Eight Track & Field Student-Athletes Punch Tickets to NCAA East First Round

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. (EMUEagles.com) – The NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Track and Field and Cross Country Committee announced the participants for the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships First Round competitions, revealing eight Eastern Michigan University Eagles on the list Thursday, May 22.

Five Eastern men and three members of the women’s team will compete at the NCAA East First Round, hosted by the University of North Florida at Visit Jax Hodges Stadium, in Jacksonville, Fla., Wednesday-Saturday, May 28-31. A full list of men’s declared student-athletes can be accessed here and a women’s one can be viewed here.

The qualifiers out of the East and West Regions will compete in the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships, hosted by the University of Oregon at Hayward Field, in Eugene, June 11-14.

Fans looking to attend the meet can purchase tickets here and access further meet information here. Supporters can follow along with live results and live streams that can be accessed using both the men’s and women’s track and field schedules, and stay tuned to EMU cross country/track & field social medias on Instagram, X, and Facebook at @EMUXC_TF.

Men’s Qualifiers

Leading the men’s qualifiers is senior hurdler Gabe Singh (Toledo, Ohio/Sylvania Northview/Oakland) who holds the 25th-ranked 400m hurdles time in the East Regional at 50.62, a mark that stands as the best in the MAC and 50th in the nation. The high jump duo of Brendan Hill (Huber Heights, Ohio/Wayne) and Lucky Fiaku (Nimo, Nigeria/Busy International Secondary) punched their respective tickets with 2.12m (6-11.50) marks that tie for second in the conference, 32nd in the East Regional, and eighth in program history.   

With a strong finish to the season, sophomore thrower Jake McEachern (Lloydminster, Alberta/Lloydminster Comprehensive) is among EMU contestants with a season-best 63.63m (208-09) hammer throw that slots 34th in the regional, second in the conference, and falls just two meters shy of tying his 63.65m (208-10) personal best from the 2024 campaign.

Rounding out the entries for the Eastern men is junior Kian Wiles (Hull, England/St. Mary’s College), who sports a 3:40.73 1500m time that lists him 45th in the East Regional, first in the MAC, and fourth in program annals.

 

Men’s Schedule – Advancement Requirements

Wednesday, May 28

10:00 a.m. – M Hammer – First Round (McEachern) – Top 12 advance to National Championships

6:30 p.m. – M 1,500m – First Round (Wiles) – Top 5 from each Heat + next 4 fastest times

8:20 p.m. – M 400mH – First Round (Singh) – Top 3 from each Heat + next 6 fastest times

Friday, May 30

3:30 p.m. – M HJ – Semifinal (Fiaku & Hill) – Top 12 advance to National Championships

5:15 p.m. – M 1,500m – Quarterfinals (Wiles) – Top 5 from each Heat + next 2 fastest times to National Championships

7:25 p.m. – M 400mH – Quarterfinals (Singh) – Top 3 from each Heat + next 3 fastest times to National Championships

 

Women’s Qualifiers

Junior high jumper Micah Martin (Clinton Township, Mich./L’Anse Creuse) holds the highest-ranking mark of the three Green and White women’s qualifiers with a 1.76m (5-09.25) high jump that ties for 29th in the East Regional while standing fourth in the conference and the EMU all-time leaderboards.

 

Coming off an MVP performance at the MAC Outdoor Championships, May 15-17 Saraiah Walkes (Manatee County/The-Out-of-Door-Academy) will compete in the 400m dash as she holds the regional’s 33rd-ranked time in 52.88. Her personal-best mark also stands as the top in the MAC and third in program history.

 

Senior Isabella Brent (Dearborn Heights, Mich./Divine Child) will continue her collegiate track & field career. She is slated to see action in the hammer throw as she comes in with a career-best 57.54m (188-09) throw that stands fourth in the conference, 49th in the East Regional, and fifth on the EMU all-time top-10.

 

Women’s Schedule – Advancement Requirements

Thursday, May 29

10:00 a.m. – W Hammer – First Round (Brent) – Top 12 advance to National Championships

7:25 p.m. – W 400m – First Round (Walkes) – Top 3 from each Heat + next 6 fastest times

Saturday, May 31

3:30 p.m. – W HJ – Semifinal (Martin) – Top 12 advance to National Championships

6:50 p.m. – W 400m – Quarterfinals (Walkes) – Top 3 from each Heat + next 3 fastest times to National Championships

 

Up Next

Qualifying Eagles will compete in the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships, hosted by the University of Oregon at Hayward Field, in Eugene, June 11-14.

 

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