Keneisha Thomas won the 400m hurdles and placed third in the 100m hurdles.

Women's Track & Field 3/29/2026 6:59:00 PM Jeff Weiss, Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Media Relations

Women's Outdoor Track & Field Places Third At Cedarville Yellow Jacket Open

CEDARVILLE, Ohio -- The Wayne State University women's outdoor track and field squad concluded its busy opening weekend to the outdoor season by placing third at the Cedarville Yellow Jacket Open out 25 schools and running clubs.

Podium finishes included redshirt junior Keneisha Thomas (1st in 400m hurdles and 3rd in 100m hurdles), freshman Ella McCarty (1st in javelin), senior Hanne Bastiaansen (2nd in 200m dash), and sophomore Megan Zahnow (2nd in 100m hurdles).

TEAM SCORES
1) Ashland, 133
2) Cedarville, 96
3) WAYNE STATE, 75.5
4) Findlay, 66.5
5) Dayton, 58
6) Ohio Northern, 55
7) Central State, 40
8) Oakland U., 39
9) Michigan Running Club, 33
10) Wilmington College, 24
11) Tiffin, 21
12) Wright State, 19.5
13) Cleveland State, 18
14) Dayton Track Club, 15
15) Hillsdale, 11
16) Adrian, 10
T-17) Northwood, Rio Grande & St. Francis (Indiana), 9
20) Thomas More, 8
21) Lake Superior State, 5.5
22) Ohio State Running Club, 5
T-23) Shawnee State & Trine, 4
25) Indiana East, 3

100m Dash (School Record - 11.61, Makayla Sumrall, 2022)
Avery Wilson (Sr., Davison, Mich.), T-4th, 12.26
Lauren Wooten (So., Grand Blanc, Mich.), 8th, 12.48
Hanne Bastiaansen (Sr., Tessenderlo, Belgium), 13th, 12.69
Marissa Madia (Fr., Belle River, Ont. / Belle River District), 14th, 12.70
Rachel Overgaard (Jr., Ypsilanti, Mich. / Ann Arbor Huron), 15th, 12.72
Sasha-Gay Thompson (Jr., Plymouth/Shantamee, Jamaica / Titchfield), 18th, 12.79
Audrey Huizinga (Fr., Manistee, Mich.), 22nd, 12.85
Tianna Bennett (Jr., Howell, Mich.), 36th, 13.13

200m Dash (School Record - 24.03, Hanne Bastiaansen, 2024)
Hanne Bastiaansen (Sr., Tessenderlo, Belgium), 2nd, 24.82
Avery Wilson (Sr., Davison, Mich.), 4th, 25.31
Rachel Overgaard (Jr., Ypsilanti, Mich. / Ann Arbor Huron), 7th, 25.53
Audrey Huizinga (Fr., Manistee, Mich.), 8th, 25.57
Lauren Wooten (So., Grand Blanc, Mich.), 12th, 25.74
Marissa Madia (Fr., Belle River, Ont. / Belle River District), 17th, 26.08
Tianna Bennett (Jr., Howell, Mich.), 31st, 26.56
Annabelle Smith (Sr., Blissfield, Mich. [Willamette]), 33rd, 26.57
Ella Hufnagel (Fr., Fowler, Mich.), 39th, 26.84
Idalia Shadhaya (Sr., Bloomfield Hills, Mich. / Sterling Heights/Career Prep Center), 81st, 29.85

800m (School Record - 2:11.66, Jackie Feist, 2019)
Olivia Lincourt (R-So., Northville, Mich. / Farmington [Oakland C.C.]), 63rd, 2:42.97

1500m (School Record - 4:30.53, Brittany Johnson, 2014)
Emilee Rudlaff (So., Kalamazoo, Mich. / Central), 28th, 4:59.07
Sydney Smith (So., Davison, Mich.), 29th, 5:00.71
Remi Flanz (So., Eastpointe, Mich. / Fraser High School / MMSTC), 37th, 5:04.64
Paige McArdle (So., Davison, Mich.), 41st, 5:08.27
Reese Hansen (Fr., Grand Rapids, Mich. / City High Middle School/Ottawa Hills), 45th, 5:11.45
Jessica Denver (R-Sr., Imlay City, Mich. [SC4/Catawba]), 51st, 5:14.33
Katie Rohrer (So., Charlevoix, Mich. [Eastern Michigan]), 56th, 5:17.02

