ROCHESTER, Mich. - The Oakland men's and women's track and field team wraps up its indoor season in hopes for some hardware as it's set to compete at the 2024 Horizon League Indoor Track and Field Championship Saturday and Sunday (Feb. 24-25), hosted by Youngstown State.
 
The team finished its regular season at the SVSU Tune Up last Friday (Feb. 16) as it saw 19 members place in the top-five as 11 set a personal best. The team showed out in the 200m race on both the men's and women's side as the team grabbed a pair of first place finishes. On the men's side, Julian Bailey secured the win with a new best time of 21.75, while the Golden Grizzlies women's team grabbed first, second and fourth in the race. Ke'vina Finch crossed the line in front with a time of 25.25, as Jaylin Washington was close behind in second with a personal record of 25.70. Senior Shirelle Linzy rounded out the trio in fourth with a new best time of 26.21.
 
Also on the track, but in the 1 Mile Race, both Genavieve Kushner-Lopez and Haileigh Bissett crossed four and five, both with personal bests, with times of 5:14.44 and 5:17.13, respectively. On the men's side of the race, Wesley Hollowell crossed the line with a new best time of 4:12.97. A slightly shorter distance, this time 800m and on the women's side, Karenna Duffey dashed to the finish line and crossed it in first.
 
Shirelle Linzy and Emon Miles raced side-by-side in the quick Women's 60m Hurdles Race, as they both set new times with 8.86 seconds and 9.19 seconds and finished second and fourth. To round out personal bests inside the oval was Anne May who competed in the Women's 3000m Race and finished in 11:06.39, a new best time.
 
On the field, Elizabeth Rice set a new best distance in the Women's Shot Out with 10.40m, as Alex Mansfield finished third on the men's side. The Golden Grizzlies best finish on the field came from Alexa Messina in the Women's Pole Vault event as the junior vaulted to a height of 3.46m.
 
SCOUTING REPORT
The men's team looks to take its first indoor championship while the women pursue its second as Youngstown State has dominated the league the past few years. On the men's side, the Penguins have won each year, dating back to 2016, as the women has won every year since 2017. On the men's side, the team has finished as runner-up three times, including last year, as the women last won in 2016 with a trio of runner-up finishes as well.
 
The women's team saw Samari Finney earn Track Freshman of the year, as Alex Hugh-Plott won athlete of the year for the men.
 
The men's team took home five first-place finishes at last years championships, as Gabriel Singh won the 400m (49.22), Eddie Harrell III won the 800m (1:55.39), Yami Albrecht (4:13.23) took first in the 1 Mile and the team crossed the finish line first in the 4 x 400 Relay (3:19.01). On the field, Hugh-Plott took first in the High Jump (2.10m). The women's team saw Ashley Quinn take home the only first-place finish as she won the 800m with a time of 2:16.57.
 
 
Going into the championship meet, Abby Jackson ranks first in the Horizon League in the Women's 800m Race with a time of 2:10.83, as Romario Jackson and Blake Foster are in the one and two spot in the Men's Weight Throw with distances of 17.95m and 17.37m, respectively. The Men's 4 x 400m Relay will look to repeat from last year as it set the Horizon League's fastest time last weekend with a time of 3:16.99.