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LOUISVILLE, Ky. \/ ALLENDALE, Mich. –\u00a0Oakland split its squad for a busy weekend of competition, sending a select group to the Clark Wood\/Jim Freeman Invitational at the University of Louisville (Apr. 24-25) while the remainder of the roster competed at the Grand Valley State Extra Weekend Meet. Across both meets, the Golden Grizzlies delivered a strong showing highlighted by program records set by Ja-Van Poole<\/a>, Jamie Giese<\/a>, and Simon Griemert<\/a>.<\/p>\n Clark Wood\/Jim Freeman Invitational (Louisville) Poole captured first place in the men’s 400m hurdles with a blazing 49.80, setting a new program record while also posting the seventh-fastest time in the nation this season. He added another strong finish in the men’s 110m hurdles, placing seventh (14.40).<\/p>\n Kylei Anderson<\/a> turned in a well-rounded performance across three events, led by a fourth-place finish in the women’s 100m hurdles (13.63). She also placed 10th in the long jump (5.75m) and 13th in the shot put (12.09m).<\/p>\n On the sprints side, Evan Bryan<\/a> competed in both short sprint events, clocking 10.59 in the men’s 100m and 22.24 in the men’s 200m. Lauren Goodman<\/a> mirrored that effort on the women’s side, running 12.08 in the 100m and 24.77 in the 200m.<\/p>\n Grand Valley State Extra Weekend Meet In the sprints and hurdles, Nataliia Bohn competed in three events, recording times of 14.93 in the 100m hurdles, 25.65 in the 200m, and 1:07.41 in the 400m hurdles. Austin Graham<\/a> placed seventh in the men’s 110m hurdles (15.22) and seventh in the 400m hurdles (54.80). Justice Stewart<\/a> ran 22.79 in the 200m and placed ninth in the 400m (49.64). On the women’s side, Olivia Reynolds<\/a> placed eighth in the 400m (58.42) and also competed in the 200m (25.68), while A’naia Herd posted 26.24 in the 200m and 59.29 in the 400m. Lauren Walker<\/a> added a 59.22 effort in the 400m.<\/p>\n Oakland’s throws group delivered multiple podium finishes throughout the meet. Jamie Giese<\/a> led the way with a pair of third-place finishes in the shot put (14.99m) and discus (41.88m). Jada Ewell<\/a> recorded marks of 33.82m in the discus and 36.54m in the hammer throw. On the men’s side, Blake Foster<\/a> placed sixth in the hammer throw (50.29m), while Conner Cherney<\/a> threw 40.63m in the hammer and placed 10th in the shot put (13.80m). In the women’s hammer, Elizabeth Rice<\/a> placed sixth (53.48m), followed by Lainee Wagner<\/a> in eighth (44.74m) and Destiny DeJarnett (36.61m).<\/p>\n In the jumps and vault events, Xavier Davis<\/a> continued his strong season, winning the men’s triple jump (13.84m) and placing fourth in the long jump (6.73m). In the pole vault, Simon Griemert<\/a> cleared 4.46m for a sixth-place finish, setting a new school record. On the women’s side, Victoria Sanders<\/a> placed third (3.36m), while Genna Golab<\/a> (3.21m) and Allison Shelton<\/a> (3.06m) also competed.<\/p>\n Oakland’s distance group showed depth across multiple events. In the 800m, Tyler Donovan<\/a> placed seventh (1:52.16), followed by Pierce Grzymkowski<\/a> in eighth (1:52.28) and Collin McLaughkin in 10th (1:52.99), while Josh Cundy<\/a> (1:55.01) also competed. In the 1500m, Mamdouh Abukaram<\/a> placed ninth (3:56.97), followed by Colin Farmer (3:58.10), while Grace Wessel<\/a> ran 4:43.55 in the women’s race. In the steeplechase, Wesley Hollowell<\/a> placed fifth in the men’s 3k (9:16.09), while Anne May<\/a> (11:11.34) and Eliza Bush<\/a> (11:16.44) competed in the women’s event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\nOakland’s small but impactful group in Louisville was led by a historic performance from Ja-Van Poole<\/a>, who stole the spotlight in the hurdles.<\/p>\n
\nBack in Michigan, Oakland’s larger contingent produced depth across all event areas with strong performances on the track and in the field.<\/p>\n