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2018-19 Women's Track & Field Roster

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Front Row (left to right): Alexis Brown, Chloe Wandell, Kennadi Rankin, Ani Purcell, Arionne Fowlkes, Courtney Hewitt, Yasmine Affes, Ashley Defrain, Nijah Russell, Nadia Harris, Jada Weatherspoon, Amy Vangieson. Middle Row: Head Coach Grant Lofdahl, Meshawn Graham, Jackie Feist, Emma Willett, Isabella Bertolini, Kiersten Reeves, Lyndsey Braman, Jayla Fleming, Miranda Banks, Aliyah McDonald, Gabbi Willett, Teresa Diehl, Assistant Coach LeRon Williams, Assistant Coach Collin Nurenberg. Back Row: Assistant Coach Makiba Batten, Teanna McCuaig, McKenzie Hughes, Raven Tatum, Kaleigh Flowers, Morgan Murphy, Sojourney Myers, Lauren Bohn, Izzy Taylor. Not Pictured: Natasha Ahuja.

Players

  • Sprints Sprints 5'4" 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor

    Yasmine Affes

    Fr. Northville, Mich. Northville
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    Freshman Northville, Mich. Northville
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  • Hurdles Hurdles 5'8" 1-Outdoor

    Natasha Ahuja

    So. Waterloo, Ont. Sir John A. Macdonald S.S. (Southern University of New Orleans)
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    Sophomore Waterloo, Ont. Sir John A. Macdonald S.S. (Southern University of New Orleans)
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  • Distance Distance 5'5" 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor

    Miranda Banks

    Fr. Carleton, Mich. Airport
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    Freshman Carleton, Mich. Airport
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  • Sprints/Multis Sprints/Multis 5'8" 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor

    Isabella Bertolini

    So. New Baltimore, Mich. Anchor Bay
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    Sophomore New Baltimore, Mich. Anchor Bay
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  • Mid-Distance Mid-Distance 5'9" 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor

    Lyndsey Braman

    So. Flint, Mich. Powers Catholic
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    Sophomore Flint, Mich. Powers Catholic
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  • Sprints/Hurdles/Multis Sprints/Hurdles/Multis 5'8" 3-Indoor/3-Outdoor

    Alexis Brown

    Jr. Auburn Hills, Mich. Avondale
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    Junior Auburn Hills, Mich. Avondale
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  • Distance Distance 5'3" 1-Indoor

    Ashley Defrain

    Fr. Fort Gratiot, Mich. Port Huron Northern
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    Freshman Fort Gratiot, Mich. Port Huron Northern
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  • Distance Distance 5'6" 3-Indoor/3-Outdoor

    Teresa Diehl

    Jr. St. Clair Shores, Mich. Warren Regina
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    Junior St. Clair Shores, Mich. Warren Regina
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  • Mid-Distance Mid-Distance 5'5" 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor

    Jackie Feist

    R-Sr. Beverly Hills, Mich. Birmingham Groves (Iowa State)
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    Redshirt Senior Beverly Hills, Mich. Birmingham Groves (Iowa State)
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  • Sprints Sprints 5'8" 3-Indoor/3-Outdoor

    Jayla Fleming

    Sr. Ypsilanti, Mich. Oak Park (Hampton)
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    Senior Ypsilanti, Mich. Oak Park (Hampton)
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  • Throws Throws 6'2" 1-Indoor

    Kaleigh Flowers

    Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich. East Kentwood
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    Freshman Grand Rapids, Mich. East Kentwood
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  • Sprints Sprints 5'2"

    Arionne Fowlkes

    Fr. Three Rivers, Mich. Three Rivers
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    Freshman Three Rivers, Mich. Three Rivers
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  • Throws Throws 5'4" 1-Outdoor

    Nadia Harris

    Fr. Detroit, Mich. West Bloomfield
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    Freshman Detroit, Mich. West Bloomfield
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  • Hurdles Hurdles 5'2" 3-Indoor/2-Outdoor

