SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. - The Lake Superior State men's and women's track and field teams are set to compete in the 2021 Hillsdale Invitational hosted by Hillsdale College on Saturday, April 10 in Hillsdale, Mich. The competition will take place on the Ken Herrick Outdoor Track with both the field and running events beginning at 12:00 p.m.

The Laker track program will look to continue to build upon its strong start to the 2021 outdoor season, as head coach Rob Gallinger has led his student-athletes to a number of new personal-bests as well as new school records. 

The majority of the team will be competing in the Hillsdale Invitational and many Lakers will look to continue the success they had at the Blizzard Buster a few weeks ago into this meet. 

On the men's side, David Mitter will compete in the 5,000m run for the Lakers for the second time this season. During the 2021 indoor season, Mitter broke the school record on two separate occasions in the 5k distance, and in the Blizzard Buster on March 20, Mitter set a school record in the 5,000m distance with a time of 14:38.98. 

In the men's field events, throwers Timothy Howes and Ryan Reiniche both had great starts to the outdoor season with each setting personal bests at the Blizzard Buster. The pair will look to continue to improve at this Saturday's competition. 

The women's team will look for a strong performance from Elizabeth Setsuda, who will compete in the 100m dash, long jump and triple jump. 

Another key athlete on Gallinger's squad is freshman javelin thrower, Jenna Fleming, who competed for the first time collegiately at the Blizzard Buster. In her Laker debut, Fleming set a new school record in with a throw of 45.16 meters, as she bested the previous LSSU record set by Jill Walton on May 1, 2008 (39.19m). The freshman will look to continue her success in the event this weekend as she has already provisionally qualified for Nationals in the event. 

Full list of events and participants

Women's Events & Participants:

• 100m Dash: Breanyl Baker; Elizabeth Setsuda; Nadya Woodson

• 200m Dash: Gabrielle Minier; Katie Woodruff; Nadya Woodson

• 800m Run: Emily Merten; Alexis Passino; Caitlyn Schumann

• 5,000m Run: Leah Bell; Nicole Houghland

• 4x100m Relay

• 4x400m Relay

• High Jump: Riley Collins

• Long Jump: Breanyl Baker; Ashley Mullings; Elizabeth Setsuda

• Triple Jump: Elizabeth Setsuda

• Shot Put: Maddison Gould; Brittney Ryan

• Discus Throw: Maddison Gould; Moriah Reed; Brittney Ryan

• Hammer Throw: Moriah Reed

• Javelin: Jenna Flemng; Brittney Ryan

Men's Events & Participants:

• 100m Dash: Nikolas Curlett; Blake Dunning; Riley Traver

• 200m Dash: Nikolas Curlett; Tom Hanke; Michael Sherman; Riley Traver

• 800m Run: Roy Bowman; Kevin Garland; Aaron Nachazel; Eric Somsky

• 1,500m Run: David Mitter; Ryan O'Neill; Peter Shambaugh

• 5,000m Run: David Mitter; Ethan Nachazel

• 110m Hurdles: Andrew Giddens

• 3,000m Steeplechase: Kendal Delpiere

• 4x100m Relay

• 4x400m Relay

• Pole Vault: Elijah Denning; Noah Murray

• Triple Jump: Elijah Denning; Noah Murray

• Shot Put: Timothy Howes; Ryan Reiniche

• Discus Throw: Timothy Howes; Ryan Reiniche

• Hammer Throw: Timothy Howes

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