– Eastern Michigan men’s track & field student-athlete Olawole Olanrewaju tied for a Mid-American Conference (MAC)-best 400m time, placing second in 46.85 at the Hillsdale College Last Chance, hosted by Hillsdale College, at the Outdoor Track at Hayden Park, in Hillsdale, Mich., Wednesday, May 7, as the Eagles also competed at the Len Paddock Open, hosted by the University of Michigan, at the U-M Track & Field Stadium, in Ann Arbor, Friday, May 9.

Olanrewaju (Akoko North-West, Nigeria/Wallas Universal Secondary School/Lenoir-Rhyne) finished the 400m dash in second and tied with Bamidele Ajayi (Eikiti State, Nigeria Metropolitan International College Lenoir-Rhyne) for first in the conference.   

In Hillsdale, EMU men’s results showed three athletes finishing in first, seven finishing in the top three, 10 athletes finishing with a PR, and five earning a season-best. For the women, four finished in first with eight athletes finishing in the top three, 11 athletes tabbed a personal-best and seven grabbed a season-best. 

At the Len Paddock Open, the women grabbed two first-place finishes, six top-three showings, six personal-bests, and five season-bests. For the men, they earned three finishes within the top three, 10 career-best, and four season-best.  

 

How it Happened – Men at Hillsdale Last Chance

In the 400m dash, Olanrewaju earned his spot at the top of the MAC, tying for the best 400m dash time in the conference with a personal-best 46.85. Senior Gabe Singh (Toledo, Ohio/Sylvania Northview/Oakland) claimed a new PR of 47.25, placing fourth during the race. Freshman Michael Hawkins (Detroit, Mich./Cass Technical/Michigan State) also grabbed a PR, placing 12th with a time of 49.14. Olanrewaju’s time tied Ajayi for first place in the MAC 400m dash. Three of the top four 400m times in the conference now belong to the Eagles.

 

Senior Formula Thompson (St. Catherine, Jamaica/Jamaica College/Nebraska) placed third in the triple jump with a 14.65m (48-00.80) leap. This is a new season-best for the four-year senior that ranks the Eastern athlete third in the MAC.

 

Hawkins punched his way into second with a 52.35 PR in the 400m hurdles. This ranks Hawkins in the top three in the MAC along with Singh in first place (50.62).

 

A season-best was made during the hammer throw for the Eagles as sophomore Jake McEachern (Lloydminster, Alberta/Lloydminster Comprehensive) finished third with a 63.20m (207-04.20) toss.

 

After punching a ticket into the finals for the 110m hurdles, two Eagles found a way to finish in the top 10 in the race and within the conference. Sophomore Matt McKnight (Miami, Fla./Miami Norland Senior) finished fourth (14.59), while freshman Mill Coleman III (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Catholic Central) finished sixth (14.86). Both athletes earned a PR for their times and EMU now places four in the top 10 in the conference. 

 

In the 1500m run, junior Carson McCoy (Pittsburg, Pa./Deer Lakes) and freshman Ronan Codyre (Auckland, New Zealand/Macleans College) both finished strong to earn a spot in the top 10 for the race and conference. McCoy finished his run with a season-best time of 3:49.22 that placed him in fourth, while Codyre finished fifth with PR 3:49.61. This places three Eagles in the top five in the MAC with McCoy right in the middle in second.

Sophomore Solomon King (Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic/Davenport) had a strong performance that got him into the finals for the 100m dash. King was the only one out of three EMU runners to qualify for the finals. His performance landed him third with a final time of 10.71 in the 100m dash. 

 

How it Happened – Men at Len Paddock Open

McEachern placed third in the hammer throw with his second season-best toss of the week in the event as he threw the hammer 63.50m (208-04), a mark that ranks second in the conference. Drew Knieper (Lake Orion, Mich./Lake Orion/Hope College) grabbed a 48.24m (158-03) PR in the event.

 

Hawkins turned in his third PR of the week with a 14.33 run in the 110m hurdles, placing sixth. His time ranks third in the MAC.

