KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- After posting strong results at the Wolverine Invite last weekend, the Western Michigan track and field team will head to Indianapolis, Ind. for the Butler Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 20. 

LAST TIME OUT
Competing at the Wolverine Invite, the Broncos finished the meet with a wealth of new records and personal-best marks/times. Grace Johnson broke the school record in the 60-meter hurdles, while Mabinty Kebe and Sandra Ferrari each posted top-10 marks in the same event. Soniya Jones was then able to post a top-10 time in the 60-meter dash to cap off a strong meet. 

JOHNSON'S RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE
Grace Johnson was exceptional at the Wolverine Invite last Saturday, as she broke the program record in the 60-meter hurdles two different times. First, in the prelims, Johnson was able to qualify or the finals with a school record time of 8.45 seconds. That broke her previous school record of 8.48 seconds. 

As one of the top seeds in the finals, Johnson shattered her previous record time by crossing the finish line in a time of 8.37 seconds. That mark is now 0.14 seconds better than the second best time in program history. 

TRIO OF TOP-10 MARKS
Soniya Jones, Mabinty Kebe and Sandra Ferrari are all in their first season with Western Michigan and have already started to leave their mark on the program. During last week's Wolverine Invite, all three were able to enter the program's top-10 in various events. 

Jones collected the fifth best 60-meter dash time in program history by collecting a time of 7.56 seconds. Kebe and Ferrari followed that up by claiming the eighth and ninth best times in program history in the 60-meter hurdles. Kebe posted a time of 8.65, while Ferrari was just behind her with a time of 8.69. Along with Johnson's school record, the Broncos have seen six top-10 marks in school history through the team's first two meets of indoor season. Bri'Yanna Robinson had a pair of top-10 throws in the team's opening meet at Grand Valley State. 

PR PERFORMANCES
Along with the top-10 marks, the Broncos also saw a wealth of personal bests from other student-athletes last weekend. Danielle Rinn had PR's in both the 800-meter run and one mile, while Brooke Soper and Lauren Sancrant each posted personal-best times in the 3,000-meter run. 

Along with that, Sandra Ferrari, Layla Wallace and Claira Gilchrist all had personal-best marks in the long jump. In the throwing events, Lane Hagens and Kennedy Hagens were each able to produce PR's in the weight throw last weekend. In total, Western Michigan student athletes have collected 18 personal-best times/marks in just two meets this season. 

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
The Western Michigan track and field team hasn't just been producing athletic results, as the group posted one of the best team GPA's in the entire athletic department. For the fall semester, the Broncos earned a 3.58 grade-point average, including 11 student athletes with a 4.0 GPA. Furthermore, 21 members of the team were able to produce a 3.5 GPA or better. 

WHO'S COMPETING? (Denotes PR)
LONG JUMP
Mimi Joseph (5.34 meters)
Layla Wallace (5.39 meters)
Sandra Ferrari (5.76 meters)

TRIPLE JUMP
Layla Wallace (11.16 meters)
Anichka Malachi (11.93 meters)

SHOT PUT
Claira Gilchrist (Event Debut)
Lane Hagens (12.91 meters)
Tess Van Dyk (13.21 meters)
Bri'Yanna Robinson (16.65 meters)

WEIGHT THROW
Mariah Sackett (11.62 meters)
Kennedy Hagens (14.13 meters)
Lane Hagens (14.99 meters)
Bri'Yanna Robinson (20.24 meters)

60-METER DASH
Laurie-Ann Desormes (7.72)

200-METER DASH
Soniya Jones (24.20)
Grace Johnson (25.87)

400-METER DASH
Mabinty Kebe (58.27)

800-METER RUN
Maggie Raab (2:13.03)
Rebekah Asselin (2:25.74)
Claira Gilchrist (2:21.61)

ONE MILE
Annalise James (4:56.90)
Larissa McGrath (Event Debut)
Madison Zarembski (5:24.22)
Lauren Sancrant (Event Debut)
Brooke Soper (5:32.54)

3000-METER RUN
CJ Nixon (Event Debut)
Kayla Schiera (9:34.61)
Lillian Zelasko (Event Debut)
Danielle Rinn (9:55.88)

4x400 RELAY
Mabinty Kebe, Soniya Jones, Claira Gilchrist, Laurie-Ann Desormes (Event Debut)
Sandra Ferrari, Mimi Joseph, Anichka Malachi, Layla Wallace (Event Debut)