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Makayla Sumrall broke the school record in the 60m dash.

Women's Track & Field 12/5/2021 8:17:00 AM Jeff Weiss, Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Media Relations

Women's Indoor Track and Field Has Strong Start to 2021-22 Season

Sumrall breaks school record in the 60m dash.

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. -- The Wayne State University women's indoor track and field squad began its 2021-22 campaign Saturday at the Holiday Open hosted by Saginaw Valley State University.

Quoting Coach Lofdahl
"We had very solid opening meet, and we're excited to see where the team will take this in 2022. Obviously, the biggest highlight was Makayla Sumrall in the 60, breaking Kierra Johnson's school record in the prelims. She ran well in the 60 finals, and the 200, and made her debut in the 4x400 relay as well. Renae Kutcha had a really nice debut meet with a solid 400 and a great relay leg, as did fellow freshmen Reagan Justice in the mile, and Parys Smith in the 200 and 60 hurdles. Mikaela Owen ran an excellent 200, MaKayla Rawls and Izzy Taylor threw really well in the weight, and Mikayla Williams picked up where she left off last spring with solid efforts in both triple jump and long jump.

Our depth was evident already in events like the 200 and the 60 hurdles, and only about 60 percent of our roster was competing. When everyone is out there in January, we'll be a very strong team across nearly every event. The potential of this team is exceptional."

School Record
Junior Makayla Sumrall (Roseville, Mich.) broke the WSU record for the 60m dash in the prelims clocking in at 7.57, which was also an NCAA Provisional mark. Sumrall broke Kierra Johnson's mark of 7.599 set at the 2016 GLIAC Championships. Sumrall finished second in the finals with a time of 7.61.

Quoting Makayla Sumrall
"I honestly don't remember much of the race, but when I looked up at the clock I couldn't believe it. I had a goal to run 7.58 by the end of the season, so to see my dreams come to life so early was very rewarding! I am so proud of every single person (on the team.). Lots of accomplishments were met and I think that our team dynamic and culture had an impact."

WSU Top Ten All-Time Marks
Freshman Renae Kutcha (Jackson, Mich. / Lumen Christi) posted the third-fastest 400m dash time (58.35) to finish fourth, while classmate Makenzie Wellner (Menominee, Mich.) placed fifth with the seventh-fastest 400m dash mark (59.88).

Junior Mikayla Williams (St. Charles, Mich.) garnered the fourth-best triple jump mark in program history at 11.13m to finish third.

Junior MaKayla Rawls (Detroit, Mich. / Birmingham Seaholm) collected the sixth-best weight throw in WSU history with a mark of 15.39m to finish eighth, while senior Izzy Taylor (Three Rivers, Mich.) placed ninth with the eighth-best throw (14.50m) in program history.

Sophomore Mikaela Owen (Bridgman, Mich.) notched a personal-best in the 200m dash by clocking in at 25.77, which is tied for sixth fastest in the Wayne State annals.

Freshman Sierra Baltzer (LaSalle, Ont. / Sandwich S.S.) recorded the eighth-fastest 60m hurdles time (9.37) to place 10th, while fellow freshman Kay-Lee McSwain (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Huron) tied the ninth-fastest time with a mark of 9.38.

Freshman Lexi Movsesian (Macomb, Mich. / Lutheran North) notched the ninth-best high jump mark at 1.39m to finish seventh.

Freshman Reagan Justice (Canton, Mich. / Salem) posted the 10th-best time for the mile (5:17.21) in finishing third.

The 4x400m relay quartet of sophomore Abigail Dunn (Northville, Mich.), Wellner, Sumrall and Kutcha finished second with the 10th-fastest time in WSU history (4:01.59).

Other Top Performances
Freshman Emily Gordon (Northville, Mich.) finished second in the 600m run (1:42.60), while sophomore Emily Esker (Livonia, Mich. / Franklin) was third (1:44.66).

Williams was third in the long jump (5.39m).

