Track & Field Competes in Milwaukee and California Saturday

Golden Eagles host Marquette Invitational on Friday

By Marquette Athletics - Apr 5th, 2025 08:16 pm

Marquette University track & field competed at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational in Berkeley, California and the Private College Championships in Milwaukee on Saturday.

BRUTUS HAMILTON INVITATIONAL

“We really took advantage of some good competition,” said Bert Rogers. “We had a handful of top-ten marks. It was a successful trip and a good step forward at this point of the season.”

Riley Ward finished second in the javelin with a mark of 41.24m, the second-best throw in program history.
Cole Donahe threw a new PR of 59.62m to finish second in the javelin, the third-best throw in program history.
Russell Czerwinski set a new PR in the high jump, clearing 2.05m for the seventh-best mark in program history.
Danny Olsen finished fifth in the 400m with a time of 47.62 seconds, the fourth-best time in program history.
Annika Bynum finished third in the high jump, clearing 1.70m.

WI PRIVATE COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIPS

“It was a solid day at the private college championships,” said Bert Rogers. “We had a number of PRs and competed well overall.”

Maggie Olejnik finished first in the triple jump with a PR of 11.42 meters.
Casey Carlson finished first in the high jump with a mark of 1.90 meters.
Philip Johnson won the long jump with a PR mark of 6.74 meters.
Natalie Lupa took first in the 400m with a PR time of 1:06.28.
Gretchen Pfeiffer set a PR in the 800m at 2:21.92 to finish first.
Norah O’Brien took first in the 400m with a new PR at 59.10 seconds.

UP NEXT: Marquette hosts the Marquette Invitational on Friday, April 11 at the Melvin “Bus” Shimek Track & Field Facility at Valley Fields.

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NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.

Mentioned in This Press Release

People: Annika Bynum, Bert Rogers, Casey Carlson, Cole Donahe, Danny Olsen, Gretchen Pfeiffer, Maggie Olejnik, Natalie Lupa, Norah O’Brien, Philip Johnson, Riley Ward, Russell Czerwinski

Organizations: Marquette University

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