Michigan
Central Collegiate Championships
U-M Finishes Fifth at Central Collegiate Championships
1/29/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
The 800 meters proved to be Michigan's best event as it owned three of the top six places. Following Schneider was junior Dan Snyder (St. Johns, Mich./St. Johns HS), who placed fourth with a pace of 1:54.16. The final Wolverine to score in the 800 was senior Steve Moffat (Villa Park, Calif./Villa Park HS), who finished sixth with a time of 1:54.94.
Michigan's other event victory came in the distance medley relay as Tom Caughlan (Des Moines, Iowa/Mason City HS), Tony Wisehart (Yellow Springs, Ohio/Bellview HS), Phil Stead (Dearborn, Mich./Divine Child HS) and John Butsic (Iron River, Mich./West Iron County HS) combined to run a winning time of 10:07.56. Caughlan ran the open leg of 1,200 meters and was followed by Wisehart in the 400-meter leg, Stead in the 800-meter leg and finally Butsic in the anchor leg of a mile.
The Wolverines also had several third-place finishers as Patrick Johansson (Ramnas, Sweden/Tingralla HS) led Michigan's field events with a third-place finish in the 35 lb. weight throw (56-4 3/4). Pole vaulter Charles DeWildt (Wyoming, Mich./Grand Rapids Catholic Central HS), who won the event at the Red Simmons Invitational a week ago, came back to place third (16-0) this week.
In the sprints, sophomore Derek Applewhite (Brighton, Colo./Brighton HS) finished third in the 60-meter hurdles (8.03), while Ravi Smith (Southfield, Mich./Lathrup HS) placed third in the 400-meter dash (49.52). Ike Okenwa (San Diego, Calif./Morse HS) joined his fellow sprinters by finishing third in the 200-meter dash (21.86).
The Wolverines' indoor season continues with a trip to South Bend, Ind., for the annual Meyo Invitational on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 4-5.
Final Team Standings
1. Eastern Michigan 123 2. Kent 112.5 3. Western Michigan 102 4. Central Michigan 85 5. MICHIGAN 76.5 6. Toledo 54 7. Michigan State 29 8. Akron 19 9. Detroit 17
Event Winners/U-M Finishers
60-Meter Dash
1. Bobby Cruse, KSU 6.69 4. Ike Okenwa, U-M 6.93 8. Steve Molnar, U-M 7.00
200-Meter Dash
1. Bobby Cruse, KSU 21.49 3. Ike Okenwa, U-M 21.86 6. Steve Molnar, U-M 22.53 10. Kevin Lamb, U-M 22.65
400-Meter Dash
1. Coye Bouyer, WMU 49.39 3. Ravi Smith, U-M 49.52 10. Josh Sellers, U-M 50.16 17. Brad Haudan, U-M 51.72
800-Meter Run
1. Jeremy Schneider, U-M 1:53.53 4. Dan Snyder, U-M 1:54.16 6. Steve Moffat, U-M 1:54.94
Mile Run
1. Ben Reese, EMU 4:06.81 4. David Cook, U-M 4:17.26
3,000-Meter Run
1. Ben Reese, EMU 8:23.92 14. Tom Caughlan, U-M 8:55.62 17. David Cook, U-M 9:01.21
5,000-Meter Run
1. Blake McDowell, EMU 14:38.48
60-Meter Hurdles
1. Greg Richardson, CMU 7.87 3. Derek Applewhite, U-M 8.03
1,600-Meter Relay
1. Kent 3:17.36 5. Michigan 3:20.73
Distance Medley Relay
1. Michigan 10:07.56
High Jump
1. Kevin Grant, UT 6-8 (2.03m)
Pole Vault
1. Ryan Studer, KSU 16-6 (5.03m) 3. Charles DeWildt, U-M 16-0 (4.88m) 7. Brent Sheffer, U-M 15-6 1/2 (4.74m)
Long Jump
1. Kevin Grant, UT 24-10 (7.57m) 10. Blair Yonkoski, U-M 21-8 3/4 (6.62m) 16. Ryan Stevenson, U-M 19-11 3/4 (6.09m)
Triple Jump
1. Ndjeka Luhahi, WMU 48-4 3/4 (14.75m)
Shot Put
1. Dale Cowper, WMU 56-0 (17.07m) 9. Nick Rogers, U-M 51-1 (15.57m) 10. Patrick Johansson, U-M 51-0 1/4 (15.55m) 11. Jason Hoyner, U-M 50-7 1/4 (15.42m)
35 Lb. Weight Throw
1. Dale Cowper, WMU 62-10 1/2 (19.16m) 3. Patrick Johansson, U-M 56-4 3/4 (17.19m) 23. Nick Rogers, U-M 34-0 (10.36m)
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