Track & Field Completes Day 1 of Meyo Invitational

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Central Michigan Track and Field got the weekend momentum going on Friday in the first of the two-day Meyo Invitational, hosted by Notre Dame at the Loftus Sports Center.

Senior thrower Emily McLean highlighted the day for CMU in the shot put, launching a personal-best 14.18m mark to place fifth in the event. McLean currently stands at 10^th in the CMU Indoor Track and Field All-Time Top 10 in the event, but has moved up significantly from her previous personal best of 14.05m.

Joining McLean in the shot put were Amyah Chosa (12^th), Ereka Risner (15^th) and Gracie Merrick (16^th). Risner and Merrick will compete in the weight throw on Saturday.

Riley Kerr rounded out the Friday field events in the evening, taking 3^rd in the high jump with a leap of 1.56m.

Senior Kaitlynn Rush led the Chippewa sprinters, placing 8^th In the 60m preliminaries and 6^th in the 200m with a personal-best 25.18. Rush will compete in the 60m semifinals on Saturday.

Sprinters Sky Austin, Mireya Benjamin and Dior Newson each competed in both events alongside Sophia Garland, who ran a personal-best in the 200m. Austin and Newson ran a personal-best time in both races.

The Chippewa distance medley relay team of Chesney Wilke, Robyn Watts Lois Creasey and Olivia East placed 8^th in an 11-team field, besting out Ball State and Western Michigan with a time of 11:52.65.

Libby Munderloh ran a personal-best 1:37.74 in the women's 600m, placing 16^th.

Joanna Kelley, Nikki Carothers and Ava Teed closed the evening in the women's 5000m, where they finished 31^st, 37^th and 38^th, respectively.

CMU Men's Cross Country additionally competed in the men's 5000m. Ethan Leitner ran a personal-best 14:43.54 to finish 30^th and senior Carson White placed 43^rd.

The Chippewas have a jam-packed slate ahead on Saturday, with registrations in the weight throw, pole vault, women's open 3000m, women's 800m, women's 60m semifinals, women's 400m, women's mile and women's 3000m.

A select number of events will be broadcast on ESPN+ from 2-4 p.m. ET on Saturday. Links to watch are located on the CMU Track and Field schedule page.

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Players Mentioned

Sky Austin

Mireya Benjamin

Nikki Carothers

Amyah Chosa

Lois Creasey

Olivia East

Sophia Garland

JoAnna Kelley

Riley Kerr

Emily McLean

Libby Munderloh

Dior Newson

Ereka Risner

Kaitlynn Rush

Ava Teed

Robyn Watts

Chesney Wilke