The Ferris State University men's and women's outdoor track and field teams took part in the 2024 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Championships on Thursday and Friday (May 2-3) in Allendale.

The annual league championships were hosted by Grand Valley State and included student-athletes from 10 different league institutions. The FSU men tied for sixth place overall with 35 points while the women placed seventh with 22.5 points in the two-day event.

In the men's action, Ferris State's Chase Carter was the runner-up in the 100 meters (10.44) and the 200 meters (21.37). He reached the NCAA D2 National Provisional qualifying time in the 100 meters during preliminary action with a qualifying time of 10.40 in the race.

The Bulldogs' Brandon Wirth placed fourth overall in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:32.00).

Cooper Sorsen was seventh in the 10,000 meters (31:32.16) and Bryson Fronta finished eighth in the 200 meters (22.27). Devin Dennison took fifth place in the hammer throw (50.59m) and eighth place in the discus (42.08m).

FSU's men's 4x100-meter relay team of Blaine Rogers, Taariik Brett, Fronta and Carter placed fifth overall (42.49). In addition, the 4x400-meter relay squad consisting of Lucas Vandam, Tyrese Beedle, Ethan Hamiltonand Dean Topolski finished sixth (3:25.79).

On the women's side, the Bulldogs' Claudia Wilkinson tied for third overall in the high jump (1.61m).

Meanwhile, Whitney Farrell came in fifth in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase with a NCAA Division II national provisional qualifying time of 11:01.10 in the race.

FSU's Harley Bear took sixth place in the discus (37.64m). Hanna Brock finished seventh in the 10,000 meters (38:17.62) while Danae Feldpausch placed eighth in the women's 1,500 meters (4:43.21). Nyah Tyron finished eighth in the 400 hurdles (1:05.11) and Rebecca Marvin was eight in the discus (37.03m).

Ferris State's women's 4x400-meter relay squad of Tyron, Makayla Roberts, Daisy Englund and Feldpausch placed sixth (4:02.86) while the 4x100-meter relay team of Lacey Zimmerman, Frances Hoffman, Ana Fortier and Angela Kotecki placed senveth (49.67).

The Bulldogs have several NCAA Division II National Provisional Qualifiers and will await the official NCAA selections later this month with last chance action also potentially set for this coming week.