Track and field heads to Missouri for pair of meets

MILWAUKEE – The Marquette University men's and women's track and field teams will send athletes to two meets in the state of Missouri on Friday and Saturday at the Joey Haines Invitational and the Washington University Distance Carnival.

Marquette's 5,000- and 10,000-meter runners will take part in the event at WashU on Friday, with the men's 5k beginning at 4:15 p.m. The Joey Haines Invitational, hosted at Southeast Missouri State, will carry over from Friday into Saturday with the hammer throw and the 10k being the only events competed on Friday afternoon.

The Golden Eagles look to continue their success from the first meet of the outdoor season at the Black & Gold Challenge at the University of Central Florida on March 15.

Senior Brendan McKinney, who sits at fourth all-time in the hammer throw at Marquette, looks to continue his success after taking a victory in the event with a 52.98-meter toss (173 feet, 10 inches) in Florida.

On the women's side, Rachel Seraphine acquired silver in the pole vault at 3.70 meters (12 feet, 1.5 inches), while senior Keely Knobbe moved to No. 8 all-time in the MU record book in the hammer throw with a heave at 53.73 meters (176 feet, 3 inches).

The Joey Haines Invitational will begin on Friday, March 29 at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex with the women's hammer throw at 3:30 p.m. The meet will resume on Saturday at noon with the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

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MEET ENTRIES:

WashU Distance Carnival

Women:
Sophie Bolich – 5000m
Anna Buckstaff – 5000m
Grace Dargiewicz – 5000m
Emily Foley – 5000m
Amy Gasperlin – 5000m
Hannah Gorin – 5000m
Mary Hanson – 5000m
Nora Keller – 10,000m
Isabel Lopez – 5000m
Caitlin McGauley – 5000m
Emma Moravec – 5000m
Lauren Neiheisel – 5000m
Emily Noone – 5000m
Kendall Pfrimmer – 10,000m
Sydney Pitrof – 5000m

Men:
August Beyer – 10,000m
Patrick Bruch – 5000m
Ryan Burd – 10,000m
Patrick Burns – 10,000m
Matt Cavanaugh – 5000m
Brad Eagan – 5000m
Derek Gross – 5000m
John Hyland – 5000m
Jordan Janusiak – 10,000m
Jon Klaiber – 10,000m
Max McClelland – 5000m
Henry Mierzwa – 10,000m
Alec Miller – 5000m
Daniel Pederson – 10,000m
Danny Peterson – 5000m
Stephen Poorten – 5000m
Paolo Tiongson – 10,000m
Michael Tremonti – 5000m
Joshua Urban – 10,000m

Joey Haines Invitational

Women:
Lindsay Billig – 100m, 200m, 4x400m pool
Jadah Cadogan – 100m, 200m
Lizzy Cagle – Shot Put, Discus, Hammer
Allie Flando – Shot Put, Discus, Hammer
Evelyn Granados – 400m, 200m, 4x400m
Adelaide Havens – 100H, 400H, 4x100m Relay
Carley Hintz – 400m, 200m, 4x400m pool
Amanda Hodgson – Hammer, Javelin
Kelsey Hunn – 100 Hurdles, 400 Hurdles
Keely Knobbe – Shot Put, Discus, Hammer
Brooklynn Kolar – 100m, 200m
Aurora Mala – 800m, 4x400m pool
Breanne Marchan – 100m, 200m, 4x100m Relay
Madison Marko – 100H, 200m, 4x100m Relay
Madison Ricciardi – 100H, 400H, 4x100m Relay
Monica Voudrie – Shot Put, Hammer

Men:
Connor Boos – 100m, 200m, 4x400 pool
Ross Bravo – 110 Hurdles, 400 Hurdles
Rory Campbell – 800m, 4x400 pool
AJ Catarozoli – 100m, 200m
William Eggers – Shot Put, Discus, Javelin
Eric Fellin – Javelin
Jeff Garbutt – 400m, 4x400 pool
Brady Heller – 400m, 200m, 4x400 pool
Terrance Howard – Shot Put, Discus, Hammer
Ben Konopka – 110 Hurdles, 400 Hurdles, 4x400 pool
Brendan McKinney – Discus, Hammer
Ryan Neville – 100m, 200m
Michael Oechsner – 400m, 200m, 4x400m pool
Mathew Peter – 110 Hurdles
Joel Ramos – 800m, 4x400 pool
Sam Sagan – 400m, 200m, 4x400 pool
Kevin Sherwood – 110 Hurdles, LJ, 4x400m pool
Greg Suarez – 800m, 4x400m pool
Vinnie Voudrie – Discus, Hammer