    Courtney Hewitt

    R-Sr. Detroit, Mich. Oak Park (Indiana Tech)
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    Redshirt Senior Detroit, Mich. Oak Park (Indiana Tech)
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  • Throws Throws 5'10" 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor

    McKenzie Hughes

    R-So. Manton, Mich. Manton
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    Redshirt Sophomore Manton, Mich. Manton
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  • Sprints/Jumps Sprints/Jumps 5'10" 1-Outdoor

    Teanna McCuaig

    Fr. Sparta, Mich. Kent City
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    Freshman Sparta, Mich. Kent City
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  • Sprints/Hurdles Sprints/Hurdles 5'5" 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor

    Aliyah McDonald

    Fr. Kingston, Jamaica Immaculate Conception
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    Freshman Kingston, Jamaica Immaculate Conception
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  • Jumps Jumps 5'10" 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor

    Morgan Murphy

    So. Novi, Mich. Farmington
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    Sophomore Novi, Mich. Farmington
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  • Throws Throws 5'10"

    Sojourney Myers

    Fr. Ortonville, Mich. Walled Lake Western
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    Freshman Ortonville, Mich. Walled Lake Western
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  • Distance Distance 5'4" 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor

    Kennadi Rankin

    Fr. Macomb, Mich. Eisenhower
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    Freshman Macomb, Mich. Eisenhower
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  • Sprints Sprints 5'5" 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor

    Nijah Russell

    R-So. Dowagiac, Mich. Dowagiac
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    Redshirt Sophomore Dowagiac, Mich. Dowagiac
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  • Sprints Sprints 5'8" 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor

    Raven Tatum

    So. Farmington Hills, Mich. North Farmington (Indiana Tech)
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    Sophomore Farmington Hills, Mich. North Farmington (Indiana Tech)
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  • Throws Throws 5'7" 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor

    Izzy Taylor

    Fr. Three Rivers, Mich. Three Rivers
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    Freshman Three Rivers, Mich. Three Rivers
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  • Multis/Javelin Multis/Javelin 5'7" 3-Indoor/4-Outdoor

    Amy Vangieson

    Sr. Walled Lake, Mich. Walled Lake Central
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    Senior Walled Lake, Mich. Walled Lake Central
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  • Distance Distance 5'3" 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor

    Chloe Wandell

    Fr. Muir, Mich. Ionia
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    Freshman Muir, Mich. Ionia
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  • Sprints/Jumps Sprints/Jumps 5'5" 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor

    Jada Weatherspoon

    So. Ann Arbor, Mich. Skyline
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    Sophomore Ann Arbor, Mich. Skyline
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  • Distance Distance 5'7" 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor

    Emma Willett

    So. Holgate, Ohio Holgate
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    Sophomore Holgate, Ohio Holgate
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  • Distance Distance 5'7" 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor

    Gabbi Willett

    So. Holgate, Ohio Holgate
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    Sophomore Holgate, Ohio Holgate
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Staff Roster

Women's Track & Field Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Grant Lofdahl

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  • Assistant Coach (Throws)

    Makiba Batten

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  • Assistant Coach

    Nate Miller

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  • Assistant Coach (Distance)

