Chippewas Conclude Split Weekend at Louisville, Grand Valley; Paupore Renews Steeplechase Mark

Saturday, April 29

Louisville, Ky.

10 a.m.

Central Michigan University

Clark Wood Invitational

Chippewas Conclude Split Weekend at Louisville, Grand Valley; Paupore Renews Steeplechase Mark

4/29/2023 10:16:00 PM | Track & Field

CMU collects four top-five performances to finish Louisville’s Clark Wood Invitational; Paupore inches closer to all-time steeplechase mark at GVSU Extra-Weekend Meet

By: Harrison LaLone

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Central Michigan University Track & Field finished off its part in the Clark Wood Invitational at the University of Louisville Saturday afternoon, led by a pair of top-five relays and two more top-five marks in the field.

Members of the Chippewas' distance/mid-distance group took part in Saturday's Extra-Weekend Meet at NCAA II Grand Valley State University led by a third place run in the 3,000-meter steeplechase from Emily Paupore that featured a new personal-best of 10:25.73, inching closer to the CMU all-time record in the event.

The 1,600-meter relay unit of Emma Francis, Emma Fountain, Annie Laurenz and Jaci Rife set a new season-high for the Chippewas as the third-place finish in Louisville came in 3:55.37.

The 400-meter relay squad of Reghan Draper, Peyton Korytkowski, Hayley Manners and Sarah Daniel put up a fourth place run in 47.16 seconds.

Central Michigan found a pair of fifth-place finishes in the field Saturday as Angelina Horn bounded for 12.05 meters in the triple jump and Mohogany Wells continued her momentum from Friday's action for a 13.70-meter toss in shot put.

Paupore's third-place mark at Grand Valley was matched in each of the 400-meter events. Libby Munderloh collected a new personal-best of 1:06.46 in the 400 hurdles while Grace Jenkins posted a 1:01.27 in the unobstructed 400 meters.

Central Michigan Track & Field is slated to send representatives to the Len Paddock Invitational at the University of Michigan next Saturday (May 6), the final meet before the 2023 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by the University of Akron May 11-13.

CMU Placers
Clark Wood Invitational
100 Meter Hurdles
19^th – Peyton Korytkowski; 14.77 seconds
21^st – Olivia Hankey; 14.94 seconds

100 Meters
7^th – Reghan Draper; 12.02 seconds

4x100 Meter Relay
4^th – Reghan Draper, Peyton Korytkowski, Hayley Manners, Sarah Daniel; 47.16 seconds

1,500 Meters
23rd - Alexis Gourrier; 4:52.99 (PR)

400 Meters
27^th – Jaci Rife; 1:02.10

4x400 Meter Relay
3^rd – Emma Francis, Emma Fountain, Annie Laurenz, Jaci Rife; 3:55.37 (PR)

Triple Jump
5^th – Angelina Horn; 12.05 meters

High Jump - Unseeded
7^th – Grace Williamson; 1.50 meters

Shot Put
5^th – Mohogany Wells; 13.70 meters
8^th – Emily Mclean; 13.40 meters

Extra-Weekend Meet
400 Meters
3^rd – Grace Jenkins, 1:01.27

800 Meters
23^rd – Amelia Gouin, 2:22.64
29^th – Alexa Davis, 2:30.85

400 Meter Hurdles
3^rd – Libby Munderloh, 1:06.46 (PR)

3,000-Meter Steeplechase
3^rd – Emily Paupore, 10:25.73 (PR)
5^th – Anya Turner, 10:40.78
12^th – Maddy Boyd, 11:29.65
13^th – Lauren Lasceski, 11:39.27

1,500 Meters
14^th – Jelena Prescott, 4:39.64 (PR)
20^th – Maija Rettelle, 4:47.93
33^rd – Sarah Storey, 5:04.32 (PR)
41^st – Grace Jenkins, 5:30.76

5,000 Meters
8^th – Lauren Beckmann, 17:41.66