CINCINNATI -- The Wayne State University women's outdoor track and field squad participated yesterday and today at the University of Cincinnati's Oliver Nikoloff Invite.  Warrior competitors notched 13 all-time top-10 marks in program history.

TEAM STANDINGS
Wayne State finished ninth out of 20 schools with 27 points.  The top five teams were all Division 1 (Cincinnati, Miami [Ohio], Dayton, Bowling Green and Western Michigan).  Teams finishing sixth through 10th were Findlay, Northern Kentucky, Indianapolis, WSU and Toledo.

STEEPLECHASE
Junior Thailyia Christensen (Flushing, Mich.) led a trio of Warriors who all posted top-10 all-time WSU marks in the event.  Christensen was eighth (11:20.96), while classmate Katherine Ray (Novi, Mich.) was 10th (11:28.41).  Freshman Robin Bresolin (LaSalle, Ont./ St. Thomas of Villanova) finished 13th (12:01.87).  Those times rank fourth, fifth and eighth in the Wayne State annals.

4x100m RELAY
The quartet of senior Aliyah McDonald (Kingston, Jamaica), junior Makayla Sumrall (Roseville, Mich.), junior Morgan Witzgall (Auburn, Mich. / Bay City Western) and senior Yasmine Affes (Northville, Mich.) posted the fifth-fastest time in program history at 48.21.

1500m RUN
Freshman Emily Gordon (Northville, Mich.) notched the sixth-fastest mark in school history crossing the finish line in 4:49.90 to win her heat.  Freshman Mattie Drennan (Clarkston, Mich.) won her heat in a time of 5:00.50.

100m DASH
Sumrall finished third in a time of 12.30.

400m DASH
Freshman Renae Kutcha (Jackson, Mich. / Lumen Christi) posted the ninth-best time in school history crossing the finish line in 1:00.74.  Affes clocked in at 59.71 to finish 13th.

100m HURDLES
McDonald finished 11th in a time of 15.84, while freshman Parys Smith (Keego Harbor, Mich. / West Bloomfield) garnered the 10th-fastest all-time mark at 16.57.

800m RUN
Gordon ran a 2:21.66, which is the seventh-fastest time in school history to lead a trio of Warriors.  Sophomore Emily Esker (Livonia, Mich. / Franklin) crossed the finish line in 2:25.01, while freshman Kynnedee Cowles (Detroit, Mich. / Renaissance) clocked in at 2:28.50.

400m HURDLES LONG JUMP
Junior Mikayla Williams (St. Charles, Mich.) placed 11th with a mark of 5.18m on her second attempt.

TRIPLE JUMP
Williams finished eighth with her best mark of the day of 11.20m coming on her sixth and final attempt.

Two of the field events (javelin and hammer) were contested on Friday, while the other throws events (discus and shot put) took place on Saturday.

JAVELIN
Senior Izzy Taylor (Three Rivers, Mich.) and Teanna McCuaig (Sparta, Mich. / Kent City) both had strong performances in the javelin.  Taylor finished fifth at 29.57m, which came on her fifth attempt, while McCuaig's best toss of 24.11m came on her third attempt.

HAMMER
Taylor posted the fourth-best throw in program history at 47.69m on her first attempt.  Meanwhile, senior Kaleigh Flowers (Grand Rapids, Mich. / East Kentwood) recorded a throw of 45.42m on her first attempt, with McCuaig having a best-mark of 32.98m on her third throw.

DISCUS
Freshman Jasmine Correa (West Olive, Mich. / Holland West Ottawa) led a trio of WSU competitors by placing 20th with a best throw of 36.79m.  Flowers finished 24th (33.49m), while sophomore Kaylee Price (Brownsburg, Ind.) placed 26th (30.48m).

SHOT PUT
Correa led the squad with a toss of 11.41m, with Flowers close behind at 11.31m.  Price collected a mark of 11.04m.

UP NEXT

Wayne State is slated to compete at the Oakland Golden Grizzlies Invite this coming Friday (April 8th) and Saturday (April 9th).