Indoor Track & Field Opens the Season at SVSU Holiday Classic

ROCHESTER, Mich. – Oakland University Men's and Women's Track & Field head north to Saginaw for the SVSU Holiday Open to open the 2022-23 indoor track & field season.

On Wednesday, the Horizon League released its annual #HLTF Preseason Indoor Coaches Poll results with both the Oakland men and women ranked third as Youngstown State and Milwaukee were ranked first and second, respectively, on both ends.

Multi, throwers, jumpers, and sprinters will compete this weekend to open the year.

SCOUTING REPORT
This will be the first meet of the season that Saginaw Valley State will host at Fieldhouse and Hansen Indoor Track. Last season Lauren Christian broke an indoor school record with 13.78m in the women's shot put.

Azsah Bradley also saw a record fall in the women's 60m dash while the men's 4x400m relay team of Ray Braziel, Eddie Harrell III, Justin Kudera, and Gabriel Singh shattered the event record as well.

THREES ACROSS THE BOARD
Both the men's and women's squads were ranked third in the annual #HLTF Preseason Indoor Coaches Poll.

ALBRECHT - THE CHAMPION
At the 2022 #HLXC Championships in Rochester, Albrecht won the individual crown through the 8,000-kilometer course with a kick down the final stretch in 24:44.

RUNNERS OF THE WEEK SWEEP
After only one meet on the course this season, Albrecht and Nolan earned Nike #HLXC Runners of the Week in the Horizon League's first edition this September.

NO. 1 ON THE COURSE
The Golden Grizzlies women's squad is predicted to win the Horizon League championship this October with the men's team slated for third overall.

RETURNING FORCE
Six of the top seven finishers for the men and five of the top seven for the women return to the team for the 2022 fall season.

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