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Track & Field: Lakers Claim Three Wins At Jack Skoog Invitational

Lake Superior State came off the winter break with some excellent performances at the Jack Skoog Invitational at Central Michigan University on Saturday. The Lakers claimed three event wins at the Track and Field meet.

Head Coach Matt Stith said, "I'm very pleased with the way the Lakers came out of winter break, and we knocked some rust off."

Junior Trey Nieman won the Men's Weight Throw with a distance of 14.62 meters. Nieman's throw beat the second-place finish by nearly a full meter on his fourth throw of the day. The previous attempts were already plenty. Each of his prior throws also would have won the event by a significant margin.

Nieman also posted a third place finish in the Men's Shot Put with a throw of 12.41 meters. The junior put his full strength on display at the Jack Skoog Open.

LSSU's 4x400m relay team edged past Alma's relay team in the final tenths of a second to win the 1600 meter Relay final. The team of Shane Izzard, Collin Featherstone, Eli Hills, and the anchor Elijah Sprague finished in 3:39.11 seconds, just 0.16 seconds ahead of their opponents. It was a thrilling finish in the two-team race, where Sprague ran down the opposition's anchor in the final stretch, posting a massive win in one of the day's marquee events.

Freshman Max Ward zipped through the Men's 60 Meter Hurdles final with a time of 8.66 seconds. It was the third Laker win of the day.

Two Lakers cracked the Top 10 of the Women's 3000 meter final. Sophomore Noel Black with a statement fourth place finish, had a time of 10:30.16 seconds. Sophomore Izzy Yeoman finished with a final time of 10:57.88 seconds. Both Lakers had impressive performances despite being surrounded by Division I competition the entirety of the race. 

'"We were very excited about Noel Black's run in the 3000 meters. Very competitive in a really strong field. Izzy Yeoman also ran well. Both doubled for extra work on the day. They were the only two Division II runners in a field full of Division I athletes."

Junior Eve Cheney with a dazzling second place finish in the Women's High Jump Final, clearing 1.52 meters on her second try. 

Nieman wasn't the only Laker to impress in the Weight Throw. Senior Janelle Docter threw for a 4th place finish with a distance of 14.11 meters.

Sophomore Gavin Guggemos placed second in the Men's 1 Mile final with a time of 4:37.29, Witt and Meehle also placing fourth and fifth for LSSU in that same race. Guggemos, Ethan Meehle, Jeremiah Witt, and Hills all ran well as a pack, taking the third through positions in the men's 800 Meter final.

The Lakers next compete at the Jet's Pizza Invitational at Saginaw Valley State on January 30th and 31st. "Very excited to see us there. The Jet's Pizza meet is the first time you see the strong teams from the GLIAC. That's really where we expect to see us kind of rounding into mid-season form. That's the expectation."
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Players Mentioned

Janelle Docter

Janelle Docter

Throws
5' 7"
Sophomore
Ethan Meehle

Ethan Meehle

Distance
Sophomore
Trey Nieman

Trey Nieman

Throws
Sophomore
Noel Black

Noel Black

Distance
Sophomore
Collin Featherstone

Collin Featherstone

Mid-Distance
Sophomore
Gavin Guggemos

Gavin Guggemos

Mid-Distance
Sophomore
Elijah Sprague

Elijah Sprague

Mid-Distance
Sophomore
Izzy Yeoman

Izzy Yeoman

Distance
Sophomore
Jeremiah Witt

Jeremiah Witt

Mid-Distance
Freshman
Eve Cheney

Eve Cheney

Jumps
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Janelle Docter

Janelle Docter

5' 7"
Sophomore
Throws
Ethan Meehle

Ethan Meehle

Sophomore
Distance
Trey Nieman

Trey Nieman

Sophomore
Throws
Noel Black

Noel Black

Sophomore
Distance
Collin Featherstone

Collin Featherstone

Sophomore
Mid-Distance
Gavin Guggemos

Gavin Guggemos

Sophomore
Mid-Distance
Elijah Sprague

Elijah Sprague

Sophomore
Mid-Distance
Izzy Yeoman

Izzy Yeoman

Sophomore
Distance
Jeremiah Witt

Jeremiah Witt

Freshman
Mid-Distance
Eve Cheney

Eve Cheney

Freshman
Jumps