Complete Results
COLUMBUS, OHIO (EMUEagles.com) – This weekend was highlighted with a third-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay race for Eastern Michigan University women's track and field team as the squad competed at the 25th Annual Jesse Owens Track Classic at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
The foursome of LaDonna St. Louis, Shantavia Williams, Naomi Andre and Asia Rawls finished the race in a time of 3:45.58, the fourth-best time in the Mid-American Conference this year. The same team posted the second-fastest time in the MAC just a week ago during the Penn Relays when it posted a time of 3:42.67.
Senior pole vaulter Jessica Novakowski also had a stellar outing. She was able to clear a height of 12-07.50, the fifth-best clearance in the conference this year and just one inch shy of her season-best. She placed fourth in the event out of more than 35 competitors.
Freshman distance runner Courtney Calka had a top-10 finish in 5,000-meter run as she crossed the finish line in 17:27.75. The Eagles other top-10 finisher was ReJeana Marigna, as she finished ninth in the 200-meter dash in a time of 24.74.
The Green and White have one more tune-up event, the Paddock Invitational at the University of Michigan, May 7-8, before the MAC Championship on May 13, 14 and 15 in Buffalo, N.Y.
100-meter dash
14. Naomi Andre 12.00
15. Ashlee Abraham 12.01
200-meter dash
9. ReJeana Marigna 24.74 (Wind: -2.4)
18. Rosie White 25.08 (Wind: -2.7)
37. Ashley Wartley 26.05 (Wind: 2-7)
400-meter dash
12. Shantavia Williams 55.91
17. Shade St. Louis 56.52
800-meter run
14. Christina Farrow 2:11.58
35. Morgan Churchwell 2:18.16
1,500-meter run
25. Morgan Churchwell 4:42.30
5,000-meter run
9. Courtney Calka 17:27.75
26. Cassie Coffman 18:45.61
100-meter hurdles
19. Ashley Wartley 14.61
21. Brittany Lockhart 14.66
400-meter hurdles
13. Frederike Schoenfeld 1:02.40
18. Dejaa Shearer 1:02.94
3,000-meter steeplechase
22. Jackie Ellis 11:22.33
4x400-meter relay
3. EMU 1) Shade St. Louis 2) Shantavia Williams 3) Naomi Andre 4) Asia Rawls 3:45.58
12. EMU 1) Lauren Quaintance 2) Christina Farrow 4)Dejaa Shearer 4) Frederike Schoenfeld 3:55.32
Pole Vault
4. Jessica Novakowski 12-07.50
32. Rebecca Richman 10-00.00
Long Jump
26. Erv Bazile 17-09.00
33. Rosie White 17-02.75
Triple Jump
28. Erv Bazile 34-04.75