4x100m relay (School Record - 46.17, Catalla Jones, Elyse Miller, Hanne Bastiaansen, Rachel Overgaard, 2025)
Group B - Annabelle Smith (Sr., Blissfield, Mich. [Willamette]), Marissa Madia (Fr., Belle River, Ont. / Belle River District), Tianna Bennett (Jr., Howell, Mich.), Audrey Huizinga (Fr., Manistee, Mich.), 3rd, 48.31

Group A - Lauren Wooten (So., Grand Blanc, Mich.), Avery Wilson (Sr., Davison, Mich.), Rachel Overgaard (Jr., Ypsilanti, Mich. / Ann Arbor Huron), Hanne Bastiaansen (Sr., Tessenderlo, Belgium), DQ

100m Hurdles (School Record - 13.59, Karrington Seals, 2018)
Megan Zahnow (So., Vicksburg, Mich.), 2nd, 15.15
Keneisha Thomas (R-Jr., Madison Heights, Mich. / Lamphere), 3rd, 15.27
Sophie Smith (Fr., Dearborn, Mich. / Trenton), 7th, 16.34
Idalia Shadhaya (Sr., Bloomfield Hills, Mich. / Sterling Heights/Career Prep Center), T-21st, 17.72
Ella Hufnagel (Fr., Fowler, Mich.), 29th, 18.50
Richelle Cotter (Gr., Mt. Morris, Mich. / Flint Carman-Ainsworth), DNF

400m Hurdles (School Record - 59.88, Keneisha Thomas, 2025)
Keneisha Thomas (R-Jr., Madison Heights, Mich. / Lamphere), 1st, 1:02.71
Alex Harmer (So., Woodstock, Ont. / Huron Park S.S.), 4th, 1:07.43
Megan Zahnow (So., Vicksburg, Mich.), 12th, 1:10.25
Sophie Smith (Fr., Dearborn, Mich. / Trenton), 18th, 1:11.87

High Jump (School Record - 1.70m, Jessie Kluz, 2015)
Sophie Pell (Fr., Olivet, Mich.), 6th, 1.58m (5-02.25) [T-6th in School History]
Ava Steinhebel (So., Dearborn, Mich. / Edsel Ford), 12th, 1.48m (4-10.25)
Teagan Kimble (Fr., Mattawan, Mich.), 19th, 1.48m (4-10.25)
Gracie Klink (Jr., Capac, Mich.), T-20th, 1.43m (4-08.25)
Nevaeh Branson (Jr., Mason, Mich.), 29th, 1.38m (4-06.25)

Long Jump (School Record - 5.74m, Jessie Kluz, 2016)
Nicole Warren (Jr., Saline, Mich.), 12th, 5.21m (17-01.25)
Ella Hufnagel (Fr., Fowler, Mich.), 17th, 5.10m (16-08.75)
Annabelle Smith (Sr., Blissfield, Mich. [Willamette]), 19th, 5.05m (16-07.00)
Idalia Shadhaya (Sr., Bloomfield Hills, Mich. / Sterling Heights/Career Prep Center), 32nd, 4.57m (15-00.00)

Triple Jump (School Record - 11.92m, Mikayla Williams, 2023)
Nicole Warren (Jr., Saline, Mich.), 4th, 10.80m (35-05.25)

Discus (School Record - 45.91m, Elizabeth Herriman, 2016)
Ania Toboy (So., Wyandotte, Mich. / Roosevelt), 16th, 37.04m (121-06)
Edimari King (Fr., Farmington, Mich.), 22nd, 33.98m (111-05)
Mariska Laurila (Fr., Carney, Mich. / Carney-Nadeau), 25th, 32.98m (108-02)
Makayla Stewart (Jr., Novi, Mich.), 36th, 30.70m (100-08)
Jaeda Tilton (Fr., Chesterfield, Mich. / Anchor Bay), 39th, 30.20m (99-01)