    Collin Nurenberg

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2018-19 Women's Track & Field Roster
Image Full Name Events Ht. Year Letters Hometown / High School
Yasmine Affes 2018 headshot Yasmine Affes Sprints 5-4 Fr. 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor Northville, Mich. / Northville
Natasha Ahuja Natasha Ahuja Hurdles 5-8 So. 1-Outdoor Waterloo, Ont. / Sir John A. Macdonald S.S. (Southern University of New Orleans)
Miranda Banks 2019 headshot Miranda Banks Distance 5-5 Fr. 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor Carleton, Mich. / Airport
Isabella Bertolini 2018 headshot Isabella Bertolini Sprints/Multis 5-8 So. 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor New Baltimore, Mich. / Anchor Bay
Lyndsey Braman 2019 headshot Lyndsey Braman Mid-Distance 5-9 So. 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor Flint, Mich. / Powers Catholic
Alexis Brown 2018 headshot Alexis Brown Sprints/Hurdles/Multis 5-8 Jr. 3-Indoor/3-Outdoor Auburn Hills, Mich. / Avondale
Ashley Defrain 2019 headshot Ashley Defrain Distance 5-3 Fr. 1-Indoor Fort Gratiot, Mich. / Port Huron Northern
Teresa Diehl 2019 headshot Teresa Diehl Distance 5-6 Jr. 3-Indoor/3-Outdoor St. Clair Shores, Mich. / Warren Regina
Jackie Feist Jackie Feist Mid-Distance 5-5 R-Sr. 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor Beverly Hills, Mich. / Birmingham Groves (Iowa State)
Jayla Fleming 2018 headshot Jayla Fleming Sprints 5-8 Sr. 3-Indoor/3-Outdoor Ypsilanti, Mich. / Oak Park (Hampton)
Kaleigh Flowers 2018 headshot Kaleigh Flowers Throws 6-2 Fr. 1-Indoor Grand Rapids, Mich. / East Kentwood
Arionne Fowlkes 2018 headshot Arionne Fowlkes Sprints 5-2 Fr. Three Rivers, Mich. / Three Rivers
Nadia Harris 2018 headshot Nadia Harris Throws 5-4 Fr. 1-Outdoor Detroit, Mich. / West Bloomfield
Courtney Hewitt 2018 headshot Courtney Hewitt Hurdles 5-2 R-Sr. 3-Indoor/2-Outdoor Detroit, Mich. / Oak Park (Indiana Tech)
McKenzie Hughes 2018 headshot McKenzie Hughes Throws 5-10 R-So. 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor Manton, Mich. / Manton
Teanna Mccuaig 2018 headshot Teanna McCuaig Sprints/Jumps 5-10 Fr. 1-Outdoor Sparta, Mich. / Kent City
Aliyah McDonald 2018 headshot Aliyah McDonald Sprints/Hurdles 5-5 Fr. 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor Kingston, Jamaica / Immaculate Conception
Morgan Murphy 2018 headshot Morgan Murphy Jumps 5-10 So. 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor Novi, Mich. / Farmington
Sojourney Myers 2018 headshot Sojourney Myers Throws 5-10 Fr. Ortonville, Mich. / Walled Lake Western
Kennadi Rankin 2019 headshot Kennadi Rankin Distance 5-4 Fr. 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor Macomb, Mich. / Eisenhower
Nijah Russell 2018 headshot Nijah Russell Sprints 5-5 R-So. 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor Dowagiac, Mich. / Dowagiac
Raven Tatum 2018 headshot Raven Tatum Sprints 5-8 So. 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor Farmington Hills, Mich. / North Farmington (Indiana Tech)
Izabella Taylor 2018 headshot Izzy Taylor Throws 5-7 Fr. 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor Three Rivers, Mich. / Three Rivers
Amy Vangieson 2018 headshot Amy Vangieson Multis/Javelin 5-7 Sr. 3-Indoor/4-Outdoor Walled Lake, Mich. / Walled Lake Central
Chloe Wandell 2019 headshot Chloe Wandell Distance 5-3 Fr. 1-Indoor/1-Outdoor Muir, Mich. / Ionia
Jada Weatherspoon 2018 headshot Jada Weatherspoon Sprints/Jumps 5-5 So. 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor Ann Arbor, Mich. / Skyline
Emma Willett 2019 headshot Emma Willett Distance 5-7 So. 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor Holgate, Ohio / Holgate
Gabbi Willett 2019 headshot Gabbi Willett Distance 5-7 So. 2-Indoor/2-Outdoor Holgate, Ohio / Holgate

Women's Track & Field Coaching Staff

Women's Track & Field - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Grant Lofdahl Grant Lofdahl Head Coach
Makiba Batten headshot Makiba Batten Assistant Coach (Throws)
Nate Miller Nate Miller Assistant Coach
Collin Nurenberg 2018 headshot Collin Nurenberg Assistant Coach (Distance)

Staff Roster

Women's Track & Field Coaching Staff