ALLENDALE, Mich. - The Grand Valley State men's and women's track and field team opens their outdoor track season at the Miami - Blizzard Buster on Friday, March 18 in Oxford, Ohio. The throws, jumps, sprints, and hurdles team will be competing in Oxford while pole vault travels to Bradenton, Florida to compete at IMG - Spring Break on March 18 - 19.
Blizzard Buster - March 18, 2022
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Freshman Alaina Omonode returns to the field after placing fourth in weight throw at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships, she also reached a qualifying mark in shot put (13.85m). Omonode will compete in shot put and hammer throw on Friday.  Also competing in shot put will be Mackenzie Bohrer who placed third at the GLIAC Indoor Championships. Breaking out the javelins this season will be Laker newcomer Bobby Maxwell, Maxwell placed 5th at the 2021 GLIAC Championships while competing for Saginaw Valley. Chloe Norman will take on the javelin throw for the women's team. 

In jumps, the men's triple jump GLIAC Indoor Champion, Mac Mitchell, will be competing. Mitchell won the 2021 GLIAC Outdoor Championships in the triple jump. Also competing will be GLIAC Indoor Champion Chanse Setzke in the long jump. 

Sprinters Isabel Abdouch and Deji'ona Simpson will make their outdoor debuts competing in the 200m. Abdouch placed third at the GLIAC Indoor Championships in the 400m, followed by Simpson in fourth. Sophomore Corrina Courser and freshman Brooke Barkocy are schedule to compete in the 100m hurdles. Courer and Barkocy placed first and third at the GLIAC Indoor Championships, respectively.  

On the men's team, Max Darling will be competing in the 100m. Darling placed sixth in 60m and fourth in the 200m at the Indoor Championships. Calvin Hatcher returns to the outdoor track after not competing in the 2022 indoor season. Hatcher placed fourth at the 2021 GLIAC Outdoor Championships in hte 100m and 200m. He will compete in the 200m on Friday. 

Competing in Florida will be GLIAC men's champion Max Rauch and  runner-up Jacob Krutsch. For the women's team Elli Kimes, Carly Livingston, Kassidie Stimmel, Colleen Campbell, and Kaylee Koch. Kimes, Stimmell, and Livingston last competed at the NCAA DII Indoor Championships where Kimes placed second, Stimmell ninth, and Livingston 10th.