 

Eastern posted strong performances in the 1500m run as four out of the five Eagles in the event ran a season or personal-best time. Ty Dailey (Phoenix, Md./Dulaney) placed third in a season-best 3:58.0, Donovan Johnson (Westerville, Ohio/Westerville Central) slotted fifth in a PR 3:59.89, along with Aaron Schwieterman (Miamisburg, Ohio/Miamisburg) in sixth in a personal-best 4:01.14. Isaac Garcia (Greely, Col./South County) rounded-out the group with a 4:14.38 PR.

 

In the long jump, Thompson placed second as he soared 6.92m (22-08.50) while Leland Godfrey (Temecula, Calif./Chaparral/Sacramento State) collected a 15.50m (50-10.25) PR in the shot put for a fourth-place finish.

 

How it Happened – Women at Hillsdale Last Chance

Freshman Ajah Arscott (Plantation, Fla./Taravella) highlighted the performances for the Eastern women as she placed first in both the 100m dash prelims (11.72) and 200m dash (23.52). Both times marked collegiate personal-best marks and rank inside the MAC top six, led by her 200m time that stands third in the conference and fifth in EMU program history.

 

Josephine Oloye (Iwaro-Oka, Nigeria/Geomi Secondary School/Tayelolu Memorial) had a strong performance in the 400m dash, placing first in an outdoor season-best 54.03, a time that stands fourth in the conference. The race also saw freshman Mia Biehl (East Lansing, Mich./East Lansing) set a personal-best, placing tenth in 56.82.

 

Junior Alimot Alowonle (Lagos, Nigeria Tindip College New Orleans) won the long jump with a 5.74m (18-10.00) leap, marking an outdoor season-best and the 10th-best jump in the MAC for the first-year Eagle. After punching her ticket to the 100m dash finals, she ran a career-best 11.75, good for third place and eighth in the conference. 

 

Green and White filled the two and three spots in the triple jump, led by Mariah Taylor‘s (East Lake, Fla./East Lake) career-best 12.04m (39-06.00) bound that ranks eighth in the MAC. Mariia Yelanska (Dnipro, Ukraine) placed second in the event, falling just one-meter shy of Taylor’s jump at 12.03m (39-05.60).

 

Both the 400m and 800m were particularly productive for the Eagles as every student-athlete competing in the events set either a personal-best or outdoor season-best mark. To go with Oloye’s 54.03 in the 400m, Anna Bathellier (Ile d’Yeu, France/College Les Sicardieres) spearheaded the 800m attack with a fourth-place showing in a career-fastest time of 2:12.13.  

 

How it Happened – Women at Len Paddock Open

Erica King (McDonald, Pa./South Fayette Township) placed third in the javelin throw with a personal-best 42.17m (138-04) mark that ranks her fourth in the conference and improves her program top-10 standing to sixth all-time. Lena Korte (Clinton, Mich./Clinton/Concordia) and Elise Gregory (Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge) set season-bests as Korte finished fourth throwing 44.72m (113-11) and Gregory slotted fifth with a 28.27m (92-09) sling.

 

Freshman Shamoya Clemetson (Naples, Fla./Barron Collier) won the 100m hurdles in a career-standard 13.76 that ranks fourth in the MAC. Nikol Antoniadi (Didimoticho, Greece/Geniko Lykeio Didimotichou) placed fourth in the event (14.36) while Maleah Scott (Farmington, Minn./Farmington) grabbed a season-best, finishing in 15.77.

 

The high jump duo of Natalie Buratczuk (Saint Charles, Ill./Saint Charles North) and Micah Martin (Clinton Township, Mich./L’Anse Creuse) placed first and second, respectively, in the high jump as both cleared 1.65m (5-05.00).

