WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Oakland University Men's and Women's Track & Field posted 14 top three marks in the Horizon League following the 2022 Colonial Relays this weekend on the campus of William & Mary.

Justin Kudera would be the top Golden Grizzly competitor in the Men's 200m and Men's 400m races as the junior posted a second-best conference mark in the latter event in 47.64 for first overall ahead of Jimmie Williams in second at 47.89.

Terrence Brooks Jr. continues to establish himself as the top Men's 800m runner with a 1:52.16 performance for tenth-overall at the meet ahead of Gabriel Singh's second-place finish in the Men's 400m Hurdles as the freshman crossed the line in 54.17.

In the Men's 3000m Steeplechase, Trey Plichta is now second in the league after toppling the barriers in 9:33.79 while Chase Novak and Romario Jackson established third-place marks in the Men's Triple Jump and Men's Discus, respectively. 

On the women's side, Maddi Leigh and Ashley Quinn once again post one-two times in the Women's 800m in 2:13.58 and 2:15.97 ahead of Peyton Sabourin's Women's 400m Hurdle performance of 1:01.53.

Olivia Updike's tenth-place performance in the Women's 3000m Steeplechase is now third in the league to stop her watch in 11:23.32 while the Women's 4x400m Relay team of Makiya Worthy, Leigh, Briana Walker, and Sabourin are second in the Horizon League in the outdoor debut at 3:52.68 in sixth overall at the meet.

In the field competition, Alexis Hunter finished ninth in the Women's Triple Jump with a distance of 11.68m (38'4") as Emily Schuab completed the Women's Javelin with a mark of 38m (124'8") as both competitors are now third and second in the league in those events, respectively. 

TOP HORIZON LEAGUE MARKS

• Kudera, 2nd, Men's 400m, 47.64
• Ray Braziel, 3rd, Men's 400m, 48.80
• Brooks Jr, 1st, Men's 800m, 1:52.16
• Singh, 1st, Men's 400m Hurdles, 54.17
• Plichta, 2nd, Men's 3000m Steeplechase, 9:33.79
• Novak, 3rd, Men's Triple Jump, 13.52m (44'4.25")
• Jackson, 3rd, Men's Discus, 47.86m (157'0")
• Leigh, 1st, Women's 800m, 2:13.58
• Quinn, 2nd, Women's 800m, 2:15.97
• Sabourin, 2nd, Women's 400m Hurdles, 1:01.53
• Updike, 3rd, Women's 3000m Steeplechase, 11:23.32
• Women's 4x400m Relay, 2nd, 3:52.68
• Hunter, Women's Triple Jump, 3rd, 11.68m (38'4")
• Schaub, Women's Javelin, 2nd, 38.00m (124'8")

The Golden Grizzlies men's squad finished seventh out of 40 complete teams with 41.50 points while the women finished 11th out of 38 with 31 points. Brown University won the overall meet on the men's side while the Virginia Cavaliers out of the ACC won the women's competition with 80 points each, respectively. 

The first of two home meets of the year for OU will take place April 8-9 at the Oakland Track & Field Complex for the Golden Grizzlies Invite.