Central Michigan University Athletics
Saturday, April 27
Louisville, KY.
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Clark Wood Invitational
Rush Sprints to Top-10 Performance in 100m; Chippewa Track and Field Wraps up In Louisville on High Note
4/27/2024 6:55:00 PM | Track & Field
CMU wraps up regular season slate at Indiana on May 3
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As the 2024 Outdoor Track and Field season starts to wrap up, the pieces are falling right into place for Central Michigan.
Following standout performances for Chippewa Track and Field at the Clark Wood Invitational on Friday, CMU kept the momentum going in its Saturday performances.
Kaitlynn Rush etched her name into the Chippewa Record Book in the 100m finals, coming in at 11.76 seconds, good for 5th place, to take the 8th place spot in the books. She had also attained the feat in the preliminaries earlier in the day, running 11.78, 0.02 seconds ahead the previous 8th place spot.
With just one more regular season meet ahead of CMU before the Outdoor MAC Championships, Director of Cross Country/Track and Field Jenny Swieton is thrilled at her team's weekend performances.
"A great weekend for the group," said Swieton. "Incredible performances highlighted by Kaitlynn, Payton (Korytkowski) and Sarah Daniel; everything is coming together right in time."
Also competing in the 100m for CMU on Saturday was freshman Sky Austin, who finished in 12.97 seconds.
Nicole Olivieri was 22nd in the 400m with a time of 59.14.
In the field events, five Chippewa student-athletes competed on Saturday.
Gracie Merrick, who had a personal best performance in the hammer throw on Friday, finished 17th in the discus throw with a mark of 37.70m. Claire Kavanagh was 21st.
Lynette Cipolla competed in the unseeded high jump, placing 6th with a leap of 1.42m.
The Chippewas wrapped up with the pole vault, where freshman Emily Yoshino saw a 3.32m height to place 10th. Junior Sarah Griffin finished 12th with a season-best height of 3.32m.
CMU will wrap up the regular season at Indiana University on Friday, May 3, a one-day meet, before heading to the three-day MAC Championship meet at Northern Illinois from May 9-11.
Following standout performances for Chippewa Track and Field at the Clark Wood Invitational on Friday, CMU kept the momentum going in its Saturday performances.
Kaitlynn Rush etched her name into the Chippewa Record Book in the 100m finals, coming in at 11.76 seconds, good for 5th place, to take the 8th place spot in the books. She had also attained the feat in the preliminaries earlier in the day, running 11.78, 0.02 seconds ahead the previous 8th place spot.
With just one more regular season meet ahead of CMU before the Outdoor MAC Championships, Director of Cross Country/Track and Field Jenny Swieton is thrilled at her team's weekend performances.
"A great weekend for the group," said Swieton. "Incredible performances highlighted by Kaitlynn, Payton (Korytkowski) and Sarah Daniel; everything is coming together right in time."
Also competing in the 100m for CMU on Saturday was freshman Sky Austin, who finished in 12.97 seconds.
Nicole Olivieri was 22nd in the 400m with a time of 59.14.
In the field events, five Chippewa student-athletes competed on Saturday.
Gracie Merrick, who had a personal best performance in the hammer throw on Friday, finished 17th in the discus throw with a mark of 37.70m. Claire Kavanagh was 21st.
Lynette Cipolla competed in the unseeded high jump, placing 6th with a leap of 1.42m.
The Chippewas wrapped up with the pole vault, where freshman Emily Yoshino saw a 3.32m height to place 10th. Junior Sarah Griffin finished 12th with a season-best height of 3.32m.
CMU will wrap up the regular season at Indiana University on Friday, May 3, a one-day meet, before heading to the three-day MAC Championship meet at Northern Illinois from May 9-11.
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