NIU track and field continued its spring season Saturday, competing in two events. While some Huskies competed in the University of Notre Dame-hosted Meyo Invite, NIU’s remaining runners competed in the Walter Cramer Invitational, hosted by Ohio Northern University.
The Meyo Invite kicked off Friday and wrapped up Saturday while the Walter Cramer Invitational was a one-day event Friday.
MEYO INVITE
At the Meyo Invite, the Huskies had seven athletes crack the top five, with three landing within the top three.
NIU was headlined by freshman Jasmijn Raes after she took second place in the high jump while clearing a personal record height of 1.76 meters – 0.01 better than her previous best.
Finishing three places behind Raes in the high jump final, sophomore Arianna Calloway and senior Kamiya Dendy tied for fifth. The duo each cleared 1.66 meters.
Sophomore Sadiya Shamsid-Deen took second in the 400-meter open, setting a personal record time of 56.51 seconds. Shamsid-Deen also competed in the 200-meter dash, posting a time of 25.56 which resulted in a 13th-place finish.
Finishing just behind Shamsid-Deen, senior Roshell Rowe placed third in the 400 meter open, finishing the race in 56.89 seconds. Rowe also competed in the 200-meter race, finishing in ninth place after recording 25.27 seconds – a new personal record.
Senior Samira Rosenfeld cracked into the top-five during the highjump, earning fourth place after clearing 1.56 meters. Jumping 4.83 meters, Rosenfeld also took 15th place in the long jump.
Freshman Sam Huber took 14th in the 60-meter qualifying race, posting a time of 7.85 seconds. Huber also competed in the 200-meter dash, earning 21st place after finishing the race in 25.88 seconds – a new personal best.
WALTER CRAMER INVITATIONAL
While some of their teammates were competing in South Bend, Indiana, a pack of Huskies also competed in Bourbonnais, Illinois. At the Walter Cramer Invitational, NIU had one third place finish.
Sophomore Faith Rouse took third place in the 200-meter dash, finishing the race in a personal-best 27.07 seconds. Rouse also marked a personal best in the 60-meter preliminary race, posting a time of 8.17 seconds to qualify for the finals.
Although her preliminary score earned Rouse fourth place originally, Rouse regressed to a time of 8.20 seconds in the finals, leading to a seventh place finish.
Senior Olivia Southby nearly qualified for the finals, finishing the 400-meter race in 1:02.53 and earning fourth place.
Graduate student Carly Leonard set a season-best time of 5:36.60 on the mile race, enough for sixth place.
Freshman Camille Jackson finished the 3k race in fourth place, setting a personal record by nearly six seconds by posting a time of 11:16.01.
UP NEXT
The Huskies’ next event is the Iowa State Classic, hosted by Iowa State University. The Iowa Classic is an all-day event Saturday and will be held in Ames, Iowa.