{"id":172944,"date":"2026-04-22T16:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/172944\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:10:08","slug":"track-and-field-set-for-meets-in-kentucky-michigan-and-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/172944\/","title":{"rendered":"Track and Field Set for Meets in Kentucky, Michigan and Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                     KALAMAZOO, Mich. &#8212; The Western Michigan track and field team will hit the road for a trio of meets between Kentucky, Michigan and Pennsylvania. The Brown and Gold will compete in the Clark Wood Open, GVSU Extra Weekend Meet and the Penn Relays this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>TOP-10 PERFORMER<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nDespite having only a few athletes competing last weekend, the Broncos were still able to produce a top-10 mark. <a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/sierra-sommers\/15749\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15749\" target=\"_blank\">Sierra Sommers<\/a> notched the ninth best discus mark in program history. Her throw of 48.23 meters finished third in the entire event.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>WHAT&#8217;S COMING UP<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nAs of now, Western Michigan has just one weekend of competition left in the regular season after this week&#8217;s action. The Brown and Gold will hit the road for meets at Illinois and Ohio State next weekend before turning its attention to the MAC Championships on May 14-16.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following the conference meet, WMU will look to send several athletes to the NCAA East Preliminaries in Lexington, Ky. The meet is set for May 27-30.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>WHO&#8217;S COMPETING? (Denotes PR)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n5K<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/lillian-zelasko\/15742\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15742\" target=\"_blank\">Lillian Zelasko<\/a> (16:35.12)<\/p>\n<p>3K STEEPLECHASE<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/ava-kurczewski\/15733\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15733\" target=\"_blank\">Ava Kurczewski<\/a> (10:35.20)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/lily-overton\/15737\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15737\" target=\"_blank\">Lily Overton<\/a> (10:35.36)<\/p>\n<p>100M DASH<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/laurie-ann-desormes\/15726\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15726\" target=\"_blank\">Laurie-Ann Desormes<\/a>\u00a0(12.00)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/soniya-jones\/15730\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15730\" target=\"_blank\">Soniya Jones<\/a> (11.52)<\/p>\n<p>100M HURDLES<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/jade-celestine\/15724\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15724\" target=\"_blank\">Jade Celestine<\/a> (14.14)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/sandra-ferrari\/15727\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15727\" target=\"_blank\">Sandra Ferrari<\/a> (13.54)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/mabinty-kebe\/15732\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15732\" target=\"_blank\">Mabinty Kebe<\/a>\u00a0(13.59)<\/p>\n<p>200M DASH<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/laurie-ann-desormes\/15726\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15726\" target=\"_blank\">Laurie-Ann Desormes<\/a>\u00a0(25.13)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/soniya-jones\/15730\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15730\" target=\"_blank\">Soniya Jones<\/a> (23.99)<\/p>\n<p>400M HURDLES<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/jade-celestine\/15724\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15724\" target=\"_blank\">Jade Celestine<\/a> (1:02.36)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/mabinty-kebe\/15732\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15732\" target=\"_blank\">Mabinty Kebe<\/a>\u00a0(59.12)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/mickaliliah-vassell\/15750\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15750\" target=\"_blank\">Mickaliliah Vassell<\/a> (59.85)<\/p>\n<p>DISCUS<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/lane-hagens\/15729\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15729\" target=\"_blank\">Lane Hagens<\/a> (45.50 meters)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/sierra-sommers\/15749\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15749\" target=\"_blank\">Sierra Sommers<\/a> (48.23 meters)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/tess-van-dyk\/15739\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15739\" target=\"_blank\">Tess Van Dyk<\/a> (46.41 meters)<\/p>\n<p>HAMMER THROW<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/sierra-sommers\/15749\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15749\" target=\"_blank\">Sierra Sommers<\/a> (48.49 meters)<\/p>\n<p>JAVELIN<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/katie-nichols\/16003\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16003\" target=\"_blank\">Katie Nichols<\/a> (23.06 meters)<\/p>\n<p>LONG JUMP<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/sandra-ferrari\/15727\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15727\" target=\"_blank\">Sandra Ferrari<\/a> (6.29 meters)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/anichka-malachi\/15735\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15735\" target=\"_blank\">Anichka Malachi<\/a> (5.79 meters)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/laurine-elisa-marimon\/15747\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15747\" target=\"_blank\">Laurine Elisa Marimon<\/a> (5.74 meters)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/layla-wallace\/15740\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15740\" target=\"_blank\">Layla Wallace<\/a> (5.60 meters)<\/p>\n<p>SHOT PUT<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/lane-hagens\/15729\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15729\" target=\"_blank\">Lane Hagens<\/a> (14.85 meters)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/sierra-sommers\/15749\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15749\" target=\"_blank\">Sierra Sommers<\/a> (14.38 meters)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/tess-van-dyk\/15739\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15739\" target=\"_blank\">Tess Van Dyk<\/a> (14.79 meters)<\/p>\n<p>TRIPLE JUMP<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/anichka-malachi\/15735\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15735\" target=\"_blank\">Anichka Malachi<\/a> (12.16 meters)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/laurine-elisa-marimon\/15747\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15747\" target=\"_blank\">Laurine Elisa Marimon<\/a> (12.67 meters)<\/p>\n<p>4&#215;100 RELAY<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/soniya-jones\/15730\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15730\" target=\"_blank\">Soniya Jones<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/mabinty-kebe\/15732\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15732\" target=\"_blank\">Mabinty Kebe<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/laurie-ann-desormes\/15726\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15726\" target=\"_blank\">Laurie-Ann Desormes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/mickaliliah-vassell\/15750\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15750\" target=\"_blank\">Mickaliliah Vassell<\/a> (Event Debut)<\/p>\n<p>4X400 RELAY<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/mabinty-kebe\/15732\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15732\" target=\"_blank\">Mabinty Kebe<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/soniya-jones\/15730\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15730\" target=\"_blank\">Soniya Jones<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/laurie-ann-desormes\/15726\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15726\" target=\"_blank\">Laurie-Ann Desormes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wmubroncos.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/mickaliliah-vassell\/15750\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15750\" target=\"_blank\">Mickaliliah Vassell<\/a> (3:44.79)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Story Links&#13; &#13; KALAMAZOO, Mich. &#8212; The Western Michigan track and field team will hit the 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