MUTF Completes Action at Panther Tune-Up

Saturday, February 22

Milwaukee, WI

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Marquette University

Milwaukee

2/22/2020 2:01:00 PM | Track & Field

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Nicholas Quandt's school record in the pole vault highlights the meet

By: Communications

MILWAUKEE – The Marquette University track and field teams finished up their final meet before heading to the BIG EAST Indoor Championships at the Panther Tune-Up on Saturday at Milwaukee.

MU took home 13 event titles, eight top-10 all-time marks and one school record (Nick Quandt) at the Klotsche Center on Saturday. Quandt, who competed for MU in 2017-18, re-joined the team recently and instantly made his mark in the pole vault. His height of 5.01 m/16-5.25 ft set a new school record for the event. The former record was held by Joel Swanberg '18 (5.00 m/16-4.75 ft).

"This was a really good tune-up meet for the BIG EAST Championship," MU head coach Bert Rogers said. "We wanted to see some kids compete and build confidence for next week and we held some others out to make sure they're at full strength when it matters most."

In the field events, Daniel Armstrong hit a new PR and facility record on his way to a first-place finish in the high jump (2.22 m/7-3.25 ft). His height puts him at second all-time in program history and No. 13 nationally this season.

Freshman Imari Hurte's long jump of 7.15 m/23-5.5 ft helped him win the event and take the No. 6 spot all-time in MU history. Jefferson Osunkwo took runner-up honors in the triple jump (13.82 m/45-4.25 ft).

On the women's side, Lindsey Mirkes and Mila Puseljic had standout performances in the high jump (1.65 m/5-5.00 ft) and triple jump (11.41 m/37-5.25 ft) to take runner-up honors in each event. Allie Flando performed admirably in the shot put (13.79 m/45-3.00 ft), taking second place.

Julie Clayton won the pole vault (3.83 m/12-6.75 ft) while Brielle Buechler (3.68 m/12-0.75 ft) took second and Kelly Jacoby (3.53 m/11-7.00 ft) took third. The latter two moved into sixth and tenth all-time in program history with their marks today.

In the track events, MU swept both the men's and women's 400m and 800m races and Madison Marko won the 60-meter hurdles (8.95). She moved up to No. 6 all-time with her PR performance while Juru Okwaramoi (9.00) moved into eighth all-time and set a new freshman record in the event.

"This is a fun time of year and I'm liking where we're at as a team heading into the conference championships. I think we have a great chance to score a lot of points and make a run at the BIG EAST," Rogers said.

UP NEXT:
MU will head to the BIG EAST Indoor Championships in Geneva, Ohio, which takes place Sunday, March 1 through Monday, March 2.

TOP FINISHERS:
Field:
• Daniel Armstrong set a PR and a Klotsche Center record with his first-place finish in the high jump (2.22 m/7-3.25 ft). This mark also puts him at No. 13 nationally this season.
• Harry Baker (1.90 m/6-2.75 ft) placed third in the high jump.
• Imari Hurte won the long jump (7.15 m/23-5.50 ft) while Samuel Johnson took second (7.11 m/23-4.00 ft).
• Nicholas Quandt hit a school and personal record in the pole vault (5.01 m/16-5.25 ft) in his season-debut for MU, taking first.
• Jefferson Osunkwo took runner-up honors in the triple jump (13.82 m/45-4.25 ft).
• Julie Clayton (3.83 m/12-6.75 ft) won the women's pole vault while Brielle Buechler (3.68 m/12-0.75 ft) took second.
• Lindsey Mirkes earned runner-up honors in the women's high jump (1.65 m/5-5.00 ft).
• Allie Flando (13.79 m/45-3.00 ft) took second in the women's shot put and third in the weight throw (18.02/59-1.50 ft).
• Mila Puseljic placed second in the women's triple jump (11.41 m/37-5.25 ft).

Track:
• Joe Keys (8.28) placed second in the 60m hurdles.
• Samuel Johnson (6.90) and Julian Wright (6.93) finished second and third, respectively, in the men's 60-meter dash.
• MU runners Daniel Bendel (51.21), Kevin Sherwood (51.32) and Michael Oechsner (51.55) took first through third, respectively, in the men's 400m.
• Cade Ferron (1:57.71), Jadon Conroy (1:58.42) and Greg Van Hollen (1:59.60) took first through third, respectively, in the men's 800m.
• The men's 4x400 meter relay team took first place (3:30.86).
• The MU men took first through fifth and the women took first through fourth in the 3000m.
• Laurel Moneysmith won the mile with a time of 5:09.96 while Anna Buckstaff (5:14.81) finished second.
• Breanne Marchan (7.84) took second in the women's 60-meter dash.
• Madison Marko (8.95) and Juru Okwaramoi (9.00) placed first and second in the women's 60m hurdles, moving their ways up in the all-time lists.
• Carley Hintz (1:00.37) won the women's 400m.
• Emily Foley (2:17.93), Mary Rose Flood (2:18.63) and Mary Hanson (2:21.87) finished first through third, respectively, in the women's 800m.

ALL-TIME MARKS:
• Nicholas Quandt hit the school record in the pole vault (5.01 m/16-5.25 ft) in his season-debut for MU.
• Daniel Armstrong's high jump (2.22 m/7-3.25 ft) moves his No. 2 all-time mark in program history up slightly.
• Imari Hurte's long jump of 7.15 m/23-5.5 ft is No. 6 all-time in MU history.
• Madison Marko (8.95) moved up to No. 6 all-time and Juru Okwaramoi (9.00) improved on her PR of 9.05 to sit in eighth all-time in the 60m hurdles. Juru's time is the new freshman record.
• Allie Flando moves up to No. 6 all-time in the weight throw (18.02/59-1.50 ft).
• Brielle Buechler (3.68 m/12-0.75 ft) moves up to No. 6 all-time in the pole vault while Kelly Jacoby (3.53 m/11-7.00 ft) moves to tenth.

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