Chippewas Break Program DMR Record in Boston, Wrap Up GVSU Big Meet

Saturday, February 10

Allendale, Mich.

10 a.m.

Central Michigan University

GVSU Big Meet

Emily Paupore, Anya Turner, Peyton Korytkowski, Natalie Newcombe

Chippewas Break Program DMR Record in Boston, Wrap Up GVSU Big Meet

2/10/2024 8:27:00 PM | Track & Field

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The Distance Medley Relay Team of Paupore, Turner, Korytkowski and Newcombe break DMR Record; BIgham 5th All-Time in 800m

By: Katherine Schultz

BOSTON — Two program records in two days for Central Michigan.

It was a team effort on Saturday at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational, where the distance medley relay team of Emily Paupore, Anya Turner, Peyton Korytkowski and Natalie Newcombe completed the event in 11:34.49, shattering the previous top mark of 11:41.48 set in 2016.

Despite being the only event on the Saturday docket for CMU in Boston, the outcome was well worth it; the relay squad placed 10^th of 41, among teams from Miami (Fla.), Pitt, Army West Point and Georgia Tech.

The rest of Chippewa track and field held down the fort at the GVSU Big Meet – Saturday, the invitational counterpart to the two-meet series in Allendale.

Ericka Bigham etched her name into the 5^th space of the CMU All-Time Indoor Top 10 list in the 800m, finishing 2:12.17 for 3^rd place out of 70 runners.

The majority of her teammates behind her ran personal bests in the event. Competing in the 800m were Libby Munderloh (11^th), Jessie Gibbins (15^th), Amelia Gouin (19^th), Jaci Rife (21^st), Emma Janesak (23^rd), Kate Jenkins (26^th), Grace Jenkins (31^st) and Jolie Fisher (37^th).

In the 3000m, freshman Kara Terakedis led the way with a personal-best time and 11^th place finish. Emma Netzel was 46^th and Cambrie Smith was 65^th in her first time running the event.

Maya Guikema led the Chippewas in the mile, good for a 3^rd place finish in a personal best time of 4:59.59. Also running personal bests, Jelena Prescott finished 6^th and Annie Bennett was 13^th.

Freshmen Chesney Wilke finished 21^st while Mara Szuper and Ambria Nagel finished 22^nd and 24^th, respectively, both in personal best times.

CMU ran two 4x400 teams; the squad of Emma Fountain, Munderloh, Rife and Gouin finished 5^th and Bigham, Grace Jenkins, Fisher and Guikema was 13^th.

In the short-distance events, the Chippewas competed in the 60m, 200m and 400m dashes.

Sky Austin was 44^th in the 60 and 40^th in the 200, where she ran a personal-best 26.84 seconds. Kaitlynn Rush was 18^th in the 60m. Also in the 200m, Emma Francis was 31^st and Nicole Olivieri was 53^rd, both in personal best times.

Emma Fountain finished 7^th in the 400m, with Francis in 19^th and Olivieri in 23^rd.

Pole Vaulter Emily Yoshino cleared 3.31m to lead CMU in the event, finishing 7^th. Lynette Cipolla was 11^th with 3.01m.

Emily McLean threw a personal-best 15.58m in the weight throw, good for a 6^th place finish. Ereka Risner was 13^th in weight throw and 18^th in shot put while Victoria Merrick was 14^th in weight throw and 17^th in shot put.

CMU looks to get one more opportunity in before Indoor Mid-American Conference Championships on Feb 23-24, as the Chippewas will compete in the Michigan Silverston Invitational on Friday, Feb. 16.

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