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2025-26 Women's Track and Field Roster

Brigita Sumskas

Brigita Sumskas

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Highschool:
    Northville
  • Hometown:
    Novi, Mich.

Summary

Biography

Official Collegiate Results & Top Times
 

Career Highlights:

  • 2x Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2023, 2024)
  • Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll (2024)
  • Horizon League Spring Academic Honor Roll (2025)
  • SAAC Student Government Association Athletics Chair (2025)

2025 Outdoor:
  • Took 12th in the javelin (21.16m), 23rd in the hammer (28.14m), 25th in the shot put (8.67m) and 26th in the discus (25.27m) at Oakland's Golden Grizzlies Invite
  • Posted three career marks, placing sixth in the javelin (24.14m), 13th in the discus (30.58m), and 14th in the hammer (31.93m) at Oakland's Elaine Leigh Invite
  • Registered an 18th-place finish in the javelin (21.66m), 21st in the shot put (8.39m) and 22nd in the discus (29.10m) at the Horizon League Championships

2024-25 Indoor: 
  • Redshirted

2024 Outdoor:
  • Started the outdoor campaign with a season-best in the hammer (27.88m) for ninth and was also ninth in the shot put (9.04m), 10th in the javelin (20.01m) and 11th in the discus (24.51m) at Eastern Illinois' Big Blue Classic
  • Set a PR in the javelin with a throw od 24.00m for 14th at Oakland's golden Grizzly Invite
  • Placed eighth in the javelin at 21.15m at the Chippewa Challenge
  • Posted a couple of season-bests taking 18th in the shot put (9.79m) and 22nd in the discus (26.74m) at the Horizon League Championships
  • 2023-24 Indoor:
  • Made her collegiate debut placing 29th in the weight (9.45m) and 34th in the shot put (7.48m) at the SVSU Classic
  • Set a season-best in the weight at 10.83 for 19th and was 20th in the discus at 9.03 at the Horizon League Championships

2023-24 Indoor:
  • Made her collegiate debut placing 29th in the weight (9.45m) and 34th in the shot put (7.48m) at the SVSU Classic
  • Set a season-best in the weight at 10.83 for 19th and was 20th in the discus at 9.03 at the Horizon League Championships

Prior To Detroit Mercy:
  • Lettered in rowing and basketball in high school
  • Guided her rowing team to a state title in 2021 and a runner-up mark in 2022, and 2023
  • Also helped Northville to a Midwest championship in 2023 and first in nationals
  • A member of the MSRA honor roll
  • In basketball, she helped the Mustangs to a district title in 2022
  • Earned academic excellence award and was a KLAA Scholar Athlete
  • A member of the National Honor Society

Personal:
  • Daughter of Daiva and Eugene Sumskas
  • Both parents graduated from UDM
  • Has a younger brother
  • Chose Detroit Mercy because of the education 
  • Enrolled in the 7-year Dental Program

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Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

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  • 2024-25Sophomore

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  • 2025-26Junior

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