Women's Track & Field | April 11, 2019
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan women's track and field team gets an early glimpse of the site of competition for the 2019 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships this weekend, traveling to Ball State University for the BSU Challenge on Friday and Saturday.
WMU will be one of 20 women's teams that will be competing, beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday. In addition to the host Cardinals, the Broncos will see MAC foes Bowling Green, Miami and Toledo in the field.
Friday's action consists of the hammer throw, discus and the 5,000-meter run.
In the hammer Western Michigan will field Wynn Stitt, Aniya Davis, Taylor Eaton and Audery Pickering. Pickering has been WMU's top performer in the event so far this season, throwing a season and personal-best distance of 163' 5" (49.82m) at last Friday's Jack Shaw Invitational. In the discus the Broncos will run out Eaton, Olivia O'Brien, Riley Wilhelm and Davis. Davis has been at the top of the performance list for Western Michigan in the discus with a top distance of 152' 5" (45.46m).
Rebecca McNamee and Olivia VandePol will compete in the 5,000 and are the only two Broncos who have done so this season. McNamee holds the top time between the two at 18:38.27, set back on March 29 at the EIU Big Blue Classic.
Saturday's full slate of action will feature the javelin throw, long jump, triple jump, shot put and high jump to round out the field events. The running events, which begin at 12 p.m., feature the 4x100-meter relay, 1,500-metre run, 100-meter hurdles, 400-meter dash, 100-meter dash, 800-meter run, 400-meter hurdles, 200-meter dash, steeplechase and the 4x400-meter relay.
