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Multiple Event Wins Go to Oakland for Opening Meet

SAGINAW, Mich. – Oakland University Men's and Women's Track & Field opened the indoor track & field season at the SVSU Holiday Open at the SVSU Fieldhouse with multiple top meet-performing marks.

Emily Schaub made it through the women's 60m hurdle prelims to place third overall in the finals, crossing the hurdles in 9.12 seconds while both Jake Kaupp and Markeal Williams made the finals for the men's side.

Shaneese Lamons took home the victory in the women's 60m dash finals in 7.77 to round out the standout sprinting performances on the women's side.

Gabe Singh won the event title in the men's 600m dash with a mark of 1:19.39 to kickoff the new year. Payton Sabourin would finish first overall in the women's 600m in 1:36.29 as well.

The combination of Josiah Magley and Trey Plichta finished second and third, respectively, in the men's 3,000m run with times of 8:37.83 and 8:49.37 as Samari Finney and Azsah Bradley would cross the finish line on the women's 300m dash in 40.14 and 40.43. 

Alex Hugh-Plott picked up where he left off last season with a first-place finish in the Men's High Jump with a leap of 2.06m (6-9) with Salvatore Narusch just behind in second at 1.98m (6-6). Shamar Jenkins secured the victory in the triple jump at 13.92m (45-8) as Alex Mansfield took runner-up in the men's shot put with a heave of 15.73m (51-7.25). 

Schaub then returned for the women's high jump for a runner-up performance in 1.58m (5-5.25) while both Alexis Hunter and Lauren Christian won the individual titles in the women's triple jump and women's shot put, respectively, with marks of 11.09m (36-4.75) and 13.21m (43-4.25). 

The Golden Grizzlies will be back on the oval on Friday, December 9 in Allendale, Michigan for the GVSU Holiday Open hosted by Grand Valley State.
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