Hammer (School Record - 55.48m, Erika Perry, 2016)
Ania Toboy (So., Wyandotte, Mich. / Roosevelt), 16th, 43.44m (142-06) [9th in School History]
Mariska Laurila (Fr., Carney, Mich. / Carney-Nadeau), 39th, 36.60m (120-01)
Makayla Stewart (Jr., Novi, Mich.), 42nd, 35.90m (117-09)
Taylor Morrison (Fr., Houston, Texas / Lamar), 55th, 27.98m (91-09)
Edimari King (Fr., Farmington, Mich.), Foul

Javelin (School Record - 44.84m, Elizabeth Herriman, 2016)
Ella McCarty (Fr., Timmins, Ont. / O'Gorman), 1st, 40.26m (132-01) [3rd in School History], best throw since 2017
Peyton Hansen (Gr., Freeland, Mich. [Siena Heights]), 5th, 32.94m (108-01)
Ella Hufnagel (Fr., Fowler, Mich.), 13th, 27.70m (90-10)
Idalia Shadhaya (Sr., Bloomfield Hills, Mich. / Sterling Heights/Career Prep Center), 21st, 24.26m (79-07)

Shot Put (School Record - 13.95m, Elizabeth Herriman, 2016)
Taylor Morrison (Fr., Houston, Texas / Lamar), 16th, 11.00m, (36-01.25)
Makayla Stewart (Jr., Novi, Mich.), 18th, 10.93m (35-10.50)
Mariska Laurila (Fr., Carney, Mich. / Carney-Nadeau), 27th, 10.60m (34-09.50)
Jaeda Tilton (Fr., Chesterfield, Mich. / Anchor Bay), 42nd, 9.61m (31-06.50)

From the men's cross country squad:
Ishaan Kundapur - 5K, 32nd, 15:35.46
Ian Lewis - 5K, 52nd, 15:59.58
Neil Oyer - 5K, 24th, 15:29.40
Gabe Trevino - 5K, 8th, 15:11.66

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Wayne State will participate in the Oakland Golden Grizzlies Invite on Saturday, April 4.

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Players Mentioned

Catalla Jones: Sprints; Sophomore; 1-Outdoor

Hanne Bastiaansen: Sprints; 5' 5"; Senior; 4-Indoor/3-Outdoor

Tianna Bennett: Sprints; 5' 7"; Junior; 3-Indoor/3-Outdoor

Nevaeh Branson: Jumps; 5' 5"; Junior; 1-Indoor/2-Outdoor

Richelle Cotter: Hurdles; 5' 5"; Graduate Student; 2-Indoor/3-Outdoor

Jessica Denver: Mid-Distance; 5' 3"; Redshirt Senior; 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor

Remi Flanz: Distance; 5' 9"; Sophomore; 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor

Peyton Hansen: Throws; 5' 8"; Graduate Student; 1-Indoor/3-Outdoor

Alex Harmer: Sprints/Hurdles; 5' 6"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/1-Outdoor

Audrey Huizinga: Sprints; 5' 6"; Freshman; 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor

Players Mentioned

Catalla Jones
: Sophomore; 1-Outdoor
: Sprints

Hanne Bastiaansen
: 5' 5"; Senior; 4-Indoor/3-Outdoor
: Sprints

Tianna Bennett
: 5' 7"; Junior; 3-Indoor/3-Outdoor
: Sprints

Nevaeh Branson
: 5' 5"; Junior; 1-Indoor/2-Outdoor
: Jumps

Richelle Cotter
: 5' 5"; Graduate Student; 2-Indoor/3-Outdoor
: Hurdles

Jessica Denver
: 5' 3"; Redshirt Senior; 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor
: Mid-Distance

Remi Flanz
: 5' 9"; Sophomore; 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor
: Distance

Peyton Hansen
: 5' 8"; Graduate Student; 1-Indoor/3-Outdoor
: Throws

Alex Harmer
: 5' 6"; Sophomore; 2-Indoor/1-Outdoor
: Sprints/Hurdles

Audrey Huizinga
: 5' 6"; Freshman; 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor
: Sprints