MU Track & Field Set to Compete at Black & Gold Invitational

MILWAUKEE – The Marquette University men's and women's track and field teams head to Iowa City, Iowa to compete at the Black & Gold Invitational on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at the Hawkeye Tennis & Rec Complex.

The meet is scheduled to begin at 2:35 p.m. Central time with the 60-meter hurdles. The track events will all take place on Friday in addition to the weight throw, which begins at 3 p.m. CT. The field events will take place on Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m. with the shot put.

MU competed at the Notre Dame Invitational last weekend and both teams placed fifth. The highlight of the day for the men's team was in the 4x400m relay, where the team of Joe Keys, Zachariah Murray, Sam Sagan and Julian Wright took first place with a time of 3:16.31, the No. 3 mark all-time in MU history.

On the women's side, the 4x400 relay team of Emma Moravec, Arianna Mansavage, Breanne Marchan and Juru Okwaramoi took second place with a time of 3:51.45. Jefferson Osunkwo (triple jump), Juru Okwaramoi (60-meter hurdles) and Madison Marko (60-meter hurdles) hit PR's and top-10 all-time marks with their performances.

COMPETITION:
Iowa, Barton CC, Bradley, Drake, Eastern Illinois, Iowa Western, Loyola, Minnesota State, Northern Iowa and Tulsa.

LIVE RESULTS:
Follow along online with live results at https://results.wayzatatiming.com/meets/5181.

LAST YEAR AT IOWA:
The Golden Eagles captured five event victories with sweeps in the men's and women's 800 (Emma Moravec and Alec Miller) and mile (Mary Hanson and Brad Eagan), while Daniel Armstrong took home top honors in the high jump with a leap of 2.15 meters (7-0.5 feet).

On the women's side, senior Mary Hanson won the mile in a time of 4:58.36 and sophomore Emma Moravec captured the women's 800-meter dash in a time of 2:14.01. Breanne Marchan recorded a 200-meter dash time of 24.98 seconds to move her from ninth in program history to third. She placed fourth in the race.

For the men, hurdler Ben Konopka broke a 19-year old Marquette University freshman record in the men's 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.23, making him the second-fastest to ever run the 60 hurdles at MU, trailing only Nic Wucherer, whose freshman record he broke.

2020 SEASON NOTABLES:

2019 Second Team All-American Daniel Armstrong started his senior season off with a bang after finishing in first place in the high jump Dec. 6 at Notre Dame with a height of 2.16 meters/7 feet, 1 inch.
Cameron Jemison hit the No. 7 all-time mark in program history in the pole vault with a height of 4.65 meters/15 feet, 3 inches in the first meet of the season.
Zachariah Murray (400 meters) ran the No. 8 fastest 400m (49.0) all-time in school history.
Julian Wright (200 meters) won his race at Notre Dame and hit the No. 9 mark all-time (22.22) in school history.
Mila Puseljic (triple jump) began her Golden Eagle career with a first-place finish (11.18 meters/36 feet, 8.25 inches) on Dec. 6.
Arianna Mansavage earned runner-up honors in the 400-meter with a time of 56.99. Her time also put her at No. 6 all-time at MU in school history.
Sophomore thrower Lizzy Cagle improved on her previous personal best in the weight throw by over 10 feet to take fifth place at Notre Dame on Dec. 6.
Joe Keys won the 60-meter hurdles at Milwaukee with a new PR of 8.25 (T-3^rd all-time).
Samuel Johnson (6.80) and Julian Wright (6.82) broke the school record in the 60-meter dash on their way to first and second place finishes (record was 6.84 by Josh Word). Daniel Bendel (6.86), who came in third, moves up to No. 4 in school history.
Julie Clayton set school and facility records with her latest PR in the pole vault (Jan. 18), winning the event with a height of 3.93 m/12-10.72 ft.
Allie Flando took home wins in both the shot put (13.66 m/44-9.80 ft) and weight throw (17.33 m/56-10.25 ft) at the John Tierney Classic (Jan. 18).
Mary Hanson (4:59.10) won the mile on Jan. 18 while Kate Jochims (5:04.37) and Caitlin McGauley (5:05.00) finished third and fourth, each setting PR's.
Jefferson Osunkwo's triple jump of 13.90m/45-7.25 feet (Jan. 25) is a personal record and the No. 9 mark all-time at MU.
Juru Okwaramoi's 60-meter hurdles time of 9.05 (Jan. 25) is No. 7 all-time at MU.
Madison Marko's time of 9.15 in the 60-meter hurdles (Jan. 25) is No. 10 all-time.

