Track & Field Heads To Grand Valley With An Eye Toward MAC Championships

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. --The Central Michigan track & field team will travel to Allendale to compete in the Grand Valley State University Big Meet on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 14-15.

Chippewas in the Rankings
Three Chippewas rank in the top 50 nationally in three events:

• Nadia Williams is fourth in the women's long jump at 21 feet, 1 ¼ inches.

• Logan Targgart ranks sixth in the men's weight throw at 71-11. That mark, which he hit last weekend at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational, tied the CMU program record.

• Quiara Wheeler is ranked No. 42 in the women's weight throw at 64-9 ¼.

An athlete ranking in the top 16 qualifies for the NCAA Indoor National Championships which are scheduled for March 13-14 in Albuquerque, N.M.

Preparing for the MAC Championships
The Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships, scheduled for Akron, are just two weeks away (Feb. 28-29).

For some athletes, the GVSU Big Meet will be the last in which they will compete and will use the ensuing two meets to train and rest for league meet.

Keeping a competitive mindset and staying sharp are critical at this point in the season, CMU director of track & field/cross country Jenny Swieton said.

"There's a lot we can do in training to prepare them," she said. "But just learning and remembering how to race appropriately I think are the big things we accomplish at meets."

Next
CMU will travel to Ann Arbor to compete in the Michigan Silverston Invitational on Feb. 21. It is CMU's final competition ahead of the MAC Indoor Championships.

Track & Field Heads To Grand Valley With An Eye Toward MAC Championships

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Players Mentioned

Logan Targgart

Quiara Wheeler

Nadia Williams