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(04/28/12 5:09am)
After traveling all around the country last week including trips to California, Indiana, and parts of Michigan, the track and field team will host it’s first outdoor meet of the season on Saturday.
(03/25/12 9:00pm)
Ryan McCullough started off the outdoor track and field season with a record-setting performance in Baton Rouge, La.
(03/23/12 11:00am)
The recent heat wave could factor into a strong start for the Central Michigan outdoor track and field season in its first outdoor meet this weekend at the LSU Relays in Baton Rouge, La.
(02/26/12 10:30pm)
Central Michigan director of track and field Willie Randolph would be the first to say his team did not run as well as it wanted.
(02/23/12 8:08pm)
The Central Michigan track and field team is at the point of the season it has prepared for all year: the Mid-American Conference championship.
(02/16/12 8:04pm)
Central Michigan assistant track and field coach, John Ridgway, caught Ryan McCullough’s attention after a practice weight throw.
(02/13/12 1:53am)
Central Michigan senior thrower Kevin Mays set a school and conference record Saturday at Akron.
(02/12/12 4:47pm)
Central Michigan senior thrower Ryan McCullough placed sixth in the discus throw Friday in Akron. He marked 50.55 meters in the gold division.
(02/06/12 12:00pm)
I’m convinced that the Central Michigan track and field long-distance runners could outrun Twitter trends.
(02/05/12 11:19pm)
Central Michigan long-distance runners Tecumseh Adams and Holly Anderson each set long distance records Friday at the Meyo Inviational in South Bend, Ind.
(02/02/12 9:54pm)
Willie Randolph looked at a two-year-old photo on the windowsill in his office and named the athletes by seeing just their hands.
(01/30/12 12:20pm)
A couple of Central Michigan men’s track and field athletes entered the weekend eyeing a couple records.
(01/27/12 12:26pm)
When Tecumseh Adams runs a track race, he is not focused solely on race strategy.
(01/22/12 10:31pm)
The Central Michigan men’s track and field team finished second place out of four teams at the Jack Harvey Invitational on Friday in Ann Arbor.
(01/17/12 10:26pm)
Willie Randolph stood on the track beside Matt Kaczor and the two shouted, waved their arms and encouraged runners passing by.
(01/14/12 5:29am)
The goal going into the night was to see how the Central Michigan men’s and women’s track and field teams could compete after an onerous week in practice.
Both CMU teams responded with impressive performances finishing first out of five teams at the Chippewa Invitational.
Detroit Mercy, Oakland University, Macomb Community College and Aquinas were also at the event.
“The focus was not so much on the performances as much as it was the mentality to compete in spite of your body not being completely where you want it to be at this time of the year,” said Willie Randolph, the director of track and field.”
The Chippewas won with a score of 187 points. Detroit Mercy finished a distant second with 107 points.
The men’s team won 217.666 points over second-place Detroit Mercy which earned 84.
“It’s always going to be a confidence booster when you can see that even when you aren’t feeling fresh, you can still compete at a high level and win,” Randolph said.
CMU women’s team also won easily, by a margin of 80 with a score of 187.
Two Chippewas dominated the men’s weight throw taking the top two scores. Senior Kevin Mays had a score of 19.1 meters and sophomore Calvin Jackson finished second.
“He was a monster out there,” Oakland senior Anthony Gallegos said about Mays.
CMU senior Kevin Bacon finished first in men’s long jump and triple jump finishing at 6.88 meters and 13.24 meters
respectively. He wasn’t content with the first-place finishes though.
“It was a win, but I’m not exactly happy with the marks yet,” Bacon said. “I’m not satisfied, but it was a good start.”
Bacon hopes this year the team can pull it all together and succeed.
“I came here to win and be part of a winning team,” he said. “And we are doing it this year. We’re trying to win an outdoor and indoor MAC (championship), we’re trying to go to nationals. We’re trying to be a team that wins, not just a bunch of individuals.”
Fellow CMU senior Kirlene Roberts won the women’s 60 meter dash and also finished fifth in the 200 meter dash.
“I was happy with how I performed,” Roberts said. “I have to work on my finishes but it was good. I’m at a good place as far as training and form-wise.”
Roberts believes the team chemistry early in the season is at a healthy level.
“Our chemistry is great,” Roberts said. “We strive to be a drama free team. We strive to be united with another. No matter who you are or where you are from, we are a team.”
Three Chippewas finished in the top three for men’s pole vault, sophomore Tim Reynolds notched the top spot.
Sophomore Megan Heffner and senior Misha Lamphere tied for first in women’s high jump with scores of 1.58 meters.
CMU track and field will go to Ann Arbor for the Simmon’s Harvey-Invitational next Saturday at noon.
(06/01/11 3:00am)
One of four Central Michigan track and field athletes at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field East Regionals emerged with a shot at a national championship.
(05/16/11 3:15am)
The Central Michigan men’s track and field team finished third at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships in Dekalb, Ill. from May 12 to 14, though the 10th-place women fared worse.
(04/29/11 2:00am)
For more than two months, the Central Michigan men’s track and field team has been traveling throughout the country in preparation for the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships that will take place in the middle of next month.
(04/28/11 10:36pm)
Alex Rose