Julian Wright Breaks 400m School Record at GVSU Big Meet

Friday, February 14

Allendale, MI

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Julian Wright Breaks 400m School Record at GVSU Big Meet

2/14/2020 9:00:00 PM | Track & Field

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Five Golden Eagles hit program top-10 all-time marks

By: Communications

ALLENDALE, Michigan. – The Marquette University track and field teams finished up at the GVSU Big Meet with five top-10 all-time marks and one school record on Friday evening.

"We had several outstanding performances today from our kids, especially in the running events," head coach Bert Rogers said.

Freshman Julian Wright's record-breaking performance in the 400-meter dash highlighted the meet as he broke the school record with a time of 48.24. Teammate and fellow freshman Zachariah Murray finished less than a half second behind him at 48.41 (No. 3 all-time).

Wright also finished ninth in the 44-runner 200-meter dash race with a time of 21.92, which puts him at No. 4 all-time in program history.

The Golden Eagles had several top performers in the 5000-meter, with seven student-athletes running PR's. Senior Caitlin McGauley also ran a personal best in the 5k (17:23.05).

The mile was another race where MU performed admirably. Daniel Pederson (4:12.66), Derek Gross (4:12.82), Danny Peterson (4:16.15), Alex Gill (4:19.92) and Josh Urban (4:21.74) all hit PR's for the men's team. Emily Foley (5:02.12), Kate Jochims (5:04.23), Lauren Neiheisel (5:05.55) and Anna Buckstaff (5:18.62) ran personal best marks for the women's side.

In longer distance action, Ryan Burd took 10 seconds off his PR in the fast heat of the 5000-meter (14:35.65) and Mary Hanson (9:51.03) and Kendall Pfrimmer (10:01.10) hit PR's in the women's 3000-meter.

"We'll get back to work this week in practice and start ramping up to make sure we're ready to make a run at the BIG EAST Championships," Rogers said.

Up Next:
MU will partake in the Panther Tune-Up next weekend at Milwaukee to prepare for the BIG EAST Indoor Championships on March 1-2 in Cleveland, Ohio.

TOP FINISHERS:
Field Events
• Samuel Johnson placed fifth in the men's long jump (6.82 m/22-4.50 ft).
• Daniel Armstrong returned to action and placed second in the men's high jump (2.11 m/6-11.0 ft).
• Breanne Marchan took sixth in the women's high jump (1.55 m/5-1.0 ft).

Running Events
• Julian Wright (48.24) took fifth and Zachariah Murray (48.41) placed ninth in the men's 400m.
• Daniel Pederson (4:12.66) took 14^th in the men's mile.
• Ryan Burd (14:35.65) took 14^th in the men's 5000m.
• Emily Noone (1:36.32) took seventh in the women's 600m.
• Caitlin McGauley placed 11^th in the women's 5000m (17:23.05).
• Mary Hanson took 13^th in the women's 3000m (9:51.03).
• Emma Moravec took 13^th in the women's 800m (2:14.51).

ALL-TIME LIST MARKS:
• Julian Wright set the school record in the 400m with a time of 48.24.
• Julian Wright's 200m time of 21.92 is No. 4 in program history.
• Zachariah Murray's time of 48.41 in the 400m is good for third all-time at MU.
• Ryan Burd (5000m) set a PR with a time of 14:35.65, which is No. 6 all-time.
• Juru Okwaramoi's PR time of 57.88 in the women's 400m is No. 10 all-time.

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