Reagan Justice set a provisional mark in the 3,000m race.

Women's Track & Field 2/6/2022 7:57:00 AM Jeff Weiss, Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Media Relations

Women's Indoor Track and Field Competes At SVSU Tri-Meet

Warriors win five events.

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. -- The Wayne State University women's indoor track and field squad won five events in taking second place at the SVSU Tri-Meet on Saturday.

TEAM SCORES
Saginaw Valley State won the meet with 72 points, while WSU was second with 61.50 points and Northern Michigan was third with 33.50 points.

QUOTING COACH LOFDAHL
"Makayla Sumrall continued her outstanding season by winning the 60m dash once again, taking the 200m in a new PR, and running a solid leg on the 4x300m relay. Mikayla Williams had a tough challenge with all three jumping events within an hour or so, but she navigated that pretty well, getting a win in the long jump.

Kenzie Wellner had a very good meet with a PR in the 400m and a quick 4x300m relay leg. Mikaela Owen also stood out today and had our quickest relay leg of anyone.

Our distance crew really stood out, led by our milers. Emily Gordon, Thailyia Christensen, and Katherine Ray all set significant personal bests, getting a 1-2-3 sweep. In the 800m, Emily Esker and Kynnedee Cowles ran well tactically and scored some big points too. Reagan Justice had a phenomenal race in the 3K, hitting an NCAA provisional mark and just missing our school record.

We had a really nice meet as a team, and gave an outstanding SVSU team all they could handle. This meet is becoming a highlight of our indoor schedule, and is a really nice springboard into GLIACs in a few weeks. If we keep working hard and recovering well, this team is going to do some big things before the end of the indoor season."

PROVISIONAL MARK
Freshman Reagan Justice (Canton, Mich. / Salem) earned a provisional mark in the 3,000m run by becoming just the third person in school history to run a sub-10 minute time in the event (9:58.18). The last was in 2015 by Kayla Balfour and Lauren Gagnon.

EVENT WINNERS
Junior Makayla Sumrall (Roseville, Mich.) won the 60m dash with a provisional time of 7.63. It was her third provisional time of the indoor season. She also notched a PR in winning the 200m dash in 25.47, which was the fourth-fastest time in program history.

Freshman Emily Gordon (Northville, Mich.) won the mile in 5:09.58, which is the sixth fastest time in school history, and the best time since Jackie Feist at the 2019 GLIAC Championships.

Freshman Mattie Drennan (Clarkston, Mich.) won the 5,000m run in a time of 18:45.60.

Junior Mikayla Williams (St. Charles, Mich.) won the triple jump by notching a distance of 10.74m on her sixth and final attempt.

OTHER TOP PERFORMERS
Sophomore Mikaela Owen (Bridgman, Mich.) placed third in both the 60m dash with a time of 8.03, and the 200m dash (26.19).

Senior Aliyah McDonald (Kingston, Jamaica) finished second in the 200m dash by clocking in at 25.63, and was third in the 60m hurdles (9.00).

Freshman Renae Kutcha (Jackson, Mich. / Lumen Christi) placed third in the 400m dash (59.51).

Sophomore Emily Esker (Livonia, Mich. / Franklin) finished second in the 800m run with a personal-best time of 2:20.94, which is sixth in school history.

Junior Thailyia Christensen (Flushing, Mich.) placed second in the mile in a time of 5:10.03, which is seventh fastest in program history.

Freshman Lexi Movsesian (Macomb, Mich. / Lutheran North) tied-for-second in the high jump at 1.46m, which is the eighth-best mark in school history.

Junior Katherine Ray (Novi, Mich.) finished third in the mile in 5:14.30, just outside of a top-10 all-time school mark.

Senior Ashley Defrain (Fort Gratiot, Mich. / Port Huron Northern) placed second in the 5,000m run in a time of 18:55.02.

Junior Charlene Yarema (Romeo, Mich.) finished third in the 5,000m run (19:02.94).

Williams placed second in the long jump by recording a distance of 5.43m on her first attempt.

Junior MaKayla Rawls (Detroit, Mich. / Birmingham Seaholm) finished second in the weight throw with a toss of 15.74m.

OTHER RESULTS (ALPHABETICAL)
Senior Yasmine Affes (Northville, Mich.) finished sixth in the 300m dash (42.80).

Freshman Robin Bresolin (LaSalle, Ont. / St. Thomas of Villanova) placed sixth in the mile (5:32.66) and seventh in the 3,000m run (11:07.49).

Christensen finished sixth in the 3,000m run (10:58.43).

Freshman Jasmine Correa (West Olive, Mich. / Holland West Ottawa) placed sixth in the shot put (11.38m) and seventh in the weight throw (13.05m).

Freshman Kynnedee Cowles (Detroit, Mich. / Renaissance) finished fourth in the 800m run in a personal-best time of 2:21.79, which ranks seventh in program history.

Sophomore Abigail Dunn (Northville, Mich.) placed seventh in the 300m dash (44.07).

Senior Kaleigh Flowers (Grand Rapids, Mich. / East Kentwood) finished fourth in the weight throw (15.59m) and placed seventh in the shot put (10.87m).

Gordon was sixth in the 800m run (2:28.76).

Freshman Layla Martini (Casnovia, Mich. / Kent City) placed fourth in the 5,000m run (20:42.75).

Senior Teanna McCuaig (Sparta, Mich. / Kent City) finished eighth in the weight throw (12.95m).

Freshman Kay-Lee McSwain (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Huron) was sixth in the long jump (4.99m) and seventh in the 60m hurdles in a time of 9.30, which is a personal-best and ranks eighth in school history.

Owen placed fifth in the triple jump at 9.45m.

Ray was fifth in the 3,000m run (10:51.90).

Sophomore Macie Ries (Mason, Mich.) finished ninth in the 60m hurdles (9.76).

Freshman Parys Smith (Keego Harbor, Mich. / West Bloomfield) was eighth in the 60m hurdles (9.75).

Senior Izzy Taylor (Three Rivers, Mich.) placed sixth in the weight throw (14.22m) and eighth in the shot put (10.18m).

Sophomore Jillian Vera (Saugatuck, Mich.) was 11th in the mile (5:45.38).

Junior Makenzie Wank (Richland, Mich. / Gull Lake) finished seventh in the mile (5:36.40).

Freshman Makenzie Wellner (Menominee, Mich.) had a PR in the 400m dash and placed fourth in a time of 59.69, which is tied-for-seventh in school history. She also placed seventh in the long jump (4.84m).

RELAYS
WSU's "A" group in the 4x300m relay consisting of Kutcha, Wellner, Sumrall and Affes finished third in a time of 2:47.51.

WSU's "B" quartet of Dunn, Smith, Owen and McSwain placed sixth (2:53.63).

UP NEXT
Wayne State will compete this Friday at the GVSU Big Meet in Allendale.

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Players Mentioned

Thailyia Christensen: Mid-Distance; 5' 4"; Junior; 3-Indoor/2-Outdoor

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

Ashley Defrain: Distance; 5' 3"; Senior; 4-Indoor/2-Outdoor

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

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

Kaleigh Flowers: Throws; 6' 2"; Senior; 4-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

Players Mentioned

Thailyia Christensen
: 5' 4"; Junior; 3-Indoor/2-Outdoor
: Mid-Distance

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

Ashley Defrain
: 5' 3"; Senior; 4-Indoor/2-Outdoor
: Distance

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

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

Kaleigh Flowers
: 6' 2"; Senior; 4-Indoor/2-Outdoor
: Throws

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