Track and Field Set to Open Season at Notre Dame

Samuel Johnson won the BIG EAST indoor long jump championship last winter with a jump of 7.15 meters/23-5.5 feet

12/4/2019 6:34:00 PM | Track & Field

The Blue & Gold Invitational begins with the long jump at 3 p.m. CT

By: Communications

MILWAUKEE -- The Marquette University men's and women's track and field programs kick off the 2019-20 season at the Notre Dame Blue & Gold Invitational in Notre Dame, Ind. on Friday, Dec. 6.

After starting the indoor season at Parkside last year, Marquette is back to Notre Dame to start the year, the same place they have started the season for 10 of the last 11 years. The meet begins at 3 p.m. CT with the men's long jump. Other field events begin at 4 p.m. followed by running events at 5 p.m. The final events of the night begin at 8 p.m.

MU returns three BIG EAST indoor champions in 2019-20 and 22 all-conference honorees from last season. The meet will take place at Notre Dame's Loftus Sports Center.

LIVE RESULTS:
Follow along online with live results at www.enduranceracetiming.com.

COMPETITION:
-Bethel University
-Butler
-DePaul
-Detroit Mercy
-Notre Dame
-Valparaiso

NOTABLES:

Daniel Armstrong (high jump), Cameron Jemison (pole vault) and Samuel Johnson (long jump) all return in 2019-20 after winning conference titles at their respective events during the 2018-19 indoor season.
Armstrong earned NCAA Second Team All-America honors in the men's high jump for a second year in a row with a 14th-place finish (2.15 m/7-2 ft) at the 2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships in Birmingham, Ala.
Keely Knobbe (weight throw) was the only MU woman to win an indoor conference title last season, but her eligibility expired last spring.
18 Marquette University track and field student-athletes, including six women and 12 men, earned 22 All-BIG EAST honors at the 2019 indoor championships.
Emma Moravec set the indoor school record last year in the 800m with a time of 2:09.60 at the BIG EAST Championships.
Bre Marchan (long jump, 55m) and Madison Marko (pentathlon) each sit in the top-five all-time in school history in their respective events.
Daniel Armstrong (high jump) holds the No. 2 all-time mark in program history (2.21m/7-3 ft)
Samuel Johnson is in the top-five all-time in both the indoor long jump and triple jump.
Joe Keys is the school-record holder in the indoor heptathlon (5,338 points).
Coach Rogers and his team have named the 2019-20 team captains. Leading the women's team are seniors Mary Hanson, Breanne Marchan and Madison Marko along with junior Allie Flando.
The men's team will be guided by seniors Derek Gross and Daniel Pederson in addition to Daniel Bendel and Joe Keys, who enter this season as juniors in eligibility.

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:
Senior Breanne Marchan: "I just want to see where I'm at with everything. One of my goals is to break the school record in the 200, so if I could do that this weekend it would be amazing."

Senior Daniel Armstrong: "It's definitely going to be an exciting season. We lost a bunch of seniors this past year, but the coaching staff also brought in a great group of freshmen. Everyone's been putting in the work this fall and we just want to start the season off in a great way."

Senior Madison Marko: "It's been a long time since we've competed and it's exciting that this time of year is here again."

Junior Samuel Johnson: "We're super excited to compete this Friday. We've been pushing each other and working hard in practice, so we just want to go and see that work pay off when we compete."

2018 BIG EAST Championships:
Both the men's and women's teams are looking to bring the BIG EAST indoor title back to Milwaukee, following a sweep by Villanova last year on both sides.

The MU men took runner-up honors at the BIG EAST indoor championships last year with 169.5 points. The Golden Eagle men's team has taken second place in five consecutive years at conference indoor events.

Coach Rogers and the women's squad placed third last year at the BIG EAST indoor championships with 113 points. Since conference realignment (2014), MU has placed second twice (2015 and 2018) and took home titles twice (2016 and 2017).

UP NEXT:
Both the men's and women's teams will wait to compete again until Saturday, Jan. 18 at the John Tierney Invitational, hosted by Milwaukee. The meet will take place at the Klotsche Center.

TRAVEL PARTY/MEET ENTRIES:

WOMEN
Brielle Buechler – Pole Vault
Lizzy Cagle – Shot Put, Weight Throw
Julie Clayton – Pole Vault
Molly Evans – Triple Jump
Allie Flando – Shot Put, Weight Throw
Ashley Gaffey – Weight Throw
Payton Hanselman – 60m, 4x400 pool
Adelaide Havens – 60 Hurdles, 4x400 pool
Carley Hintz – 200m
Kelsey Hunn – 60 Hurdles, 4x400 pool
Kelly Jacoby – Pole Vault
Amelia Ketelhohn – Weight Throw
Emma Ludwig – High Jump
Arianna Mansavage – 400m, 4x400 pool
Breanne Marchan – 200m, Long Jump
Madison Marko – 60 Hurdles, 200m, Long Jump
Stephanie Mauzer – 400m, 4x400 pool
Marin McClowry – High Jump
Lindsey Mirkes – High Jump
Evy Molebash – Pole Vault
Juru Okwaramoi – 60 Hurdles, 4x400 pool
Mila Puseljic – Long Jump, Triple Jump
Heather Ryan – 60 Hurdles, 200m
Rachel Seraphine – Pole Vault
Veronica Walinski – Shot Put
Rosalie Xavier – 200m, 4x400 pool

MEN
Daniel Armstrong – High Jump
Daniel Bendel – 60m, 200m
Ross Bravo – 60 Hurdles
Jeff Garbutt – 800m, 4x400 pool
Brady Heller – 400m, 4x400 pool
Bryan Holland – 800m, 4x400 pool
Imari Hurte – 60m, Long Jump
Cameron Jemison – Pole Vault
Samuel Johnson – 60m, Triple Jump
Joe Keys – 60 Hurdles, High Jump, 4x400 pool
Noah Kowal – Pole Vault
Alex Lesperance – 60m, Long Jump
Zachariah Murray – 400m, 4x400 pool
Ryan Neville – 60m, 200m
Michael Oechsner – 400m, 4x400 pool
Jefferson Osunkwo – 60m, Triple Jump
Sam Sagan – 400m, 4x400 pool
Kevin Sherwood – 400m, 4x400 pool
Mitchell Van Vooren – 60 Hurdles, 4x400 pool
Vinnie Voudrie – Weight Throw
Simon Werven – 60 Hurdles, High Jump, 4x400 pool
Julian Wright – 200m, 4x400 pool