Track & Field Set for Blue Demon Holiday Invite

MILWAUKEE – The Marquette University men's and women's track & field team heads to Chicago Friday, Dec. 9 for the Blue Demon Holiday Invite at DePaul.

Nine teams will be competing at DePaul's Gately Park: Marquette, DePaul, Butler, Chicago State, Illinois State, Loyola and UW-Milwaukee. MU will get its first look at Gately Park this season which will be the host site for the BIG EAST Indoor Championships.

The meet will begin at 2 p.m. CT with the field events. Track events will begin at 5 p.m. with the women's 60m hurdles. Live results for the meet can be found here.

LAST TIME OUT
Last week, the Golden Eagles began the 2022-23 indoor season at Notre Dame and the Blue & Gold Invitational.

30 Golden Eagles achieved personal bests in their events.
13 newcomers made their Marquette track & field debuts
Zachariah Murray and Daylee Braden both won the 500 meters on their respective sides. Murray ran a PR and the No. 6 time in program history with a time of 1:04.89. Braden ran a PR of 1:16.63, No. 7 all-time at MU.
Annika Bynum cleared a personal best height of 1.70 meters/5 feet, 7 inches in the high jump. Bynum's mark ties her for 10th all-time in program history. She placed second in the event.
In the women's throws, Veronica Walinski threw a personal best in the shot put with a mark of 13.39 meters/43 feet, 11.25 inches to place second in the event. Walinski also threw a PR of 14.59 meters/47 feet, 10.5 inches in the weight throw. Mikayla Wise took third in the weight throw with a PR of 16.07 meters/52 feet, 8.75 inches.
Other notables, Harry Baker (high jump), Alex Lesperance (long jump) and Cade Ferron (800m) earned runner-up honors in their respective events.

UP NEXT:
The Golden Eagles will be off during winter break and will return to action Friday, Jan. 20 back at DePaul for the Blue Demon Alumni Classic.

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Travel Party / Entries:
Women:
Daylee Braden – 300m, 400m
Siani Brown-Carr – 60m, 200m
Annika Bynum – High Jump
Emily Capper – 800m, 4x400 pool
JaMiah Cochran – 60m, 200m
Katie Dingle – 60H, 200m, Long Jump
Kaylee Hopp – Triple Jump
Kaitlyn Huebner – Pole Vault
Natalia Jackowski – High Jump
Mia Ketelhohn – Weight Throw
Emma Kingsley – Pole Vault
Carol Ludington – 800m, 4x400 pool
Emma Ludwig – High Jump
Stephanie Mauzer – 800m, 4x400 pool
Claudia Millán – High Jump
Madison Miller – Triple Jump
Juru Okwaramoi – 60 Hurdles, 60m, 200m
Gretchen Pfeiffer – 800m, Mile, 4x400 pool
Haley Schaffer – 60m, Triple Jump
Veronica Walinski – Shot Put, Weight Throw
Julia Wiecek – 60m, 200m, Long Jump
Mikayla Wise – Shot Put, Weight Throw
Rosalie Xavier – 200m

Men:
Harry Baker – High Jump
Jaden Brozynski – 400m, 4x400 pool
Casey Carlson – High Jump
Samuel Cascella – 60m, 4x400 pool
Cole Donahe – 400m, 200m
Cade Ferron – Mile, 4x400 pool
Jared Humphrey – 300m, Long Jump, 4x400 pool
Justin Juniel – 60m, 200m
Gus Kasun – 60m, 400m, Long Jump, Shot Put
Alex Lesperance – 200m, Long Jump
Zach Murray – 600m, 4x400 pool
Brandon Ngosong – Triple Jump
Sebastian Obrzut – 200m, 4x400 pool
Christian Peterson – 4x400 pool
Josh Pirogovsky – Shot Put
John Pitta – High Jump, Triple Jump
Braden Schreiber – 600m, 4x400 pool
K.T. Thomas – 300m, 4x400 pool
Greg Van Hollen – 600m
Mitchell Van Vooren – 4x400 pool
Vinnie Voudrie – Weight Throw
Alex Watros – 800m, 4x400 pool
Simon Werven – 60m, Long Jump, Shot Put
Julian Wright – 4x400 pool