Women set new PRs in California; five first-place finishes at Ferris State
The Central Michigan women's track and field team racked up first place finishes all weekend, whether it was out west or down the road.
While some of the team took part in the Mid-Major Challenge at Sacramento State University, the rest made the quick jaunt west to Ferris State University in Big Rapids to compete in the Bulldog Invitational.
At the Mid-Major Challenge, the women had 12 placements of eighth or better. In the field events the Chippewas had senior Shanaye Carr compete for the first time in the outdoor season, finishing sixth with a jump of 19 feet, 3/4 inches.
“The meet went really well. We got a lot of personal bests so we got a lot of work done,” said Willie Randolph, director of track and field director. “It was a very productive meet and the weather was perfect.”
Freshman Megan Heffner placed fifth in the high jump with a season best height of 5 feet, 5 inches. Heffner also placed seventh overall in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:02.87, while senior Allie Sissions placed sixth overall at 1:02.79, both of which were personal best.
“I’m fairly happy with my performances this weekend,” Heffner said. “I did my best high jump since the indoor season and I’m continuing to improve in the hurdles each meet.”
Also achieving personal best were seniors Jordan Dunn (100-meter dash, 11.86 seconds) and Brittnee Shreve (200-meter, 24.92 seconds) as the two joined junior Dierra Riley and freshman Kirlene Roberts in the 4x100-meter relay, attaining a personal-best 45.64 seconds.
“Everyone was enjoying the weather and had pretty good performances,” Heffner said. “We competed against some pretty good athletes and were able to make a race out of it.”
Ferris State
The women record five first-place finishes in Big Rapids. In the 200-meter dash sophomore Emily Deinhart took the top spot at 25.89 seconds, while also finishing first in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.79.
Junior Charnele Lyons had a good day in the 1500-meter dash, getting first place with a time of 4:37.40. Senior Danielle Dakroub came in third at 4:38.87.
Senior Maddie Ribant won the steeplechase and improved her times this season, finishing at 10:54, while senior Brittany Dixon finished sixth at 11:22.
Senior Kylee Kubacki continues to impress after suffering an injury during the cross country season, placing first in the 5000-meter at 17:30.07. Freshman Krista Parks finished behind her with at time of 17:37.64 and junior Holly Anderson came in third with a time of 17:44.75.
“Kylee (Kubacki) was injured during the last race of the cross country season at regionals," Randolph said. "She has worked very hard with our trainers rehabbing. She has really come along way (and) should be able to help in the distance, where we will be missing Raeanne (Lohner), who will be redshirted at this point.
“We’re still going in the right direction right now considering we haven’t had the best weather, but we're doing some really solid things"
