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ROCHESTER, Mich. \u2014\u00a0 The Oakland Golden Grizzlies Track and Field team will wrap up their indoor season at the #HLTF Indoor Championships this weekend, Feb. 28-March 1, at the Watson and Tressel Training Site on the campus of Youngstown State.<\/p>\n
Both meet days are set to start at 9 a.m. ET, and streamed on ESPN+.<\/p>\n
The teams are coming off of a success weekend up north at the SVSU Tune-Up, where the Black and Gold took home a season-high eight first-place finishes at the meet. The Oakland women had a strong showing, highlighted by several event wins. Lauren Goodman<\/a> led the way with victories in the 60m and 200m, while A’naia Herd won the 400m as Oakland swept the top three spots in the event. Genavieve Kushner-Lopez<\/a> added another win in the 3000m with a season-best time, and Abigail Rice<\/a> recorded a personal best to place second in the 800m. In the field events, Kylei Anderson<\/a> captured the long jump title with a personal-best mark and also finished second in the high jump.<\/p>\n The Golden Grizzly men also delivered multiple standout performances, including a victory from Ja-Van Poole<\/a> in the 400m after placing third in the 60m hurdles. Carter McCalister<\/a> added a win in the 5000m, while the distance group picked up additional podium finishes in the 3000m and 800m. Oakland capped off the meet with a first-place finish in the 4x400m relay, highlighting a strong overall team performance.<\/p>\n Last year, the Oakland women finished fourth, while the men picked up a third-place team finish at the championship. The OU women earned podium spots in the 800m, 5000m, shot put, and pole vault, helping power the team to a strong overall finish with a first-place title in the 200m. The men accumulated eight podium spots, including capturing the gold in shot put, weight throw, and in the 800m as Tyler Donovan<\/a> won the event and was named Men’s Freshman Runner of the Year.<\/p>\n How 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