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ROCHESTER, Mich. – The Golden Grizzlies opened competition at the 2026 Horizon League Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday with a strong start across multiple events, highlighted by a commanding performance from Kylei Anderson<\/a> in the women’s heptathlon.<\/p>\n After four events on day one of the heptathlon, Anderson sits in first place with 3,233 points. She claimed event victories in the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.78 seconds and the shot put with a mark of 12.11m. Anderson also earned runner-up finishes in both the high jump (1.60m) and 200m dash (25.75s) to take the overall lead heading into the final day of competition.<\/p>\n Oakland also saw success in the women’s 1500m preliminaries, as Haileigh Bissett<\/a>, Eliza Bush<\/a>, and Grace Wessel<\/a> all advanced to Sunday’s finals. Bissett posted the fastest time of the trio at 4:38.24, followed by Bush at 4:40.31 and Wessel at 4:45.36.<\/p>\n In the distance events, Carter McCalister<\/a> earned a fifth-place finish in the men’s 10,000m with a time of 31:03.58.<\/p>\n The Golden Grizzlies also turned in strong performances in the throwing events. Blake Foster<\/a> recorded a top-10 finish in the men’s discus with a throw of 44.27m. On the women’s side, Jamie Giese<\/a> placed fourth in the discus at 39.39m, while Lainee Wagner<\/a> finished eighth with a mark of 38.30m.<\/p>\n