Women's Track & Field | May 13, 2017
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan track and field team placed several athletes in Saturday's finals after a successful day of qualifying on day two of the 2017 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships at WMU's Kanley Track & Field Complex.
Sophomore Allison Hufnagel was the lone scorer on the day for the Broncos. She took seventh in the heptathlon after a strong finish in the final event, the 800-meter relay. She had been in eight place heading into the 800 but finished in second place in the event after running a time of 2:23.78 and jumped to seventh to score two points. Hufnagel finished the seven events with a personal-best 4,796 points.
Freshman Madison Meredith qualified in the 100-meter dash finals after running a time of 11.80 seconds. It was the third-fastest qualifying time on the day. Fellow freshman Gabrielle Collins qualified in the 100-meter hurdles. She claimed the final qualifying spot after running a time of 13.93 seconds. Both were personal bests for the pair of freshmen. Collins also had a PR in the long jump, finishing just one spot shy of scoring at 19' 4.75 inches in ninth place.
WMU got two qualifiers for Saturday's finals of the 400-meter hurdles. Senior Allison Hufnagel won her heat and qualified with the fourth fastest time on the day at 59.89 seconds. Fellow senior Keyera Lige ran a personal-best 1:00.32 to earn the fifth qualifying spot on the day. Senior Jordan Anderson qualified after a bit of controversy in the 800-meter run. Anderson was leading her heat when she was tripped, causing her to run a much slower time of 2:13.18. After a protest was filed Anderson was admitted to the finals, along with two other athletes that were caught up in the crash.
Redshirt freshman Sarah Anderson qualified for the finals in the 1,500-meter run after finishing in fourth place after a personal-best time of 4:31.76. Junior Davonne Bolden earned the final qualifying spot in the 400-meter dash after running a time of 55.79 seconds.
Western Michigan closes out the 2017 MAC Championships on Saturday beginning at 10 a.m.