UP NEXT:
Most of the men's and women's teams will participate in the Windy City Classic at Chicago State from Feb. 7-8. A few student-athletes will also participate in the Parkside Classic, which takes place on Saturday, Feb. 8.

TRAVEL PARTY/MEET ENTRIES:

WOMEN:
Sophie Bolich: 3000m
Anna Buckstaff: Mile
Brielle Buechler – Pole Vault
Lizzy Cagle – Shot Put, Weight Throw
Julie Clayton – Pole Vault
Grace Dargiewicz – 800m
Allie Flando – Shot Put, Weight Throw
Mary Rose Flood – 800m
Emily Foley – 800m, 3000m
Ashley Gaffey – Weight Throw
Payton Hanselman – 60m, 200m, 4x400 pool
Mary Hanson – 800m
Adelaide Havens – 60 Hurdles or 400m, 4x400 pool
Carley Hintz – 400m, 4x400 pool
Kelsey Hunn – 60 Hurdles
Mallory Lafever – Mile or 3000m
Emma Ludwig – High Jump
Arianna Mansavage – 400m, 4x400 pool
Breanne Marchan – High Jump, 4x400 pool
Madison Marko – 60m, Long Jump, 4x400 pool
Marin McClowry – High Jump
Caitlin McGauley – Mile
Lindsey Mirkes – High Jump
Laurel Moneysmith – Mile
Emma Moravec – 600m, 4x400 pool
Lauren Neiheisel – Mile
Emily Noone – Mile
Juru Okwaramoi – 60 Hurdles, 4x400 pool
Lauren Pappas – Mile or 3000m
Anna Penzkover – 800m or Mile
Kendall Pfrimmer – Mile
Mila Puseljic – Long Jump
Hannah Ray – 3000m
Heather Ryan – 60 Hurdles
Marissa Valentini – 800m
Rosalie Xavier – 200m, 4x400 pool

MEN
Harry Baker – High Jump
Ryan Burd – 3000m
Patrick Burns – Mile
Matt Cavanaugh – 3000m
Jadon Conroy – 800m
Cade Ferron – Mile
Jeff Garbutt – 600m, 4x400 pool
Alex Gill – Mile
Derek Gross – 800m
Brady Heller – 400m, 4x400 pool
Patrick Hetlage – 3000m
Bryan Holland – 600m, 4x400 pool
Imari Hurte – Long Jump
Jordan Janusiak – Mile
Cameron Jemison – Pole Vault
Samuel Johnson – 60m, Long Jump
Joe Keys – 60m, 60 Hurdles, High Jump
Matthew Moravec – Mile
Zachariah Murray – 400m, 4x400 pool
Ryan Neville – 200m, 4x400 pool
Michael Oechsner – 400m, 4x400 pool
Jefferson Osunkwo – Triple Jump
Daniel Pederson – Mile
Danny Peterson – Mile
Sam Sagan – 400m, 4x400 pool
Kevin Sherwood – 400m, 4x400 pool
Paolo Tiongson – Mile
Joshua Urban – Mile
Greg Van Hollen – 600m or 800m
Mitchell Van Vooren – 60 Hurdles, 4x400 pool
Vinnie Voudrie – Weight Throw
Julian Wright – 60m, 200m, 4x400 pool

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