend Meet, hosted by Grand Valley State University, April 26. His time is the fastest by an Eastern student-athlete since Eastern Michigan legend and former United States Olympian (1996 – Atlanta) Paul McMullen ran the distance in 1:46.48 in 1995, the second-fastest time in program history, while Cornelius’ mark stands eighth on the program leaderboards.
Cornelius’ time topped his previous conference-best mark (1:49.25) by nearly one full second as his time currently ranks sixth in the Great Lakes Region and 43rd on the East Qualifying List.
The award is Eastern Michigan’s third of the outdoor season and brings the team’s total to six on the 2024-25 campaign as Gabe Singh (Toledo, Ohio/Sylvania Northview/Oakland) and Saraiah Walkes (Manatee County, Fla./The-Out-of-Door-Academy) were recently tabbed track athletes of the week, April 15, before Lucky Fiaku (Nimo, Nigeria/Busy International Secondary) (field) and Josephine Oloye (Iwaro-Oka, Nigeria/Geomi Secondary School/Tayelolu Memorial) (track) each garnered the award in the indoor season, Dec. 10, prior to Carson McCoy (Pittsburgh, Pa./Deer Lakes) (track) earning the recognition, Feb. 11.
Up Next
The Eagles are scheduled for two meets next weekend in the Jesse Owens Invitational, hosted by Ohio State University, at Jesse Owens’ Memorial Stadium, in Columbus, Friday-Saturday, May 2-3, and the Duke Twilight Meet, hosted by Duke University, at the Morris Williams Track & Field Stadium, in Durham, N.C., Sunday, May 4.
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 @EMUXC_TF.