MARQUETTE, Mich. - The Northern Michigan University Track and Field team is en route downstate for the Jet's Pizza Inivite hosted by Saginaw Valley State University. The meet will take place on Friday, January 26 and Saturday, January 27.
The two-day event will take place in the SVSU Fieldhouse. Events on Friday will commence at 11a.m. ET. with the pentathlon. The field events will start at 4 p.m. and the track prelims will take place beginning at 5 p.m. On Saturday, the field events will resume at 11 a.m. and the track races will get going at 1 p.m.
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Friday, January 26 - at Jet's Pizza Invite (University Center, MI)
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Saturday, January 27 - at Jet's Pizza Invite (University Center, MI)
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History at the Jet's Pizza Invite
The Green and Gold has attended the Jet's Pizza Invite many times in the past, most recently last season on January 27 and January 28. NMU had many strong finishes in competition against 13 other schools.
Crystal Walker hit a provisional mark and led the way for the Wildcats, finishing second overall in the pentathlon with 3320 total points. Other notable finishes included
Madi Szymanski in the 5000m (1st)
Leah Root in the pole vault (2nd) and triple jump (4th), Rebecca Lane in the pole vault (3rd),
Emily Czeiszperger in the pole vault (4th), and
Jahtivya Williams in the 60m dash (4th).
A Word from Jenny Ryan
Earlier this week, Ryan touched base with NMU Media to reflect on a strong showing at last weekend's Lake Michigan Open. She shared that the team had a great start to the indoor season and plans to continue to train hard in the upcoming weeks as they face a steady six-week long schedule. Ryan said that the Jet's Pizza Invite is a much bigger event than last week's Lake Michigan Open, and will give the Wildcats a chance to test their abilities against some of the best athletes in the region.
