KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Juniors Brittany Casey and Hanne Christensen led the way for the Western Michigan track and field team on day one of the 2017 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Kanley Track & Field Complex on Thursday.
Casey and Christensen combined to score seven points and put the Broncos in sixth place heading into Friday. Casey had a big personal-best performance in the hammer throw, taking fifth in the event. She threw a distance of 184' 4" right at the start and her distance held to score four points for the team.