UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. -- The Wayne State University women's indoor track and field squad placed second at the W-C-W (Warriors-Cardinals-Wildcats) tri-meet on Saturday afternoon.  WSU totaled 57.5 points, to trail Northern Michigan (62), but ahead of host Saginaw Valley State (52.5).

QUOTING COACH LOFDAHL
"The W-C-W meet started during COVID as a way to get three good teams competing head-to-head with team scoring and a traveling trophy.  Its become a real highlight on our schedule each year and is a good way to get focused on pure competition, a few weeks before the GLIAC meet.

"We brought a lot of energy and intensity to the meet today, with scoring coming from every event group.  Some of the key highlights included a sweep of the long jump led by Annabelle Smith, Nevaeh Branson's win in the high jump, Mikayla Williams taking the long jump crown, Keneisha Thomas with a huge breakthrough to win the 400, and Aubrey Migoski taking the 3K victory with a thrilling last lap.

"Mikaela Owen broke her own school record in the 300 and then Hanne Bastiaansen lowered the record in the next heat, huge credit to both of them.  We've had a lot of great runners take a crack at the WSU mile record from 2014, and Thailyia Christensen was the one who finally took it down 10 years later.

"We obviously wanted to win, but Northern Michigan's athletes left it all out there and had phenomenal meet.  Credit to them, and to SVSU as well.  We had a nice post-meet meal with all three teams and some good camaraderie.  We'll continue to train hard and prepare to finish off indoor season in a big way."

60m Dash
Sophomore Avery Wilson (Davison, Mich.) -- 3rd (7.95)
Freshman Rachel Overgaard (Ypsilanti, Mich. / Ann Arbor Huron) -- 5th (7.99)
Sophomore Elyse Miller (Woodhaven, Mich. / Gibraltar Carlson) -- 6th (8.05)
Freshman Danielle Modock (Sterling Heights, Mich. / Macomb Dakota) -- T-7th (8.10)
Sophomore Annabelle Smith (Blissfield, Mich.) -- T-7th (8.10)
Sophomore Iyana Coates (East Lansing, Mich.) -- 11th (8.28)
Freshman Joanna Otoko (Bremen, Germany) -- 12th (8.45)

200m Dash
Miller -- 2nd (25.65 - SEVENTH IN SCHOOL HISTORY)
Wilson -- 4th (25.82)
Overgaard -- 5th (25.96)
Modock -- 6th (26.72)
Coates -- 7th (27.19)
Freshman Tianna Bennett (Howell, Mich.) -- 8th (27.42)

300m Dash
Sophomore Hanne Bastiaansen (Tessenderlo, Belgium) -- 3rd (40.47 - SCHOOL RECORD / non-NCAA event)
Senior Mikaela Owen (Bridgman, Mich.) -- 4th (41.27)
Junior Makenzie Wellner (Menominee, Mich.) -- 6th (44.42)

400m Dash
Redshirt freshman Keneisha Thomas (Madison Heights, Mich. / Lamphere) -- 1st (58.67 - SIXTH IN SCHOOL HISTORY)
Bennett -- 6th (1:01.63)

800m Run
Sophomore Rachel Felstow (Leonard, Mich. / Romeo) -- 2nd (2:16.59)
Freshman Anna Gdowski (Northville, Mich.) -- 4th (2:18.58 - FIFTH IN SCHOOL HISTORY)
Graduate student Emily Esker (Livonia, Mich. / Franklin) -- 10th (2:24.95)
Freshman Meagan Verellen (Shelby Township, Mich. / Utica) -- 15th (2:34.54)

Mile
Redshirt senior Thailyia Christensen (Flushing, Mich.) -- 2nd (4:58.23 - SCHOOL RECORD)
Junior Reagan Justice (Canton, Mich. / Salem) -- 4th (5:03.75)
Junior Robin Bresolin (LaSalle, Ont. / St. Thomas of Villanova) -- 8th (5:19.12)

3,000m Run
Sophomore Aubrey Migoski (Wyandotte, Mich. / Roosevelt) -- 1st (10:34.13)
Junior Annalee Misch (Macomb, Mich. / Utica Eisenhower) -- 4th (10:45.86)
Redshirt senior Katherine Ray (Novi, Mich.) -- 5th (10:53.15)
Junior Mattie Drennan (Clarkston, Mich.) -- 6th (10:57.34)

5,000m Run
Sophomore Sarah Greb (Washington, Mich. / Romeo) -- 7th (19:20.80)
Junior Natalie Davies (Chelsea, Mich.) -- 8th (20:29.56)

60m Hurdles
Redshirt sophomore Richelle Cotter (Mt. Morris, Mich. / Flint Carman-Ainsworth) -- 4th (9.52)
Senior Macie Ries (Mason, Mich.) -- 5th (9.53)

High Jump
Freshman Nevaeh Branson (Mason, Mich.) -- 1st (1.53m / 5-00.25)
Freshman Gracie Klink (Capac, Mich.) -- T-2nd (1.48m / 4-10.25)
Junior Renae Kutcha (Jackson, Mich. / Lumen Christi) -- 4th (1.43m / 4-08.25)

Long Jump
Smith -- 1st (5.37m / 17-07-50)
Freshman Nicole Warren (Saline, Mich.) -- 2nd (5.13m / 16-10.00)
Otoko -- 3rd (5.08m / 16-08.00)
Redshirt senior Mikayla Williams (St. Charles, Mich.) -- 4th (4.99m / 16-04.50)
Redshirt senior Morgan Witzgall (Auburn, Mich. / Bay City Western) -- 5th (4.78m / 15-08.25)

Triple Jump
Williams -- 1st (10.70m / 35-01.25)
Witzgall -- 3rd (10.07m / 33-00.50)
Warren -- 4th (9.94m / 32-07.50 - 10TH IN SCHOOL HISTORY)

Shot Put
Freshman Makayla Stewart (Novi, Mich.) -- 6th (10.75m / 35-03.25)
Sophomore Idalia Shadhaya (Bloomfield Hills, Mich. / Sterling Heights) -- 11th (8.58m / 28-01.75)
Junior Peyton Hansen (Freeland, Mich.) -- 12th (7.84m / 25-08.75)

Weight Throw
Stewart -- 4th (11.34m / 37-02.50)

4x300m Relay
WSU "A" (Owen, Kutcha, Bastiaansen, Wellner) -- 3rd (2:45.77 - SCHOOL RECORD / non-NCAA event)
WSU "B" (R. Felstow, Gdowski, Esker, Bresolin) -- 5th (3:09.43)

UP NEXT
WSU will head to the GVSU Big Meet Friday (2/9) and Big Meet Saturday (2/10) in Allendale.