Track & Field Opens Outdoor Season With Pair of Meets

MILWAUKEE – The Marquette University men's and women's track and field teams begin the 2022 outdoor campaign this weekend with a pair of meets. MU will send members of its distance team to St. Louis to compete in the Washington University Distance Carnival on Friday, April 1. The remainder of the squad will head to Illinois State on Friday and Saturday (April 1-2) for the Redbird Invite.

The Distance Carnival at Washington University will be held at the historic Francis Olympic Field. Events will begin at 1:15 p.m. CT with the first section of the women's 10K. Live results of all the day's events can be found here.

The Golden Eagles return to the Redbird Invite for the second year in a row. Last season the women took second and the men fourth. Events get started in Normal on Friday at 2:00 p.m. CT with the men's and women's hammer throw. The rest of the events will take place Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. with the throwing events. Running events will follow at noon starting with the men's and women's 100-meter prelims.Live results can be found here.

LAST TIME OUT:
The big team kicks off their season this week, but last week junior Kendall Pfrimmer began her outdoor season at the Raleigh Relays hosted by North Carolina State. Pfrimmer ran a 37-second PR in the 10K with a time of 34:54.12. Her time ranks as the third-best time in Marquette history and currently ranks 35th nationally.

UP NEXT:
Next week, The Golden Eagles will return home to host the Marquette Invitational at Wisconsin Lutheran's Raabe Stadium on Friday, April 8.

Keep up with the Marquette cross country program through social media by following on Twitter (@MUTFXC) and Instagram (@MUTFXC) and `liking' on Facebook (/MUTFXC).

Distance Carnival Entries:
Men
August Beyer - 10K
Patrick Burns - 10K
Jordan Janusiak - 10K
Patrick Hetlage - 5K
Zak Kindl - 5K
Thomas Leonard - 5K
Tyler Re - 10K
Dan Weizeorick - 10K
David Zeller - 10K
Women
Kate Jochims - Steeplechase
Mallory Lafever - 10K
Laurel Moneysmith - 5k
Lauren Neiheisel - 5k
Anna Penzkover - Steeplechase
Marissa Valentini - 5K

Redbird Invite Entries:
Women
Julia Beck – 100H, 200m, 4x400 pool
Daylee Braden – 400m, 200m, 4x400 pool
Aja Bradshaw – 100m, Long Jump
Siani Brown-Carr – 100m
Brielle Buechler – Pole Vault
Annika Bynum – High Jump
Lizzy Cagle – Shot Put, Discus, Hammer
Molly Evans – Triple Jump
Allie Flando – Shot Put, Discus, Hammer
Emily Foley – 1500m
Audrey Grimm – 1500m
Payton Hanselman – 100m
Adelaide Havens – 400 Hurdles, 4x400 pool
Carley Hintz – 200m
Kaylee Hopp – Triple Jump
Kaitlyn Huebner – Pole Vault
Lexi Keppler – 1500m
Mia Ketelhohn – Discus, Hammer, Javelin
Gianna Konen – 1500m, 5000m
Grace Mager – Javelin
Stephanie Mauzer – 400m, 800m
Claudia Millán – High Jump
Madison Miller – Long Jump
Lindsey Mirkes – High Jump
Emily Noone – 800m, 4x400 pool
Valerie Nzeakor – 100m, Long Jump
Mila Puseljic – 200m, Long Jump, Shot Put
Rachel Seraphine – Pole Vault
Veronica Walinski – Discus, Hammer
Megan Wallace – 200m, Long Jump, Shot Put
Caroline Wedeward – 400m, 4x400 pool
Mikayla Wise – Shot Put, Discus, Hammer
Men
Harry Baker – High Jump
Trey Baskin – Discus, Hammer
Daniel Bendel – 100m, 4x400 pool
Renfei Chang – 110 Hurdles, 200m
Cade Ferron – 800m, 4x400 pool
Jeff Garbutt – 400m, 4x400 pool
Caden George – 400 Hurdles, 4x400 pool
Brady Heller – 110 Hurdles, High Jump, Discus
Nathan Hirsch – 800m, 4x400 pool
Alex Lesperance – 100m, Long Jump
Zachariah Murray – 400m, 200m
Dylan Nola – Pole Vault
Jefferson Osunkwo – Triple Jump
Braden Schreiber – 800m, 4x400 pool
K.T. Thomas – 400m, 200m, 4x400 pool
Greg Van Hollen – 800m, 4x400 pool
Mitchell Van Vooren – 400 Hurdles, 4x400 pool
Vinnie Voudrie – Discus, Hammer
Alex Watros – 800m, 4x400 pool
Simon Werven – 110 Hurdles, High Jump, Discus