Track & Field - The Eastern Echo

Simmons named NCAA All-American

By Echo Staff · Sunday, June 12, 2016

Eastern Michigan University men’s track and field member Solomon Simmons earned NCAA First Team All-American honors at the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships, June 9.

Release of the 2014 and 2015 athletic budget

By Scout Bostley · Thursday, April 21, 2016

The Eastern Echo received a copy of a 2014 and 2015 athletic budget from an anonymous source inside the Eastern Michigan Student Government.

Anthony Jones places seventh in hammer throw at NCAA Championships

By Robert Hull · Saturday, March 12, 2016

Eastern Michigan senior Anthony Jones, placed seventh in the hammer throw at the 2016 NCAA Indoor Track and Field National Championships this past weekend in Birmingham, Alabama.

Outdoor track and field wraps up season

By Andrew Mascharka · Sunday, June 14, 2015

The Eastern Michigan outdoor track and field season finished up its season at NCAA Championships this past weekend.

Track and field men win MAC Championship; women finish second

By Andrew Mascharka · Sunday, May 17, 2015

The Eastern Michigan men's track and field team won the Mid-American Conference outdoor championship and the Eastern Michigan women finished second on Saturday May 16, 2015 in Muncie, Ind after three days of competition. For the men, this was their 23rd outdoor championship in program history.

Fink and McDermitt take home Track Athletes of the Week

By Andrew Mascharka · Wednesday, April 1, 2015

The Mid-American Conference announced the men’s and women’s Outdoor Track Athletes of the Week on March 31, 2015.

Donald Scott wins silver medal; named First Team All-American

By Allie Tomason · Sunday, March 15, 2015

Donald Scott, track athlete for Eastern Michigan University, took the silver medal at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, in the triple jump (16.84 meters/55 feet 3 inches), and was named a First Team All-American, March 14.

Women's track sees mixed results at Akron and South Bend

By Curt Allain · Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015

The women's track team saw action in both Akron, Ohio, and South Bend, Indiana, over the weekend, competing in the Akron Invitational and South Bend Invitational respectively.

Donald Scott jumps to number one on the NCAA leader board

By Curt Allain · Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015

Splitting the EMU men's track squad up, Saturday, doubled the Eagles success.

Victoria Voronko named MAC track athlete of the week

By Scout Bostley · Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015

Eastern Michigan University’s Victoria Voronko was named Mid-American Conference Track Athlete of the week the MAC announced Tuesday, Feb.

Men's track and field finishes in a dead heat with CMU

By Curt Allain · Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University men's track and field team left Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Saturday without a win or a loss.

Women's track runs past CMU and WMU

By Curt Allain · Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University women's track and field team beat both Central Michigan and Western Michigan Saturday, at a Mid-American Conference tri-meet in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.

MAC Athletes of the Week

By Scout Bostley · Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015

The Mid-American Conference announced, Tuesday, Tyler Brown as track athlete of the week and Dace Dreimane as field athlete of the week.

Men's track & field sets the pace at Notre Dame

Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015

Eastern Michigan University’s men’s track and field team sprinted to a victory Saturday, winning the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Indiana.

Women' track and field slows down in South Bend

By Curt Allain · Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015

EMU’s women’s track and field team could not gain any traction Saturday at the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Indiana, placing last out of five teams.

Men's track and field see's double duty

By Curt Allain · Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015

The EMU men’s track and field team saw double duty Saturday, as part of the team competed at the Harvey Invitational in Ann Arbor, while the remainder of the squad attempted to defend their home field at the EMU Quadrangular meet. In total, EMU had five champions on the day and 10 top-four performances.

Eastern Michigan Sarah Chauchard on 2 February at Bowen Field House.

Chauchard finishes 5th in heptathalon

By Jillian Seach · Monday, June 16, 2014

Eastern Michigan University’s women’s track and field team had senior Sarah Chauchard represent them in the heptathlon, at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships on June 13.

Eastern Michigan distance runner Victoria Voronko sprinting into the finish during the 3000m run on 18 January at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational in Ann Arbor. She finished second with a time of 9:27.76.

Women’s Track & Field sends four to NCAA Division I championships

By Jillian Seach · Monday, June 2, 2014

Eastern Michigan University’s women’s track and field completed their showing at the NCAA East Regional on May 30, with a total of three of the four Eagles that competed advancing to the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, June 11-14 in Eugene, Ore.

Eastern Michigan sprinter Tyler Brown fires off with the gun to start the 400m dash on 18 January at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational in Ann Arbor.

7 Eagles qualify for NCAA Championship meets

By Jillian Seach · Monday, June 2, 2014

Eastern Michigan University’s men’s track and field team competed in its last day of competition for the NCAA East Regionals on Saturday, May 31. At the end of the day, the Green and White had seven athletes who notched qualifying marks over three days for the NCAA Championship.

Men's Track wins MAC Championship, Women finish 3rd

By Jillian Seach · Monday, May 19, 2014

Eastern Michigan University’s men’s track and field team emerged victorious over the weekend in the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track and Field championships, earning its 22nd MAC Championship title in program history. The men improved upon their third-place finishes in both the the 2014 MAC Indoor Championships and the 2013 MAC Outdoor Championships.