Junior Charlene Yarema (Romeo, Mich.) placed fourth in the mile (5:22.62) with freshman Robin Bresolin (LaSalle, Ont./ St. Thomas of Villanova) finishing eighth (5:43.65).

Sumrall placed sixth in the 200m dash with a time of 25.74.

Senior Aliyah McDonald (Kingston, Jamaica) was WSU's top performer in the 60m hurdles with a prelims time of 9.13. She placed eighth in the finals (9.61).

Other Results
Senior Yasmine Affes (Northville, Mich.) was sixth in the 400m dash (1:00.59), while Dunn was 10th (1:02.65).

Junior Katherine Ray (Novi, Mich.) finished sixth in the 800m run (2:31.46).

WSU's "B" team in the 4x400m relay placed fifth in a time of 4:17.82. The group consisted of Affes, freshman Parys Smith (Keego Harbor, Mich. / West Bloomfield), Esker and Gordon.

Owen placed 10th in the long jump (4.95m) and 12th in the 60m dash (8.07).

McDonald was 10th in the 200m dash (26.15), while junior Morgan Witzgall (Auburn, Mich. / Bay City Western) placed 15th (26.87). Witzgall finished 12th in the long jump (4.89m).

Smith was 12th in the 60m hurdles (9.61) with sophomore Macie Ries (Mason, Mich.) placing 13th (9.75), while Wellner was 14th (9.81).

Freshman Jasmine Correa (West Olive, Mich. / Holland West Ottawa) was 11th in the shot put (11.04m) and 15th in the weight throw (12.35m).

Smith placed 16th in the 200m dash (26.88), with McSwan finishing 20th (27.73). Also competing in the 200m dash were Baltzer (22nd with a 28.06) and Ries (23rd with a 28.53).

Senior Teanna McCuaig (Sparta, Mich. / Kent City) was 19th in the weight throw (11.51m).

UP NEXT
The Warriors will be idle for exams and the holidays and will return to competition on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, at the SVSU Classic.

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Nico Trevino of the men's cross country squad competed in the 5,000m race and placed ninth in a time of 15:12.72. In addition, cross country assistant coach Eric Hansen finished fourth in the time with a time of 4:25.46.

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Players Mentioned

Sierra Baltzer: Sprints/Hurdles; 5' 4"; Freshman

Jasmine Correa: Throws; 5' 9"; Freshman; 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor

Abigail Dunn: Sprints/Hurdles; 5' 4"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor

Emily Esker: Mid-Distance; 5' 6"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor

Renae Kutcha: Sprints; 5' 8"; Freshman; 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor

Teanna McCuaig: Throws; 6' 0"; Senior; 3-Indoor/3-Outdoor

Aliyah McDonald: Sprints/Hurdles; 5' 5"; Senior; 4-Indoor/3-Outdoor

Kay-Lee McSwain: Hurdles; 5' 6"; Freshman; 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor

Lexi Movsesian: Jumps; 5' 5"; Freshman; 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor

Mikaela Owen: Sprints/Jumps; 5' 8"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/1-Outdoor

Players Mentioned

Sierra Baltzer
: 5' 4"; Freshman
: Sprints/Hurdles

Jasmine Correa
: 5' 9"; Freshman; 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor
: Throws

Abigail Dunn
: 5' 4"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor
: Sprints/Hurdles

Emily Esker
: 5' 6"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor
: Mid-Distance

Renae Kutcha
: 5' 8"; Freshman; 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor
: Sprints

Teanna McCuaig
: 6' 0"; Senior; 3-Indoor/3-Outdoor
: Throws

Aliyah McDonald
: 5' 5"; Senior; 4-Indoor/3-Outdoor
: Sprints/Hurdles

Kay-Lee McSwain
: 5' 6"; Freshman; 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor
: Hurdles

Lexi Movsesian
: 5' 5"; Freshman; 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor
: Jumps

Mikaela Owen
: 5' 8"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/1-Outdoor
: Sprints/Jumps