MU Track & Field Heads to Panther Tune-Up

MILWAUKEE—The Marquette University men's and women's track and field teams head to the Klotsche Center to compete at Milwaukee for the second time this year at the Panther Tune-Up on Saturday, Feb. 22.

The meet is scheduled to begin with field events at 10 a.m. Central time, followed by running events at 2:30 p.m.

The Golden Eagles are coming off a successful weekend at the GVSU Big Meet, highlighted by Julian Wright's all-time school record-breaking sprint of 48.24 in the 400-meter dash. MU's performance in the mile and 5000-meter runs was also commendable, with 16 total PR's between the two events.

On the weekend, the Golden Eagles hit 24 PR's, 10 top-10 finishes and five all-time list marks.

COMPETITION: Marquette, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Lutheran

MEET SCHEDULE:
Field Events: 10 a.m. CT
Shot Put- Men, followed by Women
Weight Throw- Men, followed by Women (after Shot Put)
High Jump- Women, followed by Men
Long Jump- Men, followed by Women
Triple Jump- Men, followed by Women (after Long Jump)
Pole Vault- Women, followed by Men

Running Events: 2 p.m. CT (Heats will run fast to slow)
Mile- Women, followed by Men
60m Hurdles- Women, followed by Men
400m- Women, followed by Men
60m- Women, followed by Men
800m- Women, followed by Men
200m- Women, followed by Men
3000m- Women, followed by Men
4x400m Relay- Women, followed by Men

LIVE RESULTS: Live results for the Panther Tune-Up can be found at the link below.
http://www.accuracetiming.com/schedule.html

LAST MEET AT MILWAUKEE:
MU competed at Milwaukee one time prior this season as a part of the John Tierney Invitational on Jan. 17. The women's squad earned six victories, while the men claimed eight.

The team also found themselves with two all-time school record-breaking performances in Julie Clayton, with a 3.93 m/12-10.72 ft height in pole vault, and with Samuel Johnson's time of 6.80 in the 60-meter dash.

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.
Julie Clayton set school and facility records with her PR in the pole vault (Jan. 18), winning the event with a height of 3.93 m/12-10.72 ft.
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 (Dec. 6).
Freshman Julian Wright's record-breaking performance in the 400-meter dash highlighted the GVSU Big 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).
Julian Wright's 200m time (Feb. 14) of 21.92 is No. 4 in program history.
Arianna Mansavage won the 400m at Iowa (Jan. 30) with a PR time of 56.11, the fourth-best all-time in MU indoor history. She's a two-time BIG EAST notable performer this year.
Sophomore thrower Lizzy Cagle made the top-10 all-time at MU in the weight throw (17.39 m/57-0.75 ft) with her performance at Parkside (Feb. 8).
Freshman Juru Okwaramoi (60-meter hurdles) ran a 9.17 in her collegiate debut, a time which landed her in ninth all-time in program history for the event.
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.
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. Her pentathlon score of 3,506 points is fourth all-time at MU.
Joe Keys beat his heptathlon school record (Feb. 8) by over 300 points (5,667 points), a score that ranks him in the top-10 nationally this year.
Daniel Pederson's time of 14:30.85 at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7) in the 5000m is No. 5 all-time at MU. He beat his previous PR by .03 seconds.

2020 BIG EAST WEEKLY AWARDS:
Men's Field Athlete of the Week: Daniel Armstrong (Dec. 11), Joe Keys (Jan. 24), Joe Keys (Feb. 13)

Notable Performers:
Dec. 11: Julian Wright (200m) and Arianna Mansavage (400m)
Jan. 24: Samuel Johnson (60m)
Feb. 5: Arianna Mansavage (400m)
Feb. 13: Madison Marko (Pentathlon)
Feb. 20: Julian Wright (400m)

UP NEXT:
Both the men's and women's teams will have a week to prepare before heading to Geneva, Ohio for the BIG EAST Indoor Championships on Mar. 1-2.

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
Katie Dingle – High Jump
Molly Evans – Triple Jump
Allie Flando – Shot Put, Weight Throw
Mary Rose Flood – 800m
Emily Foley – 800m
Ashley Gaffey – Weight Throw
Kalina Gardiner – 800m
Payton Hanselman – 60m, 200m
Mary Hanson – 800m
Addy Havens – 60H
Carley Hintz – 400m
Kelsey Hunn – 60H
Kelly Jacoby – Pole Vault
Kate Jochims – Mile
Mia Ketelhohn – Weight Throw
Mallory Lafever – 3000m
Emma Ludwig – High Jump
Bre Marchan – 60m, Long Jump
Mady Marko – 60H, High Jump, Long Jump
Stephanie Mauzer – 800m
Marin McClowry – High Jump
Lindsey Mirkes – High Jump
Evy Molebash – Pole Vault
Laurel Moneysmith – Mile
Emma Moravec – 400m
Juru Okwaramoi – 60m, 60H
Lauren Pappas – 3000m
Anna Penzkover – 800m
Mila Puseljic – 60m, Long Jump
Hannah Ray – 3000m
Heather Ryan – 60H
Rachel Seraphine – Pole Vault
Veronica Walinski – Shot Put
Rosalie Xavier – 400m

MEN
Daniel Armstrong – High Jump
Harry Baker – High Jump
Daniel Bendel – 400m
Ross Bravo – 60H
Patrick Burns – Mile or 3000m
Matthew Cavanaugh – 3000m
Jadon Conroy – 800m
Cade Ferron – 800m
Jeff Garbutt – 60m, 4x400 pool
Jack Hawes – 3000m
Brady Heller – 60H, 4x400 pool
Patrick Hetlage – 800m
Imari Hurte – Long Jump, Triple Jump
Cameron Jemison – Pole Vault
Samuel Johnson – 60m, Long Jump, Triple Jump
Joe Keys – 60H, High Jump, Long Jump
Bjorn Koester – High Jump
Noah Kowal – Pole Vault
Alex Lesperance – Long Jump
Matt Moravec – 3000m
Ryan Neville – 60m
Michael Oechsner – 400m, 4x400 pool
Jefferson Osunkwo – Triple Jump
Nicholas Quandt – Pole Vault
Charlie Rydeski – 60m, Pole Vault, 4x400 pool
Sam Sagan – 60m
Kevin Sherwood – 400m, 4x400 pool
Paolo Tiongson – 3000m
Joshua Urban – 3000m
Greg Van Hollen – 800m
Mitchell Van Vooren – 60H
Vinnie Voudrie – Weight Throw
Simon Werven – 60H, Pole Vault, Long Jump
Julian Wright – 60m

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