School record 4x400m relay - Makenzie Wellner, Renae Kutcha, Avery Wilson and Elyse Miller.

Women's Track & Field 2/17/2023 8:29:00 PM Jeff Weiss, Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Media Relations

Women's Track and Field Completes Final Tune-Up Before GLIAC Championships

Flowers, McSwain and Owen (twice) record event victories.

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. -- Members of the Wayne State University women's track and field squad competed on Friday at the SVSU Tune-Up, the final competition before the 2023 GLIAC Indoor Track and Field Championships next weekend (Feb. 25-26).

Quoting Coach Lofdahl
"This meet was what we needed going into the GLIAC Championships. Lots of PRs, season bests, and confidence-boosting efforts today.

"Coach Toby Pallett has done a really nice job with our throwers, and they did well once again. Izzy Taylor hit a PR in weight and had her best shot put performance in two years. Kaleigh Flowers won the weight throw, with MaKayla Rawls in third with a season-best. Jasmine Correa had a good day in shot, and Teanna McCuaig set weight PR that puts her ninth in school history.

"On the distance side, Rachel Felstow set a PR with the fourth-best time ever at WSU, Katherine Ray had a season-best in the mile, and both placed second. Aubrey Migoski led our 3K group with another PR, with Layla Martini and Natalie Davies running new PRs as well.

"Our sprinters and hurdlers are firing on all cylinders now, with Mikaela Owen winning both the 60 and 200, tying her PR in the 60 and a season-best in the 200. Kay-Lee McSwain and Macie Ries went 1-2 in the 60 hurdles and Kenzie Wellner hit a PR, along with a PR for Emmanuela Johnson in the 60 dash. The grand finale of the meet was our 4x400 relay squad blazing a new school record, with four really strong legs from Avery Wilson, Renae Kutcha, Kenzie Wellner, and Elyse Miller.

"That was our fifth school record this winter, and we have NCAA provisional marks now in seven different events. We'll carry all of that momentum into the conference meet next weekend."

60m Dash
Junior Mikaela Owen (Bridgman, Mich.) won the finals in 7.92 after placing second to freshman Avery Wilson (Davison, Mich.) in the prelims (7.97). Wilson did not run in the finals. Owen's 7.92 equaled a career-best time in the event.

Newcomer Emmanuela Johnson (Clinton Township, Mich. / Chippewa Valley) finished fourth in the finals (8.17), while rookie Iyana Coates (East Lansing, Mich.) placed ninth (8.45).

60m Hurdles
Sophomore Kay-Lee McSwain (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Huron) won the event in 9.13 after posting the top time in prelims.  Junior Macie Ries (Mason, Mich.) finished second (9.53), while redshirt freshman Richelle Cotter (Mt. Morris, Mich. / Flint Carman-Ainsworth) finished seventh after a prelims time of 10.16.  Sophomore Makenzie Wellner (Menominee, Mich.) ran a 9.62 in prelims.

200m Run
Owen won her second event of the day by clocking in at 25.94. Johnson placed fifth (27.38), while Coates was eighth (27.76) and Ries finished ninth (28.39).

800m Run
Freshman Rachel Felstow (Leonard, Mich. / Romeo) placed second in a time of 2:15.25, which was the fourth-best mark in program history.

Mile
Senior Katherine Ray (Novi, Mich.) was the runner-up in 5:20.89, while sophomore Robin Bresolin (LaSalle, Ont. / St. Thomas of Villanova) finished sixth (5:28.50).

3,000m
Freshman Aubrey Migoski (Wyandotte, Mich. / Roosevelt) led six Warriors with a fifth-place finish in 10:34.03. Sophomore Mattie Drennan (Clarkston, Mich.) was seventh (10:43.93), while classmate Annalee Misch (Macomb, Mich. / Utica Eisenhower) finished eighth (11:00.81).

4x400m Relay
The WSU quartet of Wilson, sophomore Renae Kutcha (Jackson, Mich. / Lumen Christi), Wellner and freshman Elyse Miller (Woodhaven, Mich. / Gibraltar Carlson) finished second in a school-record time of 3:50.66. The previous mark of 3:51.27 was set at the 2016 GLIAC Championships by Imani Bush, Leah Ellis, Dazmonique Carr and Jordan Baker.

High Jump
Senior Mikayla Williams (St. Charles, Mich.) led four Warriors with a second-place finish with a height of 1.58m.  Sophomore Lexi Movsesian (Macomb, Mich. / Lutheran North) tied-for-third at 1.48m.

Long Jump
Williams finished second (5.05m), while senior Morgan Witzgall (Auburn, Mich. / Bay City Western) was third (4.81m). Cotter placed fourth (4.78m), with freshman Idalia Shadhaya (Bloomfield Hills, Mich. / Sterling Heights-Career Prep Center) placing sixth (4.59m).

Triple Jump
Witzgall finished third with a best mark of 10.01m.

Shot Put
Redshirt senior Izzy Taylor (Three Rivers, Mich.) led WSU with a runner-up finish with a distance of 12.49m, while sophomore Jasmine Correa (West Olive, Mich. / Holland West Ottawa) placing third (11.68m).

Weight Throw
Graduate student Kaleigh Flowers (Grand Rapids, Mich. / East Kentwood) won the event with a distance of 16.72m.  Senior MaKayla Rawls (Detroit, Mich. / Birmingham Seaholm) finished third (15.70m), with Taylor placing fourth (15.48m). Redshirt senior Teanna McCuaig (Sparta, Mich. / Kent City) was fifth (14.70m) and Correa placed sixth (14.32m). Taylor's mark was the seventh-best in program history, while McCuaig attained the ninth-best throw in school history.

UP NEXT
Wayne State will return to SVSU next weekend (Feb. 25-26) for the GLIAC Indoor Championship Meet.

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Players Mentioned

Robin Bresolin: Mid-Distance; 5' 3"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor

Iyana Coates: Sprints; 5' 5"; Freshman; 1-Indoor

Jasmine Correa: Throws; 5' 9"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/1-Outdoor

Richelle Cotter: Multis; 5' 4"; Redshirt Freshman; 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor

Natalie Davies: Distance; 5' 6"; Sophomore; 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor

Mattie Drennan: Distance; 5' 6"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor

Kaleigh Flowers: Throws; 6' 2"; Graduate Student; 5-Indoor/3-Outdoor

Emmanuela Johnson: Sprints; 5' 4"; Freshman; 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor

Renae Kutcha: Sprints; 5' 7"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor

Layla Martini: Distance; 5' 5"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor

Players Mentioned

Robin Bresolin
: 5' 3"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor
: Mid-Distance

Iyana Coates
: 5' 5"; Freshman; 1-Indoor
: Sprints

Jasmine Correa
: 5' 9"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/1-Outdoor
: Throws

Richelle Cotter
: 5' 4"; Redshirt Freshman; 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor
: Multis

Natalie Davies
: 5' 6"; Sophomore; 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor
: Distance

Mattie Drennan
: 5' 6"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor
: Distance

Kaleigh Flowers
: 6' 2"; Graduate Student; 5-Indoor/3-Outdoor
: Throws

Emmanuela Johnson
: 5' 4"; Freshman; 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor
: Sprints

Renae Kutcha
: 5' 7"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor
: Sprints

Layla Martini
: 5' 5"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor
: Distance