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Nine SHU Women's Track and Field Athletes Named in WHAC Awards

Nine SHU Women's Track and Field Athletes Named in WHAC Awards
Posted: May 15, 2020

Nine Siena Heights women's track and field athletes were named to the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) awards list when the league office made the announcement on Friday (May 15). Abigail Bansen (Junior | Stevensville, Mich.), Madelyn Birmingham (Sophomore), Julia Forbes (Senior | Hopkins, Mich.), Jaymz Gibson (Senior | Britton, Mich.), Madisyn Kleinschmit (Senior | Freemont, Ohio), Manon Lutzke (Sophomore), Michayla Miller (Senior | Medina, Ohio), and Delaney Stersic (Junior | Adrian, Mich.) were all first-time members on the all-academic team. Asia Gardner (Senior | Westland, Mich.) represented Siena on the Champions of Character lineup.

Bansen's career-best marks are 8.66 in the 60, 5.02m in the long jump, 14.05 in the 100, and 10.98m in the triple jump.

Birmingham has career highs of 8.42 in the 60, 46.31 in the 300, 13.48 in the 100, 1:04.11 in the 400, and 27.64 in the 200.

Forbes is one of the current SHU outdoor record holders in the 400m relay with a time of 46.43 which was set in the 2019 season. Her other college best marks are 12.73 in the 100, 5.91m in the long jump, 26.34 in the 200, and 11.03m in the triple jump.

Gibson shows college-best marks in outdoor events of 13.89 in 100, 3.45m pole vault, 28.65 200, 39.67m in the javelin, and 1.52m in the high jump.

Kleinschmidt is another outdoor record holder in the 400m relay. Her other outdoor bests are 12.39 in the 100 and 25.53 in the 200.

Lutzke boasts bests of 11.50m in the shot put, 36.12m in the hammer, and 34.30m in the discus.

Miller finished her career with bests in the 800 (2:45.48), 5k (20:43.09), and 1500 (5:22.02).

Stersic is one of the outdoor record holders in the 1600m relay with a time of 3:48.18 that was set in 2018. Her other bests are 13.01 in the 100, 56.37 in the 400, 25.69 in the 200, and 1:12.64 in the 400 hurdles.

Gardner holds an outdoor record in the 200 with a time of 24.5 that she set in 2017. Her other personal bests are 11.94 in the 100, and 5.50m in the long jump.

For a complete list of the WHAC women's outdoor track and field awards click here.