Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (U-M Indoor Track Building)

Event: Wolverine Invitational

U-M Team Finish: No Team Scoring

Next U-M Event: Saturday, Jan. 17 — host, Simmons-Harvey Invitational (U-M Indoor Track Building), TBA

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan men’s track and field team opened its 2026 home slate on Saturday (Jan. 10), hosting the Wolverine Invitational in the U-M Indoor Track Building, with junior John O’Reilly setting the U23 Canadian National Record in the 600-meter dash.

The Wolverines went 1-2 in the event, with Miles Brown winning (1:16.27) and O’Reilly finishing second (1:16.52). In addition to being the U23 Canadian National Record, the time also comes in at No. 2 on the program performers list.

In the 800-meter run, the Maize and Blue took the top five spots. Camden Law finished first (1:49.00), freshman Henry Dixon finished second (1:49.37), Riley Flemington finished third (1:50.22), Jonathan Miles finished fourth (1:52.20) and Marcus Reilly finished fifth (1:52.53).

Transfer Jake Machiniak ran a personal best 6.82 seconds in the 60-meter dash prelims, advancing to the finals and finishing fifth (6.84). Neil Howard qualified for the 60-meter hurdles finals with a preliminary time of 8.36, finishing seventh (8.27) overall.

Freshman Quincy Isaac finished first in the long jump in his collegiate debut, posting a mark of 7.85 meters (25 feet, 9.25 inches) to come in at No. 2 on the program performers list. The mark is just 0.04m shy of the program record.

Cole Sheldon and Liam Kinney went 2-3 in the pole vault, clearing 4.90m (16-0.74) and 4.75m (15-7), respectively.

Sophomore Josh Huisman took the top spot in the shot put (17.45m, 57-3) before finishing fourth in the weight throw (17.06m, 55-11.75), while freshman Peter Donini finished second in the shot put with a mark of 16.56m (54-4) in his Wolverine debut.

Michigan will remain at home to host the Simmons-Harvey Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 17, at the U-M Indoor Track Building.

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – The Union College women’s track & field team started the 2026 portion of its indoor season on Saturday at the non-scoring Snowflake Invitational, hosted by Middlebury College at Virtue Field House.
 
The Garnet Chargers finished the day with six top-five finishes as well as three season-bests and two career-best results.
 
Sophomore Kyleigh Record earned a win in the 800 meters, leading a trio of top-five finishes in the event. She qualified for the Liberty League Championships with a top time of 2:27.18, which placed her less than five seconds ahead of first-year Eilis McKenna (2:31.77) for top honors in the 15-runner field. Sophomore Charlotte Knight also placed in the top-five with a 2:43.06 finish.
 
Union earned a pair of top-four finishes in the mile, with junior Annabel Dobash and first-year Kate Monaco placing third and fourth, respectively. Dobash finished third in 5:30.47, followed closely by Monaco in a season-best 5:31.75. Sophomore Isla Langsdorf also finished in eighth place with a time of 6:06.09.
 
Junior Ashley Sheldon was the team’s top finisher in the 200-meter dash, finishing the half-lap in 28.21 seconds to place seventh out of 38 runners. Junior Kat Doran finished 13th in the 200 with a time of 28.77 seconds and also led Union in the 60-meter dash, crossing the line 11th in 8.47 seconds.
 
First-year Benny Pierre Louis represented Union in the 60-meter hurdles, finishing ninth in 10.78 seconds.
 
The Garnet Chargers also placed fifth in the 4×400-meter relay, with the foursome of Record, McKenna, Monaco and first-year Leah Scopteuolo-Rosen finishing in 4:33.48.
 
Scopteuolo-Rosen had the team’s top finish in the field events, matching her season-best in the high jump by clearing 1.43 meters to place sixth. Sophomore Lauryn Johnson posted the best shot put of her career, finishing 18th with a top mark of 8.63 meters to lead the team. Junior Epephanie LaBoy was the Garnet Chargers’ top finisher in the weight throw with a mark of 10.10 meters that earned her a 13th-place finish.
 
Union will be back in action on Friday at the Utica Winter Opener.
 

MILL SPRING, N.C.  – The App State women’s track and field team rounded out competition at the UNC Asheville Collegiate Opener at Tryon International with nine first-place finishes. The Mountaineers also went 1-2-3 in four events on Saturday.
 
