ROCHESTER, Mich. – On February 3-4, Oakland University Men's and Women's Track & Field will hit the oval at the Loftus Sports Center in South Bend, Indiana for the prestigious Meyo Invitational hosted by the University of Notre Dame.
The Men's High Jump squad ranks 11th in the entirety of NCAA Division I with a total of 8.10m (26' 6.75") to join the likes of Louisville, Auburn, Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska, and others. The Golden Grizzlies are ranked ahead of Michigan State, Youngstown State, Milwaukee, and Detroit Mercy in the event.
Naturally, Alex Hugh-Plott ranks first in the conference in the high jump while the Golden Grizzlies sweep first through third in the Men's 400m with Justin Kudera, Eddie Harrell III, and Armon Howard. Harrell notches the top time in the Men's 800m as well alongside Yami Albrecht who has the top mark in the Men's Mile.
Oakland's Men's 4x400m Relay and Women's 4x400m Relay secure the top positions in the league heading into the weekend. Ashley Quinn holds the Women's Mile spot as the only women's individual with a top #HLTF mark.
Albrecht and the Women's 4x400m Relay squad had a school record-breaking performance last week at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational at the University of Louisville. On the year, four school records have fallen so far in the 2022-23 Indoor Season.
This will be the third of four meets the Fighting Irish will host this season with two previous coming on December 2 and January 21 with the Blue & Gold Invite and Notre Dame Invitational. At this meet last year, OU alumn Connor Goetz toppled the Men's 5,000m school record in 14:18.44.
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.
