MARQUETTE – Northern Michigan University freshman Kameron Burmeister went into the Wildcats record books Saturday as the Wildcats hosted the Northern Challenge at the Superior Dome.

Burmeister won the five-kilometer run in 17 minutes, 54.13 seconds, while senior teammate Olivia Howard was runner-up in 18:46.54.

“It was great to have a home track meet again at NMU,” head coach Jenny Ryan said about the only home meet the Wildcats have during the winter indoor or spring outdoor seasons.

“Our team had some good performances, including a school record by Kameron Burmeister. We are continuing to improve our results and need to keep focused toward the GLIAC Championships.”

The GLIAC Indoor Championships will be held Feb. 28 and March 1 in Saginaw.

Team scores were not kept at Saturday’s meet, which was also attended by Lake Superior State, Michigan Tech, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Wisconsin-Superior and St. Scholastica.

NMU senior Brittni Wirtz won the 55 dash in 7.26 seconds with Wildcats sophomore Avadon James second in 7.38. James also won the 200 dash in 26.53 seconds.

NMU freshman Ine Mylle won the women’s triple jump with a leap of 11.06 meters (36 feet, 3 1/2 inches) while she also placed second in the long jump with a distance of 5.03 meters (16-6).

Senior Jasmine King was second in the women’s 55 hurdles in 8.61 seconds after clocking the fastest preliminary time of 8.50.

Senior Larissa Halonen placed second in the mile run in 5:27.48, with three more Wildcats also making the top six – freshman Kate Thayer fourth in 5:41.72, sophomore Shannon Flynn fifth in 5:43.74 and junior Catherine Swiderski sixth in 5:43.74.

Freshman Samanthia Johnson took a third in the weight throw with a distance of 14.55 meters (47-9). Sophomore Jasmine Williams was third in the shot put with 12.21 meters (40-1).

The Wildcats return to action at the Lake Superior Challenge Saturday in Duluth, Minnesota.

Information compiled by Journal Sports Editor Steve Brownlee. His email address is sbrownlee@miningjournal.net.