 

Continuing with strong jumps, Kyra Buffen (Columbus, Ga./Buford/Benedict) and Alowonle placed second and third, respectively, in the triple jump. Buffen bounded 12.39m (40-07.75), just three meters off her 12.42m (40-09.00) season-best from the Georgia Tech Invitational, April 18-19, while Alowonle jumped 11.65m (38-02.75).

 

The 3000m run was also a bright spot for the Eastern women as all three Eagles competing set either a personal or career-best time. Lucy Jones (Haverhill, England/Normanhurst School) paced the squad with a 10th-place finish in a career-best 10:16.46, followed by Frankie Moore (Columbia, Md./Oakland Mills) in 15th in a season-best 10:44.06, and rounded out by Erika Van Loton‘s (Garden City, Mich./Huron Valley Lutheran) personal-best 11:15.06.

 

EMU Individual Results

Denotes Personal-Best*

Denotes Season-Best^

Denotes Qualified for Finals Q

Bold Denotes Program Top 10

DNF Denotes Did Not Finish

 

Men’s Results

 

Hillsdale Last Chance, May 7

 

Triple Jump

1. Formula Thompson – 14.65m (48-00.80)^

 

Shot Put

10. Leland Godfrey – 14.76m (48-05.10)

13. Jake McEachern – 13.86m (45-05.70)

 

Hammer Throw Elite

3. Jake McEachern – 63.20m (207-04.20)^

 

110m Hurdle Prelims

5. Matt McKnight – 14.86Q

6. Mill Coleman III – 14.97Q

7. Leo Ignacio – 14.99Q

 

110m Hurdles Finals

4. Matt McKnight – 14.59*

6. Mill Coleman III – 14.86*

7. Leo Ignacio – 14.94

 

100m Dash Prelims

4. Solomon King – 10.87Q

14. Shelton Bass – 11.21

15. George Gage – 11.24

 

100m Dash Finals

3. Solomon King – 10.71

 

1500m Run

4. Carson McCoy – 3:49.22^

5. Ronan Codyre – 3:49.61*

9. Jimmy Geller – 4:00.45

 

400m Dash

1. Olawole Olanrewaju – 46.85*

2. Bamidele Ajayi – 47.01

4. Gabe Singh – 47.25*

9. Tajay Roberts – 48.53

12. Michael Hawkins – 49.14*

19. Drew Graves – 51.22*

 

400m Hurdles

1. Gabe Singh – 51.04

2. Michael Hawkins – 52.35*

6. Matt McKnight – 55.27

 

200m Dash

8. Shelton Bass – 21.90^

11. George Gage – 22.10^

12. Mill Coleman – 22.16*

18. Josh Flake – 23.00*

 

Len Paddock Open, May 9

 

100m Dash

10. George Gage – 10.95^

 

110m Hurdles

6. Michael Hawkins – 14.33*

9. Matt McKnight – 14.73

10. Leo Ignacio – 14.83

12. Mill Coleman III – 14.98

13. Samuel Jeffery – 15.21*

15. Cason Doolittle – 15.36*

 

200m Dash

8. Solomon King – 21.46^

 

400m Dash

7. Nathan Gaspersic – 50.20

9. Julien Badoo – 51.83*

 

1500m Run

3. Ty Dailey – 3:58.60^

5. Donovan Johnson – 3:59.89*

6. Aaron Schwieterman – 4:01.14*

9. Nicholas Kline – 4:09.26

11. Isaac Garcia – 4:14.38*

 

3000m Run

4. Carson Vanderschaaf – 9:06.87

 

Discus Throw

13. Jake McEachern – 44.48m (145-11)

 

Hammer Throw

3. Jake McEachern – 63.50m (208-04)^

14. Drew Knieper – 48.24m (158-03)*

 

Javelin Throw

8. Julien Badoo – 35.03m (114-11)*

 

Long Jump

2. Formula Thompson – 6.92m (22-08.50)

6. Cason Doolittle – 6.13m (20-01.50)

 

Pole Vault

6. Nathan Gaspersic – 4.46m (14-07.50)

— Jeremy Watson – NH

 

