East Michigan News

Eastern Michigan University's track and field teams are preparing for their first two-meet weekend of the season. The teams will participate in the Jet's Pizza Invitational at Saginaw Valley State University and the Meyo Invitational at Notre Dame from January 31 to February 1. The multi-athletes will compete at the Jet's Pizza Invitational, while the distance team will participate in the Meyo Invitational.

Last season, Eastern Michigan had notable performances at both events. At the Meyo Invitational, Chloie Musta finished first in the 800m run with a time of 2:09.30, marking one of three top-five finishes for the Eagles. At the Jet's Pizza Invitational during the 2021-22 season, former Eagle Skyler Lester won the heptathlon with three first-place finishes.

The women's team recently led their last meet by winning six events and achieving 13 personal records. Similarly, the men's team claimed five event wins and set 17 personal records.

The EMU men's team currently holds several top-five conference marks across various events, including Bamidele Ajayi in the 400m and Sam Peterson in the 5000m. For women, Saraiah Walkes leads in the 60m dash with a time of 7.46 seconds.

In national rankings by USTFCCCA, EMU's women's team is ranked best within MAC and ninth regionally in Great Lakes Region; men rank second-best within MAC and twelfth regionally.

Several athletes have achieved national recognition this season. Lucky Fiaku leads high jump efforts for men while Marta Moreno ranks highly nationally for her performance in women’s 5000m run.

This upcoming competition follows a strong start to their indoor track season which included multiple All-MAC returners such as Kyra Buffen and Josephine Oloye among others who continue to bolster Eastern Michigan’s athletic prowess through significant achievements throughout recent meets including Wolverine Invitational earlier this month where Oloye broke program record tying first place finish on January eleventh meeting results being promising indicator towards possible future successes especially considering defending champions' aspirations during approaching MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships seeking historic tenth title win overall adding further anticipation onto what remains ahead not only locally but also potentially extending internationally given some athletes' participation already seen previously e.g., McEachern competing successfully Canada U20 championships showcasing potential beyond collegiate circuit setting stage well-rounded competitive representation globally 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