KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Western Michigan track and field team will compete at the Indoor MAC Championships on Feb. 23-24 at Eastern Michigan. Both days are set to begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Bowen Fieldhouse. 

LAST TIME OUT
The Broncos had a pair of meets back on Feb. 9, where they continued to have success. At the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, hosted by Boston University, Danielle Rinn and Lillian Zelasko were able to crack the record book in the 3,000-meter run. Rinn earned the seventh best time in program history, while Zelakso's time was good for eighth best. 

Along with that, the Brown and Gold had a group of strong performances at the GVSU Big Meet. Nothing was better than Bri'Yanna Robinson breaking the school record in the shot put with a mark of 16.03 meters. Following her was Sandra Ferrari, who notched the ninth best time in program history in the 60-meter dash. She crossed the finish line in a time of 7.62. 

LAST YEAR'S EVENT
Western Michigan was able to finish 11th at the 2023 indoor MAC Championships, headlined by a wealth of strong performances. Makayla Perez stole the show for the Brown and Gold, winning the 5K with a meet record time of 16:07.15. Perez also finished third in the 3K. Grace Johnson was also great in 60-meter hurdles, as she claimed second place with a time of 8.48. Perez and Johnson each earned All-MAC honors for their performances. 

ROBINSON'S RECORD-BREAKING DAY
Bri'Yanna Robinson has had a strong debut season in the Brown and Gold, and she capped off the indoor regular season with her best performance of the year. At the GVSU Big Meet on Feb. 9, Robinson was able to break the school record in the shot put with a throw of 16.03 meters. That mark is more than half a meter better than the next best throw in program history and is the top distance in the MAC so far this season. 

MAC CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
WMU has finished 11th each of the last four seasons, but the Broncos did grab a fifth-place finish in 2019. Western Michigan had a great run in the early 2010's, where it had four straight top-three finishes from 2010-2013. In its history, WMU has had 22 individual MAC Champions and 59 All-MAC performers. 

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)
60-METER DASH
Laurie-Ann Desormes (7.57)
Soniya Jones (7.42)
Sandra Ferrari (7.62)

200-METER DASH
Soniya Jones (24.20)

400-METER DASH
Mabinty Kebe (56.47)

800-METER RUN
Kayla Schiera (2:14.47)

ONE MILE
Annalise James (4:56.69)

3,000-METER RUN
Kayla Schiera (9:34.61)
Lillian Zelasko (9:40.58)
Danielle Rinn (9:36.60)

5,000-METER RUN
Brooke Soper (17:41.12)
Larissa McGrath (17:54.61)
Lillian Zelasko (16:42.70)

60-METER HURDLES
Mabinty Kebe (8.65)
Sandra Ferrari (8.44)

LONG JUMP
Anichka Malachi (5.78 meters)
Layla Wallace (5.39 meters)
Mimi Joseph (5.54 meters)
Sandra Ferrari (5.84 meters)

TRIPLE JUMP
Anichka Malachi (11.93 meters)

SHOT PUT
Tess Van Dyk (13.21 meters)
Lane Hagens (13.32 meters)
Bri'Yanna Robinson (16.65 meters)

WEIGHT THROW
Kennedy Hagens (15.39 meters)
Bri'Yanna Robinson (20.24 meters)

PENTATHLON
Claira Gilchrist (Event Debut)