Lohner, Dakroub post Top 10 finishes at Indiana Relays
The Central Michigan women's track and field teams traveled to three different meets this weekend.
Distance runners Raeanne Lohner and Danielle Dakroub went to Indiana, while throwers and a few runners went to Saginaw Valley State with track and field director Willie Randolph.
On Saturday, some of the field event athletes traveled to Bowling Green, Ohio, to compete at the Tom Wright Classic.
Indiana relays
Friday at the Indiana Relays, seniors Lohner and Dakroub both posted Top 10 finishes in their respective races. Lohner took ninth in the mile run with a time of 4:59.22. Dakroub competed in the 3,000-meter run, where she finished fourth with a time of 9:59.37.
“Raeanne and Danielle are definitely going in the right direction," Randolph said. "They still has some things to work on, but they will be ready (for MACs)."
Cardinal Invite
Sophomore Tamica Harbour returned from a hip flexor to compete at the SVSU-hosted Cardinal Invite, winning the 60-meter hurdles with a personal-best 8.95 in the preliminaries. She also finished seventh in the 200-meter dash.
Junior Christina Farrow won the 800-meter dash with a time of 2:18.15. Freshman Raquel Gibbs finished fifth in the 400-meter dash and eighth in the 200-meter dash.
Senior Whitney Johnson finished second in the weight toss with a throw of 17.43m. She was followed by fellow seniors Katie Christensen (16.28 meters) and Mykal Imbrock (15.70 meters), who finished fourth and seventh, respectively. Junior Chelsea Brazier finished 11th.
“The highlight had to be Whitney, who is heading in the right directions while changing some things," Randolph said. "Another was Tamica Harbour, whose goal was just to shake off the rust."
Bowling Green
Freshman Megan Heffner placed second in the high jump with a height 1.7 meters. Teammate and fellow freshman Samantha Stein finished fourth with a jump of 1.68 meters. Stein also threw in the shot put and finished sixth. Junior Misha Lamphere placed sixth in the high jump.
One big highlight for the Chippewas at the meet was freshmen pole vault Kelly Morrissey, who recorded a personal-best score of 3.53 meters. Her height was good enough for her to win the event.
“I definitely need to improve on my mental game," Morrissey said. "The fact that I’m a freshmen doesn’t mean I can’t compete with everyone else, but my team is really supportive and my performance this week definitely helped my confidence.”
The month of February is the biggest part of the indoor season, with it all coming to an end on February 25-26 when CMU travels back down to Bowling Green for the MAC championships.
“We're going in the right direction," Randolph said. "Looking forward to being ready to go this month, that is the most important thing"