On the track, junior Jayla Adams placed first in the women’s 300 meters with a personal best of 38.70, which was 0.20 shy of the school record of 38.50, set in 2013 by Breanna Alston. Adams, whose previous best was 39.00, remains second all-time in the event. Senior Damyja Alejandro-Ortiz took second with a time of 39.24, which elevated her to fifth in the App State all-time list. Juniors Nicole Wells and Kendall Johnson placed third (39.49) and fourth (40.51), respectively. Earlier in the day, Adams, Johnson, and Wells advanced to the women’s 60-meter finals, where they placed third (7.62), fourth (7.66), and fifth (7.72), respectively.
 
In the women’s 600 meters, freshman Josie Jackson, sophomore Savannah Moore, and senior Addison Ollendick-Smith took the top-three spots with times of 1:37.26 (PR), 1:38.12, and 1:40.83, respectively. Jackson rose to third all-time in the record book for the event. The trio also went 1-2-3 in the women’s 800 meters, with Jackson clocking another personal best, 2:17.06, to place first. Ollendick-Smith secured second with a time of 2:17.18 and Moore placed third, stopping the clock at 2:20.71.
 
Freshmen Tessa Massa and Elizabeth McCart set pace for the Mountaineers in the mile, placing first and second with personal bests of 5:11.23 and 5:11.53, respectively. With a time of 10:26.91, sophomore Breanna Budzinski placed first in the women’s 3,000 meters. Junior Mary Biagini followed close behind, stopping the clock at 10:36.78 to place second, while freshman Ashby Williams rounded out the top three with a time of 10:37.63.
 
In the women’s long jump, freshman Alana Braxton landed first with a personal best of 5.98m (19′ 7.5″), which moved her to ninth in the App State all-time list. Fellow freshman Ashlynn Wimberly registered a first-place finish of her own with a leap of 12.38m (40′ 7.5″) in the women’s triple jump.  
 
The Mountaineers took the top two spots in the women’s pole vault as senior Ava Studney cleared a bar of 3.79m (12′ 5.25″) to place first and sophomore Abigail Goetz landed second with a clearance of 3.49m (11′ 5.25″).
 
With a toss of 16.89m (55′ 5″), sophomore Emily Edwards placed first in the women’s weight throw. Edwards also placed third in the women’s shot put with a mark of 12.30m (40′ 4.25″).
 
Up Next
The Mountaineers will travel to Lexington, Va. for the VMI Team Challenge on Jan. 17. 
 

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – The Union College men’s track & field team started the 2026 portion of its indoor season on Saturday at the non-scoring Snowflake Invitational, hosted by Middlebury College at Virtue Field House.
 
The Garnet Chargers finished the day with seven top-five finishes to go with six season bests and one personal best.
 
Senior Mason Lang provided the best result of the day for Union, tossing the shot put 13.94 meters to finish atop the 30-person field. He was joined in the top-10 by classmate Nick Entner, whose 11.65-meter toss finished eighth. Entner also took third in the weight throw with a season-best heave of 13.62 meters to lead three Garnet Chargers in the top-eight.
 
Junior Nate Okwaning had a good run in the 60-meter dash to finish third out of 34 runners, crossing the line in 7.168 seconds to end up one-thousandth of a second away from second place. The junior also led the squad in the 200-meter dash, finishing in 23.86 seconds to earn a 10th-place result.
 
Junior Michael Fitzmaurice also posted a top-three finish in the 1,000 meters, taking third thanks to a time of 2:38.25. Also in the distance events, classmate Ben Pistiner ran the fastest 3,000 meters of his career with a 9:21.76 finish that earned him a fourth-place result.
 
First-year Cole Lewek led five Garnet Chargers competing in the mile, placing fourth in 4:37.05. He was joined in the top-10 by classmates Greg Keane and Will Barry, who finished in 4:50.18 (sixth) and 4:53.86 (ninth), respectively.
 
Senior Jason Bois finished the 60-meter hurdles in exactly 9.00 seconds to place sixth overall, and also earned a top-10 result in the high jump thanks to a season-best mark of 1.72 meters.
 
Junior Jackson Klehr earned a top-10 finish of his own in the 400-meter dash, crossing the line in 53.75 seconds to place ninth.
 
Union will be back in action on Friday at the Utica Winter Opener.