MILWUAKEE – The Milwaukee track & field teams are set to compete at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships, taking place this weekend from Friday through Sunday in Youngstown, Ohio.
 
The meet will begin Friday at 11:00 a.m. (CT) at Farmers National Bank Field with the first five events of the men's decathlon. Following that, the women's heptathlon will kick off with the first four events beginning at 12:30 p.m. (CT).
 
Friday's field events will also get underway at 11:00 a.m. (CT), featuring the discus and javelin competitions. On the track, the preliminary rounds of the 1500m run will start off at 6:20 p.m. (CT), followed by the 10,000m run.
 
The meet will be broadcast live on ESPN+, with coverage beginning Friday at 6:15 p.m. (CT), Saturday at 2:55 p.m. (CT), and Sunday at 10:55 a.m. (CT). For the full schedule, as well as information on merchandise, ticketing, and other meet details, visit the Horizon League's Championship Central Page.
 
WOMEN'S PREVIEW
 
Milwaukee's women will be looking to defend their title as Horizon League Outdoor Champions after placing third during the indoor season.
 
Natalie Block, a four-time Alfreeda Goff Horizon League Athlete of the Year, aims to add to her stellar resume this weekend. Twice been named the Outstanding Performer at the Outdoor League Championships (2021, 2024), Block returned to the track on April 10 and has since recorded the top 400m hurdles time in the league (57.84) and holds the second-best mark in the 100m hurdles (13.54).
 
Another standout is Anelise Egge, the indoor season's Athlete of the Year and mile champion. She enters the meet with the league's top time in the 5000m run (16:17.41) and ranks third in the 1500m (4:29.03). Her 5000m performance, in her debut race at the distance, broke the school's record by nearly 20 seconds.
 
The Panthers also feature two of the top five high jump performers this season, led by Olivia VanZeeland whose program-best mark jump of 1.80m ties for first in the Horizon and 24th among all Division I. Kallie Volk has cleared 1.70m twice this season, placing her fourth in the league and seventh on the school's all-time list.
 
Pursuing her second consecutive heptathlon title will be Anna Szepieniec. Her 5,052-point performance at the Duke Invitational is the best in the conference this season, and second-best in school history. She also ranks third this season in the long jump (5.94m) and fifth in the 100m hurdles (13.83). At the indoor championships, she won the pentathlon and set both the program and Horizon League Championship meet records.
 
Katie Burns finished the season strong, moving into the league lead in the 400m dash with the second-best time in program history at 54.72. She also ranks second in the conference with a 200m dash time of 24.15, that places her third on the team's all-time list.
 
Cailin Kinas is seeking a breakthrough in the 3000m steeplechase after top-five finishes in the event the past two seasons. Earlier this season at the Duke Invitational, she broke the program record with a time of 10:49.51, placing her second in the league this year.
 
MEN'S PREVIEW
 
The Milwaukee men's team will be aiming for the top spot in the Horizon League after finishing as runners-up at the last five Outdoor League Championships.
 
Jaelyn Reeves-Lile, the reigning League Runner of the Week, leads the Panthers on the track. He currently holds the top time in the league in both the 100m (10.35) and 200m (20.94) dashes, both times are also the second-best in program history. During the indoor season, he was crowned as the 200m dash league champion to go along with a second-place performance in the 60m dash.
 
Divine Aniamaka will look to grab the triple jump title after placing second last season. His top jump of 15.30m this season is currently over 1.2 meters better than second place in the league and has him third on the school's all-time leaderboard.
 
Freshman Josh Cygan headlines the Milwaukee throwers, entering the championships as the recipient of the last two League Field Athlete of the Week honors. In the discus, Cygan climbed up to third on the team's all-time rankings and has the best mark in the league currently at 53.30m.
 
The Panthers also boast two of the league's top five high jumpers. Bryant McLaughlin, the indoor champion, leads the league with a 2.09m jump, while Caden Thomas has cleared 2.03m twice to sit in fifth.
 
Anthony Buford has had a terrific outdoor season after winning Freshman Field Athlete of the Year in the indoor season. He currently ranks third in the league, and on the school's all-time list, in the long jump at 7.51m. Just behind him in fourth place is defending league champion and school record holder Anthony Campbell, with a season best of 7.41m.
 
UP NEXT
 
Athletes who meet the NCAA qualifying standards will advance to the NCAA West Regional Preliminary Rounds, held May 28-31 at Texas A&M's E.B Cushing Stadium in College Station, Texas.