Track & Field Heads to Blue Demon Holiday Invite

12/8/2021 3:00:00 PM | Track & Field

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MU competes in last meet before holiday break

By: Communications

MILWAUKEE – The Marquette men's and women's track & field teams will be traveling to Chicago this Friday, Dec. 10 for the Blue Demon Holiday Invite. DePaul will be hosting the meet at Gately Track & Field Center.

The meet is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. CT with the field events. The running events are slated to follow at 4:30 p.m. CT. Live results will be available here.

Joining DePaul and Marquette at the meet will be Butler, Chicago State, Illinois State, Indiana State, Loyola, and Illinois-Chicago.

NOTABLES LAST TIME OUT:
The Golden Eagles are coming off their season opener at the Blue & Gold Invite hosted by Notre Dame.

Lindsey Mirkes took first in the high jump with a mark of 1.74 meters/5 feet, 8.5 inches, hitting the No. 5 all-time mark in program history.
Joe Keys won the long jump with a distance of 6.88 meters/22 feet, 7 inches.
Jefferson Osunkwo placed first in the triple jump with a distance of 13.81 meters/45 feet, 3.75 inches.
Molly Evans (triple jump) jumped a distance of 11.41 meters/37 feet, 5.25 inches to take first place.
34 Personal bests were achieved.
Allie Flando (weight throw) earned runner-up honors and recorded a new PR with a throw of 18.15 meters/59 feet, 6.75 inches, good for No. 5 all-time.
Freshmen Julia Beck, Daylee Braden, Annika Bynum, Casey Carlson, Samuel Cascella, Caden George, Audrey Grimm, Nathan Hirsch, Kaylee Hopp, Madison Miller, Tyler Re, Haley Schaffer, Braden Schreiber, K.T. Thomas, and Alex Watros all made their collegiate track & field debuts.
Transfers Valerie Nzeakor and Megan Wallace made their Marquette Debuts. Wallace finished fourth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.05, No. 9 all-time in MU history.

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:
Sophomore Mila Puseljic: "The first meet was pretty good. I was excited to be out there again and competing. This week I'm going to be doing some different events, so I'm just trying to get some PRs and get some competition in."

Junior Harry Baker: "The first meet went very well for me. I managed to get a college PR in my fourth year and jump the highest I have (1.98/6 feet, 6 inches), so it was a pretty good day for myself."

Senior Lindsey Mirkes: "Last meet was the strongest I've ever started a season, indoors especially. I'm feeling really strong, feeling bouncy. I'm excited to go to the DePaul meet and see the track again since that will be where the BIG EAST is."

Senior Joe Keys: "Some of last week was just shaking the rust off, it was a good starting point for the season. Being a decathlete, I'll be doing different events from what I did last week. So, this meet I'll be trying to get a good starting point in those and know what I have to work on going into the winter break."

UP NEXT:
Both teams will be on break for the holidays and will return to action on Saturday, Jan. 22 at UW-Parkside.

Team Travel Party / Meet Entries:
WOMEN
Julia Beck – 60 Hurdles, 200m, 4x400 pool
Daylee Braden – 400m, 4x400 pool
Siani Brown-Carr – 60m, 200m
Brielle Buechler – Pole Vault
Annika Bynum – High Jump
Lizzy Cagle – Shot Put, Weight Throw
Katie Dingle – TBA, 4x400 pool
Molly Evans – Triple Jump
Allie Flando – Shot Put, Weight Throw
Emily Foley – Mile
Audrey Grimm – Mile
Adelaide Havens – 300m, 4x400 pool
Kaylee Hopp – Long Jump, Triple Jump
Kaitlyn Huebner – Pole Vault
Kate Jochims – 3000m
Mia Ketelhohn – Weight Throw
Gianna Konen – 800m
Emma Ludwig – High Jump
Arianna Mansavage – 300m, 4x400 pool
Stephanie Mauzer – 400m
Claudia Millán – High Jump
Madison Miller – Long Jump, Triple Jump
Lindsey Mirkes – High Jump
Evy Molebash – Pole Vault
Valerie Nzeakor – 60m, Long Jump
Juru Okwaramoi – 300m, 4x400 pool
Gretchen Pfeiffer – Mile, 800m
Kendall Pfrimmer – Mile
Mila Puseljic – TBA
Haley Schaffer – Long Jump, Triple Jump
Rachel Seraphine – Pole Vault
Veronica Walinski – Weight Throw
Megan Wallace – TBA, 4x400 pool
Caroline Wedeward – 300m, 4x400 pool
Mikayla Wise – Shot Put

MEN
Harry Baker – High Jump
Daniel Bendel – 200m, 4x400 pool
Casey Carlson – High Jump
Samuel Cascella – 60m, 200m
Jeff Garbutt – 400m, 4x400 pool
Caden George – 300m, 4x400 pool
Brady Heller – 4x400 pool
Nathan Hirsch – 600m
Samuel Johnson – 60m, Long Jump
Joe Keys – High Jump, Pole vault
Alex Lesperance – Long Jump, 200m
Zachariah Murray – 300m
Dylan Nola – Pole Vault
Jefferson Osunkwo – 60m, Triple Jump
Braden Schreiber – 600m, 4x400 pool
K.T. Thomas – 400m, 4x400 pool
Greg Van Hollen – 600m
Mitchell Van Vooren – 60 Hurdles, 600m
Vinnie Voudrie – Weight Throw
Marquis Ward – Triple Jump
Alex Watros – 600m, 4x400 pool
Simon Werven – 60m, Pole Vault, 4x400 pool
Julian Wright – 300m

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