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SAGINAW, Mich. \u2014\u00a0 The Oakland Golden Grizzlies Track and Field team picked up a season-high eight first-place finishes at the SVSU Tune-Up in Saginaw Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n
The Golden Grizzly men opened the meet with a strong showing in the 60m as Evan Bryan<\/a> clocked a personal-record 6.99 to finish fifth. Ja-Van Poole<\/a> took third in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.41 before returning to the track in the 400m and captured first place in 48.69, securing a sweep of top-three finishes in both hurdle and sprint events.<\/p>\n The middle-distance group delivered several standout performances in the 800m. Collin McLaughlin<\/a> ran a season-best 1:52.86 to finish third in the men’s race. Pierce Grzymkowski<\/a> (1:55.02) and Tyler Donovan<\/a> (1:55.46) added fifth- and sixth-place finishes.<\/p>\n In the 5000m, Carter McCalister<\/a> claimed the event title with a winning time of 15:02.91, adding another victory to Oakland’s distance success. On the men’s side of the 3000m, Joseph Shaya<\/a> placed second in 8:42.87, with Collin Farmer<\/a> finishing third in 8:46.65.<\/p>\n In the men’s field events, Simon Griemert<\/a> cleared 4.56m to place third in pole vault as thrower Connor Cherney competed in both the shot put (13.25m) and weight throw (12.24m) on the afternoon.<\/p>\n The night concluded with a victory in the men’s 4x400m relay, as the quartet of Tyler Donovan<\/a>, Collin McLaughlin<\/a>, Pierce Grzymkowski<\/a>, and Bryce Nowik<\/a> clocked 3:19.70 to secure first-place.<\/p>\n On the women’s side, Lauren Goodman<\/a> raced to a first-place finish in 7.61, continuing her strong indoor campaign, while also adding in another victory in the 200m, crossing the line first in 25.22.<\/p>\n In the women’s 400m, A’naia Herd led the way with a first-place finish in 58.79. Lauren Walker<\/a> followed closely in second (59.16), while Olivia Reynolds<\/a> placed third (59.89), giving Oakland a dominant 1-2-3 sweep in the event.<\/p>\n Abigail Rice<\/a> placed second with a personal-record 2:17.77 in the 800m. Maggie Hall<\/a> (2:24.13) and Grace Grupido<\/a> (2:33.11) later rounded out the field for Oakland.<\/p>\n In the women’s 3000m race, Genavieve Kushner-Lopez<\/a> captured the win in 10:30.59, earning a season best in the process. Anne May<\/a> followed closely in second with a personal record time of 10:30.67, while Ellie Voetberg<\/a> (10:33.14) and Ava Alicandro<\/a> (10:40.54) added top finishes.<\/p>\n Kylei Anderson<\/a> delivered a big day, finishing second in the high jump (1.60m) and winning the long jump with a personal-best mark of 5.51m, while Genna Golab<\/a> and Allison Shelton<\/a> both cleared 3.23m in the women’s pole vault.<\/p>\n The throwers added key points as well, as Lainee Wagner<\/a> placed second with a mark of 11.59m in the shot put. Jada Ewell<\/a> later finished third in the weight throw (15.32m), with Wagner close behind in fourth (14.02m).\u00a0<\/p>\n Oakland will wrap up the indoor season next week at the Horizon League Championship Feb. 28-March 1 in Youngstown.<\/p>\n \nHow to Follow Oakland Cross Country\/Track and Field: For complete information on Oakland Cross Country\/Track and Field teams, follow the team on X at @OaklandTrackXC<\/a>. The team is also on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n