Shot Put

4. Leland Godfrey – 15.50m (50-10.25)*

 

Women’s Results

 

Hillsdale Last Chance, May 7

 

Long Jump

1. Alimot Alowonle – 5.74m (18-10.00)^

4. Ashtan Winfrey – 5.63m (18-05.70)

8. Nene Garner – 5.34m (17-06.20)

9. Kaydence Doxley – 5.33m (17-05.80)

 

Triple Jump

2. Mariah Taylor – 12.04m (39-06.00)*

3. Mariia Yelanska – 12.03m (39-05.60)

12. Kaydence Doxley – 9.92m (32-06.60)

 

100m Hurdles Prelims

8. Nikol Antoniadi – 14.27Q

— Mariah Taylor – DNF

 

100m Hurdles Finals

7. Nikol Antoniadi – 14.19^

 

100m Dash Prelims

1. Ajah Arscott – 11.72^Q

7. Jaeden Garraway – 12.05*Q

8. Alimot Alowonle – 12.06Q

17. Nene Garner – 13.04*Q

 

100m Dash Finals

3. Alimot Alowonle – 11.75*

5. Jaeden Garraway – 12.09

 

1500m Run

3. Frankie Moore – 4:56.57

4. Erika Van Loton – 4:57.55*

 

400m Dash

1. Josephine Oloye – 54.03^

10. Mia Biehl – 56.82*

16. Demetria Henderson – 57.85^

27. Savanna Owens – 1:04.86*

 

800m Run

4. Anna Bathellier – 2:12.13*

7. Cora Henderson – 2:13.09*

13. Sophie Emin – 2:17.93^

15. Kiera Hansen – 2:23.66^

16. Eva Orlich – 2:24.91*

 

200m Dash

1. Ajah Arscott – 23.52* EMU #5

9. Nikol Antoniadi – 25.44*

 

Len Paddock Open, May 9

 

100m Hurdles

1. Shamoya Clemetson – 13.76*

4. Nikol Antoniadi – 14.36

9. Maleah Scott – 15.77^

 

400m Dash

9. Mia Biehl – 58.26

10. Demetria Henderson – 58.47

 

400m Hurdles

8. Tijana Japundzic – 1:03.60

11. Sophie Emin – 1:07.75

 

800m Run

3. Chloie Musta – 2:08.26

7. Anna Bathellier – 2:11.83*

8. Cora Henderson – 2:13.63

16. Kiera Hansen – 2:23.69

18. Eva Orlich – 2:26.68

20. Savanna Owens – 2:33.49^

 

1500m Run

4. Cara Weber – 4:55.01*

 

3000m Run

10. Lucy Jones – 10:16.46*

15. Frankie Moore – 10:44.06^

17. Erika Van Loton – 11:15.06*

 

Discus Throw

14. Aleah Johnson – 37.40m (122-08)

 

Hammer Throw

8. Isabella Brent – 52.97m (173-09)

14. Aleah Johnson – 48.55 (159-03)

 

High Jump

1. Natalie Buratczuk – 1.65m (5-05.00)

2. Micah Martin – 1.65m (5-05.00)

— Shamoya Clemetson – NH

— Maleah Scott – NH

 

Javelin Throw

3. Erica King – 42.17m (138-04)* EMU #6

4. Lena Korte – 34.72m (113-11)^

5. Elise Gregory – 28.27m (92-09)^

 

Long Jump

5. Kaydence Doxley – 5.31m (17-05.25)

7. Nene Garner – 5.18m (17-00.00)

 

Pole Vault

7. Megan Rybitski – 3.52m (11-06.50)

9. Samantha Smith – 3.52m (11-06.50)

10. Julia Sabo – 3.37m (11-00.75)

 

Shot Put

9. Lena Korte – 13.05m (42-09.75)

 

Triple Jump

2. Kyra Buffen – 12.39m (40-07.75)

3. Alimot Alowonle – 11.65m (38-02.75)

— Mariah Taylor – FOUL

 

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