EJ Obiena immediately returned to action by winning the gold medal in the Jump & Fly meet in Hechingen, Germany Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
File Photo from EJ Obiena's Facebook page Obiena cleared the bar with 5.80 meters to rule the field that included China’s Huang Bokai and hometown bet
The first United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) national rankings have come out and both the Mules and Jennies sit in the top-five.
The Jennies come in at number two in the country while the Mules are ranked fourth. The rankings are a point system based on season-best qualifying marks for individuals and relays. Teams earn points by their respective athletes and relays places in the national rankings.
So far this season, the Jennies have two athletes leading the country in their events. Ashlan Burton is tops in the shot put after her performance last week at the UCM Invitational and Hannah VanBuskirk leads the country in the pentathlon. VanBuskirk is also in the top-three in the 60m hurdles and the long jump. Kayla Goodwin has helped the Jennies out in the pentathlon, 60m hurdles, long and triple jumps where she ranks in the top-five in all four events. Madi Wulfekotter is second in Division II in the pole vault while Cassie Jennings is seve
Lee (Tenn.), No. 4
Central Missouri and No. 5
Northwest Missouri. Both Lee (Tenn.) and Northwest Missouri have set program-best rankings in the National TFRI.
The Lakers have shown depth across all event disciplines early on this season and boast 16 marks that rank in the top-10 nationally. The strength for GVSU comes in its distance squad, which includes three of the top-5 spots in the mile and 3000.
Isaac Harding leads the way in the mile (No. 2, 4:03.14), with
Tanner Chada (No. 3, 4:03.74) and
Caleb Futter (No. 4, 4:06.26) shortly behind. In the 3000, Futter is ranked second in 8:10.72, followed by Harding (No. 3, 8:11.09) and Chada (8:14.57). Joining the distance crew with a top-5 mark is