Track & Field Prepares for West Coast Swing

MILWAUKEE – The Marquette University men's and women's track & field team travels out west to compete in a trio of California meets.

The Golden Eagles will kick off the west coast swing with the Mt. SAC Relays at Hilmer Lodge Stadium on the campus of Mount San Antonio College. Senior Megan Wallace will be making the trip to compete in the heptathlon. Day one of competition will begin Wednesday, Apr. 13 at 1 p.m. CT. Events will conclude on Thursday beginning at 2 p.m. CT. Live results of the Mt. SAC Relays can be found here.

The remainder of the travel party will be competing on Thursday, Apr. 14 and Friday, Apr. 15 in the Mt. Sac Relays, Bryan Clay Invite And Pacific Coast Intercollegiate. The Bryan Clay Invite Will be hosted by Azusa Pacific University at Cougar Athletic Stadium. The Pacific Coast Intercollegiate is hosted by Long Beach State at Jack Rose Stadium.

Other members of the team will compete closer to home at Wisconsin Lutheran's Warrior Invitational on Thursday, Apr. 14. Competition will being at Raabe Stadium at 10 a.m. CT. Live results can be found here.

LAST TIME OUT
MU is coming off its home victory at the Marquette Invitational this past weekend. The Marquette men won with a score of 173 and the women with a score of 259. 25 departing seniors were honored at the conclusion of their final home meet.

Eleven Golden Eagles found gold this past weekend in their respective events.
Megan Wallace won the javelin and posted the No. 3 throw in program history with a mark of 40.06 meters/131 feet, 5 inches. Wallace also took second place in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.84.
Sophomore Mia Ketelhohn took first in the discus with a throw of 37.60 meters/123 feet, 4 inches. Ketelhohn received runner-up honors in the javelin with a PR of 38.70 meters/127 feet and the No. 6 mark in MU history. She also recorded a PR in the hammer throw with a mark of 42.39 meters/139 feet, 1 inch.
Throwers Allie Flando (hammer throw) and Lizzy Cagle (shot put) joined Ketelhohn in the winner's circle by taking first in the other two throwing events. Flando and Cagle both achieved PRs in the hammer throw with marks of 51.44 meters/168 feet, 9 inches and 51.08 meters/167 feet, 7 inches, respectively.
Mitchell Van Vooren finished first in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 55.31. His time currently ranks second in the BIG EAST. Van Vooren was also a part of the 4x400 relay team that took first with a time of 3:31.24.
Junior Vinnie Voudrie was victorious in both the discus and hammer throw with marks of 43.54 meters/142 feet, 10 inches and 52.02 meters/170, 8 inches, respectively.

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TRAVEL PARTY/ENTRIES
WOMEN
Daylee Braden: Long Beach: 400m, 200m Azusa: 400m
Brielle Buechler: Long Beach: Pole Vault Azusa: Pole Vault
Lizzy Cagle: Long Beach: Shot Put, Discus, Hammer Azusa: Shot Put, Discus, Hammer
Molly Evans: Long Beach: Triple Jump Azusa: Triple Jump
Allie Flando: Long Beach: Shot Put, Discus, Hammer Azusa: Shot Put, Discus, Hammer
Adelaide Havens: Long Beach: 400m Hurdles Azusa: 400m Hurdles
Kate Jochims: Mt. SAC: Steeplechase
Mia Ketelhohn: Long Beach: Discus, Hammer, Javelin Azusa: Discus, Hammer, Javelin
Arianna Mansavage: Long Beach: 400m, 200m Azusa: 400m, 200m
Breanne Marchan: Long Beach: 100m, 200m Azusa: 100m, 200m
Lindsey Mirkes: Long Beach: High Jump Azusa: High Jump
Laurel Moneysmith: Azusa: 10,000m
Emily Noone: Azusa: 1500m
Kendall Pfrimmer: Mt. SAC: 5,000m
Mila Puseljic: Long Beach: 100H, Long Jump Azusa: 200m, High Jump
Megan Wallace: Mt. SAC: Heptathlon (Wednesday & Thursday)

MEN
Harry Baker: Long Beach: High Jump Azusa: High Jump
Trey Baskin: Long Beach: Discus, Hammer Azusa: Discus, Hammer
Cade Ferron: Azusa: 800m
Brady Heller: Long Beach: 100m, Long Jump, Shot Put Azusa: High Jump
Jordan Janusiak: Azusa: 5000m
Samuel Johnson: Long Beach: 4x100m, Long Jump Azusa: 4x100m, Long Jump
Alex Lesperance: Long Beach: 4x100m, Long Jump Azusa: 4x100m, Long Jump
Zachariah Murray: Long Beach: 400m, 200m Azusa: 400m, 200m
Jefferson Osunkwo: Long Beach: Triple Jump Azusa: Triple Jump
Mitchell Van Vooren: Long Beach: 400m Hurdles Azusa: 400m Hurdles
Vinnie Voudrie: Long Beach: Discus, Hammer Azusa: Discus, Hammer
Simon Werven: Long Beach: 100m, Long Jump, Shot Put Azusa: High Jump
Julian Wright: Long Beach: 100m, 200m, 4x100m Azusa: 200m, 4x100m
David Zeller Azusa: 5,000m

WARRIOR INVITE
WOMEN
Siani Brown-Carr – 100m, 200m
Katie Dingle – High Jump
Payton Hanselman – 100m
Carley Hintz – 100m, 200m
Kaylee Hopp – Long Jumo, Triple Jump
Kaitlyn Huebner – Pole Vault
Grace Mager – Javelin
Madison Miller – Long Jump
Valerie Nzeakor – 100m, Long Jump
Rachel Seraphine – Pole Vault
Haley Schaffer – Long Jump
Veronica Walinski – Discus, Hammer
Carol Wedeward – 400m
Mikayla Wise – Shot Put, Discus, Hammer

MEN
Daniel Bendel – 100m, 200m
Renfei Chang – 110 Hurdles
Jeff Garbutt – 200m
Caden George – 400 Hurdles
Matt Moravec – 1500m
Dylan Nola – Pole Vault
KT Thomas – 100m, 200m