ROCHESTER, Mich. -- The Wayne State University women's outdoor track and field squad had a very successful meet yesterday at the Oakland University Golden Grizzlies Invitational which was held at the Elaine Leigh Track and Field Complex.

Five all-time top 10 marks in program history were set in the meet, including Keneisha Thomas (7th in 100m hurdles), Peyton Hansen (8th in javelin), Nicole Warren (8th in triple jump), Mikayla Williams (9th in javelin), and Gracie Klink (tied-for-9th in high jump).

Other top performances were Reagan Justice winning the 5K as the Warriors took five of the top six spots.  Warren finishing third with the aforementioned triple jump mark, 4x100m relay placing second, Emily Gordon finishing third in the 800m run, along with Katherine Ray and Thailyia Christensen placing second and third, respectively in the 5K.

Quoting Coach Lofdahl
"The outdoor meets at Oakland have become increasingly competitive over the last few years, and this meet was excellent.  We've been traveling quite a bit, so it's really nice to find that level of competition 30 minutes from campus.

"Our field eventers had a really solid meet, with javelin being the prime example.  Mikayla Williams made her debut in the event, and is now in our all-time top-10 in four different events with a throw of 31.15 meters!  Peyton Hansen had a breakthrough day as well with a 32-meter throw.  Nicole Warren had a big PR in triple jump going over 35 feet (10.69m), with Morgan Witzgall right behind with a 10.54m jump.

"Our 4x100 relay A team had a rough day and did not finish, but our B squad of Modock, Bennett, Johnson, and Coates stepped up big-time, taking second place overall.  Keneisha Thomas broke the 15-second barrier in the 100m hurdles, and Richelle Cotter had a nice PR race as well.  Renae Kutcha led the 200m runners with her first sub-26 second performance.

"Emily Gordon had a nice run in the 800 taking third place, and our 5K crew did a great job with Reagan Justice getting the win and Robin Bresolin and Sarah Greb setting new PRs.

"We will head out west this coming week with our top athletes, while most of the team gets a break from competition before heading back to Oakland in two weeks.  We're excited to see how much stronger this team can become over the next month!"

Hammer
Graduate student Kaleigh Flowers (Grand Rapids, Mich. / East Kentwood), 5th, 44.29m (145-03)
Freshman Makayla Stewart (Novi, Mich.), 25th, 25.94 (85-01)

Discus
Flowers, 19th, 32.43m (106-04)
Stewart, 23rd, 30.10m (98-09)

Javelin
Junior Peyton Hansen (Freeland, Mich.), 6th, 32.00m (105-00)
Redshirt senior Mikayla Williams (St. Charles, Mich.), 7th, 31.15m (102-02)

Long Jump
Williams, 6th, 5.22m (17-01.50)
Freshman Nicole Warren (Saline, Mich.), 9th, 5.07m (16-07.75)
Sophomore Annabelle Smith (Blissfield, Mich.), 13th, 4.20m (13-09.50)
Redshirt senior Morgan Witzgall (Auburn, Mich. / Bay City Western), Foul

Triple Jump
Warren, 3rd, 10.69m (35-01.00)
Witzgall, 5th, 10.54m (34-07.00)

4x100m Relay
B -- Freshman Danielle Modock (Sterling Heights, Mich. / Macomb Dakota), freshman Tianna Bennett (Howell, Mich.), sophomore Emmanuela Johnson (Clinton Township, Mich. / Chippewa Valley), and sophomore Iyana Coates (East Lansing, Mich.) -- 2nd, 49.30
A -- Senior Mikaela Owen (Bridgman, Mich.), freshman Rachel Overgaard (Ypsilanti, Mich. / Ann Arbor Huron), sophomore Hanne Bastiaansen (Tessenderlo, Belgium), and sophomore Avery Wilson (Davison, Mich.) -- DNF

800m Run
Junior Emily Gordon (Northville, Mich.), 3rd, 2:15.50
Graduate student Emily Esker (Livonia, Mich. / Franklin), 24th, 2:26.45
Junior Mattie Drennan (Clarkston, Mich.), 31st, 2:31.08
Junior Natalie Davies (Chelsea, Mich.), 42nd, 2:45.11
Freshman Anna Gdowski (Northville, Mich.) ran unattached, 16th, 2:23.95

100m Hurdles
Redshirt freshman Keneisha Thomas (Madison Heights, Mich. / Lamphere), 8th in prelims (15.16), 6th in finals (14.99)
Redshirt sophomore Richelle Cotter (Mt. Morris, Mich. / Flint Carman-Ainsworth), 10th, 15.47
Junior Makenzie Wellner (Menominee, Mich.), 14th, 16.08

100m Dash
Johnson, 8th in prelims (12.63), 5th in finals (12.80)
Modock, 9th, 12.663
Coates, 15th, 12.96
Bennett, 16th, 12.98

400m Hurdles
Wellner, 8th, 1:06.50

200m Dash
Sophomore Elyse Miller (Woodhaven, Mich. / Gibraltar Carlson), 7th, 25.70
Junior Renae Kutcha (Jackson, Mich. / Lumen Christi), 9th, 25.80
Bennett, 15th, 26.199
Modock, 17th, 26.50
Johnson, 23rd, 26.83
Coates, 25th, 27.17
Cotter, 27th, 27.25

1500m Run
Sophomore Rachel Felstow (Leonard, Mich. / Romeo), 16th, 4:55.76
Esker, 25th, 5:04.07
Drennan, 29th, 5:05.27
Freshman Meagan Verellen (Shelby Township, Mich. / Utica), 44th, 5:25.35
Davies, 49th, 5:42.40
Gdowski (unattached), 21st, 5:02.90

5,000m
Junior Reagan Justice (Canton, Mich. / Salem), 1st, 17:20.26
Redshirt senior Katherine Ray (Novi, Mich.), 2nd, 17:59.42
Redshirt senior Thailyia Christensen (Flushing, Mich.), 3rd, 18:05.11
Sophomore Aubrey Migoski (Wyandotte, Mich. / Roosevelt), 5th, 18:22.72
Junior Robin Bresolin (LaSalle, Ont. / St. Thomas of Villanova), 6th, 18:23.97
Sophomore Sarah Greb (Washington, Mich. / Romeo), 11th, 18:43.59
Junior Annalee Misch (Macomb, Mich. / Utica Eisenhower), 15th, 19:18.00
Junior Layla Martini (Casnovia, Mich. / Kent City), 20th, 19:57.27

Shot Put
Flowers, 8th, 11.24m (36-10.50)
Stewart, 19th, 9.97m (32-08.50)

High Jump
Freshman Gracie Klink (Capac, Mich.), 7th, 1.50m (4-11.00)
Freshman Nevaeh Branson (Mason, Mich.), NH

4x400m Relay
Gordon, Esker, Bresolin, Felstow, Gordon, 7th, 4:20.22

UP NEXT
A number of Wayne State Warriors will head to California and compete in races at the Azusa Pacific Bryan Clay Invitational, the Long Beach State Beach Invite, as well as the Cal State LA Twilight Open.