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Walkes Tabbed Most Valuable Performer, Men and Women Earn Top-Three Finishes at MAC Outdoor Championships

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ATHENS, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) — Eastern Michigan University track & field senior sprinter Saraiah Walkes was named Most Valuable Performer after scoring 38 points at the 2025 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by Ohio University, at the Goldsberry Track, in Athens, Thursday-Saturday, May 15-17. The Eagles concluded the three-day meet with the women placing second with 115 points and the men slotting third with 156.

Walkes became the 13th most valuable performer in program history and the first since Alsu Bogdanova garnered the accolade in 2018.