Wayne State University Athletics

Women's Track & Field 1/28/2025 9:39:00 AM Jeff Weiss, Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Media Relations

Women's Indoor Track & Field Sends Split Squads To Louisville & SVSU Jet's Pizza

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University women's indoor track and field squad will send a split squad to two different meets this weekend.  One group will head to the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational hosted by the University of Louisville, while the other group will head to the Saginaw Valley State Jet's Pizza Invitational.  Both meets are Friday (Jan. 31) and Saturday (Feb. 1).

Heading to Louisville will be:

60m Dash (School Record - 7.48, Makayla Sumrall, 2022)
Elyse Miller (Jr., Woodhaven, Mich. / Gibraltar Carlson)
Avery Wilson (Jr., Davison, Mich.)

200m Dash (School Record - 24.84, Hanne Bastiaansen, 2024)
Hanne Bastiaansen (Jr., Tessenderlo, Belgium)
Rachel Overgaard (So., Ypsilanti, Mich. / Ann Arbor Huron)

800m Run (School Record - 2:12.19, Emily Gordon, 2023)
Robin Bresolin (Sr., LaSalle, Ont. / St. Thomas of Villanova)
Rachel Felstow (Jr., Leonard, Mich. / Romeo)
Anna Gdowski (So., Northville, Mich.)

Mile (School Record - 4:58.23, Thailyia Christensen, 2024)
Bresolin
Felstow
Gdowski
Emily Gordon (Sr., Northville, Mich.)
Taylor Hopkins (Gr., Sanford, Mich. / Meridian)
Reagan Justice (Sr., Canton, Mich. / Salem)

60m Hurdles (School Record - 8.505, Karrington Seals, 2016)
Makenzie Wellner (Sr., Menominee, Mich.)
Megan Zahnow (Fr., Vicksburg, Mich.)

4x400m Relay (School Record - 3:48.38, Elyse Miller, Keneisha Thomas, Renae Kutcha, Avery Wilson, 2024)
Miller, Wilson, Wellner, Renae Kutcha (Sr., Jackson, Mich. / Lumen Christi)
(Alt.-Overgaard)

Distance Medley Relay (School Record - 11:46.88, Emily Gordon, Elyse Miller, Rachel Felstow, Thailyia Christensen, 2023)
Hopkins, Miller, Felstow, Gordon (Justice, Wilson)

High Jump (School Record - 1.69m, Jessie Kluz, 2017)
Olivia Findlay (Fr., Marlette, Mich.)

The contingent competing at SVSU includes:

60m Dash (School Record - 7.48, Makayla Sumrall, 2022)
Iyana Coates (Jr., East Lansing, Mich.)
Emmanuela Johnson (Jr., Clinton Township, Mich. / Chippewa Valley)
Lauren Wooten (Fr., Grand Blanc, Mich.)

200m Dash (School Record - 24.84, Hanne Bastiaansen, 2024)
Coates
Alex Harmer (Fr., Woodstock, Ont. / Huron Park S.S.)
Johnson
Wooten

400m Dash (School Record - 56.75, Dazmonique Carr, 2018)
Tianna Bennett (So., Howell, Mich.)

800m Run (School Record - 2:12.19, Emily Gordon, 2023)
Annalise Elliott (Fr., Sparta, Mich. / Cedar Springs)
Meagan Verellen (So., Shelby Township, Mich. / Utica)

Mile (School Record - 4:58.23, Thailyia Christensen, 2024)
Natalie Davies (Sr., Chelsea, Mich.)
Jessica Denver (R-Jr., Imlay City, Mich.)
Layla Martini (Sr., Casnovia, Mich. / Kent City)
Aubrey Migoski (Jr., Wyandotte, Mich. / Roosevelt)

3,000m (School Record - 9:45.20, Reagan Justice, 2025)
Sarah Greb (Jr., Washington, Mich. / Romeo)
Emilee Rudlaff (Fr., Kalamazoo, Mich. / Central)

5,000m (School Record - 16:47.89, Reagan Justice, 2024)
Mattie Drennan (Sr., Clarkston, Mich.)
Annalee Misch (Sr., Macomb, Mich. / Utica Eisenhower)

60m Hurdles (School Record - 8.505, Karrington Seals, 2016)
Harmer

High Jump (School Record - 1.69m, Jessie Kluz, 2017)
Ava Steinhebel (Fr., Dearborn, Mich. / Edsel Ford)

Triple Jump  (School Record - 11.98m, Shanice Leach, 2018)
Nicole Warren (So., Saline, Mich.)

Shot Put  (School Record - 14.20m, Elizabeth Herriman, 2017)
Makayla Stewart (So., Novi, Mich.)
Ania Toboy (Fr., Wyandotte, Mich. / Roosevelt)

Weight Throw  (School Record - 18.04m, Erika Perry, 2016)
Stewart
Toboy

UP NEXT
Wayne State will head back to University Center on Saturday, Feb. 8 for the W-C-W (Warriors-Cardinals-Wildcats) Invitational hosted by SVSU.

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Players Mentioned

Thailyia Christensen: Mid-Distance; 5' 3"; Redshirt Senior; 5-Indoor/4-Outdoor

Hanne Bastiaansen: Sprints; 5' 5"; Junior; 3-Indoor/2-Outdoor

Tianna Bennett: Sprints; 5' 8"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor

Robin Bresolin: Mid-Distance; 5' 3"; Senior; 4-Indoor/3-Outdoor

Iyana Coates: Sprints; 5' 5"; Junior; 3-Indoor/2-Outdoor

Natalie Davies: Distance; 5' 6"; Senior; 3-Indoor/3-Outdoor

Mattie Drennan: Distance; 5' 6"; Senior; 4-Indoor/4-Outdoor

Rachel Felstow: Mid-Distance; 5' 8"; Junior; 3-Indoor/3-Outdoor

Olivia Findlay: Jumps; 5' 9"; Freshman; 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor

Anna Gdowski: Mid-Distance; 5' 8"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/1-Outdoor

Players Mentioned

Thailyia Christensen
: 5' 3"; Redshirt Senior; 5-Indoor/4-Outdoor
: Mid-Distance

Hanne Bastiaansen
: 5' 5"; Junior; 3-Indoor/2-Outdoor
: Sprints

Tianna Bennett
: 5' 8"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor
: Sprints

Robin Bresolin
: 5' 3"; Senior; 4-Indoor/3-Outdoor
: Mid-Distance

Iyana Coates
: 5' 5"; Junior; 3-Indoor/2-Outdoor
: Sprints

Natalie Davies
: 5' 6"; Senior; 3-Indoor/3-Outdoor
: Distance

Mattie Drennan
: 5' 6"; Senior; 4-Indoor/4-Outdoor
: Distance

Rachel Felstow
: 5' 8"; Junior; 3-Indoor/3-Outdoor
: Mid-Distance

Olivia Findlay
: 5' 9"; Freshman; 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor
: Jumps

Anna Gdowski
: 5' 8"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/1-Outdoor
: Mid-Distance