Friday, December 6
Allendale, Mich.
2:45 p.m.
Central Michigan University
at
Grand Valley State Holiday Open
Williams, Wheeler Set Program Records In Track & Field Opener
12/7/2019 12:12:00 AM | MTF, Track & Field
ALLENDALE, Mich. – One meet, two program records, plenty of placers, and a good start for Central Michigan for the indoor track & field season.
CMU's Nadia Williams broke her own record in the women's long jump and Quiara Wheeler broke the Chippewas women's standard in the weight throw on Friday as the Chippewas opened the season at the Grand Valley State Holiday Open at the GVSU's Kelly Family Sports Center.
"They both looked really good," said Jenny Swieton, CMU director of track & field/cross country. "I think Nadia has looked the best she's ever looked as far as her approach and the way she finishes. She obviously came together last year, but now it's just being consistent, and fine tuning the little things.
"Quiara is getting so much stronger. She did really well in the weight throw last year. But it's the same thing (as Nadia), it's starting to come together. For her, all three of her throws were farther than the program record. It wasn't just one good throw, it was consistently throwing really well.
"I think that everybody competed well at some point. Even if someone had an off race in one event, they came back in the next one and really put it out there. There were people who didn't feel awesome, but still gave everything they had. Everybody walked away having learned something or gaining something from the experience, regardless of if it was a personal best or not."
Results
Williams' long jump of 21 feet 1 ¼ inches was good for first place as she eclipsed her previous mark of 21-1/2. The senior from Mount Horeb, Wis., an All-American both indoors and outdoors last season, also won the 200-meter dash on Friday with a time of 24.71 seconds.
Wheeler finished third with a throw of 64-4 ½. She broke Charity Sunderman's program record of 62-6.
CMU also got a first-place finish, on the men's side, from senior Logan Targgart in the weight throw. His winning throw was 69-5 ¼. CMU's Connor Covert placed sixth, 57 feet 6 ½ inches.
Chippewa places
• Erin Howard placed second in the women's shot put, 47-9 ¼.
• Alyssa Vandegriff placed second in the women's high jump, 5-5 ¾. Alexandra Robinson finished fourth, 5-2 ½, and she was eighth in the 60-meter hurdles in 9.29 seconds.
• Isaac Sadzewicz tied for second in the men's pole vault, 15-7.
• Jackson Blanchard and Dante Lander placed second and fourth, respectively, in the men's 60-meter hurdles. Blanchard finished in 8.24, while Lander was clocked at 8.35.
• Maija Rettelle and Lauren Lasceski finished in fourth and sixth, respectively, in the women's mile, Rettelle ran 5:20.01; Lasceski, 5:20.81.
• Emma Fountain and Olivia Hankey placed fourth and fifth, respectively, in the women's 600. Fountain ran 1:39.59; Hankey, 1:40.97.
• Siobhan Szerencsits and Kasey Stanley placed fourth and tied for sixth, respectively, in the women's pole vault. Szerencsits went 11-9 ¾, while Stanley measured at 11-3 ¾.
• Madi Mandelke placed fourth in the women's 1,000 in 3:09.
• Ja'la Taylor placed sixth in the women's triple jump, 37-2 ¼.
• Christopher Rilley placed sixth in the men's high jump, 6-1 ¼.
• Cole Targgart placed sixth in the men's shot put, 48-7 ½.
• John Mitrzyk placed eighth in the men's 60, 7.09.
• Clay Langer placed eighth in the men's long jump, 21-4 ¾.
Next
CMU will head to Ann Arbor on Saturday, Jan. 11 for the Wolverine Invitational.
CMU's Nadia Williams broke her own record in the women's long jump and Quiara Wheeler broke the Chippewas women's standard in the weight throw on Friday as the Chippewas opened the season at the Grand Valley State Holiday Open at the GVSU's Kelly Family Sports Center.
"They both looked really good," said Jenny Swieton, CMU director of track & field/cross country. "I think Nadia has looked the best she's ever looked as far as her approach and the way she finishes. She obviously came together last year, but now it's just being consistent, and fine tuning the little things.
"Quiara is getting so much stronger. She did really well in the weight throw last year. But it's the same thing (as Nadia), it's starting to come together. For her, all three of her throws were farther than the program record. It wasn't just one good throw, it was consistently throwing really well.
"I think that everybody competed well at some point. Even if someone had an off race in one event, they came back in the next one and really put it out there. There were people who didn't feel awesome, but still gave everything they had. Everybody walked away having learned something or gaining something from the experience, regardless of if it was a personal best or not."
Results
Williams' long jump of 21 feet 1 ¼ inches was good for first place as she eclipsed her previous mark of 21-1/2. The senior from Mount Horeb, Wis., an All-American both indoors and outdoors last season, also won the 200-meter dash on Friday with a time of 24.71 seconds.
Wheeler finished third with a throw of 64-4 ½. She broke Charity Sunderman's program record of 62-6.
CMU also got a first-place finish, on the men's side, from senior Logan Targgart in the weight throw. His winning throw was 69-5 ¼. CMU's Connor Covert placed sixth, 57 feet 6 ½ inches.
Chippewa places
• Erin Howard placed second in the women's shot put, 47-9 ¼.
• Alyssa Vandegriff placed second in the women's high jump, 5-5 ¾. Alexandra Robinson finished fourth, 5-2 ½, and she was eighth in the 60-meter hurdles in 9.29 seconds.
• Isaac Sadzewicz tied for second in the men's pole vault, 15-7.
• Jackson Blanchard and Dante Lander placed second and fourth, respectively, in the men's 60-meter hurdles. Blanchard finished in 8.24, while Lander was clocked at 8.35.
• Maija Rettelle and Lauren Lasceski finished in fourth and sixth, respectively, in the women's mile, Rettelle ran 5:20.01; Lasceski, 5:20.81.
• Emma Fountain and Olivia Hankey placed fourth and fifth, respectively, in the women's 600. Fountain ran 1:39.59; Hankey, 1:40.97.
• Siobhan Szerencsits and Kasey Stanley placed fourth and tied for sixth, respectively, in the women's pole vault. Szerencsits went 11-9 ¾, while Stanley measured at 11-3 ¾.
• Madi Mandelke placed fourth in the women's 1,000 in 3:09.
• Ja'la Taylor placed sixth in the women's triple jump, 37-2 ¼.
• Christopher Rilley placed sixth in the men's high jump, 6-1 ¼.
• Cole Targgart placed sixth in the men's shot put, 48-7 ½.
• John Mitrzyk placed eighth in the men's 60, 7.09.
• Clay Langer placed eighth in the men's long jump, 21-4 ¾.
Next
CMU will head to Ann Arbor on Saturday, Jan. 11 for the Wolverine Invitational.
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