Track & Field Pockets Handful of PRs in Day Trip to Michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Central Michigan Track & Field took on the single-day Len Paddock open at Michigan Friday afternoon to tune up for next weekend's Mid-American Conference Championships.

Senior Kaitlynn Rush completed the 200-meter in 24.56 seconds to knock nearly four tenths of a second off of her personal best and slot into the 18^th spot in the conference. Her 11.76-second 100-meter attempt at the Bobcat Invitational still stands 10^th in the MAC. Rush finished fourth in both events in the meet.

Ereka Risner and Gracie Merrick finished seventh in the shot put and discus, respectively. Risner's personal-best 13.54-meter heave in shot put made her leap to 12^th in the conference; Merrick came within two feet of her season-best fling which remains 16^th.

Jessie Gibbins took home silver in the 1,500-meter event with a 4:42.15 as CMU's top placer.

Freshmen Ciara Rosenzweig and Lois Creasey each improved on season-bests to remain on the top-25 bubble across the league. Rosenzweig took nearly half a second off of her 100-meter hurdles (15.27 seconds) for seventh on Friday, 26^th in the MAC; Creasey shaved a tenth from her season-best 800-meter in 2:13.78 for a ninth-place finish at Michigan, 24^th in the MAC.

Jada Pride broke the 16-second threshold for the first time this season in the 100 hurdles as well, 15.85, to finish 10^th.

The 2025 MAC Outdoor Championships are on deck for Central Michigan Track & Field at Ohio, May 15-17.

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Track & Field Pockets Handful of PRs in Day Trip to Michigan

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