ROCHESTER, Mich.— The Northern Michigan University Women's Track and Field continued their outdoor season this weekend, as they competed downstate at the Golden Grizzlies Invite hosted by Oakland University for a two-day event.
Competing against more than two dozen schools including several Division I programs, the Wildcats saw several successful finishes at the Golden Grizzly Invite.
Izabelle Peterson obtained the best result of the weekend for the Wildcats, running the 200m dash in a time of 25.90 for a third place podium finish.
In the 400m hurdles,
Sydney Romps earned fourth place with a time of 1:06.65 and
Ahna Larson took sixth, finishing at 1:09.23.
In the 3,000m steeplechase,
Lily Majestic took fourth with a time of 13:04.29 while
Ithaca Bergholtz followed right behind for fifth, clocking in at 13:09.37.
Calli Rechsteiner finished with a fifth place finish in the pole vault, reaching a height of 3.66m.
In the heptathlon, freshman
Crystal Walker claimed fourth, accumulating 3,982 points. Walker finished third in the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.74, third in the 200m dash with a 27.18 time, fourth in the high jump at 1.45m, fourth in the long jump at 4.99m, and fourth in the javelin with a distance of 25.05m.
Nina Augsten took sixth with a point total of 3,685, recording a second place finish in the shot put, covering 10.32m and a fifth place result in the 800m with a time of 2:51.76.
A ninth place overall finish came in the triple jump from
Ahna Larson, reaching 9.94m.
Emme Burrough also earned ninth in the 400m dash, finishing with a time of 1:03.73 to lead Northern while
Jovana Vukas took second for NMU in the race. Doubling the distance to the 800m race,
Morgan Lyon led NMU runners with a time of 2:28.58.
In the long-distance 5,000m race,
Emily Sterling (18:49.83) and
Meghan Langworthy (18:55.41) finished 13th and 14th to lead the 'Cats.
Skylar Grubb led the Green and Gold in the 1,500m with a time of 5:18.43.
Back in the field,
Madison Campbell led NMU in the javelin (24.80m), the shot put (10.20m), and the discus (29.50m).
Full Results
Up Next
The Green and Gold will head to Wisconsin for the St. Norbert Invite, taking place on Thursday, April 14.
