Central Michigan University
Tennessee Rust Buster
School Record Highlights CMU Showing At Tennessee
3/26/2017 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Central Michigan's Nadia Williams set a program long jump record and Brandon McCleese won the javelin to highlight Chippewa track and field performances in the outdoor-season opening Tennessee Rust Buster.
The field comprised 19 schools. No team scores were kept.
Williams measured 20 feet, ¼ inch in the long jump, placing fourth. She broke the previous CMU record set, 19-11, in 2002 by Maria Derezinski.
Williams, a freshman from Mount Horeb, Wis., also placed seventh on Saturday in the 100-meter dash in 12.11 seconds.
McCleese, a senior, won the men's javelin with a toss of 191-2.
Also for the CMU women:
• Calli Stemple placed second in the high jump at 5 feet, 7 inches, and April Micheaux was fifth (5-5).
• Rebekah Petty was second in the pole vault at 12-3 ½.
• Samantha Cuneo was third and Gabriella Beauvais was fourth in the 400-meter dash. Cuneo finished in 54.82 seconds, Beauvais in 56.88.
• Ja'La Taylor was third in the triple jump (38-6 ¼), Kylee Dobbelaere was third in the hammer throw (182-2), and Aisha Jackson was ninth in the 100 hurdles.
For the CMU men:
• Kevin Weiler finished second in the shot put at 56-3.
• Sam Wagner was third in the pole vault, 15-9.
• Dylan Banagis was fourth (176-10) and Logan Targgart was seventh (165-7) in the discus. Targgart was fifth (195-6) and Banagis finished sixth (192-1) in the hammer throw. Targgart also placed 10th in the shot put (49-7 ¼).
• Melvin Harris placed sixth in the high jump (6-6).
• Aaron Taylor was eighth (15.52) and Joseph Seghi ninth (15.59) in the 110 hurdles.
• Lorenzo Wells was ninth in the 100 (10.78); Ali Taha placed ninth in the long jump (22-10 ½); Jake Peister was ninth (47-6 ½) in the triple jump; and Nicholas Malliaras was 10th in the long jump (22-4 ½).
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